The Big Data Revolution

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 22, 2013

Viktor Mayer-Schönberger explores big data and how it will affect the economy, science, and society at large. “Big data” refers to our increasing ability to crunch vast collections of information, analyze it instantly, and draw sometimes profoundly surprising conclusions from it. Big Data: A Revolution that Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think shows how this emerging science can translate data—from the price of airline tickets to the text of millions of books—into searchable forms, and lead to breakthroughs.

WNYC is funded by sponsors and member donations

Top Stories

Voter data shows lower turnout, but pockets of engagement boosted insurgent candidates

A total of 531,000 New Yorkers voted in this year’s primary, less than half of those who turned out for last year’s mayoral contest.
Gothamist |

Feds indict former Mayor Adams adviser Frank Carone in migrant housing bribery scheme

One of former Mayor Eric Adams' oldest and closest allies was arrested Wednesday on federal corruption charges, joining a growing roster of Adams aides facing prosecution.
Gothamist |

Primary Day Results

Brigid Bergin and Michael Lange talk about the results from New York's primary election.
The Brian Lehrer Show |

Inside the Trump White House

Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan talk about their new book and the inner workings of the Trump White House.
The Brian Lehrer Show |
YOU ARE ONLINE