Dear Lifehacker,I’ve been hearing more and more about “big data.” What is it, and is it something I should be worried about? Is this another way companies harvest my data and sell it? Sincerely,Bewitched by BuzzwordsDear Bewitched by Buzzwords,”Big data” is the latest tech industry buzz-phrase. Depending on who you ask, it either represents a threat to personal privacy, or […]
The ups and downs of Obamacare — from its passage to its rollout and now implementation — have consumed Washington, D.C., and American politics.But for those who run companies — and provide health insurance to more than half of all Americans — not much has fundamentally changed. Health care is still a business disease: U.S. enterprises spend more than $620 […]
Big Data Veracity and the Value of Doubt
by David Lawson | Jun 11, 2014 | Big Data, Cognitive Computing, knowledge, Relationships, Veractiy |
The fourth V of Big Data – Veracity – is not talked about a lot perhaps because it brings up the uncomfortable reality of the inherent uncertainty of data, especially Big Data. The more data sources you […]
Big Data’s march through the health care industry really seems to be making news this week. Take, for example, this Wired profile of Modernizing Medicine, a company that aggregates data from “knowledge gathered from roughly 3,700 providers and more than 14 million patient visits.” Health care providers can then draw on this data to make better treatment decisions. Powerful search algorithms deliver precisely targeted results.Sounds […]
Data scientists shouldn’t have to spend the majority of their time doing grunt work: getting data ready for the analysis that could really make a difference for their employers. They should be able to come up with cool new ideas worth evaluating. No wonder investors are jumping all over software that automates parts of the data-cleaning workflow.Today, one of the […]
Web services companies, such as Facebook, Google and Microsoft, all make promises about how they will use personal information they gather. But ensuring that millions of lines of code in their systems operate in ways consistent with privacy promises is labor-intensive and difficult. A team from Carnegie Mellon University and Microsoft Research, however, has shown these compliance checks can be […]
There are 6.7 million women in the U.S. who have trouble conceiving, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, and only a fraction of them are using the services that could help them.Behind that dry statistic are harrowing stories from people (including friends of mine) involving experience with fertility clinics.Indeed, the number of women in the U.S. who […]
StewartAcuffFollowDaily Kos memberProfile
Diaries (list)
Stream
Tue Apr 29, 2014 at 07:31 AM PDTThe Stock Market is Riggedby StewartAcuffFollow
One of America’s most powerful mass media institutions, 60 minutes, did a […]
APRIL 29, 2014Big Data in Biomedicine conference set for May 21-23 at StanfordBY RUTHANN RICHTERRelated News » Li Ka Shing Foundation gives $3 million to Stanford for ‘big data’ initiative
» Scientists consider potential of abundant biomedical data
[…]
By Stephen Goldsmith & Christopher Kingsley.Chances are very good that the last call you received from a congressional campaign was personal. A volunteer chose your seven-digit number, out of thousands in the ward, because an algorithm comparing dozens of data points on when you registered, how you’ve voted, and what kind of truck you drive suggested that you were persuadable. […]
