How analytics can prevent rather than explain tragedy

The political response to yet other mass shooting, this time in Orlando, showcases not only a problem in politics but also a core problem associated with how we make decisions. We are all plagued by a human condition called Confirmation Bias, which means we tend to see things in a framework of positions we have already taken and not focus on the actual causes. In this instance, one politician doubled down on blocking Muslims from entering the country, while the other focused on gun control talki