A landmark year for the data.world communityAs we approach the new year it’s always a great time to look back and take stock of the road we have traveled over the last 12 months. This year in datasets, we continued to ride the political roller coaster with everything...
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Two incredible years at data.world
On July 11 we celebrated the second year anniversary of data.world’s launch. We had a great time at SPiN in the first ever OWL Cup (the ping-pong championship) during the same week as the World Cup in the finals. It was a real upset, and you should ask us about it (as...
Data: TED Talks ranked by persuasiveness, moral content, laughs, narcissism, and more
Owen Temple (@owentemple) was curious: What makes some TED Talks so persuasive? To get his answer, he applied Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning to metadata and transcripts of all posted TED Talks and published Words of Persuasion: Text Predictors of...
Converting JSON to CSV to plan a friend’s honeymoon
A few weeks ago my colleague said during a Product “Show and Tell” that a handy use for data.world is converting JSON to CSV. Little did I know that this tip would prove useful to me and to friends planning their honeymoon… Short of looking at every square inch of...
Looking Back on February’s Black History Month Collab with Tableau Public
What does data say about African-American representation in baseball, racial and gender equality in politics, and academic performance in Historically Black Colleges or Universities compared to other institutions? In celebration of this year’s Black History month,...
Analysis: Do free games or paid games get better reviews?
Are video games getting better or worse over time? Digital distribution has lowered the barriers to market entry, but has quality suffered as a result? And do free or paid games get better reviews? Let’s see what the data has to say. If you are a PC gamer, chances are...
SPARC’s OpenCon 2017:The Four Pain Points I found for Making Research Data Open
What are the barriers preventing you from making data open in your institution? At the 2017 OpenCon Conference I met an energized and inclusive community from all over the world overcoming a variety of barriers, while pushing their respective open access missions. I...
How a NJ Journalist Used Twitter Data to Improve Her Commute
Always ask questions Data scientists are always asking questions about the world around them. They see problems ready to be solved everywhere, and they use data to help find the solutions. For example, Carla Astudillo, a data journalist with the NJ Advance Data Team,...
Our top 10 datasets and projects of 2017
As you think back on 2017, what will you remember most about this past year? Fake news? Hurricane Harvey? The Bitcoin bubble? Whether you’re reflecting on worldwide events or happenings that hit closer to home, it’s fascinating to consider how the increase of...
How a startup analyzed over 11 Million Panama Papers in 1 week
You probably remember the uproar in 2016 when the Panama Papers were released. But did you know it took more than a year of analysis before any results could be published? As one of the biggest journalistic investigations in history, it required 107 media...
