A while ago, I blogged about this new algorithm, pix2code, which takes in pictures of graphical user interfaces and outputs the underlying code. Today, I discovered another fantastic algorithm, by Scott Reed and his colleagues at Google Deepmind. txt2pix would be a catchy name for this algorithm, as it can take in a fairly complex sentence (e.g., “a…
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Digitizing the Tour de France 2017
Combining two of my favorite things, Dimension Data elaborates on how they are using data, machine learning and predictive modeling to take the Tour de France experience to the next level in 2017. Eurosport already jumped on the bandwagon in 2016 with some amazing visualizations of common Tour scenarios. Here is one on how to win…
Veritasium: Bayes’ Theorem explained
Veritasium makes educational video’s, mostly about science, and recently they recorded one offering an intuitive explanation of Bayes’ Theorem. They guide the viewer through Bayes’ thought process coming up with the theory, explain its workings, but also acknowledge some of the issues when applying Bayesian statistics in society. “The thing we forget in Bayes’ Theorem is…
