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big data

The Origins of ‘Big Data’: An Etymological Detective Story – NYTimes.com

Posted by By Noshir Contractor 2013-02-23Posted inbig data, Blog
The Origins of ‘Big Data’: An Etymological Detective Story – NYTimes.com.
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What Data Can’t Do – NYTimes.com

Posted by By Noshir Contractor 2013-02-23Posted inbig data, Blog
What Data Can’t Do – NYTimes.com.
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The Data Age: Turning Information into Insight: McCormick Magazine: Northwestern University: McCormick School of Engineering

Posted by By Noshir Contractor 2013-02-05Posted inbig data, Blog, Networks, Technology
The Data Age: Turning Information into Insight: McCormick Magazine: Northwestern University: McCormick School of Engineering.
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Big Data’s Parallel Universe Brings Fears, and a Thrill – NYTimes.com

Posted by By Noshir Contractor 2012-06-08Posted inbig data, Blog
Big Data’s Parallel Universe Brings Fears, and a Thrill – NYTimes.com.
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The Perfect Milk Machine: How Big Data Transformed the Dairy Industry – Atlantic Mobile

Posted by By Noshir Contractor 2012-05-11Posted inbig data, Blog
The Perfect Milk Machine: How Big Data Transformed the Dairy Industry – Atlantic Mobile.
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Talent Shortage Looms Over Big Data – WSJ.com

Posted by By Noshir Contractor 2012-05-03Posted inbig data, Blog
Talent Shortage Looms Over Big Data – WSJ.com.
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RSS SONIC News
  • Contractor’s 2021 AAAS Panel featured in El Mercurio 2021-04-07
  • Paper accepted to #SciTS2021! 2021-04-01
  • Noshir Contractor featured on the Science Podcast 2021-03-29
  • Paper accepted for publication in the Networks and Spatial Economics (NETS) Journal 2021-03-29
  • Contractor Presenting Tomorrow (03/23) at the NITIE Research Talk Series 2021-03-22
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