Data Science

Weather forecasting is tough. Very tough. It requires immense amounts of data and it is computationally intensive. But Google has published a paper that suggests that AI can use simple radar data to "nowcast" the weather with remarkable short-term accuracy. Continue Reading →

While I was out at a meeting, my meticulously neat wife armed herself with a feather duster, donned protective pink rubber gloves, and viciously, mercilessly straightened, organized, and dusted the desk in my home office. My desk was clean, but the results were suboptimal. Continue Reading →

Twitter’s CEO, Jack Dorsey, announced that Twitter will no longer accept paid political advertising. He tweeted his reasons, “This isn’t about free expression. This is about paying for reach. And paying to increase the reach of political speech has significant ramifications that today’s democratic infrastructure may not be prepared to handle. It’s worth stepping back in order to address.” Continue Reading →

There are two basic camps in the world of marketing: numbers camp and pretty pictures camp. I live in both camps, and you should too. If you live in the numbers camp, I’m going to confirm what you already know. If you live in the pretty pictures camp, buckle your seatbelt, because this is going to be a fast, bumpy ride. Continue Reading →

Are data-poor organizations doomed? We’ve been running a data science experiment over the past few months. We were shocked, but not surprised by what we learned. Continue Reading →

For about 200,000 years, we have relied on our eyes and ears to separate truth from lies and fact from fiction. Even if we ignore the rise of fake news, technology is on the verge of making it impossible to know if what we are seeing and hearing is real or fake. Here’s a roundup of what’s new, what’s next, and what you can expect in time for the 2020 election. Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer talks with Paula Newton about big tech regulations and breaking up big tech corporations like Google and Amazon on CNN’s Quest Means Business. Airdate: June 14, 2019. Continue Reading →

On Thursday’s edition of CNN’s Quest Means Business, Shelly Palmer and Richard Quest discuss the growing concerns about whether Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg has too much power over Facebook. Original Airdate: May 30, 2019. Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer talks about facial recognition and technology with Sukanya Krishnan and Jennifer Lahmers on Fox 5’s Good Day Wake Up. Original Airdate: May 28, 2019 Continue Reading →

With Podcasting growing in popularity, finding the one you will enjoy from the many available is overwhelming. Today on Fox 5’s Good Day Wake Up with Sukanya Krishnan and Jennifer Lahmer, Shelly Palmer talks about how you can find your ideal Podcasts. Original Airdate: May 14, 2019 Continue Reading →