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The First Law of Complexodynamics (2011)

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Why aren't theoretical computer science conferences ever held on cruises? A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending FQXi's Setting Time Aright conference, part of which took place on a cruise from Bergen, Norway to Copenhagen, Denmark. This…

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Philosophy Eats AI

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In 2011, coder-turned-venture-investor Marc Andreessen famously declared, Software is eating the world in the analog pages of The Wall Street

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OPINION: The world is changing fast. Students need data science instruction ASAP

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Since 2011, national math test scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, fell by 17 points for eighth graders and 10 points for fourth graders in data analysis, statistics and probability.

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Tableau partners with the government of India to build students’ data skills

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When I first joined the Tableau Academic Programs Team in 2017, many professors would refer me to their Computer Science or Statistics department. Since 2011, Tableau Academic Programs have been driving data literacy efforts by offering free software and learning resources to enable and empower future data workers.

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The Meeting of the Minds That Launched AI

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Organized by John McCarthy , Marvin Minsky , Claude Shannon , and Nathaniel Rochester , it brought together a few dozen of the leading thinkers in AI, computer science, and information theory to map out future paths for investigation. A group photo [shown above] captured seven of the main participants.

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Top Companies to work for if you are a data scientist

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Reltio is based in Redwood Shores, California and the company was founded in 2011. Having a degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Social Science, Engineering with additional knowledge of Python, R Programming, Hadoop increases the possibility of getting a starting position job.

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Meet the Research Scientist: Shirley Ho

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She has received numerous awards and honors, including being named a National Blavatnik Award Finalist (2023), the NASA Group Achievement Award, in 2011 and 2022, and as well as being elected an International Astrostatistics Association Fellow in 2020. Ho’s contributions have not gone unnoticed.