[Informatics] TED talk about big data

[Heath, Natalie]

Hi everyone,

I stumbled on this during a bout of insomnia and it’s really good. I’ll be showing my students. Do watch the whole thing - she has some great advice relevant to data collection, data treatment, the importance of a clear hypothesis…

http://www.ted.com/talks/susan_etlinger_what_do_we_do_with_all_this_big_data?utm_campaign=social&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_content=talk&utm_term=technology

The TED blurb (more eloquent than I at nearly 1am…):
Does a set of data make you feel more comfortable? More successful? Then your interpretation of it is likely wrong. In a surprisingly moving talk, Susan Etlinger explains why, as we receive more and more data, we need to deepen our critical thinking skills. Because it's hard to move beyond counting things to really understanding them.
Natalie Heath

Natalie Heath
Marcellin Staff

[Marcellin College Logo]
MARCELLIN COLLEGE
160 Bulleen Road
Bulleen VIC 3105 Australia
T +61 3 9851 1698
F +61 3 9851 1555
ABN 77 413 001 496
marcellin.vic.edu.au<http://marcellin.vic.edu.au>
twitter.com/Marcellin<http://twitter.com/Marcellin>
DISCLAIMER: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and delete the email from your system. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Marcellin College. Marcellin College does not guarantee that this email is virus or error free and accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://www.edulists.com.au/pipermail/informatics/attachments/20160425/67761ca8/attachment.html