4 Ways Big Data and Machine Learning Are Helping Conservation
The field of computational sustainability is using machine learning algorithms in a bid to help conservation efforts. Moreover, the aim is to analyse and extract valuable insights from data sets gathered from environmental fields. It’s not just about having large data sets or advanced pattern-finding algorithms, but how we use them. The following projects highlight […]
Big Data Will Save Our Planet
It is difficult to reason with the planet. Whether you are a CEO looking to optimise your supply chain or a consumer looking to buy an electric car. Our choices will have an impact on the world that our children and their children will live in. The numbers are increasingly indisputable, but big data can […]
Big Data and the Moon
Big data and the moon have more in common than you think. Traditionalist data analytics professionals dig their heels in and refuse to give in to the Big Data deluge. It is fast becoming clear that the volume of evidence for the new movement is too substantial to deny. There is far more data in […]
The Impact of Big Data Analytics in Football
Football is a booming business. Clubs are seeing an unprecedented influx of money and are trying to ensure they stay at the top, to make sure they turn this windfall into a regular income. This has paved the way for data and football analytics to play its part in aiding success on and off the […]
The Curious Tale of a 19th Century French Urologist and Big Data
Considering a historical event that involves basic data analysis a big data event will always be a leap. Still, there is this very human need to build myths and stories around the things that are around us. Big data is no different. Without further ado, here is a story about a 19th-century French urologist and big […]
Big Data Doesn’t Rule the Olympics
For a three-time world champion with a perfect record and all the stats to back up their superiority, there is still a chance of something going wrong. The Team GB canoeist David Florence has exactly these attributes. But two basic errors in the final left him a long way behind the pace. He was one […]
How is Big Data Helping Humanitarian Crises?
We interact with the world around us through our device and they’re playing a huge part in helping those suffering humanitarian crises. We’ve used big data to make our lives more comfortable. Where to eat, what movies to watch, the best routes from A to B. What if we instead leverage this to help those […]
What Has Pokémon Got to Do With Big Data?
Last weekend I went to the park to take my daughter for a walk. I knew that it would be a walk with an extra level of intrigue above the usual cooing, dribbling, and occasional uncontrollable bawling. The previous day I downloaded PokémonGo onto my phone. Although I am not very “down with the kids” […]
Will Big Data Open a Pandora’s Box of Injustice?
Databases are not confined to big business. Big data has its uses in a variety of ways but how organisations choose to use it – for good or for ill, is going to play a huge part in the future of data and analytics. Remember that rogue traffic warden? The one who gave you a […]
Political Uses of Big Data
The race for the next President of the United States rumbles on. A lot of attention is being placed on how Data Analytics is playing a role in the campaigns. Social media scraping and audience analytics. An Artificial Intelligence Twitter account that tweets like Donald Trump. Political elections and the data that surrounds them are […]