This Week in Data Science (April 26, 2016)

Here’s this week’s news in Data Science and Big Data.

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Interesting Data Science Articles and News

• IBM Watson Has a Few Predictions for ‘Game of Thrones’ Season Six – IBM Watson gives TV forecasting a go. Using personality insights, Watson predicts the fate of the characters in Game of Thrones.
• Data Visualization Drives the Era of Information Activism – This generation of passionate and tech savvy individuals is using data visualization tools for self expression. They are data activists who create visual representations to tell their stories.
• Building a (semi) Autonomous Drone with Python – Learn how to use Python and node.js to build a drone that moves by itself.
• Want to Get More Out of Hadoop? Here Are 5 Ways – The CMO of Talend, Ashley Stirrup, lists five ways to optimize Hadoop in order to increase business insight and competitive advantages.
• Big Data Is The Big Topic For The Internet Of Things – As The Internet of Things becomes more of a regularity and less of a novelty, questions about information overload and security arise.
• Your Next New Best Friend Might Be a Robot – Artificial Intelligence chatbot named Xiaoice surprises many with her very “human” responses during an interview.
• Prince’s Purple Reign, In One Chart – See data visualization of Prince’s Billboard hits.
• Learning R in Seven Simple Steps – R novices can follow this laid out learning path to learn R in the most productive way possible.
• 10 Important Predictions for the Future of IoT – IoT, which is still a relatively new market, will look vastly different in the next few years. Gartner makes 10 predictions about the future of IoT.
• MIT’s Teaching AI How to Help Stop Cyberattacks – AI2, an Artificial Intelligence developed at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, reviews data to try and pinpoint anything suspicious.
• Road-Testing the Internet of Things in Kansas City – Kansas City is a frontrunner in implementing IoT into city systems. They partnered with Cisco to develop a smart city corridor.
• The rise of NoSQL databases – Learn about NoSQL and its recent rise in popularity.
• US VS. EU Start-ups: Does Silicon Valley Hold All the Cards? – Silicon Valley is not alone in its startup admiration. Cities in Europe such as Berlin and London have a large number of founders and entrepreneurs.
• Genetic Database Makes Finding Organ Donors Easier – A team of Indian scientists has developed a next-generation sequencing (NGS) method that can assist organ transplants, bone cell marrow donations and stem cell therapy with lowered risk.
• Cockroaches, Bees, Crickets and Big Data may just save lives – Insects are being studied in order to optimize robots and Big Data.
• How IBM delivers S’more profitability for Hershey’s Brazil – Due to the fierce competition faced by Hershey’s in Brazil, the company used advanced planning analytics to increase sales.
• IoT: Discovery in the age of dark data – See this infographic about IBM Watson’s Internet of Things.

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