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Based on the public perception and the general interest in the topic, data science is still on the rise. Google Trends offers an excellent fever curve of the public interest. The screenshot below shows that after years  with a strong rise in interest, the curve has flattened - but is still increasing. With the increasing use of data in companies and organizations, also the demand for data skills has seen a rapid growth and a new field has...
  Google became the main starting point for our online activities. Processing more than 40,000 search queries every second, Google captures a lot of what we’re thinking and worrying about all the time. Hidden racism, sexual orientation or ad returns - check out the work by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz to get some inspiration for the huge potential of Google Trends data. While the Google Trends cockpit offers a user-friendly...
Big Data, AI and Machine Learning are today's buzzwords. Data nerds, business executives and politicians alike are talking about data-related opportunities and potential risks. But since when has this been the case and how have data-related interests developed over time? We've looked into this question using Google Trends data.  Google searches reveal people's interests Google search queries have become a powerful tool to capture the...