How data help Duke refine approach on basketball court

How data help Duke refine approach on basketball court

Probably an extra credit article, highlights a job (Duke basketball’s director of information technology) that students may not know exists.

The Huge, Unseen Operation Behind the Accuracy of Google Maps

The Huge, Unseen Operation Behind the Accuracy of Google Maps

Students often speculate about how Google makes various products, including its maps.  Always good to see what's happening behind the scenes.

The Three Breakthroughs That Have Finally Unleashed AI on the World

The Three Breakthroughs That Have Finally Unleashed AI on the World

A well-written article at the right level for intro students.  Anecdotes about Watson, Google search, a nice overview for early in the semester.

The Future of Crime Prevention: Big Data

The Future of Crime Prevention

Health Analytics

Better Health Care Through Big Data

Big Data's Effect on Organ Transplant Wait Lists

Big Data's Effect on Organ Transplant Wait Lists

Accessible article, with data/graphs (not many of the other articles contain data/graphs), and social good.

An Urban Reality: Smart Cities

An Urban Reality: Smart Cities

A variety of technologies/ideas in 5 cities across the globe are discussed.  Opportunities for students to look into the technologies more deeply.

Google Earth Engine Brings Big Data to Environmental Activism

Google Earth Engine Brings Big Data to Environmental Activism

A Bug in Apple iOS

An Extraordinary Kind of Stupid: The weirdest thing about the Apple security bug is how simple it was.

My students really liked this story--they liked to see (simple) code in an article.

If There's Privacy In The Digital Age, It Has A New Definition

This article discusses privacy vs secrecy and how the data can be used: If There's Privacy In The Digital Age, It Has A New Definition