Posts Tagged information
Wolfram Alpha is really AMAZING.
Posted by will in ideas, science, technology on January 9th, 2010
If you haven’t seen Wolfram Alpha, you’re missing out. It’s not just a search engine — is answers simple questions with an amazing array of analytics and diagrams and graphs and history and statistics and more. You can see trends, explore patterns, drilling into many layers of detail. Pick a subject, if there’s information to be had, Wolfram Alpha can help you dive in:
Want some eclipse info?
previous eclipse
solar eclipse
lunar eclipseHow about some weather:
evansville weather in 1976
(differentiates rain and snow for short term, bunches them together as ‘precipitation’ for longer term)
precipitation in evanston il in january 1968
climate in bostonHealth info:
male, 5′9″, 155lbs, body mass index
2 eggs with apple juiceSome investment info:
apple microsoft googleWas the name “Wanda” ever more popular than “Edna”?:
wanda, edna, beulah
karen, faith, madisonIf you had 20/50 vision…
20/50 visionGot music?
D major 7th chord <= click ‘play chord’!Crossword fanatic?
pu__l_
anagram roster
Sheesh, this is amazing!
A Revolution in Decision-Making
Subtitle: Information-based decision in one image
Throughout history, in any conflict, the victor is usually the one with the superior information, right? Flint, bronze, steel. Mechanized infantry beats dragoons, and knowledge of germs beats bloodletting.
It’s always been about the information. The more up-to-date your information is, the better your decisions can be. (This is where the Business Intelligence industry focuses all its attention — you’ve got the data, now pull out the patterns so you can see what’s going on, enabling you to make more effective decisions based on information, instead of basing decisions upon wishes, gut feelings or dreams.)