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Canada Is Counting the Country’s Homeless for the First Time
Municipalities have run their own counts, with their own processes and definitions, for years, but now the federal government is launching a national effort. It doesn't include Quebec, though.
Canadians Will Get Good Population Data For the First Time in Ten Years
The old government scrapped the long-form census in 2010. The new government is bringing it back.
Here’s a Global Heatmap of People with Your Last Name
What’s in a name? A hell of a lot of data, it turns out.
We Asked Scientists How Much Better Canada Will Be with Stephen Harper Gone
VICE spoke with four top scientists to find out how the new Canadian government can go about improving science in the country.
Technology Has Created More Jobs Than It Destroyed Over the Last 140 Years
Whatever happened to the end of work?
All the Data Tech Companies Collect Still Can't Rival the Old-School Census
Statisticians need better quality data than your Facebook 'likes.'
How Mobile Phones Can Track Census Data in Hard-to-Reach Places
Knowing where people are is essential to tracking disease and distributing resources.
The New Zealand Man Drought Is a Thing
Looking at the numbers, New Zealand's "man drought" isn't a concern, it's a statistical reality.
US Army Reverses Its Decision to Allow the Use of the Word 'Negro'
The controversial word choice appeared in an Army regulation document that was published on October 22, in a section on "race and ethnic code definitions."
Zimbabwe Official: Fewer Condoms Means More Soldiers
A top government official warned that Zimbabwe will not have enough people to be soldiers if they keep using condoms.