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How should we do the history of Big Data? [PDF]
Taking its lead from Ian Hacking’s article ‘How should we do the history of statistics?’, this article reflects on how we might develop a sociologically informed history of big data.
Bhambra GK +12 more
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'Big History', history and citations in nutritional science. [PDF]
Trayhurn P.
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Little Learners, Big History, Bigger Future: How Big History Widened the Worldviews of 8-9 Year Olds
This article is based on a workshop I presented at the 2018 Big History International Conference in Philadelphia, where I addressed findings from my recently completed PhD thesis: An Tair-seach (threshold): An exploration of connecting the emerging ...
Marilyn Ahearn
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Crisis Analytics: Big Data Driven Crisis Response [PDF]
Disasters have long been a scourge for humanity. With the advances in technology (in terms of computing, communications, and the ability to process and analyze big data), our ability to respond to disasters is at an inflection point.
Ali, Anwaar +5 more
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How Big History Could Change the World for the Better
Big History is ideally positioned to act as a major driver of social change through the promotion of a rigorous and accessible scientific origin story.
Elise Bohan
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Erupções do Kilauea e o arquipélago havaiano: a geologia da tectônica de placas e dos pontos quentes
A four-month surge of Mount Kilauea eruptions (May to August 2018) on the Big Island reminds us that the whole chain of Hawaiian islands has been built by volcanic activity.
Barry Wood
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No Strength in Numbers: The Failure of Big-City Bills in American State Legislatures, 1880–2000 [PDF]
Do big cities exert more power than less populous ones in American state legislatures? In many political systems, greater representation leads to more policy gains, yet for most of the nation's history, urban advocates have argued that big cities face ...
GAMM, GERALD, KOUSSER, THAD
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The Trajectory of Evolution and Its Implications for Humanity
Does the Big History of life on Earth disclose a trajectory that has been driven by selection? If so, will the trajectory continue to apply into the future? This paper argues that such a trajectory exists, and examines some of its key implications.
John E. Stewart
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