by JAK | Dec 18, 2012 | big data, big ideas, TED, TEDx
One of the biggest challenges of our times is how to deal with huge amounts of data. It turns out software and computing power work much better when we can use it to augment our intelligence to scale up large scale task management. What if machines/computers and...
by JAK | Nov 4, 2012 | big data, big ideas
Next weeks US presidential election is fascinating to watch because the clash between old school journalism and more data driven approaches looks to be very much part of the story itself. The difference between probability and prediction is a key to this but not so...
by JAK | Oct 5, 2012 | big data, TEDx
Over the past few weeks a number of the TEDxAuckland 2012 speakers have talked with National Radio. Here are Sean Gourley, Assil Russell and Matthew Simmons radio clips. TEDx talks on the day are limited to 18 minutes each so these extended radio clips give more...
by JAK | Jul 2, 2012 | big data, culture, industry futures
Have you ever wondered what the real news is? One way of discovering what is really important to different readers is to look at media where there is a ready flow of comments. The Economist does this quite well with live bubble style graphics being generated by topic....
by JAK | Jun 2, 2012 | big data, big ideas, TED
One way that newspapers and other media try to manage a lot of information is by making an infographic or diagram. This type of visual “map” often helps the media to convey complex ideas more quickly and makes it easier for most of us to process....
by JAK | May 25, 2012 | big data, big ideas, TED
Last week I heard a fascinating story about a project where conservation staff have developed a remote controlled microphone to record bird calls especially Kiwi in the wild. What was really interesting to me about the story was how they wrote some software to scan...
