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Big Data's Big Deal - Viktor Mayer-Schonberger

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The Secrets of Mathematics
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Big Data promises to change all sectors of our economy, and deeply affect our society.
But beyond the current hype, what are Big Data's salient qualities, and do they warrant the high hopes? These are some of the questions that this talk addresses.

Speaker: Viktor Mayer-Schönberger

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Series
The Secrets of Mathematics
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Viktor Mayer-Schonberger
Keywords
big data
data mining
Google
Department: Mathematical Institute
Date Added: 20/11/2014
Duration: 00:44:14

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