by JAK | Dec 17, 2012 | big ideas, industry futures, TEDx
MobileEye is a software start-up that is striving to help the blind better experience the world around them. This is a talk from TEDxAuckland 2012.It was great to see such a early phase start-up at TEDxAuckland. Here is a snap of Aakash and Jade alongside 2 cans of...
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 | 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 19, 2012 | big data, big ideas, TED
Imagine you never stopped learning and that every so often a friend, educator, health professional or heaven forbid – some bloke on Facebook gives you feedback on something that they think you need to change – what do you do? Lets assume this is medical...
by JAK | May 9, 2012 | big ideas, culture, industry futures
What if David Attenborough could sing? How about Stephen Hawking? Brian Cox? Well thanks to John Boswell at Symphony of Science they can and the results are surprising, delightful, educational and musically inventive. When my daughter was younger we watched hours of...
