A few decades ago (actually almost six, but who’s counting) I began a career in Electronic Data Processing — as we called it in those days. Today the same basic science is known as Information ...

There’s undoubtedly more information available now than at any other point in human history. In 2015, it was reported that more data has been created in the prior two years than in the past two ...

We assume many of you are familiar with the work of Clifford Stoll, author of both “The Cuckoo’s Egg” and “Silicon Snake Oil.” The latter, which was written 15 years ago, stated, “the Internet ...

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With the new administration taking office next month, there is a growing concern among scientists, public health experts, and environmental advocates about the potential removal of critical health ...

These past few months have not been kind to any of us. The ripples caused by the COVID-19 crisis are felt far and wide, and the world's economies have taken a staggering blow. As with most things in ...

The data-information-knowledge-wisdom model puts artificial intelligence in its proper place. As a Marine Corps intelligence officer in my previous life, my job was to help senior leaders answer the ...