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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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Amazon Gets Competition for the Dash Buy Button
More buttons in the home for retail. Not sure how far this will go without Amazon's marketing muscle. Will homes be outfitted with standard needs buttons? Be...
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Learning by Analogy
Particularly interesting suggestion of how people are 'intelligent'.Making Computers Reason and Learn by AnalogyStructure-mapping engine enables computers to reason...
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Kroger Opens Culinary Training Center in Cincinnati
In Supermarketews: Shows the direction of retail to better understanding of the art and science of food. Reminds me of our own work in innovation, can focus on...
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IOT for Product Performance
Using IoT Data to Understand How Your Products Perform" .... Yet it would be a mistake to think the IoT is a game only for high rollers and crack technologists....
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Authentically Engaging Your Customers
From Kellogg Insight: " ... For decades, one-off marketing campaigns were the biggest game in town.Since the rise of the internet, however—and, in particular, the...
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A Quantum Computer Primer
Via Andreessen Horowitz A 28 minute video:" .... So what is a quantum computer and “qubits” — especially as compared to a traditional computer and bits? What...
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Teaching Hard Math to Children
Adventures in math metaphors for teachers and parents. How to you teach what most students fear, even to the very young? Pass it on. In Reddit.
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Performance Metrics
Bernard Marr concisely writes on the 'little data' of performance metrics. This links well with my constant refrain, the data, big or otherwise, however cleverly...
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Rethinking Design Thinking
Rethink Design ThinkingPublished on May 20, 2016 by Subbu IyerDesign Thinking is not a Problem Solving Tool.Start believing that it is one of the most naturalProblems...
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Teaching Journalists About Data
Although this seems more about writing it very large than getting it correct and interactive and usable by everyone.The Office of Creative Research, a New York By...
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Graphs in Smart Data Lakes
Just lately noticed the similarity between the concept of a graphical databases and data visualization. So why not use graph visualization to best understand broad...
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Turning Your mail into a Personal Assistant
Interesting piece out of the IFTTT blog. Here with GMail. This shows a pretty trivial example of how to look at a stream like your GMail, apply some logic intelligence...
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Placemeter for Predictive Analysis
I had mentioned this idea before, because it could detect both traffic and the type of traffic being experienced. We examined methods of this type. Now, howfor...
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Seeking More Robotic Servants.
Its still hard to do many of the 'simple' tasks that are done in the home. But at least we can prototype a number of them with robot like machines. But when will...
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Microsoft Flow
Was reminded of Microsoft Flow today (See also IFTTT)Microsoft FlowWork less, do moreCreate automated workflows between your favorite apps and services to getAutomate...
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SAS Guide to Cognitive Computing
Nicely done and non technical via SAS. It is interesting that I do not hear the term 'cognitive computing' too often by vendors, except for IBM. Gotten into some...
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IFTF Writes A Handbook for the Maker City
I note that the Institute for the Future: IFTF, a nonprofit company I worked with for years, wrote for as well, has a Maker City Project underway. They are publishing...
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Future of Textbooks
My recent connections to developing curriculums and teaching have made me think about all aspects of teaching and supporting teaching. With all the technologies...
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Virtual Assistant for Documents
Fileee is an intelligent, personal assistant that automatically organizes all of your paper and digital documents in one system. It’s the new filing cabinet of....
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