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Big Data: You Have No Idea How Much It Will Change Your Life

Posted: November 28, 2012 at 5:40 pm

Futurist Juan Enriquez on the mind-blowing changes that Big Data is about to unleash on your business, your health, and life in general.

Flickr photo courtesy of Luckey_Sun

Most modern humans are now attempting to cram more data into their heads in a single day than most of our ancestors did during entire lifetimes. In the 15 minutes it takes you to read this essay, the amount of information being generated by the human race will have expanded by about 20 petabytes, equivalent to about three times the amount of information currently in the Library of Congress, or about one-half of all written works from the beginning of recorded history in all languages. The worlds total data is doubling every two years.

Its not just what humanity is collectively generating thats overwhelming us; its what we, as individuals, attempt to digest daily. Every year we try to cram in, read, understand, and remember at least 5 percent more words than the year before. That means that instead of coping with a mere 100,000 words per day five years ago, we are now coping with more than 130,000--plus billions of compounding bits. Even what used to be the calming act of looking at the stars has been transformed: Within weeks of its launch, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey satellite collected more astronomical data than had all of mankind in its entire history.

From 'I Think I'm Sure' to 'I Know and Can Prove It'

We are shifting from a world in which we know, because we sampled a little and extrapolated a lot, into a world in which we know--where all data is collected, analyzed, and stored. We are all becoming citizens of the new realm of truly Big Data.

As we transition from sampling and polling to having a complete census of enormous data sets, we also transition from I think Im sure to I know it, and I can prove it. For instance, Google has created a census of every word published since 1500. We now know exactly who used more than 500 billion words, in more than five million books. And we can trace the specific use, frequency, and context of every one of those words and phrases. Thus we know the words love and war battled for frequency of usage from 1800 through 1914. (Love usually triumphed.) Since 1914, war has been the overwhelming victor. And the word sex? For better or worse, its been steadily gaining on the ever-declining use of love.

All of this is taking place within a massive and explosive evolution in how we use, store, and transmit information. In 1986, only 6 percent of the worlds data was digital, and wwwwas still three years away. There was no Google. Today, more than 99 percent of the worlds written words, images, music, and data are transmitted in the two-letter Boolean alphabet of 1s and 0s. Other than perhaps the agricultural revolution of 10,000 years ago, no event in human history has ever generated as much wealth and changed as many lives as this transition into a digital world.

The Electronic Tattoo You Can't Erase

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Kurzweil: Your brain will connect directly to the cloud within 30 years

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November 27, 2012, 8:50 AM PST

Takeaway: By the 2030s or 2040s, inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil envisions micro-computers embedded non-invasively in the brain that will act as an interface to a cloud of storage and processing power.

Inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil remains coolly confident in his prediction that by the 2030s, blood-cell sized computers will integrate with the human brain and dramatically expand its cognitive capacity well beyond the neocortexs paltry 300 million or so pattern recognizers.

And why shouldnt Kurzweil be confident? By his count, hes been right about 86 percent of the time, and thats not counting near-misses like predicting wed all be riding in self-driving cars by now.

Advancing technologys capacity to mimic, and eventually deeply integrate with, the human brain was one of the central topics of a public Q&A Kurzweil participated in last night in Louisville, KY as part of a promotional tour for his new book, How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed. The new book draws on his deep knowledge of language and cognitive hierarchy to predict how computers will continue to expand humans ability to store and relate information in what we call intelligence.

The talk, which was taped for national airing, ranged widely, as does Kurzweils influence on technology and almost any discussion of what the world will look like 30 years from now. For the most part, Kurzweil steered clear of the headline-grabbing philosophical and ethical implications of his predictions, most notably that supercomputing will create a macro cyber-intelligence in which human consciousness will live forever. (As I imagine many of you will note in the comments section, thats a gross oversimplification of Kurzweils fascinating work.) Instead, Kurzweil focused on the fundamentals of the science behind How to Create a Mind, and how current technology already has greatly augmented those lame 300 million recognizers nature gave us.

Kurzweil said his latest predictions are built around his theory of Pattern Recognition Theory of Mind (PRTM), which describes our cognitive processes as a series of nested activities. In How to Create a Mind, he cites the example of how most people struggle to recite the alphabet backward, although the components of the information are clearly stored in the neocortex. But the pattern or more precisely, the potentially thousands of patterns in which the neocortex connects those data are the essence of intelligence, human or artificial.

