The Relationship Between Researchers and Scientists is Unique

A former scientist, turned publisher, Dr. Milka Kostic poses a question and gives some answers about the give and take between publishers and researchers. The Scholarly Kitchen brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “What Do Researchers Want from Publishers? An Interview with Dr Milka Kostic.” After hearing her keynote on How to make…

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Playing in the Gene Pool

Researchers have developed a new online tool that allows users to navigate through an interactive microbial tree of life and to generate new scientific hypotheses and discoveries. This interesting news came to us from Phys.org in their article, “Powerful online tool will help researchers make new genomic discoveries.” Through AnnoTree’s Web-based interface, users may query…

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Making Cities Smart-er

Data analytics continues to play a key role in helping cities become zero-carbon, improve urban mobility, and better manage their infrastructure in a secure, sustainable, and cost-effective manner – in other words, smart. Smart Energy brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Data analytics: The key to delivering smart cities.” The number of…

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Halloween Taxonomy of Horrors

One of the biggest questions floating around every year in October is this: “What movies will you watch this month?”—or some derivative of that. All the major networks play their own hand-picked list of 25-50 “horror” movies all month long. Farms open their doors to a public that can roam around haunted barns and mazes;…

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Next Big Technologies

Emerging technologies have everyone excited. Big data and blockchain are touted to be the next big things set to revolutionize the way organizations do business. This interesting topic came to us from IT Pro Portal in their article, “Implications of blockchain In data science.” Blockchain technology entered public awareness with the increasing interest in digital currencies such…

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AI For Some

Likened to the socio-economic status of those who have certain benefits and privileges and those who don’t, the technological world is quickly becoming divided on those who have access to artificial intelligence (AI) and those who don’t. The Seattle Times brought this interesting topic to us in their article, “Fearing a future of artificial intelligence…

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The Right Data Professional

The digital world of today is highly competitive. Data is currency, it contains the power. Data-driven businesses are not only able to provide a better, more targeted customer experience but can also understand and act upon new opportunities or threats ahead of the competition. Information Age brought this interesting topic to our attention in their…

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Next Generation Date Storage

The demand for data storage is being fueled by the ongoing rise in mobile devices and apps, the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and many other emerging technologies. Digital Insurance brought this interesting topic to us in their article, “Mobile tech, the IoT and AI driving ‘insatiable’ need for next-generation storage.” In a recent…

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2020 Census is Data’s Time to Shine

2020 brings a presidential election and the census to the United States. One has gotten a little more press than the other. This interesting topic came to us from Government CIO Media in their article, “Data Drives the First Digital Census.” The 2020 census is the largest data collection ever in U.S. history. The Constitution mandates the…

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NLP Offers Options

Storing and managing data has long been a challenge for any size organization. Globally, cloud storage providers like Microsoft, IBM, Google, and Amazon are constantly exploring new approaches to bring efficiency, security, and speed to the process. Zion Market Research brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “IBM Trying New Approaches To Enhance…

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