Tag Archives: knowledge

Why Do Nerds Become Successful CEOs?

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My son is halfway through his freshman year at college and is trying to decide on a major. He asked me over Christmas break for some advice. To me, it’s an easy choice. “Be a nerd,” I told him. “Be a...

Cambridge May Reject Too Generous donation in Honour of Stephen Hawking

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An American philanthropist’s $6-million (£3.63m) donation in honour of Stephen Hawking is in danger of being rejected by Cambridge University because it is too generous. The Avery-tsui Foundation...

Why Google Can Not Run The World: Wisdom = Data + Experience

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Google’s purchase of Nest moves it one step further into the Internet of Things and a completely connected world. There’s no doubt that data-driven decisions can make homes more energy efficient....

Big Data Debates: Machines Vs. Humans

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Are machines better than humans at making decisions? Andrew McAfee has formulated in the Harvard Business Review Blog yet another M-Law for the big data age: “As the amount of data goes up, the...

8 Surprising Facts About Kids and Screen Time

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Most of the parents I speak with worry about screen time. I’m a so-called ‘expert,’ so they ask me for advice. How many hours a day of television is healthy? How many hours of video games should they...

Data Science At Manheim

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As ones and zeros eat the world, data is the new product and data science is the new process of innovation. The International Institute of Analytics predicts that in 2014 companies in a variety of...

Best Online Colleges

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While education has expanded beyond the rote learning of bygone days, the new challenges that face the student of today are myriad. The fact that there are such a large number of agencies that lend...