Advances in technology have enabled good decision making in most educational institutions following the increased use of big data. The policy makers in the institutions have been using big data to understand the sentiments about the school and make systematic improvements to the student's performances. The term big data refers to a large amount of information flowing through … [Read more...] about Why Educational Systems Should Consider Big Data
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Augmenting the Brain is Set to Pioneer Alzheimer’s Treatment
As artificial intelligence becomes more human, to co-exist, does human intelligence need to become more artificial? We've spent a lot of time philosophizing about where Artificial Intelligence is going to take us, how far we are to achieving general AI and the implications it will have on humanity - all not without the sky net scenarios! Hype aside, there are companies out … [Read more...] about Augmenting the Brain is Set to Pioneer Alzheimer’s Treatment
How Big Data Can Reduce Building Injuries
Accidents are a part of life, but when we carefully analyze the data on unintended incidents and injuries, we often find that many of them could have been avoided through greater care and harm reduction strategies. Unfortunately, because many companies and individuals view each injury in a bubble, they miss the significance of certain occurrences and can't effectively reform … [Read more...] about How Big Data Can Reduce Building Injuries
What is the Best Programming Language for Machine Learning?
Q&A sites and data science forums are buzzing with the same questions over and over again: I'm new to data science, what language should I learn? What's the best language for machine learning? There's an abundance of articles attempting to answer these questions, either based on personal experience or based on job offer data. Τhere's so much more activity in machine … [Read more...] about What is the Best Programming Language for Machine Learning?
Are You Wasting Your Data or Consuming It?
Last night I was in the checkout line at the grocery store. There was a woman behind me with a cart full of produce who told me, I'll probably end up throwing most of this away. I asked her why. She said she knows she should eat healthy, but it takes too much time and effort to whip up a meal from scratch, and anyway, she wasn't that great of a cook. Despite her best … [Read more...] about Are You Wasting Your Data or Consuming It?
