Some of you know our Data Engineer, Peter Darche, for his masterful wit and expert pun-making. What you might not know is Pete also sends out an all-staff email of his favorite links of the week. We decided we cannot keep such bounty to ourselves anymore - the world must know!

 

So from Pete to you - enjoy a mix of articles on that lovely intersection of data, technology and social change!

 

• How data can inform fairer justice policies in the prison system.
• Reaaaaaally great article and interactive on why doing science well is hard.

• How Google’s search algorithm can easily shift the voting preferences of undecided voters by 20 percent or more.
• Why Tim Wu thinks Facebook should be paying us.

• "This is a story about proving, with data, that No Diggity by Blackstreet is timeless."
• Chris Wiggins talks about data science at the New York Times.