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The Human Face of Big Data by Smolan, Rick; Erwitt, Jennifer
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
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- Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Title
- The Human Face of Big Data
- Weight
- 5 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 1454908270
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
ISBN-10
1454908270
ISBN-13
9781454908272
eBay Product ID (ePID)
144141227
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Publication Name
Human Face of Big Data
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Subject
General, Databases / Data Mining
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Computers, Technology & Engineering
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
78.7 Oz
Item Length
14 in
Item Width
11 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2012-515557
Reviews
"In a gripping series of graphs, charts, and essays, the authors capture the meaning of the digital revolution." -- Entertainment Weekly, "In a gripping series of graphs, charts, and essays, the authors capture the meaning of the digital revolution." -- Entertainment Weekly "…an enormous volume… that chronicles, through a splash of photos and eye-opening essays and graphics, the rise of the information society…. a curious, wonderful beast -- a solid slab that captures a virtual universe... This is one of those rare animals that captures its era in the most distinct of ways. It's the kind of thing you'd put in a time capsule for your children today to show them, long after you're gone, what the world was like at the beginning of their lives." --Ted Anthony, Associated Press "Big Data Gets its own Photo Album" -- The New York Times "Its a beautiful book!" --Soledad O'Brien, CNN "Far more than a coffee table book" -- The Wall Street Journal "Visceral, emotional and tangible." -- Wired "Mind-blowingly powerful." --GigaOm "Inspiring." -- San Jose Mercury News "A curious, wonderful beast - captures a virtual universe with eye-opening essays and graphics." -- Huffington Post, "In a gripping series of graphs, charts, and essays, the authors capture the meaning of the digital revolution." -- Entertainment Weekly "...an enormous volume... that chronicles, through a splash of photos and eye-opening essays and graphics, the rise of the information society.... a curious, wonderful beast -- a solid slab that captures a virtual universe... This is one of those rare animals that captures its era in the most distinct of ways. It's the kind of thing you'd put in a time capsule for your children today to show them, long after you're gone, what the world was like at the beginning of their lives." --Ted Anthony, Associated Press "Big Data Gets its own Photo Album" -- The New York Times "Its a beautiful book!" --Soledad O'Brien, CNN "Far more than a coffee table book" -- The Wall Street Journal "Visceral, emotional and tangible." -- Wired "Mind-blowingly powerful." --GigaOm "Inspiring." -- San Jose Mercury News "A curious, wonderful beast - captures a virtual universe with eye-opening essays and graphics." -- Huffington Post
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
303.4833
Synopsis
The images and stories captured in The Human Face of Big Data are the result of an extraordinary artistic, technical, and logistical juggling act aimed at capturing the human face of the Big Data Revolution. Big Data is defined as the real time collection, analyses, and visualization of vast amounts of the information. In the hands of Data Scientists this raw information is fueling a revolution which many people believe may have as big an impact on humanity going forward as the Internet has over the past two decades. Its enable us to sense, measure, and understand aspects of our existence in ways never before possible. The Human Face of Big Data captures, in glorious photographs and moving essays, an extraordinary revolution sweeping, almost invisibly, through business, academia, government, healthcare, and everyday life. It's already enabling us to provide a healthier life for our children. To provide our seniors with independence while keeping them safe. To help us conserve precious resources like water and energy. To alert us to tiny changes in our health, weeks or years before we develop a life-threatening illness. To peer into our own individual genetic makeup. To create new forms of life. And soon, as many predict, to