Policy by the Numbers: Hangouts on Air

Hanging out with the Department of Energy

Friday, March 8, 2013

Back on February 21, the Department of Energy hosted a Google+ Hangout to talk about open data in conjunction with an early launch of energy.gov/data. Moderated by Presidential Innovation Fellow Ian Kalin, the Hangout featured Monisha Shah (Deputy Associate Director for Energy and Climate Change at the Council on Environmental Quality), Riggs Kubiak (Founder and CEO of HonestBuildings.com), and Jess Hemerly, Google. The conversation touched on the value of open public sector data to innovation in both the public and private sectors, the barriers to providing access to open data, and the future of open data and innovation generally.

Data Hangout on Air #5: Alex Howard

Monday, December 17, 2012

Today we hung out with Alex Howard to talk about the big stories and trends in data from 2012 and get his outlook for 2013. Alex touches on some important policy issues relating to data, including privacy and security, identity, and ownership.

Data Hangout on Air #4: Statistical Education

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Today we hung out with Professor Rob Gould (UCLA) and Chris Franklin (University of Georgia), who teach statistics to both college students and teachers. Rob published a great piece on stats education titled "Statistics and the Modern Student" and Chris was recently featured in UGA Research. They reflect on the value of statistical literacy, the challenges and rewards of data science education, and the future of the field. Really interesting conversation! For additional context, here's a January New York Times piece on the growing popularity of statistics education.