Stopping the spread of fake news, one class at a time
A USC Dornsife expert on climate change teaches mathematical and scientific fundamentals to help his students see through the growing cloud of misinformation.
He spots secrets and stories hidden in numbers and big data
Numbers ninja Bradley Rava searches for insights in statistics, from risk for corporate cyber attacks to factors that influence horse races.
Number Crunchers
Ninety percent of the world’s data was created in the last two years. What we do with it will change the future.
Big differences in big spenders’ behavior city to city
What you buy when you’re trying to impress depends on where you live.
He finds the silver lining in stats
Nate Silver detailed his transformation from ordinary statistician to modern-day election soothsayer in front of a USC audience.