This theory is based on Kurzweils own ground-breaking work on optical character and speech recognition software, and a similar theory was employed in large part to program Watson, the supercomputer that recently whooped up on human Jeopardy! champions. Kurzweil defends the Watson project from criticism that the supercomputer was simply running statistical analysis against specialized programming. Watson actually read 200 million Wikipedia pages to build its knowledge store, and the statistical analysis it ran was patterned after the human brains own hierarchical models of data relationships (Kurzweil dubbed them Hierarchical Hidden Markup Models in his speech recognition work). Kurzweil was quick to note that Watson is not as good as an average human when it comes to understanding a single Wikipedia page; its the ability to store massive quantities of information and quickly relate it that makes the computer so smart. He suggested that soon, technology derived from the Watson project will be able to aid physicians in diagnosing illnesses, since doctors dont have enough time or pattern recognizers to read and immediately recall tens of millions of pages of medical research.

And hes confident that his Law of Accelerating Returns will continue to hold true for computational power, even though Intel now predicts Moores Law will run its course by 2022 or so. (If you havent read this excellent TechRepublic post by Peter Cochrane, do so now.) Kurzweil describes Intels 3D structure for transistors as the sixth paradigm of Accelerating Returns (with Moore coming in at number five) that will continue to drive exponential growth in computing power and get us to that technological singularity everyone is so excited (or freaked out) about.

By the 2030s or 2040s, he envisions micro-computers embedded non-invasively in the brain that will act as an interface to a cloud of storage and processing power it will be like having five or 10 neocortexes on demand. And, given that the adult brain often has to overwrite redundant instances of data to learn new things, that wont be so different than our use of external computers to store and process data today. Fondling his own smartphone throughout the hour-long presentation, he repeatedly described such devices as brain extenders.

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Metroid Prime OST – #37 Samus vs Metroid Prime – Video

Posted: November 26, 2012 at 6:45 pm


Metroid Prime OST - #37 Samus vs Metroid Prime
Official "Metroid Prime" Soundtrack Tracklist: 01. "Metroid Prime Theme" 02. "Data Selection Screen" 03. "Distress Signal" 04. "Samus Aran #39;s Appearance Fanfare" 05. "Derelict Space Station" 06. "Space Station Interior" 07. "Samus vs Parasite Queen" 08. "Escape" 09. "Samus #39;s Farewell" 10. "Tallon Overworld" 11. "Elevator" 12. "Chozo Ruins" 13. "Samus vs Flaahgra" 14. "Magmoor Caverns" 15. "Phendrana Drifts Shoreline Entry" 16. "Phendrana Drifts" 17. "Phendrana Drifts Chapel Of The Elders" 18. "Sheegot Attack" 19. "Space Pirate #39;s Research Lab" 20. "Samus vs Space Pirates" 21. "Samus vs Thardus" 22. "Chozo Ruins Hall Of The Elders" 23. "Samus vs Chozo Ghost" 24. "Chozo Ruins Depths" 25. "Phendrana Drifts Edge Of Phendrana" 26. "Crashed Frigate" 27. "Underwater Frigate Reactor Core" 28. "Tallon Overworld Deepest Recesses Of Tallon" 29. "Phazon Radiation" 30. "Phazon Mines" 31. "Phazon Mines Level 3" 32. "Samus vs Omega Pirate" 33. "Chozo Artifact Temple" 34. "Samus vs Meta Ridley" 35. "Defeat Of Meta Ridley" 36. "Impact Crater Core" 37. "Samus vs Metroid Prime" 38. "Samus vs Essence Of Metroid Prime" 39. "Missile Station" 40. "Credits" 41. "Mission Final" 42. "Map Station" 43. "Bonus Track Metroid Prime Demo"From:DeathWarXViews:0 0ratingsTime:05:13More inGaming

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Metroid Prime OST – #39 Missile Station – Video

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Metroid Prime OST - #39 Missile Station
Official "Metroid Prime" Soundtrack Tracklist: 01. "Metroid Prime Theme" 02. "Data Selection Screen" 03. "Distress Signal" 04. "Samus Aran #39;s Appearance Fanfare" 05. "Derelict Space Station" 06. "Space Station Interior" 07. "Samus vs Parasite Queen" 08. "Escape" 09. "Samus #39;s Farewell" 10. "Tallon Overworld" 11. "Elevator" 12. "Chozo Ruins" 13. "Samus vs Flaahgra" 14. "Magmoor Caverns" 15. "Phendrana Drifts Shoreline Entry" 16. "Phendrana Drifts" 17. "Phendrana Drifts Chapel Of The Elders" 18. "Sheegot Attack" 19. "Space Pirate #39;s Research Lab" 20. "Samus vs Space Pirates" 21. "Samus vs Thardus" 22. "Chozo Ruins Hall Of The Elders" 23. "Samus vs Chozo Ghost" 24. "Chozo Ruins Depths" 25. "Phendrana Drifts Edge Of Phendrana" 26. "Crashed Frigate" 27. "Underwater Frigate Reactor Core" 28. "Tallon Overworld Deepest Recesses Of Tallon" 29. "Phazon Radiation" 30. "Phazon Mines" 31. "Phazon Mines Level 3" 32. "Samus vs Omega Pirate" 33. "Chozo Artifact Temple" 34. "Samus vs Meta Ridley" 35. "Defeat Of Meta Ridley" 36. "Impact Crater Core" 37. "Samus vs Metroid Prime" 38. "Samus vs Essence Of Metroid Prime" 39. "Missile Station" 40. "Credits" 41. "Mission Final" 42. "Map Station" 43. "Bonus Track Metroid Prime Demo"From:DeathWarXViews:0 0ratingsTime:01:06More inMusic

