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A Breakdown of the (Reported) Crypto Scams in California

In the last couple of years it appears that crypto’s been through its life cycle. We’ve been intrigued by the technology, some were fascinated by the potential for profits and...

Gender and Incumbency Advantage of Legislators

Executive Summary: Using U.S. House data from 1946 through 2010, this paper aims to answer the research question how gender affects a candidate during reelection. The dataset observations correspond to...

Embracing the Unexpected: The Expectations & Realities of a Student Data Scientist

This isn’t a policy or data science article. Instead, it’s a check in of the experiences I had as a data scientist at this point that furthered my interest in...

What is the U.S. doing to Regulate Direct-To-Consumer Genetic Testing and What Should it Do?

The direct-to-consumer genetic testing (DTC-GT) market has grown dramatically in popularity in recent years and it’s predicted to keep going up.The US DTC-GT market size surpassed 3 billion USD and...

A Policy Outlook on Mitigating Bias in Algorithm Design

Not Accounting for Sensitive Factors Doesn’t Mean Your Algorithm Won’t be Biased