Most construction projects aren’t much to look at. New York’s new 2nd Avenue under-construction subway line is an exception--a truly impressive monument to human ingenuity. Contemporary construction projects may lack the glamour of old New York’s Gilded Age--like, for example, the original construction of the train lines that eventually became the subway system. But images of some of the work ...

Blogger and venture capitalist Fred Wilson has a dream for the future of data science. The data's out there, he says. Analyze it yourself.Call it DIY data science.In March, venture capitalist Fred Wilson blogged about what he sees as a trove of publicly available data just waiting to be mined from the Internet. What's more, he thinks hobbyists and curious ...