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Introducing the Data Maturity Framework
Introducing the Data Maturity Framework In our four years of running the Data Science for Social Good Fellowship and the Center for Data Science and Public Policy, we have talked [...]
You say you want Transparency and Interpretability?
We keep hearing and saying that in order to implement and correctly use machine learning and predictive models , they must be transparent and interpretable. That makes sense. You don't [...]
Data Science For Social Good 2016 Applicants
Fellow applications for the 2016 Summer Fellowship are all in and we have been busy reviewing the 900 we received! As we go through the very high (virtual) stack of applications, resumes, [...]
Announcing Diogenes: all the Machine Learning code you’ll never have to write
At the Center for Data Science and Public Policy, we work on problems across different policy areas and develop machine learning (ML) solutions that span all these area , from education [...]
The Greatest Technical Challenge of Our Day… Reading CSVs
Many data science projects follow the following workflow Define problem Get data Analyze the data (that may include building predictive models) Report the results of the analysis. Implement results into an [...]
2016 Applications are now open!
We're excited and happy to start the application process for 2016. Applications are now open for Fellows, Mentors, Project Managers, and Project Partner Organizations. We expect [...]
Reducing Adverse Police Interactions
Over the past year, the nation has faced a series of highly publicized adverse interactions between the police and the public, from Ferguson to Baltimore to New York. These incidents [...]
EPA: Data-Driven Hazardous Waste Detection
What’s the problem? Hundreds of millions of tons of hazardous waste are generated every year. When this waste isn’t handled properly, the results can be disastrous. Chemical spills and explosions [...]
Our Knight News Challenge Submissions
This year’s Knight News Challenge asks, “How might we make data work for individuals and communities?” Data Science for Social Good and its parent organization, the Center for Data Science [...]
College Persistence: Helping Students Beyond High School Graduation
A college education is one of the keys to economic security and prosperity in the United States. Bachelor’s degree holders earn nearly twice as much as high school graduates, enjoy [...]