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The 'America at Home' project was aimed at being the most extensive record of American home life ever attempted, and we were amazed at how many people were willing to participate as photographers or to welcome the photographers into their homes.
The goal of 'Data Detectives' is to spark the imagination of students around the globe by making them think about new technologies that will impact humanity in ways similar to language and art.
The hard thing about the book world is that you never know whether 10 people or a million people will find it interesting.
The people who are thinking most about big data right now are corporations and governments.
The way they heat their homes in Korea is to put bricks under the floors, so the heat actually radiates from underneath the floor.
The world that our children living in is going to be completely different because of big data.
There are a number of fascinating stories included in 'The Human Face of Big Data' that represent some of the most innovative applications of data that are shaping our future.
There's a company in Boston called Ginger IO that has a smartphone app that can predict, two days before you get depressed, that you're going to get depressed.
They're trying to put data centers in cold environments because they're actually generating so much heat now; they're using up so much electricity.
Those who fear that we are losing our individualism couldn't be more wrong: Americans have never been more free to create and recreate themselves.
What amazes me is that you can have 10 different photographers in the same room, and you see 10 different rooms. You realize how much of it is the person's perspective rather than the situation itself.
You can't talk about big data without talking about things like privacy and ownership.
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