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Metroid Prime OST – #40 Credits – Video

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Metroid Prime OST - #40 Credits
Official "Metroid Prime" Soundtrack Tracklist: 01. "Metroid Prime Theme" 02. "Data Selection Screen" 03. "Distress Signal" 04. "Samus Aran #39;s Appearance Fanfare" 05. "Derelict Space Station" 06. "Space Station Interior" 07. "Samus vs Parasite Queen" 08. "Escape" 09. "Samus #39;s Farewell" 10. "Tallon Overworld" 11. "Elevator" 12. "Chozo Ruins" 13. "Samus vs Flaahgra" 14. "Magmoor Caverns" 15. "Phendrana Drifts Shoreline Entry" 16. "Phendrana Drifts" 17. "Phendrana Drifts Chapel Of The Elders" 18. "Sheegot Attack" 19. "Space Pirate #39;s Research Lab" 20. "Samus vs Space Pirates" 21. "Samus vs Thardus" 22. "Chozo Ruins Hall Of The Elders" 23. "Samus vs Chozo Ghost" 24. "Chozo Ruins Depths" 25. "Phendrana Drifts Edge Of Phendrana" 26. "Crashed Frigate" 27. "Underwater Frigate Reactor Core" 28. "Tallon Overworld Deepest Recesses Of Tallon" 29. "Phazon Radiation" 30. "Phazon Mines" 31. "Phazon Mines Level 3" 32. "Samus vs Omega Pirate" 33. "Chozo Artifact Temple" 34. "Samus vs Meta Ridley" 35. "Defeat Of Meta Ridley" 36. "Impact Crater Core" 37. "Samus vs Metroid Prime" 38. "Samus vs Essence Of Metroid Prime" 39. "Missile Station" 40. "Credits" 41. "Mission Final" 42. "Map Station" 43. "Bonus Track Metroid Prime Demo"From:DeathWarXViews:0 0ratingsTime:03:14More inMusic

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Metroid Prime OST – #41 Mission Final – Video

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Metroid Prime OST - #41 Mission Final
Official "Metroid Prime" Soundtrack Tracklist: 01. "Metroid Prime Theme" 02. "Data Selection Screen" 03. "Distress Signal" 04. "Samus Aran #39;s Appearance Fanfare" 05. "Derelict Space Station" 06. "Space Station Interior" 07. "Samus vs Parasite Queen" 08. "Escape" 09. "Samus #39;s Farewell" 10. "Tallon Overworld" 11. "Elevator" 12. "Chozo Ruins" 13. "Samus vs Flaahgra" 14. "Magmoor Caverns" 15. "Phendrana Drifts Shoreline Entry" 16. "Phendrana Drifts" 17. "Phendrana Drifts Chapel Of The Elders" 18. "Sheegot Attack" 19. "Space Pirate #39;s Research Lab" 20. "Samus vs Space Pirates" 21. "Samus vs Thardus" 22. "Chozo Ruins Hall Of The Elders" 23. "Samus vs Chozo Ghost" 24. "Chozo Ruins Depths" 25. "Phendrana Drifts Edge Of Phendrana" 26. "Crashed Frigate" 27. "Underwater Frigate Reactor Core" 28. "Tallon Overworld Deepest Recesses Of Tallon" 29. "Phazon Radiation" 30. "Phazon Mines" 31. "Phazon Mines Level 3" 32. "Samus vs Omega Pirate" 33. "Chozo Artifact Temple" 34. "Samus vs Meta Ridley" 35. "Defeat Of Meta Ridley" 36. "Impact Crater Core" 37. "Samus vs Metroid Prime" 38. "Samus vs Essence Of Metroid Prime" 39. "Missile Station" 40. "Credits" 41. "Mission Final" 42. "Map Station" 43. "Bonus Track Metroid Prime Demo"From:DeathWarXViews:0 0ratingsTime:03:13More inMusic

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Metroid Prime OST – #42 Map Station – Video

