Big Data Revolution

TED Radio Hour

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Social Sciences, Society & Culture, Science, Technology

4.4 • 21.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2017

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Once invisible details of our lives can now be tracked and turned into data. Will this make life easier or more complicated? This hour, TED speakers imagine how Big Data will reshape our world. Guests include tech journalist Kenneth Cukier, scientist Riccardo Sabatini, data analyst Susan Etlinger, and astronomer Andrew Connolly. (Original broadcast date: September 9, 2016)

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0:00.0	A big data revolution is coming, whether we like it or not.
0:06.2	And a lot of people are scared for good reason.
0:08.4	I mean, governments and corporations are learning how to predict your behavior before you
0:13.9	even think about it.
0:15.6	But big data could also save lives and cure diseases.
0:19.8	So it's up to us right now to decide how this data will be used and by whom.
0:26.0	This episode is called Big Data Revolution and it originally aired in September 2016.
0:33.0	This is the Ted Radio Hour.
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0:46.0	Is that really what's 10 for us?
0:47.0	I've never known that.
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1:09.5	I'm Guy Ross.
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