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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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Emotion Sniffing from a Phone
In Fastcompany: This could be a very useful thing to understand how people are reacting to an environment. Pay people to use the idea. And their phone is always...
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Understanding Analytical Databases
Interesting piece by Wayne Eckerson. Linking to an upcoming talk. How to get data to advanced analytical methods effectively? The world has changed from the...
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Bezos Buys Washington Post
Another example of the old information systems combining with the new. It had become too cheap not to acquire. Perhaps they should also buy Barnes & Noble? I...
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Advanced Maths Win Wall Street
A view of what used to be called 'rocket scientists' in Wall Street. I recall going to a talk at the Santa Fe Institute and hearing a talk about this phenomenon...
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Informs
Informs is a A professional organization I have been part of for many years. The science of better ... Industrial mathematics and decision making. It usesTheir...
From Computational Complexity
Longest time between posing a math problem and it being answered?
(We were asked to remind you: ITCS 2014 Call for papers: call for papers.) What problem in math had the longest time between POSING IT and SOLVING it? This might...
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Big Data for the Masses
Can everyone be a data scientist? You will at very least need the strong support of data scientists. Similar to delivering analytics to everyone. Its not so much...
From Schneier on Security
The Public/Private Surveillance Partnership
Imagine the government passed a law requiring all citizens to carry a tracking device. Such a law would immediately be found unconstitutional. Yet we all carryenormous...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 5 August 2013
I turned 3C years old yesterday. That’s in Hex of course. 110 1100 in binary. In place of presents post a link to my blog on your blog, Facebook and/or Twitter...
From Putting People First
Smart cities workshop with the Design Center Busan
A few days ago Experientia’s latest collaboration with Korea’s Design Center Busan wrapped up, as 21 South Korean students completed a summer study program in Turin...
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
Crypto Aspects of The Jacobian Conjecture
Crypto concepts promise partial progress via partial inversion cropped from source. Shafi Goldwasser and Silvio Micali recently won the prestigious Turing Award...
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Nature Blog on Visualization
Just discovered this blog that covers visualization methods for Nature Methods. This post acts as an index to all other pieces in the blog. Points of view, certainly...
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On Not Trusting Data Science
Language Lab of the University of Pennsylvania comments on a recent article about the nature of the data scientist. Essentially making the case that the label"...
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Innovation Excellence Weekly
I quote this group frequently. Here is their weekly review. I am loosely connected to this effort. Worth following. " ... News and Insights from the Global Innovation...
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Retail Glossary
A useful glossary of retail terms. " ... The Path to Purchase Institute’s Shopper Marketing Glossary is an evolving work-in-progress. We invite your critiques,...
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On Saving Center Store
In Retailwire: Retail center store is where the staples are, but the profits are not. " ... As traditional retailers attempt to reinvent their perimeter with...
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One Tablet per Child
Not available in the developed world. But the concept of universal tablets (formerly universal laptops) is spreading again. Aimed at kids. Launches at Walmart...
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Active Intelligence
Brought to my attention: Active Intelligence by Teradata. Might this be usable for applications like P&G's Business Sphere? " .... Teradata's customers lead the...
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GE Re-Imagines the Home
Always looking at the future of the home, we looked at the technology involved in the home and tracked their progress. In particular in the area of appliances....
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