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Metroid Prime OST - #42 Map Station
Official "Metroid Prime" Soundtrack Tracklist: 01. "Metroid Prime Theme" 02. "Data Selection Screen" 03. "Distress Signal" 04. "Samus Aran #39;s Appearance Fanfare" 05. "Derelict Space Station" 06. "Space Station Interior" 07. "Samus vs Parasite Queen" 08. "Escape" 09. "Samus #39;s Farewell" 10. "Tallon Overworld" 11. "Elevator" 12. "Chozo Ruins" 13. "Samus vs Flaahgra" 14. "Magmoor Caverns" 15. "Phendrana Drifts Shoreline Entry" 16. "Phendrana Drifts" 17. "Phendrana Drifts Chapel Of The Elders" 18. "Sheegot Attack" 19. "Space Pirate #39;s Research Lab" 20. "Samus vs Space Pirates" 21. "Samus vs Thardus" 22. "Chozo Ruins Hall Of The Elders" 23. "Samus vs Chozo Ghost" 24. "Chozo Ruins Depths" 25. "Phendrana Drifts Edge Of Phendrana" 26. "Crashed Frigate" 27. "Underwater Frigate Reactor Core" 28. "Tallon Overworld Deepest Recesses Of Tallon" 29. "Phazon Radiation" 30. "Phazon Mines" 31. "Phazon Mines Level 3" 32. "Samus vs Omega Pirate" 33. "Chozo Artifact Temple" 34. "Samus vs Meta Ridley" 35. "Defeat Of Meta Ridley" 36. "Impact Crater Core" 37. "Samus vs Metroid Prime" 38. "Samus vs Essence Of Metroid Prime" 39. "Missile Station" 40. "Credits" 41. "Mission Final" 42. "Map Station" 43. "Bonus Track Metroid Prime Demo"From:DeathWarXViews:1 0ratingsTime:00:57More inMusic

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Metroid Prime OST – #43 Bonus Track Metroid Prime Demo – Video

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Metroid Prime OST - #43 Bonus Track Metroid Prime Demo
Official "Metroid Prime" Soundtrack Tracklist: 01. "Metroid Prime Theme" 02. "Data Selection Screen" 03. "Distress Signal" 04. "Samus Aran #39;s Appearance Fanfare" 05. "Derelict Space Station" 06. "Space Station Interior" 07. "Samus vs Parasite Queen" 08. "Escape" 09. "Samus #39;s Farewell" 10. "Tallon Overworld" 11. "Elevator" 12. "Chozo Ruins" 13. "Samus vs Flaahgra" 14. "Magmoor Caverns" 15. "Phendrana Drifts Shoreline Entry" 16. "Phendrana Drifts" 17. "Phendrana Drifts Chapel Of The Elders" 18. "Sheegot Attack" 19. "Space Pirate #39;s Research Lab" 20. "Samus vs Space Pirates" 21. "Samus vs Thardus" 22. "Chozo Ruins Hall Of The Elders" 23. "Samus vs Chozo Ghost" 24. "Chozo Ruins Depths" 25. "Phendrana Drifts Edge Of Phendrana" 26. "Crashed Frigate" 27. "Underwater Frigate Reactor Core" 28. "Tallon Overworld Deepest Recesses Of Tallon" 29. "Phazon Radiation" 30. "Phazon Mines" 31. "Phazon Mines Level 3" 32. "Samus vs Omega Pirate" 33. "Chozo Artifact Temple" 34. "Samus vs Meta Ridley" 35. "Defeat Of Meta Ridley" 36. "Impact Crater Core" 37. "Samus vs Metroid Prime" 38. "Samus vs Essence Of Metroid Prime" 39. "Missile Station" 40. "Credits" 41. "Mission Final" 42. "Map Station" 43. "Bonus Track Metroid Prime Demo"From:DeathWarXViews:0 0ratingsTime:01:55More inMusic

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Carrier rocket "Soyuz-2" – Video

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Carrier rocket "Soyuz-2"
"Soyuz-2" - a family of launch vehicles, established on the basis of the carrier rocket "Soyuz-U" through extensive modernization. Development produced SRP "TsSKB Progress" (Samara). Payload output of the low Earth orbit - from 2800 kg to 9200 kg, depending on the version and the trigger point. Missiles are intended for spacecraft into low, medium, high, sun-synchronous, geosynchronous transfer orbit and geostationary orbit with existing launch facilities. Including those for the launch of manned and cargo spacecraft for the International Space StationFrom:SOROS SUPIMViews:0 0ratingsTime:00:53More inEducation

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2008 Botball Game Video – Video

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2008 Botball Game Video
Space disaster! Can Botguy trade; save the space station crew from a deadly solar flare?From:BotGuy12Views:0 0ratingsTime:04:10More inScience Technology

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