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The Best Countries for Book Lovers

Slovakia is best known for its postcard-perfect castles and dramatic landscapes. But there’s another kind of building in this central European nation that rivals its citadels, mansions, and manors in importance and abundance: libraries.

The Traveler’s Guide to Cybersecurity

Although you should always pay attention to your cybersecurity, when you travel for business, it is imperative to be even more vigilant about protecting your digital assets. 

What Is Data Storytelling? A Q&A with Datadoodle’s Ted Cuzzillo

In March 2016, Forbes calledExternal link: data storytelling the “essential data science skill everyone needs.” Ted Cuzzillo agrees. For the past nine years, Cuzzillo has run Datadoodle, which provides original reporting and analysis on trends in the data industry. In this interview with Syracuse University’s Master of Information Management program, he defines data storytelling, explains its impact on businesses and offers tips on how professionals can start telling their own data stories.

What Is the Decentralized Web? 25 Experts Break it Down

Tech leaders from around the world recently convened for the first Decentralized Web Summit. The group ranged from the Web's creator, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, to today's leading innovators, and their mission was to discuss a reorganization of the Internet, an abstract concept they call the "Decentralized Web." But what exactly is the Decentralized Web? And how might it affect everyday Internet use? To better understand this abstract idea and its potential implications, we posed these fundamental questions to the following 25 Web experts.

Inside Mr. Robot: Technical Advisor Discusses the Show’s Realism, Cybersecurity

Michael Bazzell spent 18 years as a government computer crime investigator. During the majority of that time, he was assigned to the FBI’s Cyber Crimes Task Force where he focused on open-source intelligence and computer-based crime investigations. He currently lives and works in Washington, D.C., and serves as the technical advisor for the television hacker drama "Mr. Robot" on the USA network. In anticipation of Season 2, which starts this Wednesday, July 13, we asked Bazzell to discuss his role on the show, the cybersecurity industry, and how we can protect ourselves online.

Sabermetrics: Baseball Analytics and the Science of Winning [Infographic]

Though the term “sabermetrics” has only been around since the early 1980s, the practice of using statistics to gain a winning edge in baseball goes back almost two centuries. As the tools of sabermetrics continue to advance, teams like the New York Yankees and Mets are becoming more adept at using analytical tools to dissect the science of winning.