The great irony of the information age is that reliable, accurate information is harder than ever to find. We’ll dig in deep on complex issues, provide citation and reference when applicable, and constantly stay on the lookout for the simplest ways to communicate content.
Science is the method by which progressional learning takes place. We theorize about the effect of a particular action, test whether it’s true, evaluate the results, and repeat the process. And that scientific method has now been applied to what was previously the art of making mashed potatoes. Learn how here, and if any readers
Read & Share sourced from: Quartz
Whatever your place on the political spectrum — left, right, or indifferent — we can almost all agree that the national news is broken. Facebook is trying to ‘fix’ the news by eliminating fake news, but there are a few of us making the argument that we should begin focusing our attention inward — locally.
Read & Share sourced from: WIRED
In the not-so-flattering department, we have this news from the Fargo Forum. North Dakota ranks second highest in the nation for the rate of hate crimes per capita. Quick commentary: Perhaps it’s a sign of changing times and the natural accompanying resistance, but we all have a responsibility to stand up against this behavior; we’ve
Read & Share sourced from: InForum
With the approach of the holiday season, days of gluttony and overindulging will soon be here. There’s nothing to be done about it; such is the cyclical pattern of modern American existence. And following the holiday we’ll no doubt be making our new year’s weight loss resolution, right? Well, if you want to be a bit
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Predictive analytics is helping Georgia State University determine which students are falling behind with their education — a scenario that makes it more likely for them to drop out down the road. The University is then feeding this data to advisors and student support networks in the hopes of getting students back on the right track.
Read & Share sourced from: NPR
UND Hockey is going high tech with its data gathering. One of the new metrics coaches are using — heart rate data of the players. The information informs coaches on how hard the players are working and how quickly they’re able to recover.
Read & Share sourced from: Grand Forks Herald
It’s widely known that synthetic oil is better for engines, but there are a few situations where it’s a bit more important. This brief article from Consumer Reports walks you through them.
Read & Share sourced from: Consumer Reports
Behavioral science has a lot to say in how to build better cities, and if we embrace the idea that those of our species are not always rational actors, we can build systems and cities that incentivize better behavior. Want examples? Read this article.
Read & Share sourced from: Knight Blog
How do we get the right information and services to people when and where they need it? In Minot, we’re building a new website to help with the task. In Australia, they’ve been asking the question for a while and the solutions they’re using are evolving.
Read & Share sourced from: GovLab.org
A group in Grand Forks is doing everything they can to gather better data about who is using the Grand Forks Greenway. The reason, the data is useful for everything from applying for grants to crafting laws and safety campaigns.
Read & Share sourced from: Grand Forks Herald
With the help of another local Minot business, The Minot Voice is taking an important step in the direction of becoming one of your daily news sources. We’ve got a new ‘Voice’ participating, and the news they deliver may be among the most important of all for a small community. From today forward, Thompson Larson
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With much of the MARC election conversation centered around sales and property tax, we thought you might appreciate an update on the how, where, and whens of Minot’s sales tax. Here it is, in our easy-to-read presentation format.
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Minot’s in the midst of a downtown renaissance, and one of the keystone projects in that vision is the NDR-associated downtown gathering space. But what will that space look like and how will it live? These are questions that remain to be answered, but if we take in the experience of others, we may be
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The value of good data shall not be underestimated, but equally important is having the tools to make sense of it. This presentation by a Swedish statistician will alter your preconceptions about the world we live in, and leave you with a refreshingly hopeful take on the state of the world and the direction we’ve
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