68 | Reflecting on Evidence and Insights in 2021 and the Year Ahead
Between a pandemic, an uneven economic recovery, ongoing concerns about societal inequities, and increasingly troubling signs of climate change\u2019s impacts, decision makers in 2021 faced an acute need for timely and reliable evidence about what works to address a range of health and social challenges. In this episode of On the Evidence, Mathematica\u2019s Adam Coyne, Jill Constantine, and Chris Trenholm reflect on the role that evidence played in responding to pressing challenges in the past year and preview how evidence may help address problems in the year ahead. \n\nCoyne, Constantine, and Trenholm are the general managers of Mathematica\u2019s International, Human Services, and Health business units, respectively. The episode features short interviews with each of them as they discuss some of Mathematica\u2019s most significant work from the past year. Each interview includes a preview of projects, initiatives, and likely themes for 2022.\n\nThis episode is being released in conjunction with Mathematica\u2019s year-in-review feature page, Inquiry to Insight, which includes a curated summary of impactful, evidence-based work by Mathematica and its partners in 2021: mathematica.org/features/from-inquiry-to-insight-in-2021\n\nThe interview with Adam Coyne begins at 2:00.\nThe interview with Jill Constantine begins at 18:22.\nThe interview with Chris Trenholm begins at 42:08.\n\nA full transcript of the episode is available here: mathematica.org/blogs/reflecting-on-evidence-and-insights-in-2021-and-the-year-ahead