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  • A Data Science Career with Kirk Borne, Free Webinar

    Once again, The Data Incubator, is hosting another Data Science in 30 minutes webinar. This one features the career of Kirk Borne. Renowned data scientist, Kirk Borne will take viewers on a journey through his career in science and technology explaining how the industry-and himself have evolved over the last 4 decades. Starting with skipping… Read more

  • The 3 Stages of Data Science

    Businesses everywhere are racing to extract meaningful insight from their data. Many organizations are spinning up data science teams and attacking problems (some more successful than others). However, one of the challenges is determining the current stage of data science within the organization. Next is determining the desired stage of data science. Below are 3… Read more

  • NBA Basketball Analytics Hackathon

    The National Basketball Association is hosting an Analytics Hackathon. Application are accepted until August 6, 2017 and the actual competition occurs on September 23-24, 2017. The competition has 2 focus areas: Basketball Analytics Business Analytics The prizes for winning consist of: Lunch with NBA Commissioner A trip to the All-Star Game Tickets to a game… Read more

  • Guidelines for Telling a Great Data Science Story

    People love stories. People can connect with stories. People remember great stories. Make your data tell a story. If you can make stories come alive with data, people will pay attention. There is no magic formula for a great story, data or otherwise. Here are some guidelines for telling a great data science story. Clearly… Read more

  • Papers for Teaching Undergraduate Data Science

    Papers for Teaching Undergraduate Data Science

    If you work at a university and are considering starting an undergraduate program in data science, then today’s post is for you. A Guide to Teaching Data Science [2016] – focuses on increasing 3 skills (create, connect, compute) within Statistics departments to develop data science Teaching the Foundations of Data Science: An Interdisciplinary Approach [2016]… Read more

  • Deep Learning Research Paper Lists for Summer 2017

    Deep Learning Research Paper Lists for Summer 2017

    A timeline of Deep Learning papers (with download links) written since 2011 A large collection of Deep Learning papers broken out by specific topic. It also includes ratings. A list of papers to compliment Deep Learning Book The last links are not official academic papers, but they are quite good resources on deep learning. Revolution… Read more

  • Seeing Theory – A Visual Intro to Stats

    Daniel Kunin from Brown University created a totally stunning and interactive site named Seeing Theory. It provides a visual introduction to many concepts in statistics and probability. Definitely worth checking out and sharing with others. Tip: it does not work well on mobile. Read more

  • 5 Data Science Research Papers to read in Summer 2017

    5 Data Science Research Papers to read in Summer 2017

    In the past, the blog has included 7 Important Data Science Papers and 5 More Data Science Papers. Here is another list if you are looking for something to read over the summer. Spark: Cluster Computing with Working Sets Ten Simple Rules for Effective Statistical Practice Probabilistic machine learning and artificial intelligence A survey on… Read more

  • Site For Undergraduate Data Science Programs

    Karl Schmitt, Director of Data Sciences at Valparaiso University, has started a blog to share his experiences with building an undergraduate data science program. The blog is titled, From the Director’s Desk. Karl is regularly posting about textbooks, curriculum, visualizations and learning objectives from the perspective of an educator. Tons of great resources! Read more

  • Valparaiso University is Turning Homework into Social Change

    Recently, I had the honor of speaking with Dr. Karl Schmitt from Valparaiso University. He is the director of the Data Science undergraduate program at Valparaiso University. We had a very nice discussion, and I thought I would pass along my summary. What are the Details of the Valparaiso Undergraduate Program? The program is housed… Read more

  • It is Open Data Day!

    March 4, 2017 is Open Data Day. Open Data Day is an annual celebration across the globe. Over 300 groups around the world schedule activities to use open data for their communities. See if there is a gathering in your area. Also, the focus this year is on: Open research data Tracking public money flows… Read more

  • Netflix Data Scientist on Machine Learning: Free Webinar

    The Data Incubator, a data science fellowship program, is currently running a Data Science in 30 minutes webinar series. Next week features a free webinar with Dr. Becky Tucker of Netflix. Dr. Tucker is a Senior Data Scientist at Netflix where she specializes in predictive modeling for content demand (think what do people want to… Read more

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