Can "big data" from mobile phones pinpoint pockets of poverty? And a news roundup

Tuesday, January 12, 2016 - 14:12 in Mathematics & Economics

Joshua Blumenstock discusses patterns of mobile phone use as a source of "big data" about wealth and poverty in developing countries; David Grimm talks about gene drives, helpful parasites, and electric roses. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: A.A. JAMES]

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