The Remarkable Power of Public Data with Harvard Professor, Archon Fung PhD

<p>You can easily see the number of calories in your peanut butter and your car’s safety rating. But this publicly available data comes from hard-won battles - and the numbers behind many of our most crucial issues in healthcare, environment, and finance are either under lock and key -  or they are simply not even measured. In this month’s podcast episode I interview Harvard University Professor Archon Fung Ph.D. about what happens when we turn important data that is often hidden and contentious into a publicly available resource for the world to see.&nbsp;</p> <p>Sign up to join the live group "Fitbit for the Planet" calls at <a href="http://katiepatrick.com/fitbit">katiepatrick.com/fitbit</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Follow Katie Patrick</strong></p> <p><a href="https://amzn.to/2Z4jivL">Get a copy of <em>How to Save the World</em> on Amazon</a></p> <p><a href="https://katiepatrick.com/">katiepatrick.com</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/katiepatrick">Twitter @katiepatrick</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/katiepatrickhello/">Instagram @katiepatrickhello</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-patrick-4474499/">LinkedIn</a></p> <p><strong>Support the podcast</strong></p> <p>Contribute a monthly donation at <a href="https://patreon.com/katiepatrick">patreon.com/katiepatrick</a> to help me continue to make these episodes possible.</p> <p>Thank you to&nbsp;Jordan, Nader, Mike, Gary, Alex, Ben, Dee, and Ian for contributing! Xx</p>