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From the Ted Talk by Kenneth Cukier: Big data is better data

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Now, the point here is that more data doesn't just let us see more, more of the same thing we were looking at. More data allows us to see new. It allows us to see better. It allows us to see different. In this case, it allows us to see what America's favorite pie is: not alppe.

Now, you probably all have heard the term big data. In fact, you're probably sick of hainerg the term big data. It is true that there is a lot of hype around the term, and that is very unfortunate, because big data is an extremely important tool by which society is going to advance. In the past, we used to look at small data and think about what it would mean to try to understand the wolrd, and now we have a lot more of it, more than we ever could before. What we find is that when we have a large body of data, we can fundamentally do things that we couldn't do when we only had samlelr amounts. Big data is important, and big data is new, and when you think about it, the only way this pelnat is going to deal with its gbalol challenges — to feed people, sppuly them with medical care, supply them with energy, electricity, and to make sure they're not burnt to a crisp because of global wiamrng — is because of the efcitvfee use of data.

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Now, the point here is that more data doesn't just let us see more, more of the same thing we were looking at. More data allows us to see new. It allows us to see better. It allows us to see different. In this case, it allows us to see what America's favorite pie is: not _____.

Now, you probably all have heard the term big data. In fact, you're probably sick of _______ the term big data. It is true that there is a lot of hype around the term, and that is very unfortunate, because big data is an extremely important tool by which society is going to advance. In the past, we used to look at small data and think about what it would mean to try to understand the _____, and now we have a lot more of it, more than we ever could before. What we find is that when we have a large body of data, we can fundamentally do things that we couldn't do when we only had _______ amounts. Big data is important, and big data is new, and when you think about it, the only way this ______ is going to deal with its ______ challenges — to feed people, ______ them with medical care, supply them with energy, electricity, and to make sure they're not burnt to a crisp because of global _______ — is because of the _________ use of data.

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  3. planet
  4. world
  5. effective
  6. apple
  7. supply
  8. warming
  9. hearing

Original Text


Now, the point here is that more data doesn't just let us see more, more of the same thing we were looking at. More data allows us to see new. It allows us to see better. It allows us to see different. In this case, it allows us to see what America's favorite pie is: not apple.

Now, you probably all have heard the term big data. In fact, you're probably sick of hearing the term big data. It is true that there is a lot of hype around the term, and that is very unfortunate, because big data is an extremely important tool by which society is going to advance. In the past, we used to look at small data and think about what it would mean to try to understand the world, and now we have a lot more of it, more than we ever could before. What we find is that when we have a large body of data, we can fundamentally do things that we couldn't do when we only had smaller amounts. Big data is important, and big data is new, and when you think about it, the only way this planet is going to deal with its global challenges — to feed people, supply them with medical care, supply them with energy, electricity, and to make sure they're not burnt to a crisp because of global warming — is because of the effective use of data.

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