As we all know, we live in a world of accumulating data. Now that we can store it digitally, it’s piling up. But, as these authors tell us, “something new and special is taking place”. That’s because data is digitised — and, if it’s not, it can be. Also because it’s huge. And living in the world of Big Data is different. It’s not quite like having a huge library. It’s like having a new pair of glasses that enables us to see things in the books we couldn’t see before. It’s bracing, thought-provoking and a bit scary. These authors, an Oxford professor and the data editor of The Economist, are spot-on. Read this, and you will think differently.
