Withtherapidemergenceofdigitaldevices,anunstoppable,invisibleforceischanginghumanlivesinwaysfromthemicroscopictothegargantuan:BigData,awordthatwasbarelyusedafewyearsagobutnowgovernsthedayformanyofusfromthemomentweawakentotheextinguishingofthefinallate-eveninglightbulb.Thismassivegatheringandanalyzingofdatainrealtimeisallowingustonotonlyaddresssomeofhumanitybiggestchallengesbutisalsohelpingcreateanewkindofplanetarynervoussystem.YetasEdwardSnowdenandthereleaseofthePrismdocumentshaveshown,theaccessibilityofallthesedatacomesatasteepprice.TheHumanFaceofBigDatacapturesthepromiseandperilofthisextraordinaryknowledgerevolution.
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