WASHINGTON — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) should adopt new practices for collecting data on sex, gender, and sexual orientation — including collecting gender data by default, and not ...

Expanding and enhancing data collection is critical to identifying and addressing the needs of LGBTQI+ communities. As the size and diversity of LGBTQI+ populations in the United States continue to ...

The importance of capturing demographic data in health care settings and population surveys can’t be overstated. If a population or group isn’t counted, it may as well be invisible. That’s why the ...

A month ago, I’ve talked about using computers to hack on our day-to-day existence, specifically, augmenting my sense of time (or rather, lack thereof). Collecting data has been super helpful – and it ...

Collecting data on embedded emissions in imports offers a broader and more accurate picture of a country’s carbon footprint, enables informed climate policies, and—with some carrots and sticks—can ...

Companies can now accrue stunning amounts of intimate data about their employees’ bodies. Some might collect biometric data such as fingerprints and retina scans as part of efforts to improve security ...

Data is a company’s most powerful asset. Yet, many businesses cannibalize this valuable asset by selling it to third parties when they should be using it to make their businesses stronger and more ...