re-engineer our own species. And we've barely scratched the surface . . . Over the past decade, Rick Smolan and Jennifer Erwitt, co-founders of Against All Odds Productions, have produced a series of ambitious global projects in collaboration with hundreds of the world's leading photographers, writers, and graphic designers. Their Day in the Life projects were credited for creating a mass market for large-format illustrated books (rare was the coffee table book without one). Today their projects aim at sparking global conversations about emerging topics ranging from the Internet ( 24 Hours in Cyberspace ), to Microprocessors ( One Digital Day ), to how the human race is learning to heal itself, ( The Power to Heal ) to the global water crisis ( Blue Planet Run ). This year Smolan and Erwitt dispatched photographers and writers in every corner of the globe to explore the world of "Big Data" and to determine if it truly does, as many in the field claim, represent a brand new toolset for humanity, helping address the biggest challenges facing our species. The book features 10 essays by noted writers: Introduction: OCEANS OF DATA by Dan GardnerChapter 1: REFLECTIONS IN A DIGITAL MIRROR by Juan Enriquez, CEO, BiotechnomomyChapter 2: OUR DATA OURSELVES by Kate Green, the EconomistChapter 3: QUANTIFYING MYSELF by AJ Jacobs, EsquireChapter 4: DARK DATA by Marc Goodman, Future Crime InstituteChapter 5: THE SENTIENT SENSOR MESH by Susan Karlin, Fast CompanyChapter 6: TAKING THE PULSE OF THE PLANET by Esther Dyson, EDventureChapter 7: CITIZEN SCIENCE by Gareth Cook, the Boston GlobeChapter 8: A DEMOGRAPH OF ONE by Michael Malone, Forbes magazineChapter 9: THE ART OF DATA by Aaron Koblin, Google Artist in ResidenceChapter 10: DATA DRIVEN by Jonathan Harris, Cowbird The book will also feature stunning info graphics from NIGEL HOLMES. 1) GOOGLING GOOGLE: all the ways Google uses Data to help humanity2) DATA IS THE NEW OIL3) THE WORLD ACCORDING TO TWITTER4) AUCTIONING EYEBALLS: The world of Internet advertising5) FACEBOOK: A Billion Friends, "More than 100 journalists around the globe ... [explore] the world of Big Data ... [capturing] in ... photographs and ... essays an extraordinary revolution sweeping, almost invisibly, through business, academia, government, healthcare, and everyday life"--P. [4] of cover., The images and stories captured in The Human Face of Big Data are the result of an extraordinary artistic, technical, and logistical juggling act aimed at capturing the human face of the Big Data Revolution. Big Data is defined as the real time collection, analyses, and visualization of vast amounts of the information. In the hands of Data Scientists this raw information is fueling a revolution which many people believe may have as big an impact on humanity going forward as the Internet has over the past two decades. Its enable us to sense, measure, and understand aspects of our existence in ways never before possible. The Human Face of Big Data captures, in glorious photographs and moving essays, an extraordinary revolution sweeping, almost invisibly, through business, academia, government, healthcare, and everyday life. It's already enabling us to provide a healthier life for our children. To provide our seniors with independence while keeping them safe. To help us conserve precious resources like water and energy. To alert us to tiny changes in our health, weeks or years before we develop a life-threatening illness. To peer into our own individual genetic makeup. To create new forms of life. And soon, as many predict, to re-engineer our own species. And we've barely scratched the surface . . . Over the past decade, Rick Smolan and Jennifer Erwitt, co-founders of Against All Odds Productions, have produced a series of ambitious global projects in collaboration with hundreds of the world's leading photographers, writers, and graphic designers. Their Day in the Life projects were credited for creating a mass market for large-format illustrated books (rare was the coffee table book without one). Today their projects aim at sparking global conversations about emerging topics ranging from the Internet ( 24 Hours in Cyberspace ), to Microprocessors ( One Digital Day ), to how the human race is learning to heal itself, ( The Power to Heal ) to the global water crisis ( Blue Planet Run ). This year Smolan and Erwitt dispatched photographers and writers in every corner of the globe to explore the world of "Big Data" and to determine if it truly