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Women’s contributions to global Christianity are immense, but scholars’ understanding is hampered by limited data.
Big data analysis has unveiled startling links between seemingly unrelated things, such as how a person’s physical elevation above sea level might influence their personality.
Undergraduate programs are springing up across the US to meet the burgeoning demand for workers trained in big data. Yet many of the programs lack training in the ethical use of data science.
Data science infrastructure is sorely needed in many places. Doctors Without Borders brings medical help to nations in need, but similar efforts are relatively small for statistics.
As Canadians yearn for a return to normal life, experts will rely on the latest data to determine the safest ways to come out of the coronavirus pandemic. Making that data transparent is essential.
Machine learning technology was first to sound the alarm about the new coronavirus. Its success illustrates how AI is boosting epidemiology.
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That future is one of ever-changing data, analytics and computer infrastructure.
Researchers like myself are finding transformative new ways to help planners, leaders and first responders tackle disasters from afar.
Mathematician Hannah Fry has called for tech and data scientists to make an ethical pledge, as medical doctors do. But the same result might be delivered by simply asking people to mind their bias.
Data science, led by Africa-based scientists, could play a key role in addressing all of the continent’s crucial needs.
Young people with gender dysphoria have high rates of mental health issues which makes conducting ethical research trials complex.
Even though the Holocaust is one of the best documented genocides in history, there’s limited quantitative data available. A new study investigates the number of deaths per day.
Data science can map where street harassment is most prevalent, ensure public bins don’t overflow and identify neighbourhoods with poor fire safety standards in the home.
‘Everybody Lies’ author Seth Stephens-Davidowitz on why we tell the (sometimes disturbing) truth online
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In this episode of Speaking with, author Seth Stephens-Davidowitz explains why humans lie to each other, but often tell the internet the truth.
Big data can be used to properly advise smallholder farmers in Africa and help guide pest monitoring efforts.
The same-sex marriage postal survey gave Australians a chance to create data for social change. And that’s rare.
New research claims to have found a link between types of chords and the lyrics they are typically paired with.
Most industries tap into big data these days – meaning more and more jobs are opening up in this field. Here’s some background on the skills and qualities you’d use as a modern big data professional.
We need the skills to put big data to use before others leave us behind.
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Acting director of the School for Data Science and Computational Thinking, Stellenbosch University
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Bernard A. Galler Collegiate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan
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