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Clegg, Brian
Big data.
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Big
data
:
how
the
information
revolution
is
transforming
our
lives
/ Brian Clegg.
by
Clegg, Brian
Icon Books Ltd, c2017.
Call #:
005.7 C624b
Subjects
Big
data
.
Series
Hot science (London, England)
ISBN:
9781785782343 (pbk.)
1785782347 (pbk.)
Alternate title:
How
the
information
revolution
is
transforming
our
lives
Description:
162 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
We know what you're thinking -- Size matters -- Shop till you drop -- Fun times -- Solving problems --
Big
Brother's
big
data
-- Good, bad and ugly -- Further reading -- Index.
Summary:
Is the Brexit vote successful
big
data
politics or the end of democracy? Why do airlines overbook, and why do banks get it wrong so often?
How
does
big
data
enable Netflix to forecast a hit, CERN to find the Higgs boson and medics to discover if red wine really is good for you? And
how
are companies using
big
data
to benefit from smart meters, use advertising that spies on you and develop the gig economy, where workers are managed by the whim of an algorithm? The volumes of
data
we now access can give unparalleled abilities to make predictions, respond to customer demand and solve problems. But
Big
Brother's shadow hovers over it. Though
big
data
can set us free and enhance
our
lives
, it has the potential to create an underclass and a totalitarian state. With
big
data
ever-present, you can't afford to ignore it.
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