Archive for October, 2020

Data Science newsletter – October 18, 2020

Newsletter features journalism, research papers and tools/software for October 18, 2020 GROUP CURATION: N/A   Why Congress should invest in open-source software The Brookings Institution, Techstream, Frank Nagle from October 13, 2020 As the pandemic has highlighted, our economy is increasingly reliant on digital infrastructure. As more and more in-person interactions have moved online, products […]

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Applied Sports Science newsletter – October 16, 2020

Applied Sports Science news articles, blog posts and research papers for October 16, 2020   Tyrann Mathieu is changing the game The Undefeated, Domonique Foxworthy from October 15, 2020 But what position will he play? Back in 2013, that was the main question on the minds of NFL front-office types about Tyrann Mathieu. That uncertainty, […]

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Data Science newsletter – October 16, 2020

Newsletter features journalism, research papers and tools/software for October 16, 2020 GROUP CURATION: N/A   Machines are making beautiful things without even trying to. We ask them to make something that optimizes for our requirements, they give us something back that looks surprisingly like nature. What is going on? A Thread Twitter, Alexandros Marinos from […]

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Data Science newsletter – October 14, 2020

Newsletter features journalism, research papers and tools/software for October 14, 2020 GROUP CURATION: N/A   How the World’s Biggest Slum Stopped the Virus Bloomberg Businessweek, Ari Altstedter and Dhwani Pandya from October 08, 2020 India’s economy is in an historic slump, and less economic activity means fewer things being thrown away—and also less demand to […]

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Data Science newsletter – October 14, 2020

Newsletter features journalism, research papers and tools/software for October 14, 2020 GROUP CURATION: N/A   Breaking down research barriers in data-driven decision Arizona State University, ASU Now from October 09, 2020 Wenwen Li, associate professor in Arizona State University’s School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, is part of a multidisciplinary team of researchers that […]

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Applied Sports Science newsletter – October 13, 2020

Applied Sports Science news articles, blog posts and research papers for October 13, 2020   Sport and Its Tie to Indigenous Communities Global Sport Matters from October 09, 2020 In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Global Sport Matters is elevating stories and content from influential individuals including Amanda Blackhorse, Jordan Marie Daniel, Billy Mills, and […]

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Data Science newsletter – October 12, 2020

Data Science Newsletter features journalism, research papers and tools/software for October 12, 2020 GROUP CURATION: N/A   The unreasonable effectiveness of the Julia programming language Ars Technica, Lee Phillips from October 09, 2020 … Six years ago, I wrote in these pages about the enduring prominence of Fortran for scientific computing and compared it with […]

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