Gun Violence in America

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: Secret Service “Mass Attack” report: Gun Violence Archive Gun Violence Statistics - National Institutes of Justice American Psychological Association Report on Gun Violence 2009 NIJ Report on School Shootings National Criminal Justice Reference Service Report (2018) Pub Chatter: Info about Ben’s NASA budget story Asa’s asteroid chatter: Sujata’s chatter about the first South-Asian American to preside over the House: Laura’s arctic chatter:

You can listen to Gun Violence in America online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

Gun Violence in America is an episode from Beltway Science by Scientists talking policy.

This episode is 01:16:29 long.

This episode was published on Jun 24, 2019.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from Beltway Science when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.