Media Coverage

According to a new article by INFORMS member Joseph Byrum, every firm today that is heavily invested in big data, such as Amazon, Google, and Microsoft, all owe their success to beer. The pioneering work of Irish brewers a century ago made today’s big data and artificial intelligence gold rush possible. And the advances in genetics, technology, and mathematics may well be the key to humanity’s survival.

Since the first e-book platform launched in 2007, e-book sales grew to comprise 20 per cent of all book sales by 2015. To ensure the increasing popularity of e-books did not undermine the success of their printed counterparts, publishers frequently delayed the digital publication date for several weeks after the print edition has been released. 

Few tactics in baseball fuel more debate than the bunt. Following a steady decline starting in 2011, this year has already seen record numbers of bunts among professional baseball players with surprising results. 

At the 2018 World Cup, the Brazilian team's star player has been criticized for his theatrics, in particular his repeated episodes of writhing on the ground claiming injury and fouls. But how did this effect his team's overall performance? Here is a break down of how often he 'flopped' and for how long, and the overall impact. 

The annual federal report on toxic material emissions from industrial sites across the country gains widespread media attention and serves as a reminder of the potential environmental impacts of industrial activities. But do federal regulators actually persuade companies to abandon toxic chemicals by simply highlighting that information? The answer appears to be yes, according to a study in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management.