The Art and Science of Measuring Diversity, Inclusion, and Anti-Harassment Initiatives
Using data to make organizations better places to work is an exciting new frontier in both data and social science. But data on its own is n...
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The Podcast @ DC
The Podcast @ DC puts cutting-edge research in conversation with the bureaucratic realities of government. We get in the weeds on how to put science into action. Topics are as diverse as the...
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The Federal Evidence Act: What Local Government Can Learn
On January 14, 2019, the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018, also called the Evidence Act, was signed into law by the P...
No Strings Attached: The Effects of UBI in the U.S.
Universal basic income (UBI), also referred to as a guaranteed minimum income, income guarantee, or unconditional cash transfer, involves re...
Protecting the Confidentiality of the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census is here. With growth in computing power, advances in mathematics, and easy access to large, public databases, how is the U.S...
What's trust got to do with it? - From the archives
As The Lab and the rest of the DC government respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency, we’re releasing a series of past podcasts from...
Aligning the stars for transit-oriented development
Policymakers often hope that transit stations will spur real estate and economic development in surrounding neighborhoods, but the results o...
"It made me feel like I had someone to talk to"
Childhood is a very important time in a human’s personal and cognitive development. Unfortunately, early exposure to all sorts of traumatic...
Collecting Homelessness Information that Answers Local Questions
Every year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, requires jurisdictions to conduct a census and survey of persons e...
Modern Schools for a Modern World
What's the most important factor in a successful school? When we're renovating or building a new school, what do we care about the most? Mos...
Money or Warmth, a Heated Choice
Exposure to cold is one reason that mortality in the United States peaks in winter, and a higher heating price increases exposure to cold by...
The Scientific Approach @ DC: Step #6 Repeat
We’re doing something a little different on the podcast: we’ll be talking about our approach to figuring out what works for District residen...
The Scientific Approach @ DC: Step #5 Decide
We’re doing something a little different on the podcast: we’ll be talking about our approach to figuring out what works for District residen...
The Scientific Approach @ DC: Step #4 Test
We’re doing something a little different on the podcast: we’ll be talking about our approach to figuring out what works for District residen...
The Scientific Approach @ DC: Step #3 Do Something
We’re doing something a little different on the podcast: we’ll be talking about our approach to figuring out what works for District residen...
The Scientific Approach @ DC: Step #2 Design
We’re doing something a little different on the podcast: we’ll be talking about our approach to figuring out what works for District residen...
The Scientific Approach @ DC: Step #1 Listen
Over the next six episodes, we’re doing something a little different on the podcast: we’ll be talking about our approach to figuring out wha...
Data and the Decisionmaker
What were some of the early steps DC took to involve data in decisionmaking? How did those efforts eventually spawn The Lab @ DC? On this ep...
Why People Move: Residential Stability in DC
As DC grows, the limited availability of affordable housing makes living in the District difficult, or even impossible, for many families. I...
Routes to Roofs: Housing Interventions to Combat Family Homelessness
In 2008, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, launched the Family Options Study, a bold and rigorous assessment of...
Evening the (Propensity) Score
It’s common sense that governments want to use their resources effectively by investing in programs and policies that have their intended ef...