Monday, April 27, 2026

Data Science

“Wolf DNA” lurks in many current dog breeds

At the whole-genome level, canines and wolves are clearly separated. But when the research team constructed phylogenetic trees for each of the 1,582 genes,...

Gistr: A astute AI notebook for organizing knowledge

Photo by the author # Entry The work of a data scientist is not just about...

Brain Gear is the balmy recent wearable gadget

Ten years ago The Fitbit was the most sophisticated wearable you could get. The Apple Watch quickly supplanted it, quickly becoming the best-selling smartwatch...

5 emerging data engineering trends for 2026

Photo by the editor # Entry Data engineering is quietly undergoing one of the most significant...

Data is key to slowing age-related diseases

In 2026, we we will see the beginning of precise medical forecasting. Just as there has been remarkable progress in weather forecasting using huge...

Probability concepts you’ll actually employ in data science

Photo by the author # Entry Entering the field data scienceyou've probably been told have to...

FDA Approves Pill Version of Wegova

USA food and the Drug Administration today approved a pill version of Wegovy's blockbuster anti-obesity drug. Produced by Novo Nordisk, the pill is taken...

Doomsday Glacier is getting closer to irreversible collapse

Known as "Doomsday Glacier" - Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier is one of the most rapidly changing glaciers on Earth, and its future evolution is one...