Tag: Data Science

  • Coming Together (Virtually) for a Healthier Africa

    Coming Together (Virtually) for a Healthier Africa

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    kicamille
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    Scaling a 350-person meeting to 1600+ participants required inventing new virtual networking tools and interactive experiences One thing we love about working with scientists is that they are motivated by trying to make the world a better place. They see problems, such as the need to apply the latest in data science to improve public…

  • Accelerating Science With Big Data

    Accelerating Science With Big Data

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    Andy Burnett
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    Many scientific fields have yet to realize the potential of Big Data. That’s where NSF’s Harnessing the Data Revolution (HDR) comes in — from improving our chances of detecting dark matter to resolving the tree of life. The HDR All-hands meeting brought together principal investigators to share best practices and discuss how to grow the community.

  • How to Catch a Glimpse of Dark Matter

    How to Catch a Glimpse of Dark Matter

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    Andy Burnett
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    Scientists think that about 25 percent of our universe is made up of stuff you can’t see or feel. They’ve named this non-luminescent mystery material dark matter. Some think dark matter is hot (HDM) while others think its cold (CDM). And, yes, some say – you guessed it – warm (WDM). The cold theory has…