4 ways AI is helping musicians—and the entire music industry

Nov 26, 2019 | HPE Insights

Music is said to stir the soul. Does that apply even if it was created by a machine? When we give a machine values and it solves a calculation for us, that’s simply computing. When we give a machine data and it learns from its experiences and then makes...

Big data TED Talks: 11 important lessons

Sep 25, 2019 | HPE Insights

Scientists, mathematicians, and entrepreneurs share what they’ve learned from—and about—big data on the TED Talk stage. We selected 11 for your viewing pleasure. TED Talks are fabulous short lectures on important stories of our times. One of the more important...

Cosplayers who are not white, thin, or physically able thrive at NYCC

Aug 6, 2019 | Featured Articles, SyFy

Cosplaying isn’t just a fashion statement; the pastime also helps its participants embody the characters they love and do their best to assume the traits they admire, like bravery or kindness. But even as the entertainment industry begins to make strides in...

Preacher’s Julie Ann Emery on the explosive final season

Aug 3, 2019 | SyFy

If you’re not watching Preacher, you’re missing out on one of the most fun and most off-kilter shows on television. Preacher, about Jesse Custer, a petty-criminal-turned-preacher who has been imbued with supernatural power, is on a quest to confront God. The show is a...

Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski details a painful origin story of his own

Jul 29, 2019 | SyFy

To describe J. Michael Straczynski’s childhood in detail would be to reveal too much of his new autobiography, Becoming Superman. But without exaggeration, the screenwriter commonly known as JMS has reached personal and professional heights that are all the more...

5 insights that big data has gleaned about cannabis

Jul 8, 2019 | HPE Insights

After gathering 65 million data points, Strainprint has collected the world’s largest medicinal cannabis dataset. That means a fascinating collection of marijuana-related information and high hopes for medical researchers. How do you collect data when the data stems...