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Date Archive: 2017 January

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Analyzing and Translating an Alien Language: Arrival, Logograms and the Wolfram Language

If aliens actually visited Earth, world leaders would bring in a scientist to develop a process for understanding their language. So when director Denis Villeneuve began working on the science fiction movie Arrival, he and his team turned to real-life computer scientists Stephen and Christopher Wolfram to bring authentic science to the big screen. Christopher specifically was tasked with analyzing and writing code for a fictional nonlinear visual language. On January 31, he demonstrated the development process he went through in a livecoding event you can watch on YouTube.
Michael Gammon, Blog Administrator, Document & Media Systems
Announcements & Events

Meet the Authors of Hands-on Start to Wolfram Mathematica, Second Edition

Jeremy Sykes: To celebrate the release of Hands-on Start to Wolfram Mathematica and Programming with the Wolfram Language (HOS2), now in its second edition, I sat down with the authors. Working with Cliff, Kelvin and Michael as the book's production manager has been an easy and engaging process. I'm thrilled to see the second edition in print, particularly now in its smaller, more conveniently sized format.
Jeremy Sykes, Publishing Supervisor, Document & Media Systems
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Exploring a Boxing Legend’s Career with the Wolfram Language: Ali at 75

Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942--June 3, 2016) is considered one of the greatest heavyweight boxers in history, with a record of 56 wins and 5 losses. He remains the only three-time lineal heavyweight champion, so there's no doubt why he is nicknamed "The Greatest." I used the Wolfram Language to create several visualizations to celebrate his work and gain some new insights into his life. Last June, I wrote a Wolfram Community post about Ali's career. On what would have been The Greatest's 75th birthday, I wanted to take a minute to explore the larger context of Ali's career, from late-career boxing stats to poetry. First, I created a PieChart showing Ali's record:
Jofre Espigulé-Pons, Machine Learning
Computation & Analysis

Automotive Reliability in the Wolfram Language

This post originally appeared on Wolfram Community, where the conversation about reliable cars continues. Be sure to check out that conversation and more---we can't wait to see what you come up with! For the past couple of years, I've been playing with, collecting and analyzing data from used car auctions in my free time with an automotive journalist named Steve Lang to try and get an idea of what the used car market looks like in terms of long-term vehicle reliability. I figured it was about time that I showed off some of the ways that the Wolfram Language has allowed us to parse through information on over one million vehicles (and counting).
Nick Lariviere, Kernel Developer, Algorithms R&D
Education & Academic

Recent Wolfram Technology Books

We're always excited to see new books that explore new ways to use Wolfram technologies. Authors continue to find inventive ways to think with the Wolfram Language. A variety of new Wolfram technology books have been published over the past few months. We hope that you'll find something on this list to support your new year's resolution to upgrade your skills. (Update: also look for the newly released Chinese translation of Stephen Wolfram's An Elementary Introduction to the Wolfram Language.)
John Moore, Marketing and Technical Content Team Lead, Technical Communications & Strategy Group