The average might come in handy for certain data analyses, but is any one person really ‘average’?

Spreadsheet-related errors can have serious consequences in the private and public sector. But what can we do to overcome them?

The phrase ‘research data management’ might make your eyes glaze over, but it’s actually this behind-the-scenes work that allows for large-scale scientific discoveries and collaborations.

Proponents of algorithms as a solution to bias in criminal justice systems say they're dispassionate. "But algorithms can discriminate."

Data literacy skills among fourth and eighth-grade students in the US have declined significantly over the last decade, researchers say.

Twitter has long allowed anyone to access its data about who tweeted what and when. This has been a boon to research, from public health to criminology. The new fees put that research at risk.

New alliance between Harvard Data Science Initiative and Amazon Web Services set to transform how faculty use data to solve the world’s biggest problems.

Even if you have data tracking turned off, data from friends and even strangers can predict with surprising accuracy where you are and where you're going.