In 2012, HBR dubbed data scientist “the sexiest job of the 21st century”. It is also, arguably, the vaguest. To hire the right people for the right roles, it’s important to distinguish between ...

People who can turn big data into useful information are in growing demand in the private sector; is government keeping up with the trend? After our story on the importance of data scientists, “IT ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Last year, FICO decided to do something about it. My team and I devised an analytic ...

Garrett Andrews is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Political Science at Portland Community College where he teaches State and Local Government. With five years of experience as a writer ...

Environmental data scientists use computing and mathematics to develop sustainable solutions for environmental problems. Environmental data scientists balance and combine expertise from multiple ...