The Human Face of Big Data: Understanding Disease and Measuring Our World

Summary

In this article, we explore the concept of big data and how it has enabled us to understand diseases better. We also discuss an app that allows people to compare and share their lives with others globally. Additionally, we highlight how companies like EM and FedEx have helped make this project a reality. Finally, we touch on how big data can help address some of the biggest problems facing the world today.

Watching the Course of a Disease
The Plague Curve
Comparing and Sharing Lives with an App
Delivering the Book to Key Influencers
Big Data and Addressing Global Problems

Watching the Course of a Disease

For the first time in human history, we are able to watch the course of a disease and use numbers to understand what is going on. This has given birth to the concept of a plague curve. With big data, we can use patterns of numbers to understand what is going to happen with a disease, instead of relying on patterns in the sky or our hands.

The Plague Curve

The plague curve is a way of visualizing the spread of a disease over time. It allows us to see how quickly a disease is spreading and how many people are affected. This has been made possible by the use of big data.

Comparing and Sharing Lives with an App

An app has been created that allows people to share and compare their daily footprint, what brings them luck, and the one thing they want to experience during their lifetime. By using their smartphones, people can discover hidden secrets about the world they live in. By comparing their answers with millions of others globally, they can find their data doppelganger, someone just like them somewhere else in the world. For the first 50,000 downloads of the app, $1 will be donated to Charity Water, an organization that funds clean water projects.

Delivering the Book to Key Influencers

Thanks to companies like EM and FedEx, a book about the human face of big data is being delivered to 10,000 key influencers around the world. The book is not about their products, but rather an interesting look at a world that is emerging.

Big Data and Addressing Global Problems

Big data has the potential to help address some of the biggest problems facing the world today. By measuring things in real-time and responding to them, we can make a difference. The internet was just a stage leading towards big data. Big data will give us the ability to address global problems more effectively.

Conclusion

Big data has revolutionized the way we understand diseases and measure our world. With the help of companies like EM and FedEx, we can continue to explore the possibilities of big data and its potential to address global problems. By using apps like the one mentioned in this article, we can also connect with others globally and find our data doppelganger.