Follow the Data Podcast: A New Frontier for Local Government: Generative AI
July 22, 2024
Generative artificial intelligence has the potential to transform local government. That’s why city officials everywhere are working to harness its promise—from redesigning infrastructure to reimagining emergency response—alongside managing its pitfalls.
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Follow the Data Podcast: Using Data to Tackle Air Pollution
July 5, 2024
As the world’s urban population grows, it is critical for policymakers and citizens to have access to data-driven scientific research that can empower communities and inform important environmental, air quality, and public health policy decisions.
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Follow the Data Podcast: The Invisible Shield That Protects Us
May 15, 2024
From vaccines to seat belts, public health measures have significantly impacted our lifespans and quality of life for decades. And yet, the work itself is often underfunded, undervalued, and misunderstood.
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Follow the Data Podcast: Tackling Air Pollution Across Poland
May 2, 2024
Poland has some of the most toxic air in all of Europe, with 23 of the 50 most polluted cities in the European Union located in the country. Much of this air pollution comes from common household boilers that burn wood and coal. Emissions from cars and factories exacerbate poor air quality and lead to 40,000 deaths from pollution-related illnesses every year.
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Follow the Data Podcast: Driving Urban Innovation in Cities Around the World
January 3, 2024
Local leaders are uniquely positioned to bring about real change that has tangible impact for residents, but often, they don’t have the resources to do so. How can we support city governments in bridging this gap, so they have the capabilities they need to move communities forward?
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Following the Data in 2023 – 5 Podcasts to Catch Up On
December 27, 2023
2023 at Bloomberg Philanthropies saw incredible impact around the world – from global climate action at COP in Dubai, to city-driven solutions from hundreds of leaders in Washington, DC at the new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center, to expanding asphalt art projects that improve street safety and engage community residents to Canada and Mexico. But you don’t have to travel to dive into the most urgent issues facing us and the data that’s critical to track as we work together to solve them. Because, as Mike Bloomberg always says, “If you can't measure it, you can't manage it.”
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Follow the Data Podcast: Tackling the Tobacco Industry Around the World
December 14, 2023
Tobacco use is the world’s leading cause of preventable death. Since the 20th century, the tobacco industry has used deliberate marketing tactics to confuse the public about tobacco’s harmful effects, causing billions of deaths globally from tobacco use and second-hand smoke. However, a growing number of countries and organizations around the world are standing up to the tobacco industry and taking strong action.
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Follow the Data Podcast: How Can We Reduce the Gaps in Racial Wealth Equity Data?
December 6, 2023
To celebrate the Black Wealth Data Center’s recent one-year anniversary, Katherine Oliver sits down with Garnesha Ezediaro, who leads Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative, Darrick Hamilton, the Founding Director of the Institute for the Study of Race, Stratification and Political Economy at the New School, and Lamar Gardere, the Executive Director at The Data Center of Southeast Louisiana and national recipient of the Black Wealth Data Center and National Neighborhood Indicator’s Local Data and Engagement Grant Program, to discuss the importance of data in advancing racial wealth equity, the challenges faced by organizations that don’t have access to data, and how the Black Wealth Data Center is helping provide decision-makers with data collection and accessibility.
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Follow the Data Podcast: How Can We Support Student Success at All Stages?
November 1, 2023
In this episode of Follow the Data, Katherine Oliver sits down with two colleagues from Bloomberg’s Education team – Eve Bois, who manages the Career and Technical Education portfolio, and Jasmine Jenkins, who co-manages the K-12 Education and Advocacy portfolio, to discuss the challenges facing public education in America, Bloomberg Philanthropies’ comprehensive education reform work, and how we are working to close the career gap through school-based and work-based programs.
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Follow the Data Podcast: Can the Arts Keep You Healthy?
September 17, 2023
In this episode of Follow the Data, Katherine Oliver sits down with Jill Sonke, PhD, director of research initiatives in the Center for Arts in Medicine at the University of Florida, and Tracey Knuckles of our arts team to shed light on the ways that cultural activities can help keep listeners healthy and how the arts can be incorporated into healthcare systems.
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