Political Theory of the Digital Age: Where Artificial Intelligence Might Take Us
With the rise of far-reaching technological innovation, from artificial intelligence to Big Data, human life is increasingly unfolding in digital lifeworlds.
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Because Data Can't Speak for Itself: A Practical Guide to Telling Persuasive Policy Stories
People with important evidence-based ideas often struggle to translate data into stories their readers can relate to and understand.
Health Care Spending Growth Has Slowed: Will the Bend in the Curve Continue?
Over 2009-2019 the seemingly inexorable rise in health care’s share of GDP markedly slowed, both in the US and elsewhere.
Algorithm, Human, or the Centaur: How to Enhance Clinical Care?
There is a growing amount of evidence that machine learning (ML) algorithms can be used to develop accurate clinical risk scores for a wide range of medical conditions.
Understanding the Opioid Epidemic: Human-Based Versus Algorithmic-Based Perceptions, Treatments, and Guidelines
As a major public health crisis, the opioid epidemic caused over 556,000 deaths in the U.S. between 2000 and 2020.
Regulatory Incentives for Innovation: The FDA's Breakthrough Therapy Designation
Regulators of new products confront a tradeoff between speeding a new product to market and collecting additional product quality information.
Use of smartphone mobility data to analyze city park visits during the COVID-19 pandemic
Abstract Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic focused attention on city parks as important public resources. However, monitoring park use over time poses practical challenges.
Representation and Extrapolation: Evidence from Clinical Trials
This article examines the consequences and causes of low enrollment of Black patients in clinical trials.
Using General Messages to Persuade on a Politicized Scientific Issue
Politics and science have become increasingly intertwined.
Chapter 13: Economists' analyses of technological change
This contribution surveys significant contributions technological innovations have made to humans' economic and material welfare, the seminal analysis made by noted economists, and the supportive poli
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