What Will It Take For Us To Prioritize Our Health During This Pandemic?
What is required is a monumental shift in the trust we put into expertise, science and the sources that provide us with information.
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Facial Recognition: Inevitable or Invasive?
Federal legislation introduced in Senate this week aims to put a stop to the government’s identification of citizens using the digital technology.
How COVID-19 Is Impacting The Other U.S. Epidemic: The Opioid Crisis
Not only are health officials recalibrating to life under the global COVID-19 pandemic, but they are doing it amid the backdrop of a nationwide opioid epidemic.
An Unexpected Outcome Of COVID-19: Less Cash Payments, More Digital
Touching a plastic debit or credit card that can be cleaned, seems like a less risky choice than handling bills that have passed through the hands of many other people previously.
Predictive Policing: What Is It And Should It Be Used In 2020?
A simple definition of predictive policing is “the use of analytics and statistics to forecast crime.”
California Opioid Epidemic
Imagine growing up in a suburban, working and middle-class town. In elementary school, you sit through all the anti-drug assemblies with your peers while you roll your eyes because “no one I know does that.” Fast forward to a couple years after your high school graduation. You start […]
SoCal Social Analytics Workshop
On May 11th, Professor Chen Li at University of California, Irvine hosted the SoCal Social Analytics Workshop. This workshop brought together researchers across the UC system interested in using social data to solve complex societal problems. A main theme of the event was social data and public health. […]