big data
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Brain power
How Twitter can help track the spread of COVID-19
The data can potentially reveal valuable and unique knowledge in regard to the pandemic, whether on the movement of people,…
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Brain power
Freedom of thought is under attack – here’s how to save your mind
Technological and psychological advances are being forged into weapons to manipulate our knowledge.
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Tools & methods
Five projects that are harnessing big data for good
Data science can map where street harassment is most prevalent, ensure public bins don't overflow and identify neighbourhoods with poor…
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Brain power
MIT spinout aims to make data scientists heroes
A new platform aims to let any lay person upload raw data and then query that data with a simple,…
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In the news
Big data and its investment prospects: The way towards knowledge integration – call for abstracts
24th Annual Conference & Exhibition of the Special Libraries Association Arabian Gulf Chapter (SLA/AGC), 6-8 March 2018, Muscat, Oman.
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In the news
The “Calling Bullshit” university course
The creators are very happy for other institutions to adapt the materials for their own courses.
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Artificial intelligence
How organizations keep data safe in an AI world
A new guidance paper makes recommendations for data governance in the modern big data, AI and machine learning world.
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Systems & complexity
How our social network influences our behavior
What can be inferred from our online public posts?
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Brain power
Using big data to understand mental health
Mental illness is especially challenging for young people, with mental health issues often starting when we’re young.
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Brain power
Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) Guide to the Fundamentals of Data Science
A series of online lectures covering topics relevant to “big data” in biomedicine.
