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Title

Back to College Class: "Ones and Zeros: Cultural Considerations in the Era of Big Data and Analytics"

Authors

Chad Maxwell 2002, Illinois Wesleyan University

Streaming Media

Publication Date

9-11-2013

Comments

Chad Maxwell, a 2002 graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University and the 2013 Outstanding Young Alumnus, gave a "Back to College" class at Homecoming on Oct. 11, 2013.

Abstract

What impact does Big Data and algorithm-driven pattern recognition have on our cultural development? What is the social scientist's role in studying the human condition in the era of Big Data? This lecture addresses these questions by tracing the development of pattern recognition in human evolution, charting the growth of accelerated, external pattern recognition, and then considering the potential cultural impacts associated with the era of analytics, algorithms, and Big Data.

Disciplines

Higher Education

Recommended Citation

Maxwell 2002, Chad, "Back to College Class: "Ones and Zeros: Cultural Considerations in the Era of Big Data and Analytics"" (2013). Alumni Event recordings. 57.
https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/alumni_talks/57