This Week in Data Science (September 06, 2016)

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

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Interesting Data Science Articles and News

• How Tech Giants Are Devising Real Ethics for Artificial Intelligence – Researchers from tech companies have been meeting to discuss the impact of artificial intelligence on jobs, transportation and even warfare.
• The Three Faces of Bayes – The three main uses of the term “Bayesian” are presented through the lens of a naïve Bayes classifier.
• IBM Data Science Experience: First steps with yorkr – A user goes through his use of IBM’s Data Science Experience, an integrated delivery platform for analytics.
• EPA challenges communities to develop air sensor data platforms – EPA’s chief data scientist believes that real-time pollution sensors are the way of the future.
• Inside the ‘brain’ of IBM Watson: how ‘cognitive computing’ is poised to change your life – IBM’s Cognitive Computing revolution is changing how doctors, financial experts, and many other professions find and investigate key issues in their work.
• The sneaky math that made the lottery more alluring – and harder to win – In recent years, popular lotteries have been re-engineered to make their contests more appealing, but also further decrease your odds of hitting the jackpot.
• What Robots Can Learn from Babies – Researchers at the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (Ai2) in Seattle have developed a computer program that shows how machines determine how the objects captured by a camera will most likely behave.
• Majority of mathematicians hail from just 24 scientific ‘families’ – The evolution of mathematics is traced using a comprehensive genealogy database.
• Enhanced DMV facial recognition technology helps NY nab 100 ID thieves – In January, the New York State DMV enhanced its facial recognition technology by increasing the measurement points of a driver’s license picture.
• How to Become a Data Scientist – Part 1 – Check out this excellent (and exhaustive) article on becoming a data scientist, written by someone who spends their day recruiting data scientists.
• Essentials of Machine Learning Algorithms (with Python and R Codes) – Sunil created a guide to simplify the journey of aspiring data scientists and machine learning enthusiasts across the world.
• Could artificial intelligence help humanity? Two California universities think so – Two California universities separately announced new centers devoted to studying the ways in which AI can help humanity.
• Y’all have a Texas accent? Siri (and the world) might be slowly killing it – Voice recognition tools such as Apple’s Siri still struggle to understand regional quirks and accents, and users are adapting the way they speak to compensate.
• Big data salaries set to rise in 2017 – Starting salaries for big data pros will continue to rise in 2017 as companies jockey to hire skilled data professionals.
• 10 Years of Color – Analysis on my Personal Photo Collection – See how Brett Kobold creates a data visualization that shows the most prominent color from every photo he took over the last 10 years.

Upcoming Data Science Events

• IBM World of Watson 2016 – Unleash your company’s cognitive potential at IBM World of Watson 2016 this October.
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• IBM DataFirst Launch Event – Join data and analytics leaders and practitioners from the open source community, startups, and enterprises at the IBM DataFirst Launch Event on September 27th in NYC.