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Follow the Data Podcast

Bloomberg Philanthropies’ “Follow the Data” podcast highlights how our work is driving change and making an impact in the areas of education, the arts, the environment, public health and government in... Read more

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46: Mike Bloomberg Commencement Address: MIT

46: Mike Bloomberg Commencement Address: MIT

We conclude our special series featuring Mike Bloomberg’s commencement addresses this year, with a speech at Massachuset... Read more

10 Jun 2019

23mins

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20: A Prescription for Hope in the Opioid Epidemic

20: A Prescription for Hope in the Opioid Epidemic

In the United States, over two million people are addicted to opioids and an average of 115 people die every day from op... Read more

17 Apr 2018

25mins

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3: Saving Lives by Improving Health Data Around the World

3: Saving Lives by Improving Health Data Around the World

Hear from partners of our Data for Health Initiative, which aims to help over one billion people in developing countries... Read more

24 Jun 2016

21mins

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60: "World War C" - Us Against the Microbe

60: "World War C" - Us Against the Microbe

Learn more about the Bloomberg Philanthropies Coronavirus Global Response Initiative at https://bloombg.org/3dwqvId .

27 Mar 2020

19mins

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49: Census Series - The City of Detroit

49: Census Series - The City of Detroit

The first episode of our census series was dedicated to the basics: who gets counted, what the survey is, when it takes ... Read more

15 Jul 2019

15mins

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42: The Innovative Mayor: Naheed Nenshi

42: The Innovative Mayor: Naheed Nenshi

In this episode of Follow the Data, Mayor of Calgary Naheed Nenshi and James Anderson, Bloomberg Philanthropies Governme... Read more

13 May 2019

29mins

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8: Plenty of fish in the sea?

8: Plenty of fish in the sea?

Why does sustainable fishing matter today? Peak fish supply occurred in the 1990s but since then we’ve seen a decline in... Read more

28 Feb 2017

26mins

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39: Black Wall Street: Historical resilience in Tulsa, OK (Part 1)

39: Black Wall Street: Historical resilience in Tulsa, OK (Part 1)

In Part One of a two part episode, we hear from Hannibal Johnson and Rick Lowe, detailing work in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the m... Read more

5 Mar 2019

27mins

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58: Facilitating Learning: A Bloomberg-Harvard Education

58: Facilitating Learning: A Bloomberg-Harvard Education

The skills needed to be a mayor are many, and few have the time to pause and learn something new. The Bloomberg Harvard... Read more

4 Nov 2019

23mins

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4: Unlocking Opportunities for Women in Post-Conflict Rwanda

4: Unlocking Opportunities for Women in Post-Conflict Rwanda

In the fourth episode of Follow the Data, we hear from partners of Bloomberg Philanthropies' Women’s Economic Developmen... Read more

10 Aug 2016

20mins

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29: Why are small-scale fisheries such a big deal?

29: Why are small-scale fisheries such a big deal?

The Bloomberg Philanthropies Vibrant Oceans Initiative is the largest philanthropic commitment to internationally reform... Read more

22 Aug 2018

25mins

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11: Closing the word gap in Providence, RI

11: Closing the word gap in Providence, RI

The Mayors Challenge is the first component of Mike Bloomberg’s recently announced American Cities Initiative – a $200 m... Read more

6 Sep 2017

30mins

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30: An American Problem with an American Solution

30: An American Problem with an American Solution

At Bloomberg Philanthropies, we are dedicated to “following the data” — and the data on gun violence could not be more c... Read more

14 Sep 2018

28mins

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26: Why Data is So Vital to Public Health

26: Why Data is So Vital to Public Health

This week, we revisit an episode featuring a conversation with Dr. Tom Frieden, one of the world’s leading public health... Read more

12 Jul 2018

15mins

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53: An American Problem with an American Solution

53: An American Problem with an American Solution

We’re re-publishing a past episode of Follow the Data featuring Katherine Oliver of Bloomberg Philanthropies, and John F... Read more

27 Aug 2019

28mins

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59: Buying A Car - A Road Safety Mission

59: Buying A Car - A Road Safety Mission

Over 90% of the 1.35 million people killed in road traffic injuries every year are in low- and middle- income countries.... Read more

18 Nov 2019

16mins

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14: Coal: Why a 19th Century innovation is not working in a 21st Century world

14: Coal: Why a 19th Century innovation is not working in a 21st Century world

This year’s final episode of Follow the Data revisits Bloomberg Philanthropies first feature documentary, From the Ashes... Read more

22 Dec 2017

33mins

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57: Protect Kids: Fight Flavored E-Cigarettes

57: Protect Kids: Fight Flavored E-Cigarettes

On September 10th, 2019, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced the creation of a new $160 million initiative to end the you... Read more

21 Oct 2019

16mins

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12: Cornell Tech: Engineering the future of NYC

12: Cornell Tech: Engineering the future of NYC

Students, academics, business leaders, philanthropists, and elected officials from across New York recently gathered on ... Read more

13 Oct 2017

30mins

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19: Untapped American Talent

19: Untapped American Talent

The American Talent Initiative (ATI) has united schools with the joint mission to enroll 50,000 additional talented, low... Read more

2 Apr 2018

25mins

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