Data for Thought

Reflections from Data Experts and Other Influencers

On weeding out irrelevant data:

“Every day, three times per second, we produce the equivalent of the amount of data that the Library of Congress has in its entire print collection, right? But most of it is like cat videos on YouTube or 13-year-olds exchanging text messages about the next Twilight movie.” - Nate Silver

“Experts often possess more data than judgment.” –

Colin Powell

On the importance of using data wisely, not just data for data’s sake:

On how to craft your best story:

“In baseball you have terrific data and you can be a lot more creative with it.” - Nate Silver

“Errors using inadequate data are much less than those using no data at all.” Charles Babbage

On the cost of NOT participating in the data influx:

“With data collection, 'The

sooner the better' is always

the best answer.” – Marissa Meyer

On the Immediacy of data:

On the reality of data in our everyday lives

“You could go crazy thinking of how unprivate our lives really are - the omnipresent security cameras, the tracking data on our very smart phones, the porous state of our Internet selves, the trail of electronic crumbs we leave every day.” – Susan Orlean

“We're entering a new world in which data may be more important than software.” - Tim O'Reilly

On the future of data:

On the value of data:

“Data is a precious thing and will last longer than the systems themselves.” Tim Berners-Lee

“We may not be quotable, but we deliver the data gems when you need them most.”

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