Using New York Times COVID-19 data, we created an animated map to show growth and spread of the Coronavirus pandemic in the United States. We documented the number of deaths and cases over time. We then went to President Donald Trump’s profile and pulled related tweets and public statements. We then put both datasets onto […]

Using this script, we obtained regional data from Google’s COVID-19 Community Mobility Reports in order to map the change in people visiting retail/recreation places. Google’s mobility report looked at phone tracking data from the day of February 5th, 2020 then compared it to the day of March 31st, 2020 in order to examine percentage change. […]

We surveyed 1,001 Americans to learn their perceptions around the coronavirus pandemic via a political lens. In this analysis we explore three questions we asked. Which drugs are FDA approved treatments, the usage of the term “Chinese virus” to describe COVID-19, and how President Donald Trump has handled the coronavirus epidemic. We have found the […]

Who Is the Florida Man? Jeremy Renner’s 2012 appearance on SNL introduced the fictional character Derek “Fat Deuce” Derek, the mayor of Tampa. The character exemplified how many view Florida: outrageous and almost unbelievable.  Presenting: the lore surrounding the media-obsessed, iconic Florida Man. Per a viral challenge from early 2019 dubbed the “Florida Man Challenge,” […]

Predictive Policing in the Modern Era Want to contribute to a larger project to collect this data from many more counties? Join our slack here: https://join.slack.com/t/policeaccountability/shared_invite/zt-eji7fh9w-slynNpPJtcGLUUhbhBmbTg In the 2002 dystopian sci-fi film “Minority Report,” law enforcement can manage crime by “predicting” illegal behavior before it happens. While fiction, the plot is intriguing and contributes to […]

Text generated by Artificial Intelligence can now be used to replicate a specific speaker’s style of writing. This technology represents great risk to those who are unaware of it’s potential for manipulation and fake news generation.