A little data goes a long way… here are some examples that I think illustrte this in a particularly fascinating way (at least to me).
Fighting the gender pay gap one twitter bot at a time
Companies tweeted for International Women’s Day. Then this account called out their pay gaps.
Check out the bot for yourself.
For Better Science
The rabbit hole of learning about how bad science is uncovered and recalled started with:
Researchers uncover the use of coal ash for playground materials in small town
A recent story about coal ash that was used in a playground and the work the local newspaper and the University (Duke) is doing to figure out the path forward:
- https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/tennessee/tvacoalash/2020/05/17/duke-testing-shows-kingston-coal-ash-uranium-triple-report-levels/5035210002/
- https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2021/08/09/claxton-playground-contaminated-radioactive-dust-still-open/5470284001/
- https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2017/07/21/kingston-coal-ash-spill-workers-treated-expendables-lawsuit-sick-and-dying-contends/451537001/