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Re:Launch HN: OurWorldInData (YC W19 Nonprofit) – Data on Wo... by BucketSort on Monday February 25, 2019 @01:23PM (#19247980)
This is fantastic. I've been waiting for data driven policy initiatives, and I'm sure this is a great resource for that. Have you considered implementing a system like Kaggle Kernels that allow people to submit further models and analysis of the data?
Re:Launch HN: OurWorldInData (YC W19 Nonprofit) – Data on Wo... by Hannah_OWID on Monday February 25, 2019 @01:35PM (#19248091)
That's great to hear - we're working hard to make sure our work also reaches many of the key people influencing policy initiatives and decisions.

That's a great suggestion - we hadn't actually thought of that in the context of our work. But it makes sense given we have such an abundance of open-source data.

What Kaggle Kernels do is awesome. It'd be cool to integrate this concept into our work at some point. Thanks for the suggestion!

Re:Launch HN: OurWorldInData (YC W19 Nonprofit) – Data on Wo... by BucketSort on Monday February 25, 2019 @01:39PM (#19248121)
Absolutely, it would also allow people to have a conversation about the data through various kernels and threads. As another comment said, there was some recent controversy over some of the reports, a Kernel system would enable an environment where people can have a data driven debate about what the data really implies. Thanks for your work and I'm really looking forward to seeing how it evolves!

Edit: When you provide an open platform for people to collaborate, it can be amazing who shows up and what gets done!