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

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

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…

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…