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The Big Data Driving Google Maps
Author: Patrick McDeed
Posted: 02/25/2016 - 16:34

For many, the term “Big Data” remains very much a black box. How it is collected, managed, and then analyzed for practical use is still largely an unknown. To help unpack the mysteries of this buzzword, big data, it is beneficial to explore the ways it impacts our day-to-day lives: whether it be the ways in which we engage with content online to how it impacts our daily commute.

According to a recent report from the Texas Transportation Institute the typical American loses an average...Read more

Keywords: Big Data, Data Accessibility, Data Skills, Informal, Professionals, College and Beyond, Educators
Ocean Tracks: Immersing students in complex data
Author: Ruth Krumhansl
Posted: 02/16/2016 - 13:50

“Data drives discovery, decision-making, and innovation. … However, our current education systems have not been equipped to produce either the workforce or the citizenry with the skills, knowledge and judgment to make wise use of the data streams that our technologies are delivering.” – A Call for Action for Promote Data Literacy Workshop for Building Global Data Literacy, October 2015

The statement above, crafted and signed by a...Read more

Keywords: Big Data, Biology, Climate Science, Data Accessibility, Data Literacy, Data Skills, Data Visualizations, Informal, Marine Biology, Oceanography, Interface Designers, Professionals, High, Researchers, Educators
Kicking Off Real World, Real Science
Author: Randy Kochevar
Posted: 02/10/2016 - 15:22

Last week I had the pleasure of traveling to Portland, Maine to meet with colleagues at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI). I had never been to Portland, coming from California, but had been told that Portland was a great foodie town, with the largest number of small brew-pubs per capita east of Portland, Oregon. That sounded great to me, and in truth, it was even better than that! Portland is filled with local shops, charming side streets, as well...Read more

Keywords: Climate Science, Middle, Educators

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