Aug 04 Watch 2:55 Why Google is like truth serum for our most personal thoughts By PBS NewsHour Seth Stephens-Davidowitz spent five years studying Google search data that revealed people's darkest and weirdest thoughts. It actually made him feel better. It also changed what he thought he knew about how the world works. Stephens-Davidowitz offers his humble opinion… Continue watching
Mar 24 Column: How government data is crucial for everyone’s progress By Heidi Hartmann With the budget proposal shaping up from the new administration, all of us who depend on data to understand the world we live in must be fiercely vigilant about the implications for data availability and data integrity. Continue reading
Feb 09 How Swedish statistician Hans Rosling changed the way we look at health By Kristin Hugo Rosling, a Swedish statistician, doctor and viral mathematics entertainer whose TED Talks made complicated statistics more accessible, died this week at 68. Continue reading
Jan 13 Once a superpower, how strong is Russia now? By Larisa Epatko With Russia so much in the news lately, we decided to take a closer look at Russia itself with the help of two regional experts. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 5:33 FCC chief outlines new plans to protect consumer data online By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Oct 01 Official says no ‘manipulation’ of data seen in election hacks By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press A department official told The Associated Press on Friday that hackers have targeted the voter registration systems of more than 20 states in recent months. Continue reading
Jun 30 The man who studies how Americans die By Laura Santhanam In 2014, 2.6 million Americans died, according to the latest available data from the National Center for Health Statistics. Continue reading
Jun 09 States scramble to protect student data and privacy By Sarah Breitenbach, Stateline With few protections on the privacy of student data beyond a decades-old federal law, states have been scrambling to regulate how student data is collected and stored. Continue reading
Apr 22 Who’s the real main character in Shakespearean tragedies? Here’s what the data say By Corinne Segal Martin Grandjean's data visualizations look at the relationships between characters in Shakespearean tragedies. Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 6:28 Washington Post honored for deep dive into fatal police shootings By PBS NewsHour Continue watching