The way we define the data we measure can completely change the results that we get.
Tag: data science
Mark Gray on Physics, Supercomputing, Robodebt, and the future of medicine
Mark Gray on technology. "people have developed a kind of implicit trust in the way that technology works. And I think partly it's because they don't actually understand how it works. And so, they just choose to trust it. I mean, I've got a lot of experience in programming. ...I would not trust a computer-driven car to not hurt me."
The Importance of Zero – A Graph Crimes Story
Why does it matter if the Y axis doesn't start at 0? Let's see!
Our misplaced faith in smart watches
How smart are smart watches? How meaningful is their health tracking? Have we been fooled by another shiny toy?
Kate Carruthers on Data Governance and the people side of data
"Behind every business problem is a human being with some kind of need. And if we understand that, we can solve it and increasingly now every business is a data driven business, but you can't let data be the only thing you need to, we need to focus in on the human problems we're trying to solve. And that's probably one of the things that is making me really think about this AI revolution that's happening now. And a lot of people seem to be putting forward crazy solutions and not keeping the human being with a real problem and real needs in mind with their solutions."