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LATEST ARTICLES ( 247 )

• Artificial Intelligence Research Gaining Momentum

  

  On Monday, the National Science Foundation announced that it had awarded a 5-year, $25 million grant "to Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2013 BUSINESS, SCIENCE, TECH

• Healthcare is Forecast to Get Even More Personal

  

  Current debates about healthcare cover topics ranging from how to rein in costs to how to make it more personalized. With the emergence of Big Data analytic... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2013 HEALTH

• Getting Kids Hooked on STEM Subjects, Part 1

  

  "The idea that the nation faces a crisis in science education has more than hit home," writes Terence Monmaney. "Many Americans think U.S. teens perform even... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2013 BUSINESS, SCIENCE, TECH

• Packaging and Sustainability

  

  Manufacturers and retailers know that packaging serves a number of functions. Good packaging protects the products they contain, attracts the eye of potential... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2013 BUSINESS, ECO-LIVING, SCIENCE, TECH

• The Growing Influence of the Digital Path to Purchase

  

  Jeremy Hanks reports that when Jessops, Britain's largest camera chain, went out of business, "the staff at one specific store posted a sign that was both... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2013 BUSINESS, SCIENCE, TECH

• Fellow Travelers: Big Data and the Internet of Things

  

  "Bland by name and superficially viewed as gee-whiz technology never to be realized, the IoT (Internet of things) has significant potential to transform... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 BUSINESS, SCIENCE, TECH

• What Makes a Smart City Smart?

  

  The staff at ITBusiness writes, "We hear the term 'smart city' a lot these days, and it can mean different things according to the context. Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2013 BUSINESS, SCIENCE, TECH

• Labor Day 2013

  

  Why it exists and who to say 'thanks for the day off' to Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2013 CULTURE, SOCIETY

• Targeted Marketing and Predictive Analytics, Part 2

  

  In the first segment of this two-part series on predictive analytics, I discussed the potential of analytics for providing a better ROI for marketers as well... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2013 BUSINESS, SCIENCE, TECH

• Targeted Marketing and Predictive Analytics, Part 1

  

  Seth Gottlieb believes that using predictive analytics to target customers "is going to feel invasive" as it becomes more common. Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2013 BUSINESS, SCIENCE, TECH

• Some Thoughts About Disruptive Innovations

  

  Helge Tennø, a Digital Director at Dinamo AS in Oslo, Norway, recently penned an interesting blog in which he connected Kevin Kelly's thinking about technology... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2013 BUSINESS, SCIENCE, TECH

• Messing with Your Mind

  

  "The era of robots learning and reacting the same way humans do may still be in the realm of science fiction," writes the editorial team at No Camels, "but a... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2013 BUSINESS, SCIENCE, TECH

• Preparing for Supply Chain Disruptions

  

  "After tsunamis, protests, wildfires, and riots — to name just a few recent major disruptions — few managers can be unaware of companies' vulnerability to the... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2013 BUSINESS, SCIENCE, TECH

• Nasdaq Technical Glitch Highlights System Vulnerabilities

  

  Trading today came to a sudden halt on the Nasdaq exchange as the result of a technical glitch. Jacob Bunge, Kaitlyn Kiernan, and Tomi Kilgore, reported that... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 BUSINESS, SCIENCE, TECH

• Quantum Computing and Machine Learning

  

  "The brain performs its canonical task — learning — by tweaking its myriad connections according to a secret set of rules," writes Natalie Wolchover. "To... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 BUSINESS, SCIENCE, TECH

• Supply Change Management and the Future

  

  "Supply chain management, as a practice in commercial operations," writes Lora Cecere, "is now thirty years old." ["Why?" Supply Chain Shaman, 19 June 2013] As... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2013 BUSINESS, SCIENCE, TECH

• Additive Manufacturing and the Future of the Supply Chain

  

  Sweeping statements are rarely true. That's why a headline that declared "Today’s complex global supply chains are poised to be dismantled" caught my... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2013 BUSINESS, SCIENCE, TECH

• The Next Billion Consumers

  

  Bain & Company analysts Wlademir Gomes, Louis Lim, Robert Schaus, and David Cooper, report, "The global marketplace is minting a new set of consumers that's... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2013 BUSINESS, SCIENCE, TECH

• Saving the World with Big Data, Part 2

  

  In the first part of this discussion about how Big Data can help save the world, I cited a number of experts who explained why they see great potential in Big... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013 BUSINESS, SCIENCE, TECH

• Saving the World with Big Data, Part 1

  

  "We're not asking enough of Big Data, and we're still getting in its way," writes Stephen Collins, Chief Executive Officer of Bazaarvoice. "We should be using... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2013 BUSINESS, SCIENCE, TECH