Were you surprised by the “pie data”? Is it true for you, your family, and your friends? Why or why not? The speaker argues that more data allow us to see new things. Think about your favorite hobby—skateboarding, listening to music, or whatever you most enjoy doing. What kinds of insights could big data provide about your hobby? How might these insights make things better for you? Are there any ways that big data could make your hobby worse?
The author mentions several challenges facing the world, including poverty and climate change. How might big data help us solve these problems?
Think of—and explain—one or more ways that society could use big data, other than the ones mentioned in the video.
Think for a moment about the potential problems with big data that the speaker mentioned