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Big Brother 101
Hub Bubs The people seemingly at the center of social networks-the hubs with the most connections-may not be so central after all. The highly connnected Diane appears to be the main hub here, but no...
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IBM Data Analysis Platform to Plan a More Efficient Future, Coming to a City...
San Francisco at Night khelvan via Flickr IBM is rolling out a data analysis software platform that can be adapted to any city, allowing municipal leaders to synthesize and mine reams of data that...
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How a Team of Enthusiasts Are Mapping Dark Matter
Abell Elliptical Galaxy The giant elliptical galaxy ESO 325-G004, from the Abell S740 cluster. Wikimedia Commons When the Euclid mission lifts off at the end of this decade, it will map galaxy...
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Data Harmony: How We Can Turn Piles of Raw Data Into Usable Knowledge
Gathering Ocean Data WHOI physical oceanographer Glen Gawarkiewicz recovers a CTD rosette aboard the R/V Oceanus in heavy weather north of Cape Hatteras, N.C. A CTD is used to collect data about ocean...
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How Activist Data Mining Is Penetrating the Veil Around Syria's Bloody Conflict
Mass Funeral Syrian mourners pray over the coffins of 44 people killed in twin suicide bombings, in Damascus on December 24, 2011. LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/Getty Images It's been nearly a year since the...
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Instant Expert: By some counts, government snoops are sifting through data from a billion or more phone calls and online messages daily. What might they be looking…
View ArticleIBM Data Analysis Platform to Plan a More Efficient Future, Coming to a City...
IBM is rolling out a data analysis software platform that can be adapted to any city, allowing municipal leaders to synthesize and mine reams of data that could help a city…
View ArticleHow a Team of Enthusiasts Are Mapping Dark Matter
When the Euclid mission lifts off at the end of this decade, it will map galaxy clusters in infrared and visible light, helping to blueprint the large-scale structure of the…
View ArticleData Harmony: How We Can Turn Piles of Raw Data Into Usable Knowledge
Scientists from every discipline have more data than ever, but it's only as useful as the meaning behind it. Every bit of information is only explained by the context in…
View ArticleHow Activist Data Mining Is Penetrating the Veil Around Syria's Bloody Conflict
It's been nearly a year since the beginning of a bloody uprising in Syria that has taken thousands of lives, both military and civilian. Just how many? Depends on whom you…
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