by Katherine Boyd | Jan 8, 2016 | About This Blog
This blog is for people who are enthralled by public policy and data. Here, we’ll be exploring the commendable, the creative, and the controversial uses of data for the betterment of the world. I’ll be doing interviews, writing about exciting projects and people that...
by Katherine Boyd | May 31, 2015 | Data gone wrong, Survey data
Jesse Singal at New York Magazine’s The Science of Us dives deep on the recent faked data scandal: now-debunked research showing that a conversation with a gay political canvasser could change a person’s opinion on same-sex marriage. The study was so...
by Katherine Boyd | May 21, 2015 | Data gone wrong, Survey data
Columbia University political science professor Donald Green has retracted the December 2014 Science article “When contact changes minds: An experiment on transmission of support of gay marriage,” after allegations that his co-author, UCLA graduate student...
by Katherine Boyd | May 20, 2015 | Washington State Data
New Washington State data shows disproportionate suspensions and expulsions for African American kids. “Last year, 8.6 percent of African-American kids were removed from Washington classrooms for misbehaving. They make up 4.8 percent of all students,” says...
by Katherine Boyd | May 14, 2015 | Data-driven decisions
Managing Millennials? Consider giving them more regular, informal feedback. Millennials Want to Be Coached at Work, Harvard Business Review