Data News of the Week | How data tells you about AI

05 Thursday Jan 2017

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) becoming the buzzword of 2016.

On December 29, 2016, there is a “Master” of the mysterious player started showing up on Tygem and FoxGo servers and went on to play dozens of matches against some of the top Go players in the world.1.jpg

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Finally, 60 wins and 0 loss of the proud record, Master win this game.

Subsequently, Google’s DeepMind issued a notice, officially confirmed Master (formerly known as Magister) is AlphaGo.

More information: DeepMind’s work in 2016: a round-up

Artificial intelligence is everywhere. But before scientists trust it, they first need to understand how machines learn.

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How data tells you about AI

05 Thursday Jan 2017

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) becoming the buzzword of 2016.

On December 29, 2016, there is a “Master” of the mysterious player started showing up on Tygem and FoxGo servers and went on to play dozens of matches against some of the top Go players in the world.1.jpg

(JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)

Finally, 60 wins and 0 loss of the proud record, Master win this game.

Subsequently, Google’s DeepMind issued a notice, officially confirmed Master (formerly known as Magister) is AlphaGo.

More information: DeepMind’s work in 2016: a round-up

Artificial intelligence is everywhere. But before scientists trust it, they first need to understand how machines learn.

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Data News of the Week | Fake News

23 Friday Dec 2016

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After the US presidential election the argue about the fake news getting more and more attention. Media blitz portraying fake news sites as having a real impact in national politics — and even capable of affecting the outcome of a presidential election. Are Fake news sites struggle to reach any sort of real audience?

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  1. This Analysis Shows How Fake Election News Stories Outperformed Real News On Facebook

(This is a repost from BuzzFeed News, click the link to read the original:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/viral-fake-election-news-outperformed-real-news-on-facebook?utm_term=.ioqwLaQzE#.qiEXEBwRO)

A BuzzFeed News analysis found that top fake election news stories generated more total engagement on Facebook than top election stories from 19 major news outlets combined.

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Fake News|Data News of the Week

23 Friday Dec 2016

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After the US presidential election the argue about the fake news getting more and more attention. Media blitz portraying fake news sites as having a real impact in national politics — and even capable of affecting the outcome of a presidential election. Are Fake news sites struggle to reach any sort of real audience?

Let us see more:

  1. This Analysis Shows How Fake Election News Stories Outperformed Real News On Facebook

(This is a repost from BuzzFeed News, click the link to read the original:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/viral-fake-election-news-outperformed-real-news-on-facebook?utm_term=.ioqwLaQzE#.qiEXEBwRO)

A BuzzFeed News analysis found that top fake election news stories generated more total engagement on Facebook than top election stories from 19 major news outlets combined.

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Prof. Rick Dunham Joins D&N Society Colloquium at Hong Kong Baptist University

18 Sunday Dec 2016

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More often than not, seasoned journalists are reluctant to embrace new media technologies and big data. It is definitely not the case of Professor Rick Dunham, Director of China Programs and Co-Director of Global Business Journalism Program at Tsinghua University. Prof. Dunham was the speaker of this year’s final D&N Society Colloquium, hosted by the School of Communication of Hong Kong Baptist University on December 16th.

“I love data, I’m a geek, I’m unusual among reporters.” Prof. Rick Dunham, HKBU, December 16, 2016

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How does the England National Team fail to impress?

12 Monday Dec 2016

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By Morris Chan

With one of the biggest leagues in the world, and the outstanding youth system that produced the likes of David Beckham and Michael Owen, how do the Three Lions manage to flunk every international tournament? We try to break the story down statistically and look at it in a more scientific way.

In the recent 2016 summer transfer window, the 20 Premier League clubs managed to spend over 1.4 billion Euros on new players, and each club averaged 70 million of investment in one single transfer window. With this absurd amount of spending, England manages to place third in the current UEFA coefficient ranking, securing 4 spots for the European Championship League. Sitting on the top of the table is Spain, and the 20 clubs that currently play in the top flight league of Spain only spend around 500 million Euros in the last transfer window. So we have the investment, and we also have a solid top flight league with high level of competition – then where is the missing piece of the recipe?

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D&N Society Season 2.3 Colloquium: Storytelling with Data.

09 Friday Dec 2016

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For Season 2.3 Colloquium, we are so delighted to have Prof. Rick Dunham, visiting professor of Tsinghua University and Co-director of the Global
Business Journalism Program, to talk about Storytelling with Data:
How to do it and who does it best:

When: 10:30 AM-1:30 PM, Dec. 16， 2016 (Friday)

Where: CVA 516, HKBU

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Buying a House in Hong Kong — Mission Impossible?

05 Monday Dec 2016

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Reported by Charlotte Lam, Ruby Sin and Suki Sin

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According to Demographia in 2015, Hong Kong has ranked as the least affordable city to buy a home globally, the average property price is 19 times of the median household income. Flats in Hong Kong are defined as “severely unaffordable”.

Let’s go deep into the data story and see how insane the Hong Kong property market is. 

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Despite conditions, a strong demand for residential care homes

05 Monday Dec 2016

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By Mimmy Chow, Emily Wong and Sing Chak Lee

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(Click to see how the issues are uncovered by a disputed court case.)

A court case which caused outrage in the city reveals severe problems in the welfare of citizens residing in care homes.

In spite of issues including lack of staff and care, bad hygiene, high charges and even fatal accidents, relatives of the residents say they are unable to leave. Why do these happen?

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The International Fur Trade: Data and Measurements

05 Monday Dec 2016

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By Alvin Kor, Natalie Wong & Rainie Lam

The current situation and development of the fur trade

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Fur is probably one the most commonly used farbics in fashion: more than 50 million animals are killed for use in fashion every year. The origin of fur trade was established in the early modern period. It was stimulated in Siberia, North America and South Shetland. Until now, even though animal rights organizations oppose the fur trade, the international fur trade profits are still increasing every year. Furthermore, there is recent news about popular rabbit charms made of real rabbit fur. The way animals are farmed for fur is problematic and the general public is not aware.  

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