C. Alan Joyce from Wolfram|Alpha has a terrific post (the first in a series) about using the wonderful computational reference resource to analyze data (comparisons, chart, etc.) from the American Community Survey (U.S. Census). The post includes background, screenshots, and plenty examples of what’s possible when you utilize Wolfram|Alpha. Here are a few examples: Population [...]
New: Use Wolfram|Alpha to Analyze Shakespeare and Other Great Works of Literature
Filed by on April 10, 2012
Here’s yet another example for your growing list of things you can do with Wolfram|Alpha, the superb and always expanding reference and ready reference tool. From a Wolfram|Alpha Blog Post: For hundreds of years, scholars have carefully studied the plays of Shakespeare, breaking down the language and carefully dissecting every act and scene. We thought [...]
Meow and Bow Wow: Wolfram|Alpha Adds Data About Cats and Dogs
Filed by on March 2, 2012
New Services: Wolfram|Alpha Goes Pro With Powerful Data Analysis & Presentation Tools
Filed by on February 8, 2012
Here’s a quick look at the new Wolfram|Alpha Pro (fee-based) that is set to go live in the next few hours. The article was written by INFOdocket’s Gary Price, who is also a contributing editor at Search Engine Land. Direct to: “Wolfram|Alpha Goes Pro With Powerful Data Analysis & Presentation Tools” Direct to Wolfram|Alpha Pro [...]
Wolfram|Alpha Scores Again With Rich NFL Data
Filed by on January 20, 2012
New Resource For Educators and Students: Beta Version of the Wolfram Education Portal Now Online
Filed by on January 19, 2012
From the Wolfram|Alpha Blog: We are happy to announce the launch of the free Beta version of the Wolfram Education Portal. The portal comes equipped with a dynamic and interactive textbook, lesson plans aligned to the common core standards, and many other supplemental materials for your courses, including Wolfram Demonstrations, widgets, and videos. The Education [...]
Wolfram|Alpha Releases "Lawyer's Professional Assistant" App
Filed by on December 6, 2011
“Lawyer’s Professional Assistant” is the latest app release from Wolfram|Alpha. W|A mobile apps (iOS*) provides a variety of tools and features from their main database packaged specifically for various needs or user groups. In other words, a focused resources (vs using the entire database) that can make for easy/quick access and full utilization. To be [...]
Wolfram|Alpha Upgrades Chemistry Functionality
Filed by on October 13, 2011
From the W|A Blog: We here at Wolfram|Alpha are constantly trying to improve the user experience by fine-tuning our algorithms and making our functionality in every domain more versatile and flexible. We are pleased to announce that we have made useful upgrades to chemistry functionality in Wolfram|Alpha, especially in the domain of solution chemistry. A [...]
Interactive Search Results to the Max: Wolfram|Alpha Launches Experimental CDF (Computable Document Format) Demo
Filed by on August 12, 2011
The following technology will be of interest to all. You might not use it today but the technology itself is what’s important. Science and math info pros might want to start using and demonstrating its availability via Wolfram|Alpha. From a Blog Post by Stephen Wolfram Two weeks ago we made a major announcement: building [...]
New Tools and Resources From Wolfram|Alpha (3 Items)
Filed by on July 22, 2011
They are busy in Chambana (Champaign-Urbana, IL) where Wolfram|Alpha is based. 1. New Search Feature: Direct Actions For example: goto:[url] entered into any Wolfram|Alpha search box will take you directly to that site. Try: goto:whitehouse.gov Try: bing: or google:[search terms] to run search using those engines. If you like the concept it’s one of the [...]
