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Big data and bioinformatics: Powerful tools for decoding DNA
Science, Maths & Technology

Big data and bioinformatics: Powerful tools for decoding DNA

...data sets generated in biological studies. The creation of new analysis tools for working with this type of data is therefore becoming increasingly important. It allows scientists to fully make use of the information available, and allows them to compare and analyse data generated from different sources. It can be used to find new links between genes and disease that may...
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How is identity data creating headaches for large companies?
Money & Business

How is identity data creating headaches for large companies?

...data are turning toxic for businesses. Bhargav Mitra and Robert McCausland explain why...[Statue of a human form spraying water] Leaking identity data can cost companies Google might be in trouble for collecting the personal data of its users, but many companies have a growing incentive to rid their hands of the data that users entrust them with. This is because of...
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Small Data: Star Wars release & broadcast dates
History & The Arts

Small Data: Star Wars release & broadcast dates

...data First UK free to air broadcast in each case was on ITV; first pay TV broadcast was on a Sky Movies channel - Sky Premier or Sky Movies 1. Release date is for first general release, and doesn't include restricted access events such as royal premieres. Sources: Wookiepedia, thestarwarstrilogy.com, TV Times, IMDB.com, The Times, Birmingham Evening Mail, Daily Mirror,...
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What do Europe's new data rules mean for children online?
Education & Development

What do Europe's new data rules mean for children online?

...Data Protection Regulation [GDPR] coming into effect - and it's not entirely clear what it means for children. Sonia Livingstone & DaYoung Yoo wonder if greater clarity is generating more confusion...[A child using an iPhone] For some policy areas, it seems that the closer you look, the more confusion results. So it seems with the General Data Protection Regulation,...
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Everyday maths: using our visual skills to navigate a data and image-rich world
OpenLearn Ireland

Everyday maths: using our visual skills to navigate a data and image-rich world

Is seeing really believing - or can it help with maths as well? Complete this interactive activity to find out how to use your visual skills to help you estimate and make calculations...[A photograph of a man sitting on a cliff. In the distance, there is a lighthouse. This is the banner image for the activity.] Select the image above to start the interactive activity,...
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What are the security risks of living in a Smart City?
Science, Maths & Technology

What are the security risks of living in a Smart City?

...data collection platforms – have also vastly increased the potential “attack surface” that these urban areas must protect and defend. [A man listens at the wall with a glass pressed to his ear] Will cities awash with data increase the opportunities for digital eavesdropping? (For a good snapshot of the growing areas included in the IoT and this growing attack...
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Can the way research is reported play into sexist assumptions?
Society, Politics & Law

Can the way research is reported play into sexist assumptions?

...analysis suggested that males showed greater neural connectivity within each brain hemisphere, while female brains demonstrated greater connectivity across hemispheres. Here, apparently, was scientific proof of the fundamentally dichotomous nature of human gender. A storm of media attention ensued. [An illustration of the brain] In many respects, the PNAS paper is...
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60 Second Adventures in Artificial Intelligence
Digital & Computing

60 Second Adventures in Artificial Intelligence

...data and make serendipitous discoveries. Transcript Artificial Vision One very common use of AI in science is for complex image analysis. Most AIs that perform image analysis are called “Convolutional Neural Networks” (CNN). A CNN is a special type of neural network that is based on simple models of how human vision works. A CNN learns an ensemble of simple pattern...
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