Covid Second Wave: Bracing For a Long Winter

22 October 2020 The long-anticipated Covid second wave is here (third wave in the USA). Experts project, correctly I suspect, that as winter arrives and activity heads indoors, the rate of infection will accelerate significantly further. In the United States, for example, I would not be surprised if daily new cases rise from 50,000 to [...]

Health Care: The Big Data Revolution

The_big_data_revolution_in_healthcare - Copy Big Data is the  a Big Theme.  However, too much attention is placed on how Amazon will makes us better shoppers.  It's tranformational value -- boosting productivity -- will come when applied to solve more important economic problems.  Big Data will play a Big role in health care -- lowering costs and [...]