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Wikileaks War Data Reveal Underreporting of Iraqi Civilian Casualties

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Both SIGACTS and IBC are well-run, careful projects, but even very good direct observations that collect information on violence systematically will tend to accumulate data that is unrepresentative of the actual conflict patterns they are attempting to uncover.

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Ensuring a healthy U.S. democracy in the face of extreme weather events

Candid

The latest research indicates that average global temperatures are increasing faster than previously projected. In early 2025, the project will conduct its first pilot, including a philanthropic learning community in the Southeast, supported by Democracy Fund, Fetzer Institute, MacArthur Foundation, and RBF.

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