Data Development and Resources

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by Q. Ethan McCallum, Stephen Weston
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by Edd Dumbill
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by Maksim Tsvetovat, Alexander Kouznetsov
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by John Verzani
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by Pete Warden
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by Allen B. Downey
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by Pete Warden
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by Andrew Aksyonoff
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by Paul Teetor
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by Jeremy Leipzig, Xiao-Yi Li
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by Pete Warden
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by Paul Teetor
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by Matthew A. Russell
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by Matthew Russell
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by Sarah Boslaugh, Dr. Paul A. Watters
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by Dawn Griffiths
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by Michael Milton
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by Joseph Adler
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by Philipp K. Janert
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by Elizabeth Vitt, Michael Luckevich, Stacia Misner
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by Bruce Frey
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by Tim Berglund, Matthew McCullough
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by MC Brown
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by Steve Francia
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by Michael Schmalz
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by Niall O'Higgins
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by Lars George
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by Tiago Macedo, Fred Oliveira
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by Alan Gates
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by Kristina Chodorow
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by Bradley Holt
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by Kristina Chodorow
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by J. Chris Anderson, Jan Lehnardt, Noah Slater
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by Michael Dirolf, Kristina Chodorow
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by Eben Hewitt
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by Terence Craig, Mary E. Ludloff
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by Bob DuCharme
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by Bradley Holt
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by Marco Russo, Alberto Ferrari
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by Bill Karwin
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by C.J. Date
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by Alan Beaulieu
Second Edition
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by Tom White
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by Jonathan Gennick
Third Edition
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by Stephane Faroult, Pascal L'Hermite
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by Kevin Kline, Daniel Kline, Brand Hunt
Third Edition
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by Lynn Beighley
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by Anthony Molinaro

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Top Stories: May 21-25, 2012

Top Stories: May 21-25, 2012

By Mac Slocum
May 25, 2012

This week on O'Reilly: We learned how data, privacy and shared services are driving the White House's new digital government plan; Jim Stogdill examined the fine line between obsessive personal tracking and an open-ended approach to motivation; and author John Ferrara discussed gaming's role in cultural transformation.

Knight Foundation grants $2 million for data journalism research

Knight Foundation grants $2 million for data journalism research

By Alex Howard
May 24, 2012

Big data and open data are attracting big notice: The Knight Foundation is funding data journalism research at Columbia and has chosen "data" as the next theme for its News Challenge.

Strata Week: Visualizing a better life

Strata Week: Visualizing a better life

By Audrey Watters
May 24, 2012

In this week's data news, a visualization tool charts your "better life," researchers have concerns about access to data, and updates to Hadoop.

White House launches new digital government strategy

By Alex Howard
May 23, 2012

The nation's top information technology officials introduced a bold new strategy for 21st century digital government that is built upon data, shared services, citizen-centrism and hews to consistent methodologies for privacy and security.

Data journalism research at Columbia aims to close data science skills gap

By Alex Howard
May 22, 2012

In this interview, the director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University talks about the challenges and opportunities that face those who would practice data journalism in the 21st century. In particular, Emily Bell discusses the skills and mindset that are needed, including how a $2 million research grant will help support developing them.

Four short links: 22 May 2012

By Nat Torkington
May 22, 2012

New Zealand Government Budget App -- when the NZ budget is announced, it'll go live on iOS and Android apps. Tablet users get details, mobile users get talking points and speeches. Half-political, but an interesting approach to reaching out to voters with political actions. Health Care Data Dump (Washington Post) -- 5B health insurance claims (attempted anonymized) to be...

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