Which Came First?: The invention of the Rubik's Cube or the birth of Oprah Winfrey?The Arc de Triomphe or Vincent van Gogh's painting Roses?Elton John's album Greatest Hits 1970–2002 or the invention of the Blu-ray disc? The faster you can answer these questions, the more … [Read more...]
Big Data from an Expert
To learn more about big data and what it can do, we talked with Melinda Thielbar. Melinda holds a PhD in statistics and has spent most of her career working as a software developer, making programs to aid in statistical analysis. She currently works in the people analytics team … [Read more...]
To Be a Scientist, You Must Know More than Just Science
Trey Ideker is a professor of medicine at the University of California at San Diego. He is also a 2009 recipient of TIP's Distinguished Alumni Award for his contributions to genetics and cancer research, so when we wanted to talk to someone about science and what it's like to … [Read more...]