Numbers in the City, Part 2
June 14, 2013
In Part 1 of this series, I discussed an emerging movement called quantitative urbanism and how mathematics can be used to better understand life in city. The goal of the movement is
Category: Big Data
In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other technologies with a focus on supply chain management and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, marketing, the Internet of Things, and smart cities. Our goal is to advance the public discussion about how cognitive computing and other advanced technologies affect the world in which we live.
Bradd C. Hayes is the active editor of this blog.
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Big Data Analytics: Good Questions Result in Better Answers
June 10, 2013
We’ve all been in classrooms or meetings when the person in charge (be it a teacher or facilitator) has stated, “There are no dumb questions.” Of course there are! We’ve all seen
Numbers in the City, Part 1
June 7, 2013
You’ve probably heard the expression, “I’m tired of being treated like a number.” In the past, “being treated like a number” has been a bad thing. That may change if experts in
Forecasting the Future with Big Data
June 6, 2013
All of us are curious about what lies ahead of us. We get nervous when our vision is limited. In such circumstances, we proceed cautiously, at best, and fearfully, at worst. It’s
Can Machine Intelligence Emerge from a Single Algorithm?
June 5, 2013
Daniela Hernandez entices us into her Wired article about Stanford computer science professor Andrew Ng with this statement, “There’s a theory that human intelligence stems from a single algorithm.” [“The man behind
A Review of "Big Data: A Revolution that Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think"
June 4, 2013
The topic of big data may sound a bit dry and technical; but, Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and Kenneth Cukier, in their book entitled Big Data: A Revolution that Will Transform How We Live,
Advanced Supply Chain Analytics
June 3, 2013
“Now that we’re all connected and responding 24×7 via any number of devices,” writes Jennifer Baljko, “of course there would be a loud corresponding call to have a ‘real-time supply chain,’ too.”
A Thought Probe Series on Tomorrow’s Population, Big Data, and Personalized Predictive Analytics: Part 6, Getting Personal
May 31, 2013
In the final segment of this series about tomorrow’s population, big data, and personalized predictive analytics, I want to get personal. The series has primarily focused on cities because that is where
Business and Big Data
May 29, 2013
“There’s a ton of information out there,” Steven Rosenbush and Michael Totty write. “And businesses are figuring out how to put it to work.” [“How Big Data Is Changing the Whole Equation
Privacy: The 600-pound Gorilla in the Big Data Room
May 28, 2013
“[The] sophisticated world of Big Data analysis has arrived,” writes Andrew Carswell, “a realm where both criminal indiscretions and consumer appetite will be targeted by a myriad of data analysts, or ‘geek
