Just the other day, I tried to download and use an app that a friend had recommended. I was looking forward to having a few more minutes each day, if this app really delivered on its promises.
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I am sure, by now, you recognize that my research and business interests cross a variety of disciplines. So, my casual reading in any given day can include the following journals: Microbe, Journal of Bacteriology, Water Reuse, Nephrology News, JASN, JAMA, Harvard Business Review, Strategy+… you get the idea.
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Big data. It’s all the rage. Somewhere, someone decided that, given our awesome computing capabilities, we can use this to predict behavior. Or, to understand the world because our computer systems will let us crunch the numbers.
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