by Richard Hackathorn | Apr 25, 2017 | Blog
Motivated by recent IBM announcements about quantum computing (QC), I wrote an article “What IT Managers Should Know About Quantum Computing” published in Hacker Noon on Medium. The goal was to explain clearly the unusual aspects of QC and to suggest...
by Richard Hackathorn | May 22, 2016 | Blog
WSJ and Fortune reports that IMAX wants to expand beyond movies by offering virtual reality experiences at multiplexes and malls, leveraging its connections with theaters and Hollywood to provide a superior social experience. The plan is to open six VR entertainment...
by Richard Hackathorn | May 16, 2016 | Blog
Since posting a blog on The Master Algorithm book, I have been daydreaming about how immersive data worlds would visualize a next-gen machine learning algorithm searching for a cure for cancer. The problem is two-fold. First, we need to comprehend its logic through...
by Richard Hackathorn | May 11, 2016 | Blog
In WSJ Tech section, I caught the article about Mary Lou Jepsen leaving Facebook Oculus VR division as the head of display technology to pursue medical technology that will cure diseases with new imaging technology. Either there was a big blow-up with her boss, or she...
by Richard Hackathorn | Oct 26, 2015 | Blog
With a nudge from Data Elixir by my colleague Lon Riesberg, I read the Reddit Ask-Me-Anything marathon by Tamara Munzner, a respected professor, researcher and author in data visualization. She was asked whether virtual reality (VR) is a valuable tool for education...
