Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think
Thursday, March 7, 2013
9:30 - 10:30 p.m.
New America Foundation
1899 L St. NW Suite 400
Washington DC, 20036
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The Open Technology Institute at the New America Foundation invites you to celebrate the book launch of Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think.
Which paint color is most likely to tell you a used car is in good shape? How did Google searches predict the spread of the H1N1 flu outbreak? How can data help government be more efficient and politicians get elected? The key to answering these questions, and many more, is "big data"-our newfound ability to crunch vast collections of information, analyze them instantly, and draw sometimes-profoundly surprising conclusions from them.
Kenneth Cukier and Viktor Mayer-Schonberger, co-authors of Big Data, explain why the revolution is on par with the Internet (or perhaps even the printing press); how it will change the way we think about business, health, politics, education, and innovation; and how we can protect ourselves from its hazards.
Featured Speakers
Kenneth Cukier
Data Editor, The Economist
Co-author, Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think
Viktor Mayer-Schonberger
Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation, Oxford Internet Institute, Oxford University
Co-author, Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think
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Thursday, March 7, 20139:30 - 10:30 p.m.New America Foundation1899 L St. NW Suite 400Washington DC, 20036
