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Women in STEM
Females in science and technologies fields have always less been than optimum. In an era when women are increasingly prominent in medicine, law and business, why are there so few women scientists and engineers? Columbus CEO brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Women in Analytics brings women’s voices into industry conversation.” In…
Read MoreOpen Access and Democracy
In the current political climate, this academic topic felt very appropriate. It came to us from The Scholarly Kitchen in their article, “Will the Future of Scholarly Communication Be Pluralistic and Democratic, or Monocultural and Authoritarian?” The present and future of scholarly communication has never been more different. The struggle that is playing out right now…
Read MoreThe Science of Data
Data science is used in many types of applications in as many different business lines. Retail is likely close to the top of that list. CIO Dive brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Target leans on data science to solve ‘extremely large’ retail problems.” The role of data science and artificial…
Read MoreAI and Machine Learning, Then and Now
Researchers in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are developing computer programs that can not only sort through large amounts of data, but learn from it and inform future strategic decisions. Washington State University (WSU) brought this topic to our attention in their article, “Using machine learning to solve real-world data problems for…
Read MoreFindability with Metadata
Metadata has made the news for great things and not so great things. What does the future look like for this informational and findability tool? The answer may be in traditional data warehousing principles. Upside brought this to our attention in their article, “Where Next for Metadata.” Data lakes have a reputation of being the most…
Read MoreTaxonomy Manager Needed
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, semantic technology, ontology, etc., we are sharing career opportunities that we find with our readers. Even if you are not in the market for a career move, it is always good to stay on top of what is available and how the fields are evolving.…
Read MoreTechnology to Protect the Technology
With the dramatic increase in the volume of data, organizations are making it a high priority to better manage their data and keep it secure. A new resolution for 2020 means many will be spending more on IT to meet these goals. Digital Insurance brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Better data…
Read MoreTechnology is Fighting the Virus
Misinformation is the cause of so many problems, not excluding the constantly changing and often conflicting information around the coronavirus. CNBC brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “Facebook, Amazon, Google and more met with WHO to figure out how to stop coronavirus misinformation.” The World Health Organization (WHO) hosted a daylong meeting…
Read MoreSocial Determinants of Health and Machine Learning
A machine learning algorithm accurately predicts inpatient and emergency department utilization using only publicly available social determinants of health (SDOH) data. Health IT Analytics brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Machine Learning Uses Social Determinants Data to Predict Utilization.” The ability to determine a patient’s risk of utilization without interacting with the patient…
Read MoreEncryption Might Be the Key
Maintaining the security of your data can be a challenge. If you already use encryption as the method of security, you know it can be a pain. Not the encryption part, but the management of encrypted software as well as the sharing, updating, and don’t forget “the backups”. It is quite the ordeal. Business Matters brought…
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