The Science of Opportunity: Using Big Data to Create Better Outcomes for America’s Children

When economist Raj Chetty and his Harvard colleagues consulted a “gold mine” of big data-many years of anonymized tax, census, and Social Security records-they realized they had discovered a way to trace the effect of neighborhoods on the life outcomes of children who grew up in them. Now they’re using their findings to create better opportunities for those in greatest need.
This short film by Redglass Pictures is part of the series "From Research to Reward," a collection of videos and articles examining the impact of scientific research on our lives.
Learn more at www.nasonline.org/r2r.
A film by Sarah Klein & Tom Mason
Director of Photography: Quinn Gundersen
Field Produced by Hugo Soskin
Edited by Tom Mason
Associate Editor: Zac Springer
Associate Editor: Heather Martino
Motion Graphics by Kathleen Chee