- 6th June, 2017
- data_science
Who You Gonna Call?
Everybody wants success. With revenues in many industries under pressure, more and more companies seeking to transform their fortunes, now contract …
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- 30th May, 2017
- culture
Building a Data Driven Culture
Data science is here to stay and several business are now realizing the benefits of making data driven decisions. Many have started to put in place …
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- 23rd May, 2017
- big-data
Does size really matter?
It’s tricky to measure how big, big data really is. At the risk of revealing my age, this exchange from the Australian-American comedy movie …
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- 16th May, 2017
- data_science
When I Grow Up
In 2012, Harvard Business Review called data science the sexiest job of the 21st century. As more companies realize the value of harnessing their …
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- 9th May, 2017
- cognitive_bias
Programmed to Deceive
I’ll be visiting Kigali, Rwanda this week as one of the judges of the grand finale of the DataHack4FI Hackathon. The event brings together aspiring …
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- 2nd May, 2017
- artificial-intelligence
How AI is Changing Our World
In 2017, Artificial Intelligence or AI applications are more pervasive than ever before and increasingly convey the semblance of ‘thinking’. From …
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- 25th April, 2017
The War for Data
Assorted rogues and nations have made their fortunes by finding oil, bringing it to the surface and selling it to the world. Who owns oil is largely …
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- 18th April, 2017
- campaign, machine_learning
Who Let The Machines Out?
In last month’s post, “No More Carpet Bombing”, we discussed the impact that data can have on the success of your marketing strategy. We mentioned …
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- 11th April, 2017
- natural_language_processing
(Un)natural Language Processing
Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784), is described by the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography as "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in …
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