Advances in Data Science will take place in Manchester, UK from Monday May, 21 2018 to Tuesday May, 22 2018. A two-day meeting to present recent developments in data science. This year's meeting is jointly organised by Manchester's Data Science Institute and the Cathie Marsh Centre for Social Research and will explore some of the ways that data science can support societal … [Read more...] about Advances in Data Science Conference 2018
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How Big Data is Helping Social Workers Know Where to Focus
Social workers play an important role into how society shapes itself for the future. They make sure children, families, and adults could survive, thrive, and interact with local communities. Most social workers spend their time trying to help people in lower income communities get whatever help they need, to improve their quality of life and decrease crime. The problem is, … [Read more...] about How Big Data is Helping Social Workers Know Where to Focus
Big Data’s Big Impact on the Food You Eat Every Day
How safe is the food you eat? How can you tell? There are at-home precautions you can take to minimize your chances of consuming tainted food. For example, you can ensure all your cooked meats reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees before serving, wash your equipment thoroughly to avoid cross-contamination, and refrigerate key foods to keep them from growing bacteria. But … [Read more...] about Big Data’s Big Impact on the Food You Eat Every Day
Techdown – The Presence of Technology on Super Bowl
With Super Bowl LI rapidly approaching, there are tons of questions that need answering. They range from the ones about the halftime show why did Adele turn it down, what will it look like this year and will it be more spectacular than the infamous Super Bowl XXXVIII with its wardrobe malfunctioning incident? to the actual game. Namely, is Tom Brady going to be allowed anywhere … [Read more...] about Techdown – The Presence of Technology on Super Bowl
How Is Big Data Helping Humanitarian Crises
The world today is more connected than ever before. 46.1% of the world population are online, thats 3.4 billion internet users. Each of these users typically have 5.54 social media accounts. We generate on average 303 million tweets a day and 60 billion messages a day on Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp. Youll agree these numbers are staggering and were constantly generating and … [Read more...] about How Is Big Data Helping Humanitarian Crises
