As an analytics professional, I take a keen interest in trends of all sorts. Thanks to Google Trends, we don't have to question the accuracy of this trend “ in my business, any other trend can and will be questioned six ways from Sunday! I know that IT investments are no popularity contests, but I think search term traffic is a good proxy for what interests businesses worldwide … [Read more...] about The Dichotomy Between Data Science and Business Analytics
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Data Science: To PhD or not to PhD?
...That is the question. Further study often seems the most appealing route to go down, and for many companies out there it's often heralded as a must have for data science, but it isn't always so and isn't always pivotal in advancing your career. To PhD. A PhD is your original, unique research into something not necessarily covered from that angle before. The content of a … [Read more...] about Data Science: To PhD or not to PhD?
This Is Why We Need To Regulate AI
It's time we start talking about AI regulation. As the technology progresses at a rapid pace, it is a critical time for governments and policymakers to think about how we can safeguard the effects of Artificial Intelligence on a social, economic and political scale. Artificial Intelligence is not inherently good or bad, but the way we use it could well be one or the … [Read more...] about This Is Why We Need To Regulate AI
Augmented Reality – Recreating Reality in Our Own Image
It is true: there is nothing new under the sun. But we sure find the most incredible ways to do nothing new under the sun. Once upon a time, there was reality; and we made reality more interesting through storytelling and the imagination. Lately, Augmented Reality is breaking the boundary between what is imagined and what is experienced as real. Again, there is nothing new … [Read more...] about Augmented Reality – Recreating Reality in Our Own Image
How Does Analytics Enable Better Lives?
Imagine the parents of a small child who is going to turn two in the next few weeks. And instead of planning for his birthday as most parents would, the parents of this child are just hoping that he will live to see his birthday. With a heart defect that keeps the tiny heart from functioning normally, the poor kid has seen more nurses and hospital operating rooms than cakes and … [Read more...] about How Does Analytics Enable Better Lives?
