Datahüst!
The resource for organizations where data is a tangible asset
Data Quote
"Would your rather go to bed knowing, or not knowing." - Mike Stuedemann, Co-Founder & Principal at agilityIRL. agilityirl.com
A Data Failure Adds to a National Tragedy
One of the greatest tragedies of the new millennium has been the American Opioid Crisis. As the settlement of lawsuits proceeds, the...
The Dark History of Data-Driven Decision Making
We are all familiar, if not totally comfortable, with the amount of data corporations collect on the performance of their workers. The...
Book: Gods of the Upper Air
I'm really excited about 'Gods of the Upper Air; How a Circle of Renegade Anthropologists Reinvented Race, Sex and Gender in the...
Oily Data. Should we start calling breaches data spills?
The Schumpeter column of The Economist describes how companies like Capital One lack a culture of safety when it comes to their data....
The Big Short is a Big Data Movie for Not a Big Price
I noticed that the "The Big Short" starring Christian Bale is available on Amazon for a mere $5.99 or less from other sellers. Bale's...
Data Analysis Shines Light on ‘Dark Patterns’ used by shopping sites.
Sidney Fussel, technology writer for The Atlantic describes how ’A team of Princeton researchers is cataloging these deceptive...
Livestock Industry Thwarts Attempts to Source Data
Matt Richtel of the NYTimes has been doing an excellent job describing the attempts to conceal information about drug-resistant bacteria...
Minneapolis City Council, City Admin and Police Chief have Polite Discussion About Response Data
Star Tribune writer Libor Jany does a great job describing what went wrong, how it went wrong and the impact on the Chief’s credibility....
Basket Weavers Data Revenge
Back in the day if you wanted to make fun of a liberal arts education you might say something like ‘she’s majoring in underwater basket...
Book: The Poison Squad
Deborah Blum's newest book "The Poison Squad, One Chemist's single-minded crusade for food safety at the turn of the twentieth century"...
Data Quote
"If seeing is believing, then representing is to have ultimate control of the seen world." - Richard Bretell
Welcome to Datahüst!
Welcome to Datahüst! (pronounced Datahoost as in boost.) Datahüst! strives to be a resource and source of support to those individuals...
Datahüst! Website Soft Launch
Well here we go! Many thanks to those who have volunteered to review my new website called Datahüst! (pronounced Datahoost like boost)...













