As we close out of August and move into September, let us not forget that we will be entering the 10 year anniversary of September 11th. Let us not forget all those who made the ultimate sacrifice, and all those who are left behind. For everyone left behind, the empty space both at “ground zero”Read… Read more »
Here’s the full text of President Obama’s joint address to Congress calling for passage of a new jobs bill: THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary September 8, 2011 Remarks of President Barack Obama in an Address to a Joint Session of Congress Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, and fellow Americans:Read… Read more »
The first day of the Wolfram Data Summit wrapped up with Derek Stanford, State Representative from Washington State. Derek gave a really interesting presentation about the role of data and what is happening in Washington State. Making State Government Data Accessible and Understandable Derek Stanford State Representative, Washington State The push toward open government dataRead… Read more »
After writing yesterday’s post on the economics of opendata and transit I’ve really been reflecting on a research question that emerged in the piece: Does having transit data embedded in Google Maps increase ridership? My hypothesis is that it would… but I did some googling on the topic and couldn’t find anything written on theRead… Read more »
Join us on Sep. 21st to See. Do. and Learn about Bloomberg Government with an interactive session complete with tips on how it can help you be awesome as a public affairs official. Limited seating so please RSVP.—————————————————————————————————– It’s a fact, I’m pretty intrigued by the deficit commission. Such an important task but so manyRead… Read more »
Up now at the Wolfram Data Summit is Timothy Vaughan, Research Scientist from PatientsLikeMe – here is the quick overview of his presentation and an overview below: Drug Efficacy in the Wild Timothy Vaughan Research Scientist, PatientsLikeMe Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating illness that is uniformly fatal, typically within two to four years.Read… Read more »
When the summer started off, we broke into teams of two or three and worked on to build out developer tools for our chosen datasets, though soon enough we were constantly conferring and getting advice from each other. (We literally all worked side by side at what quickly became the “Interns’ Table”.) I choose withRead… Read more »
Michael Crow, President of Arizona State University relates a conversation in the video above. He was asked the following question, and gives his response: Who cares weather or not the colleges and universities reduce their carbon footprints? You don’t have a big carbon footprint to begin with. You only have 2% – 3% of theRead… Read more »
Today I will be live blogging from the Wolfram Data Summit. First up is Thomas Lee, Director of Sunlight Labs, Sunlight Foundation, here is an overview of his presentation: From Dollars to Ideas: New Tools for Measuring Influence Director of Sunlight Labs, Sunlight Foundation To date, analytic examinations of the problem of political influence haveRead… Read more »
CREBs, grants, efficiency measures and creative thinking have turned one college into a sustainability leader. The video above explains how Mount Wachusett Community College has saved $4 million in energy costs, 17 million gallons of water and 36 million kWh of electricity since 2002. Even more, their curriculum has taken a turn towards greener subjectsRead… Read more »