Deconstructing The Women's March
A few weekends ago, across the U.S. and across the world, women marched and protested against the misogyny of Donald Trump. It comes as no surprise that, within the U.S., these
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Do We Ever Leave Our Political Bubbles?
The 2016 U.S. Presidential Election left people on both sides of the political aisle very surprised. Many media outlets, pollsters and political predictors hadn’t seen it coming. Since then, several articles
Do Google Employees Assimilate with Local Communities?
The Silicon Valley world of top tech companies and startups often comes under fire for being too male, too white and too wealthy. For several years, the privileged group of tech workers in
How the U.S. Goes to Work
From the 1950s onward, the U.S. has been a nation of car commuters. Our country developed alongside the rise of the automobile and the present-day urban geography reflects the car's
City Spotlight: Think you know Dallas?
History Dallas is "the city without a reason to exist," the city that built itself up from its bootstraps. Thanks to the determined grit of early settlers, Dallas had the chance
Making Sense of the Census: Polygons
The U.S. Census Bureau [https://www.census.gov/en.html] provides a very intricate and sometimes unstructured hierarchy of geospatial geometries that link back to the U.S. demographic data. This post
Neighborhood Data Landscape: Geometry
Intro What neighborhood related datasets are openly available, how good are they, and how can I use them? These are essential questions for any project looking to use or understand neighborhoods. This first
Super Tuesday: Trump goes down in Texas ?
The data scientists at CITYDATA.ai have conjured up their analytical super powers to make bold predictions for Super Tuesday. Today’s the day. Can anyone take down Trump? Will Bernie's
What defines a Neighborhood?
Pinpointing the composition, coordinates, and concept of a single neighborhood is a tough proposition. To understand these elements, we need more than simple data collection - we need a philosophical and sociological approach