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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
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Supply Chain Executives Talk
You are invited to attend the next OBAIS seminar scheduled on Friday, April 6, 1:30 PM in Lin 111, by Prof. Vinod Singhal from Georgia Institute of Technology,Title...
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Psychology of Social Engagement
In Fastcompany: This is a bit pop psychology oriented, but worth examination. How much is our psychology changing as we communicate in radically new ways?
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Printable Paper Robots
A simple idea. An MIT project that aims to create such devices by 2017. Directionally interesting, but does not seem to be very practical. Though as the example...
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Big Y Online Shopping Mall
The Big Y Marketplace debuts. The idea has been tried a number of times in the past, not to particular success. Being a single place aggregator for online experiences...
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Coca Cola Research on Social Media Users
A report in Progressive Grocer on Coca Cola's analysis of social media users. " ... A report from the Coca-Cola Retailing Research Council divides social media...
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Visual Culture Taking Over
In Adage: On the increase of image based culture. Pinterest and the increase image tweets are just a few examples. Easier to scan, yes. A thousand words? But...
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Chronicle of Philanthropy
A visualization of philanthropic stories. A gallery of stories about why people should give using infographics
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Books and Websites
Books should be as easy to produce as websites. In O'Reilly Radar. On publishing platforms. " ... There are countless author and book production platforms...
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Data Visualization Landscape
Short thoughtful piece in Forbes on the landscape of data visualization. Note the mention of storytelling.
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So What is Best Price?
What is the right price? It is always a tough question in retail. Prices map to profits, and also strongly influence how consumers regard the retailer, both...
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On the Weight of Data
Jim Harris writes about the weight of data. Thoughtful metaphor to use with management. " ... weight is a gravitational force acting on data, and perhaps a...
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Data Blending in Tableau
An academic perspective about data blending. Aimed at the non-expert in the use of data and modeling.
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Psych of Casino Design in Retail
A while back we examined some of the work that had been done designing casino spaces for maximum efficiency and return. We were attempting to see how these same...
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What If Modeling in Tableau
What-if modeling, essentially a simple form of simulation, is a powerful concept in business analytics. I was reminded today that you can do this kind of parameter...
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Special Skills Needed for Predictive Analytics
In Information Management: I agree that specific skills are needed. But even beyond what is said, the ability to understand and map the business processes involved...
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About Learning
Learning is a favorite topic of mine. I supported a language laboratory study of sleep learning a long time ago and still follow this area. Here in Wired " ...
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On the Dark Side of Teams
In Knowledge@Wharton: Research Roundup: The 'Dark Side' of Teams; the Risks of Social Comparisons; and the Transfer of Entrepreneurial SkillsDoes working in teams...
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Melding the Real and Virtual Worlds
Bringing together real and virtual worlds.? No, I still can tell the difference. " ... Social science studies increasingly suggest that the divide between...
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