This article by Chief Scientist Dan Putler explores the impact of data science on one of our most pressing social issues, the opioid epidemic, in a very accessible way. And the Alteryx Community contains a wealth of information for learning more about Predictive Analytics…more to come.
https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Data-Science-Blog/The-Drivers-of-Opioid-Prescription-Rates-in-England/ba-p/135244
From academia to custom educational publishing to MOOCs to paid online programs, Stefan has seen it all. DigiPub host Laura Linnaeus talks with Stefan Esposito, Program Director for the Harvard Business Analytics Program (HBAP) and former Fellow and Manager of Instructional Development for HarvardX, about effective learning, the price of an online education, retention, and the sea of data that encompasses it all.
from Digi*Pub: 2.6 | From HarvardX to Harvard Business Analytics: Effective Online Learning with Stefan Esposito
from Digi*Pub…Conversations from LearnLaunch 2018: edTech Start-ups AdmitHub, Authess, and Choosito
Pressures to bring affordability and relevance to education are driving fascinating innovation within educational publishing, and these trends are made possible by developments in AI. How exactly does this technology underpin these important developments in education?
Using Data Science to save the environment. In case you missed this at the WIDS conference. [30 min]
How Stitch Fix Turned Personal Style into a Data Science Problem
https://hbr.org/2018/05/stitch-fixs-ceo-on-selling-personal-style-to-the-mass-market
So often we focus on the mechanics of building the right algorithms. This article emphasizes the importance of building the right organization — with Data Science reporting directly to the CEO. And how Human and Artificial Intelligence can work together to deliver a more personalized product. I finally found time to start reading the latest issue of HBR…and this article really stands out.