Peter Bruce's Blog Posts Tagged 'science' (4)

One important overlooked point here is that significant value

In the article, Data Science Should Monitor Big Brother by Arjan Haring, one important…

Added by Peter Bruce on January 14, 2018 at 11:00am — No Comments

Finding "Gems" in Big Data

(Photo credit: Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0)

In 1945, Count ,Richard Taaffe* a Dublin gem collector, was sorting through a set of spinel gems that he had bought, and found one…

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Added by Peter Bruce on March 30, 2017 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Be as Smart as Your Devices: Learn About Big Data

When Apple CEO Tim Cook finally unveiled his company’s new Apple Watch in a widely-publicized rollout earlier this month, most of the press coverage centered on its cost ($349 to start) and whether it would be as popular among consumers as the iPod or iMac.

Nitin Indurkhya saw things differently.

“I think the…

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Added by Peter Bruce on March 23, 2015 at 4:30am — No Comments

How Big Data Can Change Our Lives: A Powerful Final Plea

Before Los Angeles Times reporter Laurie Becklund died of metastatic breast cancer earlier this month, she wrote a powerful final column. She asked friends and family not to say that she died fighting a courageous battle, a meaningless, trite phrase. She excoriated the pink ribbon and…

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Added by Peter Bruce on March 4, 2015 at 3:00pm — No Comments