Why data will transform how we live and think

 

A sought-after speaker and best-selling author, Kenneth Cukier '91 has an endless curiosity that is helping the world better understand itself.  His 2013 book, Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think with Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, was a New York Times bestseller. Three years later, it has been translated into 20 languages, while total views of his TED talk on the topic now stand at more than 1 million. 

“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, with electricity or to make sure they don’t get burnt to a crisp with global warming is through the effective use of data.”