Ryan Swanstrom

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  • Here is a good overview of the first week of the Columbia Data Science course. Read more

  • Columbia University Data Science Course

    I just recently (yesterday) found out that Columbia University is offering a Data Science course. Dr. Rachel Schutt of the Department of Statistics is teaching the course. She is also blogging some of the course material. Sorry, I could not find any video lectures. However, Cathy O’Neil is sitting in on the course and will… Read more

  • Big Data in the (Heated or Cooled) Air Around You – NYTimes.com

    This is a nice article about using Machine Learning and BigData with the thermostat in your home. The company, Nest Labs, is doing some cool things. Big Data in the (Heated or Cooled) Air Around You – NYTimes.com. Read more

  • Legos and Big Data

    Recently, the family and I visited a LEGO store. We were given a pamphlet that contained some interesting numbers. More than 4,000,000 million people will play with LEGO bricks this year There are an average of 62 LEGO bricks per person on Earth 5,000,000,000 (yeah thats 5 billion) hours per year are spent playing with… Read more

  • This post contains some nice tips if you are planning some machine learning in the cloud. Read more

  • The next post in the BigML Machine Learning Throwdown. Read more

  • This is a great series. In this edition, pay special attention to the sections on BigML and Weka. Read more

  • Two More Coursera Courses Start Today

    Coursera has so many courses, it is difficult to keep track. New ones are starting all the time. Here are 2 more that will be beneficial to people interested in learning more about data science. Statistics One – Technically, it started yesterday, but you will not miss out on much if you start today. If… Read more

  • A Comparison of NoSQL Offerings

    Kristof Kovacs put together an excellent comparisons of the different NoSQL products. Here are the products it covers. MongoDB Riak CouchDB Redis HBase Neo4j Cassandra Membase Read more

  • BigData and College

    This infographic is somewhat related to the previous infographic I posted. The first paragraph under point #1 is worth noting. Schools now have the ability to collect massive amounts of data; they just need to analyze it to acquire useful information. Presented By: OnlineDegrees.org Read more

  • Gamification, Education, and BigData

    This is a nice infographic about gamification in education. I am curious to watch how gamification plays a role in the online education scene at places like Udacity and Coursera. I think gamification is going to lead to many new and interesting problems in bigdata. Created by Knewton and Column Five Media Read more

  • Data Science – Beyond Intuition

    Thomas Thurston put together a very nice video about data science, its uses, and the possible impacts. Data Science – Beyond Intuition from Thomas Thurston on Vimeo. Read more

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