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2017-07-16 14:39
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somethingburger
education
2018-10-13 00:13
Importing Police-Public Contact Surveys Into R
The Police-Public Contact Survey (PPCS), which "provides detailed information on the characteristics of persons who had some type of contact with police during the year, including those who contacted
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utopian-io
2018-10-06 02:43
Update: Animal Agriculture Exacerbates Human Inequality
A previous post mistakenly measured waste produced by slaughterhouses and meat processing facilities rather than the livestock farms themselves. What follows is an updated version of this post and code
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education
2018-09-28 22:10
Importing Annual Probation and Parole Surveys Into R
Every year, the Bureau of Justice Statistics collects administrative data from probation and parole agencies in the United States, publishing national and state level data. These annual surveys can be
somethingburger
agriculture
2018-09-28 03:21
Update: Animal Agriculture Waste Mirrors Income Inequality
A previous post mistakenly measured waste produced by slaughterhouses and meat processing facilities rather than the livestock farms themselves. What follows is an updated version of this post and code
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hurricane
2018-09-21 20:26
Waste Lagoons Breached by Hurricane Florence
Last week, before Hurricane Florence hit the East Coast, I mapped out animal waste on its anticipated path: Map anticipating animal waste on Florence's path from last week's post As of noon on September
somethingburger
agriculture
2018-09-14 19:19
Update: Big Increases in Animal Agriculture Waste
A previous post of mine mistakenly measured waste produced by slaughterhouses and meat processing facilities rather than the livestock farms themselves. What follows is an updated version of this post
somethingburger
hurricane
2018-09-13 13:52
Manure Pits on the Hurricane Path
As Hurricaine Florence approaches the North Carolina, the state's Pork Council is playing down the environmental threat posed by the anticipated leaking of waste lagoons. Storing manure in an on-site pit
somethingburger
blog
2018-09-07 16:52
Could Steem Replace a Traditional 9-5?
@voronoi recently asked: "How do you think the blockchain era will impact our traditional 9-5 Monday through Friday work culture? Is the global 24/7 nature of this marketplace something that will
somethingburger
agriculture
2018-09-04 13:51
Mapping Animals in US Agriculture
This interactive map lets you investigate where animals are in the United States. I regularly analyze data in animal agriculture, with interests in the rise of factory farming of hogs and cattle, the waste
somethingburger
agriculture
2018-08-10 14:57
Animal Agriculture Waste Mirrors Income Inequality
The current level of waste created by industrial animal agriculture is untenable. Animal agriculture in the United States is increasingly industrial, as shown by the dramatic inflation of waste created
somethingburger
sndbox
2018-08-10 02:40
Big Increases in Animal Agriculture Waste
Visualizing industrialization by measuring poop. Animal agriculture is increasingly industrial, as demonstrated by a decreasing amount of small farms, and a steady increase of the percentage of animals
somethingburger
health
2017-12-28 14:03
Health of Incarcerated Women in the United States
Women make up an increasingly large contingent of the incarcerated population in the United States. While many studies have examined the health issues and needs among incarcerated women using small or
somethingburger
health
2017-12-19 13:03
Animal Agriculture Exacerbates Human Inequality
Waste from industrial animal agriculture is concentrated in the poorest areas of America, affecting the health of marginalized people. Since 2015, many local and national news sources have discussed the
somethingburger
education
2017-12-14 13:04
Big Dairy is Taking Over
Small dairy farms are disappearing, and more cows are on the biggest dairy facilities than ever before. Using the past four iterations of the US Census of Agriculture, this post examines trends on dairy
somethingburger
education
2017-12-11 14:00
Data: trends in beef industry
Recently, I've examined and criticized the industrialization of pork agriculture. As to not neglect other mammals, I'll be examining trends in cattle next. This post concerns cattle raised for beef. I
somethingburger
education
2017-12-07 14:03
Importing Surveys of Incarcerated Populations into R
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) has a ton of data regarding law-enforcement and incarceration. For a class research project, I am looking into examining data on the pre-incarceration incomes of
somethingburger
agriculture
2017-12-04 16:32
Data: More hogs are on factory farms than ever before
Pork agriculture is industrializing. Hog farming in the United States is a growing disaster for public health and animal welfare. According to Census of Agriculture data from 2012, 96% of hogs and pigs
somethingburger
education
2017-11-27 11:00
Importing USDA Census of Agriculture Data into R
Post-Thanksgiving, America is experiencing a different kind of hunger: a hunger for agricultural data that is easy to process in the programming language R. Farms in Minnesota as seen by Satellite Finding
somethingburger
education
2017-10-23 07:59
Educational Alternatives to Animal Dissection
Taking the life of an animal to learn anatomy is more expensive, but not more educational, than several alternatives. Dissection tools (credit: Retama) An education in biological sciences usually entails
somethingburger
education
2017-10-18 17:13
Don't Turnitin: The Case Against Plagiarism Detectors
While used by millions, plagiarism detection services are detrimental to the goals of students and teachers alike. (Source) Plagiarism Detection Turnitin is a plagiarism detection service that scans papers
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