As the data science and big data technology booms start accelerating, it’s worth noting how these technologies will change our lives – both positively and potentially negatively. I posted previously about the ongoing discussion of privacy, but I’ve found another post on GigaOM about the same topic. According to the article, the Supreme Court of
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With the health care debate raging in the House and Senate, some Swampland blog posters at Time.com have linked these tough decisions to the classic game theory problem called the Prisoner’s Dilemma. It’s an interesting read about how complex problems can be boiled to a mathematical understanding… You can read the thread at the Time.com
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This week’s Newsweek had a lot of interesting things that piqued my interest – here’s one regarding Sarah Palin… In Jon Meacham’s article, he talks about Why Palin Matters to Obama – And To You. Certainly Palin is a polarizing figure – there are a lot of people who love her and a lot of
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So, I’m through Newsweek this weekend, and I run across a quote from Goucher College mathematician Robert Lewand, where he said: “Somebody in the governor’s office was just having a little fun.” What Dr. Lewand was describing was the result of a recent veto by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. So, what could have brought this so
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