Tag: Google

Sentient code: Stephen Wolfram’s linguistic computing platform

by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search

Sentient code: An inside look at Stephen Wolfram’s utterly new, insanely ambitious computational paradigm John Koetsier, venturebeat.com Tick­ets on Sale Now In 2002 Stephen Wol­fram released A New Kind of Sci­ence and imme­di­ate­ly unleashed a firestorm of won­der, con­tro­ver­sy, and crit­i­cism as the British-born sci­en­tist, pro­gram­mer, and entre­pre­neur over­turn… http://flip.it/kLzwP Related articles Sentient code: An … Continue reading Sentient code: Stephen Wolfram’s linguistic computing platform

The jobs of the future belong to data science and user experience designers

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Design UX, Digital health, Information Visualization, Knowledge Management

The jobs of the future belong to data scientists and user experience designers Stacey Higginbotham, gigaom.com GE and design may not seem to go togeth­er, but as it con­nects its indus­tri­al prod­ucts, med­ical devices and home appli­ances to the inter­net and rethinks its busi­ness for the con­nect­ed age, the com­pa­ny is focus­ing on user inter­faces … Continue reading The jobs of the future belong to data science and user experience designers

Big data can now tell how badly you drive, and if you ride

by timbatchelder, posted in Design UX, Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search, Metadata Masterdata, Sustainable Design

New algorithms can tell if you ride the bus, and how bad you drive Derrick Harris, gigaom.com Researchers from the Uni­ver­si­ty of Helsin­ki in Fin­land have devel­oped algo­rithms they say are the best yet for deter­min­ing how mobile phone users are get­ting around town — walk­ing, dri­ving, tak­ing the sub­way or oth­er­wise — by… http://flip.it/hxozG … Continue reading Big data can now tell how badly you drive, and if you ride

Google street view shows dead people

by timbatchelder, posted in Design UX, Knowledge Management, Sustainable Design

You can use Google Street View to see the dead Jess Zimmerman, grist.org Wow, is there nothing Google can’t do? Street View can take you under the ocean, to the surface of Mars, around the South Pole, inside an abandoned Fukushima town, and up some difficult hiking trails. And now, one Oregon man’s experience suggests… … Continue reading Google street view shows dead people

Raw: advanced data visualization via cut and paste

by timbatchelder, posted in Design UX, Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search

New tool lets you visualize just about anything in 5 minutes (maybe less) Derrick Harris, gigaom.com There’s a new web tool called Raw that makes it real­ly easy to do some advanced visu­al­iza­tions on data in just a few min­utes. (Hat tip to Nathan Yau of Flow­ing­Da­ta for point­ing it out.) The way it works … Continue reading Raw: advanced data visualization via cut and paste

Sublime Google street view photos

by timbatchelder, posted in Design UX, Digital health, Knowledge Management

From spooky to sublime, these Street View pics are hard to forget by Tim Hornyak, cnet.com Montreal artist Jon Rafman’s Nine Eyes project collects some of the craziest Google Street View images you’ve ever seen. If you’ve never taken a ran­dom walk through Google Street View, the expe­ri­ence can feel like a dream in slow… … Continue reading Sublime Google street view photos

Calico: Google’s first leap into health enhancement

by timbatchelder, posted in Health Informatics, Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search, Network Science

Calico: How Google’s stab at the fountain of youth could transform health care Christina Farr, venturebeat.com Google is back in the health busi­ness with a mys­te­ri­ous new ini­tia­tive to com­bat death itself. Google’s top exec­u­tives didn’t say much about the biotech ven­ture, called Cal­i­co, when they announced it on Sept. 18, except to say that … Continue reading Calico: Google’s first leap into health enhancement

ReconJet creates Google glass competitor with Apple connections

by timbatchelder, posted in Design UX, Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search

Google Glass competitor ships 50K units, gets Intel investment, and hints at Apple connection John Koetsier, venturebeat.com Google Glass com­peti­tor Recon Jet, which bills itself as the Google Glass for ath­letes and pro­fes­sion­als, has secured an invest­ment from Intel Cap­i­tal. In per­haps big­ger news, the com­pa­ny announced that is has already shipped 50,000… http://flip.it/x80lA Related … Continue reading ReconJet creates Google glass competitor with Apple connections

The data factory is the next industrial revolution

by timbatchelder, posted in Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search

Sequoia’s Sir Michael Moritz: The ‘data factory’ is the next Industrial Revolution Jolie O’Dell, venturebeat.com Early Bird Tick­ets on Sale SAN FRAN­CIS­CO — Com­pu­ta­tion power, appli­ca­tions, device and ser­vices costs, and stor­age are expe­ri­enc­ing a dra­mat­ic upheaval not unlike the Indus­tri­al Rev­o­lu­tion of cen­turies past. All that adds … http://flip.it/T6dGj Related articles Sequoia's Sir Michael … Continue reading The data factory is the next industrial revolution

Google just eliminated the market research business

by timbatchelder, posted in Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search

Google just put the market research biz on notice — Tech News and Analysis. Related articles 3 Ways the World of Market Research is Evolving (marchpr.com) Small business tips: How to do market research (theguardian.com) Eight Ways to Use Facebook for Market Research (nchardz.wordpress.com) Google Already Takes A Majority Of All Mobile Ad Dollars - … Continue reading Google just eliminated the market research business

Silicon Valley is Hacking Your Food | Inc.com

by timbatchelder, posted in Health Informatics, Information Visualization, Knowledge Management

Silicon Valley is Hacking Your Food | Inc.com. Related articles Silicon Valley's answer to SXSW: Iggy Pop, Big Data, self-driving cars (bizjournals.com) 10 Silicon Valley businesses hit the Inc. 500 (bizjournals.com) Brazilian government launches Silicon Valley office (zdnet.com) Hey everyone, Jeff Bezos lives in Seattle and Amazon is not a 'Silicon Valley' company (geekwire.com) Leading … Continue reading Silicon Valley is Hacking Your Food | Inc.com

Create An Intimate Map Of Your Life, Using Just Your Email Inbox | Co.Design: business + innovation + design

by timbatchelder, posted in Design UX, Knowledge Management

Create An Intimate Map Of Your Life, Using Just Your Email Inbox | Co.Design: business + innovation + design. Related articles Create An Intimate Map Of Your Life, Using Just Your Email Inbox (fastcodesign.com)