Big data has been the buzzword for the last few years. While the concept of big data-driven analytics is still in the theory stage, research institutions are trying to demonstrate how visual analytics of big data can make a real difference in businesses and the society today. By creating visual analytics, information technology corporations such as … Continue reading How Visual Analytics Make Big Data Accessible
Author: Jason Tham
Attention SCSU Students: Technology Survey
Are you a techie? Do this 10-item survey to let me know how you use your technology! (Note: Please, do this only if you are an SCSU student.) Click here to do the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DK7FLKV
What is Love: The 3Cs to Lasting Relationships
It's the morning post Valentine's Day at U.S. central time, and the town is still rather sleepy. Regarded as the second most celebrated quasi-holiday after New Year's Day, Valentine's Day has its way into plugging the heartstrings of many people - young and mature alike. It would be no surprise if many couples wake up … Continue reading What is Love: The 3Cs to Lasting Relationships
Coke Ad Shows True Beauty of the United States
This column originally appears in St. Cloud Times, Monday, February 10, 2014. If you watched the Super Bowl commercials, you should be aware of the controversy Coca-Cola stirred up with its new ad titled “It’s Beautiful.” The 60-second ad featured “America, the Beautiful,” sung in seven languages during scenes of Americans of different ethnicities spending time … Continue reading Coke Ad Shows True Beauty of the United States
Tiger Mom Talks about Cultural Superiority
Dr. Amy Chua of Yale Law School is publishing a new (controversial) book this month–The Triple Package–and this time she co-authored it with her husband, who is also a Yale professor. Even before the book has made it to the bookshelf, major news media like The Guardian has begun talking about how this book would … Continue reading Tiger Mom Talks about Cultural Superiority
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