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Computational Journalism – Already Here but Not Obviously So

Posted in Computers, computer science, data mining, decision theory, journalism, tagged , , , , on December 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

In my early discussions and presentations regarding Wolfram|Alpha I often used Computational Journalism as the initial non-engineering use case.   Most folks weren’t quite sure what I meant initially by Computational Journalism until I explained how, as a toe in the water step, one could easily and automatically enhance articles and features with generated knowledge and [...]

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Wolfram|Alpha iPhone App Released

Posted in data mining, economics, tagged , , , , on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

[full disclosure: I've been working with the Wolfram|Alpha team... so I'll leave out a review or discussion on price justification]
The Wolfram|Alpha iPhone App is live in the App Store.  The blogosphere has its own impressions.  Argue price, features, business models, and whatever else that seems relevant in those lively communities.  On this blog and post [...]

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Planet Collision Reports BBC … in 1 billion years … Unverified by Wolfram|Alpha

Posted in Computers, astronomy, computation, science, tagged , , , , , on June 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

BBC reports on simulations run by astronomers suggesting we could see some planets collide in a billion years or so.
What’s fun is that you can actually ATTEMPT to run these computations in Wolfram|Alpha.  Here’s mercury in 1 billion years. Unfortunately the one thing I want to be able to show is the orbits of the [...]

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The Power of Wolfram|Alpha – Instant Primary Research

Posted in algorithm, decision theory, economics, education, science, truth, wolfram, tagged , , , on June 9, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Investigating causal factors instantly is not only possible it’s GREAT!
Check this graph out… think there’s a relationship?
GM revenue vs US Carbon Emissions
cool. very cool.

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What Is Wolfram|Alpha Really?

Posted in science, search, social science, software, web 2.0, tagged , , , , , , , , on May 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Here is one of the best blog posts on putting Wolfram|Alpha into perspective:
Asking which result is “right” misses the point. Google is a search engine; it did exactly what it’s supposed to do. It isn’t making any any assumptions about what you’re looking for, and will give you everything the cat dragged in. If you’re [...]

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Wolfram|Alpha? – Computing we were promised 50 years ago?

Posted in Statistics, automata, behavior, data mining, decision theory, economics, mathematica, mathematics, product development, programming, software, web 2.0, tagged , , , , , , on March 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »

An interesting approach to knowledge mentioned in Stephen Wolfram’s blog:
But what about all the actual knowledge that we as humans have accumulated?
A lot of it is now on the web—in billions of pages of text. And with search engines, we can very efficiently search for specific terms and phrases in that text.
But we can’t compute [...]

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Wolfram Mathematica Home Edition

Posted in cellular automata, computation, computer science, data mining, mathematics, programming, software, tagged , , , , , on February 7, 2009 | 7 Comments »

Wolfram Mathematica Home Edition is available.  It’s a $295 fully functional version of Mathematica 7.
Everyone should consider getting a copy.  No, really, everyone.  
What mathematica can help you do is as useful as word processing.  I know, that sounds crazy.  How could scientific computing be for everyone?
Consider the amount of math, data mining and research one [...]

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Quantum Computing Anyone?

Posted in philosophy, quantum mechanics, research, search, speculation, tagged , , , , , , on August 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Jason Cawley gives us another immense post with a semi formal argument about quantum computing and the universe as a quantum computer.  It is a response to Hector Zenil’s interactions/postings with/about Seth Lloyd.
I’m in agreement with this:
At some point you have to go look at the actual world. And when you do, you will find [...]

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NKS Summer School – The Follow Up Post 1

Posted in automata, business strategy, information theory, media, research, tagged , , on July 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Rather than expend energy writing my own general overview of what the heck just happened at summer school I’ll just link to this wrap up from the Wolfram team.
Sure, I’ll have far more details in upcoming posts, though most of those details will involve actual math, code, projects and implications and less about the school [...]

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