Think of teaching a robot to recognize your face or to pick that show on Netflix that you would probably find most interesting to watch next. Exactly how is that supposed to happen? This is where neural networks come into play. In a way, it can be thought of: they are the brains behind most […]

Just imagine a library where all the books you need for research are located in various rooms, some even in different buildings. Now, how annoying would that be? In fact, take all those thousands of similarly arranged and stored books, and place them in a single big room accessible at any given time. Well, basically,

Now, imagine sitting in a room which is fully carpeted on the floor and every inch of the furniture with thousands of jigsaw puzzle pieces. Each piece is symbolic of an information piece—bright colors, dull, untouched, with many feeling like they just can’t fit. Now, what if I tell you there is a way you

Imagine you’re digging through a pile of old toys, trying to find that special action figure which you lost years ago. Well, that’s more or less what data mining is all about; however, instead of toys, we’re really just sifting through mountains of data to find useful information. It’s what businesses, scientists, and even governments

Think about stepping into a library so vast that it stretches beyond the reach of sight. That is just yours to investigate—a book, a page, an item of information. Here is the rub: the books are scattered, and of course, you have only a flashlight for finding what you need. Well, it feels sort of

Hello friends! Can you feel the buzz? Everyone seems to be talking about data science, but what is it? Imagine you sit next to your friend, who has a pile of information that he has compiled over a period of time and seeks your help to make some sense of it all. He wants to

Imagine your house without a door—just anybody would be able to walk in, wouldn’t they? Kind of scary, but that is what happens to your network with no firewall. In today’s world, where everything from the details of your bank account down to your favorite videos of cats is online, protecting your digital space is

Picture yourself in a crowded mall. Everyone can see where you go, in which store you have entered, what you are buying, and even with whom you are talking. Kind of invasive, right? Now, imagine for a second you’ve got this cloak and, all of a sudden, nobody can see where you’re going or what