What comes to mind when you see articles like “Safest Cities in America” or “10 Most Dangerous Cities in the U.S?” Do you question their accuracy? Recently, SafeWise released its “The 50 Safest College Towns in America for 2022” report. It lists the safest and most dangerous college towns in America. Springfield, Missouri, was ranked as the no. 4 most dangerous college towns in … [Read more...] about Why crime data may not present an accurate picture
The midterm elections are right around the corner. Here’s how to make sense of the news, pinpoint trusted sources and cast your vote. What polls can and cannot tell us Seeing your preferred candidate fall behind in the polls can be discouraging. But it doesn’t mean he/she won’t win. Missouri State University instructor of information technology and cybersecurity Dr. Raju … [Read more...] about The U.S. midterms are a week away
Cake mix, frosting and artificial intelligence (AI). These ingredients go together smoothly for Dr. Lawrence Yang, Missouri State University associate professor of information technology and cybersecurity (ITC). He explains that artificial intelligence and machine learning can predict human purchasing behavior. One example he uses is how the amount of frosting purchased will … [Read more...] about Artificial intelligence predicts what items land in your grocery cart
Join us in congratulating associate professor of information technology and cybersecurity, Dr. Lawrence Yang, on his feature story in the 2022 issue of Mind’s Eye magazine. Yang seeks to innovate the business decision making process through artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. The article focused on Yang's use of AI to predict consumer behavior in their … [Read more...] about Dr. Lawrence Yang featured in Mind’s Eye magazine
For cybercriminals, stealing your personal information and money through online scams has become big business. The growth of social media use has resulted in even more scams, according to recent reports given to the Federal Trade Commission. More than one in four people who reported losing money to fraud in 2021 said it started on social media with an ad, a post or a … [Read more...] about Beware falling prey to online scams