< 1 min. read Here’s a visualization containing various facts on English Language usage. Enjoy! [Via DesignTaxi]
TGIF: Miniature Origami Robot
< 1 min. read Watch this video of a mini origami robot that can self-fold, walk, swim and dissolves in acetone. [Via DesignTaxi]
TGIF: MarI/O – Machine Learning for video games
< 1 min. read Watch this interesting machine learning task where a machine learns how to play Super Mario. [Via Data Science 101]
TGIF: Drone Rangers making the world a better place
< 1 min. read In this short documentary from The Economist, you will see how camera drones are used to combat poaching in Africa and during disaster rescue operations. [Via PetaPixel]
Video Tutorial on dplyr part 2
< 1 min. read Kevin Markham has released the second part to his excellent dplyr tutorial, covering new functionality. Enjoy! [Via dataschool.io]
Bay Area UseR Group Meetup Video
< 1 min. read This is an opportunity to hear speakers in UserR Groups in the U.S. and from great speakers like Ryan Hafen, Hadley Wickham and Nick Elprin nevertheless! The video is hosted through Air Mozilla. Ryan Hafen provided an overview of the Tessera project, an open source environment for deep analysis and visualization of complex data sets. […]
TGIF: Nobody tells this to beginners
< 1 min. read Based on advice given to creatives during an interview with Ira Glass, hope this gives your mojo a boost! [Via DesignTaxi]
TGIF: Wikigalaxy – A Visualization
< 1 min. read Sharing a cool visualization of Wikipedia articles. [via Sploid]
Video tutorial on dplyr
< 1 min. read For data manipulation in R, you will probably have heard of the plyr package. Dplyr is plyr’s next iteration by Hadley Wickham. It offers greater ease of use and speed over plyr and I find it more intuitive to use. The above video by Kevin Markham is an excellent introduction to dplyr. Enjoy! (Via Revolution […]
Deep Learning introduction – Andrew Ng
< 1 min. read While media are already reporting how Deep Learning – machine learning through the use of neural network techniques – can contribute to increased ad profits, it would be great to know more on the background. Here’s an introductory video on Deep Learning by Andrew Ng at the RSS (Robotics: Science and System) Conference 2014.