Summary: If ever there was an issue where there is more heat than light, it’s gun violence in the United States. Emotion is great, but it should fuel our desire to get the data right, and draw evidence-based conclusions. On the other hand, if no one is convinced by more or better data, how should we use it? How precise do you really need to be convinced there's a problem? Ben Zalisko is on the sound board for this episode, but can't help pouncing on Asa's asteroid chatter. Sit down, Ben... PLEASE rate/review/follow and contact us on twitter (@beltwayscience) or email us at beltwayscience@gmail.com Participants: Dr. Laura Van Berkle, @Laura_VanBerkel Dr. Asa Rubin, @asarubin2 Dr. Sujata Emani, @SassySujE Dr. Ben Issacoff, @bpisaacoff NPR story about the Department of Education’s faulty data: https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/08/27/640323347/the-school-shootings-that-werent Secret Service “Mass Attack” report: https://www.secretservice.gov/forms/USSS_NTAC-Mass_Attacks_in_Public_Spaces-2017.pdf Gun Violence Archive https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/ https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/charts-and-maps Gun Violence Statistics - National Institutes of Justice https://www.nij.gov/topics/crime/gun-violence/pages/welcome.aspx American Psychological Association Report on Gun Violence https://www.apa.org/pubs/info/reports/gun-violence-prevention 2009 NIJ Report on School Shootings https://www.nij.gov/journals/262/pages/critical-incidents-in-schools.aspx National Criminal Justice Reference Service Report (2018) https://ovc.ncjrs.gov/ncvrw2018/info_flyers/fact_sheets/2018NCVRW_MassCasualty_508_QC.pdf Pub Chatter: Info about Ben’s NASA budget story https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/6/7/18656865/trump-moon-mars-tweet-artemis-whaaa Asa’s asteroid chatter: https://www.livescience.com/65703-asteroid-psyche-probe-iron-mission.html Sujata’s chatter about the first South-Asian American to preside over the House: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/446898-pramila-jayapal-becomes-first-south-asian-american-woman-to-preside-over-house Laura’s arctic chatter: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/national/science/arctic-sea-ice-expedition-to-study-climate-change/?utm_term=.f32897d4a9bb&noredirect=on
