White House spends millions to train more data scientists

White House To Universities: We Need More Data Scientists BY NEAL UNGERLEIDER, fastcompany.com New York University, University of California-Berkeley, and the University of Washington are launching a $37.8 million project to boost the numbers of American data scientists. It’s offi­cial: Amer­i­ca needs more data sci­en­tists. This week, a… http://flip.it/i9VYj Related articles UC Berkeley BIDS Launch … Continue reading White House spends millions to train more data scientists

What to Consider in Deciding Whether to Rent or Buy

What to Consider in Deciding Whether to Rent or Buy Richard Florida is Co-Founder and Editor at Large at The Atlantic Cities. He’s also a Senior Editor at The Atlantic, Director of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, and Global Research Professor at New York University. He is … Continue reading What to Consider in Deciding Whether to Rent or Buy

“Culture” in the Science Fictional Universe of “Big Data”

Ethnography.com » Blog Archive » “Culture” in the Science  Universe of “Big Data”. Related articles The Anthropology of Snacks, Widgets, and Pills: What I Learned from Ethnographic Consumer Research Big data and DNA: What business can learn from junk genes Where does ethnography belong? Thoughts on WikiSym 2012 Big Data vs Intelligent Data (and what … Continue reading “Culture” in the Science Fictional Universe of “Big Data”

NYU Interactive Media Program’s Rob Faludi makes things that talk to each other

I love this program. Finally more schools are merging liberal arts and technology to make cool things.. The Grill: NYU's Rob Faludi wants your toaster to befriend your smoke alarm. Related articles Rihanna To Visit NYU This Spring In Wake Of Students' "Diamonds" Tribute (nyulocal.com) No More Choosing Roommates For NYU Freshmen (newyork.cbslocal.com) Large-Scale Machine … Continue reading NYU Interactive Media Program’s Rob Faludi makes things that talk to each other

Interdisciplinary Studies in Engineering (Wireless Innovation) NYU-ePoly

Interdisciplinary Studies in Engineering (Wireless Innovation), ME: NYU-ePoly | NYU-Poly. Related articles ANSI Members Now Receive 10% Tuition Rebate for NYU-Poly Online Courses (virtual-strategy.com) NYU-Poly New-Business Incubator in Brooklyn's DUMBO Graduates First Startup (virtual-strategy.com) Celebrating Innovation at the first NYU Founder's Showcase (nyuentrepreneur.org) Avoiding the Definition of Irony: When Wind Turbine Blades and Solar Panels … Continue reading Interdisciplinary Studies in Engineering (Wireless Innovation) NYU-ePoly

Biotechnology and Entrepreneurship, MS | NYU-Poly

Biotechnology and Entrepreneurship, MS | NYU-Poly. Related articles Researchers set record for detecting smallest virus, opening new possibilities for early disease detection (phys.org) NY-Poly Detector Sets Record for Smallest Virus Identified without Electon Microscopy (medgadget.com) By detecting smallest virus, researchers open possibilities for early disease detection (esciencenews.com) Millimeter Frequencies Proposed for 5G (dailywireless.org) Searching for 1,000 … Continue reading Biotechnology and Entrepreneurship, MS | NYU-Poly

Mobile communications and loneliness

  An article in Boston Globe magazine charts the curious trend away from real human interaction towards entirely digitally mediated ones and notes the importance of being "un reachable" at times which is becoming increasingly difficult, and of being able to tolerate being alone. In particular the article cites research by an NYU social scientist … Continue reading Mobile communications and loneliness

NYU Stern Department of Information, Operations, and Management Sciences website actually looks halfway cool

NYU Stern | Department of Information, Operations, and Management Sciences. Similar to NYU's interactive media program, it also has what looks to be a very nice IS program which is well described on their site, unlike others which look like a Best Buy Geek Squad counter. Might be worth giving some examples to other sites … Continue reading NYU Stern Department of Information, Operations, and Management Sciences website actually looks halfway cool