Teach Global Impact in CSP | Resources and Strategies

Unlocking Big Genetic Data Sets

November 16, 2016November 17, 2016 by Michael Morguarge

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Published By: Columbia University, 11/9/2016 >> View the Article << Summary Researchers at Columbia University are studying the use of machine-learning algorithms to predict the ancestry of individuals. They plan to use this algorithm to track trends…

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AI Predicts Outcomes of Human Rights Trials

October 28, 2016November 10, 2016 by John Daniell

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Published By: University College London/UCL News, 10/24/2016 >> View the Article << Summary Artificial intelligence has recently been used to predict (past) judicial decisions in the European Court of Human Rights to a surprising degree of accuracy.…

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Quantifying Urban Revitalization

October 27, 2016November 11, 2016 by Jonathan Corley

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Published By: MIT News, 10/24/2016 >> View the Article << Summary Researchers have developed a system that estimates how safe visitors will perceive an area to be based on photographs of the area. The researchers began…

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How Vector Space Mathematics Helps Machines Spot Sarcasm

October 24, 2016November 9, 2016 by John Daniell

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Published By: MIT Technology Review, 10/13/2016 >> View the Article << Summary Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology are focusing on a new strategy for recognizing sarcasm automatically. This development represents a step forward in helping…

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UA Uses Big Data to Solve Bus Woes in Brazil

October 19, 2016November 11, 2016 by John Daniell

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Published By: UANews, 10/12/2016 >> View the Article << Summary The University of Arizona is using big data to help resolve public transportation issues in Fortaleza, Brazil. The algorithms they have created help identify problem areas that…

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Can We Open the Black Box of AI?

October 13, 2016October 13, 2016 by Anna Clark

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Published By: Nature International Weekly Journal of Science, 10/5/2016 >> View the Article << Summary Scientists attempt to understand how computers think and learn in order to verify the reliability of large scale data analysis. This article covers…

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Google Translate Gets a Deep-Learning Upgrade

October 12, 2016 by John Daniell

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Published By: IEEE Spectrum, 10/3/2016 >> View the Article << Summary Engineers at Google are upgrading their Google Translate service to use deep learning, which is an artificial intelligence technique. This is the first time this…

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Southampton to Help Develop Software Which Could Transform Ship Maintenance

September 26, 2016September 26, 2016 by John Daniell

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Published By: University of Southampton, 9/15/2016 >> View the Article << Summary Researchers are planning to develop software that can monitor and gather data on the performance and efficiency of a marine vessel. Through the use of…

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How Big Data and Algorithms Are Slashing the Cost of Fixing Flint’s Water Crisis

September 21, 2016September 23, 2016 by Jonathan Corley

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Published By: The Conversation, 09/08/2016 >> View the Article << Summary Beyond tech companies such as Amazon and Google, big data has a significant effect on science, engineering, and even plumbing. As the government in Flint,…

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Big Pixel Initiative Develops Remote Sensing Analysis to Help Map Global Urbanization

September 16, 2016September 23, 2016 by Julia Bernd

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Published By: UC San Diego News Center, 9/14/2016 >> View the Article << Summary An interdisciplinary research team developed a large dataset of 21,030 high-resolution satellite images of India labeled for whether they show built-up areas.…

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Inferring Urban Travel Patterns From Cellphone Data

September 5, 2016September 21, 2016 by Julia Bernd

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Published By: MIT News, 8/29/2016 Summary: Researchers are using data on the locations people make calls from to model the movement patterns of Boston commuters; the system may replace or supplement surveys of residents. The article…

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How an Algorithm Learned to Identify Depressed Individuals by Studying Their Instagram Photos

August 31, 2016September 21, 2016 by Julia Bernd

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Published By: MIT Technology Review, 8/19/2016 Summary: Researchers have developed a machine-learning algorithm that achieves 70% recall in identifying depressed individuals by characteristics of their (pre-diagnosis) Instagram photo posts. This is a great example of a…

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