Category Archives: Big Data

The United States Women’s Inclusion, Justice, and Security Index of 2020

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

We summarize the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security (GWIPS) 2020 indexing of the status of women by state, in the areas of Inclusion, Justice, and Security.  We then compare this to the new imposition of laws limiting abortion … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 Election, Abortions, Affordable Care Act, Big Data, Children, Congress, Constitution, Democracy, Education, Equal Treatment Under the Law, Governors and State Legislatures, Health Care, Income, Politics, Poverty, Supreme Court, Upward Mobility, Women’s Rights | Leave a comment

Freedom on the Net 2022 Ratings by Country

Posted on October 19, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Freedom on the Internet and in social media in 2021-22 shows that only 18% of global internet users are assessed as Free, 34% as Partly Free, and 37% as Not Free.  11% are in countries that were not assessed.  The … Continue reading →

Posted in Affairs of State, Algorithms, Big Data, China, Communications, Cybersecurity, Democracy, Democracy Ratings, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Freedom to Assemble, Freedom to Petition, Freedoms, Infrastructure, Iran, Middle East, NATO, Putin, Religion, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Nations | Leave a comment

The Government Failure in Big Data and Artificial Intelligence on Fighting the Coronavirus

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Dennis SILVERMAN

The Government Failure in Big Data and Artificial Intelligence on Fighting the Coronavirus CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield was asked today about information on risks of getting the Coronavirus associated with various activities.  He said something vague about looking into … Continue reading →

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Flooding Will Affect 300 Million by 2050

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Dennis SILVERMAN

A new study by Climate Central called Flooded Future shows that 300 million people will be affected by sea level rise flooding once yearly by 2050.  This is almost four times as much as was estimated from previous satellite data, … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Data, Climate Change, Climate Education, Climate Science, Coastal Flooding, Economies, Paris Climate Accord, Paris Climate Agreement, Sea Level Rise | Leave a comment

Big Brother Is Here, and He Is Trump

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU Since “1984” by George Orwell, written in 1949, we have all been worried about a Big Brother following us. The invention of phony wars to regulate us hasn’t been much considered. George Bush’s powers of … Continue reading →

Posted in Affairs of State, Big Data, Breitbart, Donald Trump, FBI Director, Freedom of the Press, Nuclear Weapons, Paris Climate Agreement, Robert Mercer, Steve Bannon, Travel Ban, Trump Administration, Trump on Climate Change, Voting Rights, White House | Leave a comment

States That Ban Assault Weapons

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

States That Ban Assault Weapons Gun ownership across the country is more concentrated in rural districts, as opposed to urban districts. That is partly why Republican voters and Representatives, as well as Senators, are from rural districts and states. Certainly, … Continue reading →

Posted in Assault Weapons, Big Data, Children, Congress, Donald Trump, FBI Director, Governors and State Legislatures, Gun Control, Guns | Leave a comment

Trump: Let’s Not Politicize This Tragedy, Except to Help Me

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Trump: Let’s not politicize this tragedy, except to help me. Trump, Republicans, and Murdoch puppets, always immediately respond to American gun carnage events with statements not to consider gun control, or assess blame, or “politicize” the event, but to mourn … Continue reading →

Posted in American Carnage, Big Data, Children, Donald Trump, FBI Director, Gun Control, Guns, Politics, Trump Administration | Leave a comment

Cyber Security Threats to Our Elections, and State and Local Prevention

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Cyber Security Threats to Our Elections, and State and Local Prevention Much of cyber security is not only done at the NSA, Homeland Security, and McAfee level, but has to be done at the level of individuals and the computers … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Data, Clinton, Congress, Cybersecurity, Donald Trump, Education, Equal Treatment Under the Law, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Freedoms, Secrecy, State Department, Trump Voting, US Intelligence Agencies, Voting Rights | Leave a comment

Our 700th Energy Blog Article

Posted on February 4, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Our 700th Energy Blog Article It’s time to celebrate our 700th blog article. I call it our, because my writing is largely a reflection of my community and information sources. I like to look beyond the news publications, which avoid … Continue reading →

Posted in About This Blog, Big Data, California Water, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Science, Communications, Donald Trump, Education, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Irvine Water, Laguna Beach Energy Savings, Mayor's Climate Action Plan, Science Funding, Trump Administration, Trump on Climate Change, UC Federal Funding, UC Irvine | Leave a comment

Can Big Data Trace Gun Threats? Perhaps Easily.

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Can Big Data Trace Gun Threats? Perhaps easily. Everyone knows that if they look at one tile site on the web, they will be getting tile ads for weeks and phone spam calls. Big Data knows who you are in … Continue reading →

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