In the days following the Virginia Democratic primary, most people were left scratching their heads wondering how it was that Creigh Deeds had won so decisively. No one really saw it coming, as I remember. People knew Deeds was surging towards the end, but there was little empirical evidence.
However, I remember the one [...]

Today, Google’s philanthropic unit unveiled a groundbreaking new tool, Flu Trends, which, through Google’s advanced algorithms, can accurately track and predict geographically the outbreak of Influenza (flu).  The project’s effectiveness hinges on the simple idea that people who are feeling ill will turn to the Web for information.
Google, which [...]