does, as many in the field claim, represent a brand new toolset for humanity, helping address the biggest challenges facing our species. The book features 10 essays by noted writers: Introduction: OCEANS OF DATA by Dan Gardner Chapter 1: REFLECTIONS IN A DIGITAL MIRROR by Juan Enriquez, CEO, Biotechnomomy Chapter 2: OUR DATA OURSELVES by Kate Green, the Economist Chapter 3: QUANTIFYING MYSELF by AJ Jacobs, Esquire Chapter 4: DARK DATA by Marc Goodman, Future Crime Institute Chapter 5: THE SENTIENT SENSOR MESH by Susan Karlin, Fast Company Chapter 6: TAKING THE PULSE OF THE PLANET by Esther Dyson, EDventure Chapter 7: CITIZEN SCIENCE by Gareth Cook, the Boston Globe Chapter 8: A DEMOGRAPH OF ONE by Michael Malone, Forbes magazine Chapter 9: THE ART OF DATA by Aaron Koblin, Google Artist in Residence Chapter 10: DATA DRIVEN by Jonathan Harris, Cowbird The book will also feature stunning info graphics from NIGEL HOLMES. 1) GOOGLING GOOGLE: all the ways Google uses Data to help humanity 2) DATA IS THE NEW OIL 3) THE WORLD ACCORDING TO TWITTER 4) AUCTIONING EYEBALLS: The world of Internet advertising 5) FACEBOOK: A Billion Friends, The images and stories captured in The Human Face of Big Data are the result of an extraordinary artistic, technical, and logistical juggling act aimed at capturing the human face of the Big Data Revolution. Big Data is defined as the real time collection, analyses, and visualization of vast amounts of the information. In the hands of Data Scientists this raw information is fueling a revolution which many people believe may have as big an impact on humanity going forward as the Internet has over the past two decades. Its enable us to sense, measure, and understand aspects of our existence in ways never before possible. The Human Face of Big Data captures, in glorious photographs and moving essays, an extraordinary revolution sweeping, almost invisibly, through business, academia, government, healthcare, and everyday life. It's already enabling us to provide a healthier life for our children. To provide our seniors with independence while keeping them safe. To help us conserve precious resources like water and energy. To alert us to tiny changes in our health, weeks or years before we develop a life-threatening illness. To peer into our own individual genetic makeup. To create new forms of life. And soon, as many predict, to re-engineer our own species. And we've barely scratched the surface . . . Over the past decade, Rick Smolan and Jennifer Erwitt, co-founders of Against All Odds Productions, have produced a series of ambitious global projects in collaboration with hundreds of the world's leading photographers, writers, and graphic designers. Their Day in the Life projects were credited for creating a mass market for large-format illustrated books (rare was the coffee table book without one). Today their projects aim at sparking global conversations about emerging topics ranging from the Internet ( 24 Hours in Cyberspace ), to Microprocessors ( One Digital Day ), to how the human race is learning to heal itself, ( The Power to Heal ) to the global water crisis ( Blue Planet Run ). This year Smolan and Erwitt dispatched photographers and writers in every corner of the globe to explore the world of "Big Data" and to determine if it truly does, as many in the field claim, represent a brand new toolset for humanity, helping address the biggest challenges facing our species. The book features 10 essays by noted writers: Introduction: OCEANS OF DATA by Dan Gardner Chapter 1: REFLECTIONS IN A DIGITAL MIRROR by Juan Enriquez, CEO, Biotechnomomy Chapter 2: OUR DATA OURSELVES by Kate Green, the Economist Chapter 3: QUANTIFYING MYSELF by AJ Jacobs, Esquire Chapter 4: DARK DATA by Marc Goodman, Future Crime Institute Chapter 5: THE SENTIENT SENSOR MESH by Susan Karlin, Fast Company Chapter 6: TAKING THE PULSE OF THE PLANET by Esther Dyson, EDventure Chapter 7: CITIZEN SCIENCE by Gareth Cook, the Boston Globe Chapter 8: A DEMOGRAPH OF ONE by Michael Malone, Forbes magazine Chapter 9: THE ART OF DATA by Aaron Koblin, Google Artist in Residence Chapter 10: DATA DRIVEN by Jonathan Harris, Cowbird The book will also feature stunning info graphics from NIGEL HOLMES.1) GOOGLING GOOGLE: all the ways Google uses Data to help humanity 2) DATA IS THE NEW OIL 3) THE WORLD ACCORDING TO TWITTER 4) AUCTIONING EYEBALLS: The world of Internet advertising 5) FACEBOOK: A Billion Friends
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