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Dec 5, 2013 · 22m · mad

Rick Smolan, "The Human Face of Big Data" // Data Driven NYC #8 // Sep 2012

Rick Smolan · 18m spoken Matt Turck · 1m spoken AV Tech / Assistant · 2s spoken
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At Data Driven NYC #8, photojournalist Rick Smolan presents 'The Human Face of Big Data,' illustrating how global data feeds form an emerging planetary nervous system and introducing a crowdsourced mobile application that captures human-centric data for social good.

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Every chapter scored 0–10 on four independent dynamics. Hover any point for the reasoning behind the score. Matt holds 5.4% of the talking time here. How this is scored →

Matt as informed peer 0.2 Guest teaching 0.8 Guest disagreement 0.3 Matt pushing back 0.0
05100:0010:0020:001:15–3:30 · Matt as informed peer 0/10 Rick Smolan's Career and Mass Media Storytelling Rick delivers a keynote monologue describing his transition from photojournalist to creator of collaborative books. The host does not participate during this presentation segment.3:30–6:44 · Matt as informed peer 0/10 Defining Big Data: The Planet's Emerging Nervous System Rick defines big data through conversations with Marissa Mayer and a metaphor created for his son. The host is silent during this monologue segment.6:44–13:09 · Matt as informed peer 0/10 Human Face of Big Data: Real-World Case Studies Rick presents multiple real-world case studies demonstrating big data applications. The host remains silent throughout the presentation.13:09–16:49 · Matt as informed peer 0/10 Introducing the 'Measure Our World' Crowdsourcing App Rick introduces the crowdsourcing app and highlights a dispute over medical data ownership. The host does not intervene.16:49–20:42 · Matt as informed peer 0/10 App Features, Mission Control, and Data Ethics Rick explains app features and the upcoming Mission Control launch event. The host only speaks briefly at the very end to transition to Q&A.20:42–22:45 · Matt as informed peer 1/10 Audience Q&A and Keynote Conclusion Host Matt Turck moderates a brief audience Q&A session where Rick answers technical questions about app data retention and user anonymity. Rick lightly dismisses the idea that users would lie on the app.1:15–3:30 · Guest teaching 0/10 Rick Smolan's Career and Mass Media Storytelling Rick delivers a keynote monologue describing his transition from photojournalist to creator of collaborative books. The host does not participate during this presentation segment.3:30–6:44 · Guest teaching 1/10 Defining Big Data: The Planet's Emerging Nervous System Rick defines big data through conversations with Marissa Mayer and a metaphor created for his son. The host is silent during this monologue segment.6:44–13:09 · Guest teaching 1/10 Human Face of Big Data: Real-World Case Studies Rick presents multiple real-world case studies demonstrating big data applications. The host remains silent throughout the presentation.13:09–16:49 · Guest teaching 1/10 Introducing the 'Measure Our World' Crowdsourcing App Rick introduces the crowdsourcing app and highlights a dispute over medical data ownership. The host does not intervene.16:49–20:42 · Guest teaching 0/10 App Features, Mission Control, and Data Ethics Rick explains app features and the upcoming Mission Control launch event. The host only speaks briefly at the very end to transition to Q&A.20:42–22:45 · Guest teaching 2/10 Audience Q&A and Keynote Conclusion Host Matt Turck moderates a brief audience Q&A session where Rick answers technical questions about app data retention and user anonymity. Rick lightly dismisses the idea that users would lie on the app.1:15–3:30 · Guest disagreement 0/10 Rick Smolan's Career and Mass Media Storytelling Rick delivers a keynote monologue describing his transition from photojournalist to creator of collaborative books. The host does not participate during this presentation segment.3:30–6:44 · Guest disagreement 0/10 Defining Big Data: The Planet's Emerging Nervous System Rick defines big data through conversations with Marissa Mayer and a metaphor created for his son. The host is silent during this monologue segment.6:44–13:09 · Guest disagreement 0/10 Human Face of Big Data: Real-World Case Studies Rick presents multiple real-world case studies demonstrating big data applications. The host remains silent throughout the presentation.13:09–16:49 · Guest disagreement 1/10 Introducing the 'Measure Our World' Crowdsourcing App Rick introduces the crowdsourcing app and highlights a dispute over medical data ownership. The host does not intervene.16:49–20:42 · Guest disagreement 0/10 App Features, Mission Control, and Data Ethics Rick explains app features and the upcoming Mission Control launch event. The host only speaks briefly at the very end to transition to Q&A.20:42–22:45 · Guest disagreement 1/10 Audience Q&A and Keynote Conclusion Host Matt Turck moderates a brief audience Q&A session where Rick answers technical questions about app data retention and user anonymity. Rick lightly dismisses the idea that users would lie on the app.1:15–3:30 · Matt pushing back 0/10 Rick Smolan's Career and Mass Media Storytelling Rick delivers a keynote monologue describing his transition from photojournalist to creator of collaborative books. The host does not participate during this presentation segment.3:30–6:44 · Matt pushing back 0/10 Defining Big Data: The Planet's Emerging Nervous System Rick defines big data through conversations with Marissa Mayer and a metaphor created for his son. The host is silent during this monologue segment.6:44–13:09 · Matt pushing back 0/10 Human Face of Big Data: Real-World Case Studies Rick presents multiple real-world case studies demonstrating big data applications. The host remains silent throughout the presentation.13:09–16:49 · Matt pushing back 0/10 Introducing the 'Measure Our World' Crowdsourcing App Rick introduces the crowdsourcing app and highlights a dispute over medical data ownership. The host does not intervene.16:49–20:42 · Matt pushing back 0/10 App Features, Mission Control, and Data Ethics Rick explains app features and the upcoming Mission Control launch event. The host only speaks briefly at the very end to transition to Q&A.20:42–22:45 · Matt pushing back 0/10 Audience Q&A and Keynote Conclusion Host Matt Turck moderates a brief audience Q&A session where Rick answers technical questions about app data retention and user anonymity. Rick lightly dismisses the idea that users would lie on the app.

speaking balance: gold is Matt, purple is the guest (3 minute bins)

0:00 · Matt 36.5% · guest 63.5%0:00 · Matt 36.5% · guest 63.5%3:00 · Matt 0% · guest 100%3:00 · Matt 0% · guest 100%6:00 · Matt 0% · guest 100%6:00 · Matt 0% · guest 100%9:00 · Matt 0% · guest 100%9:00 · Matt 0% · guest 100%12:00 · Matt 0% · guest 100%12:00 · Matt 0% · guest 100%15:00 · Matt 0% · guest 100%15:00 · Matt 0% · guest 100%18:00 · Matt 1.3% · guest 98.7%18:00 · Matt 1.3% · guest 98.7%21:00 · Matt 5.1% · guest 94.9%21:00 · Matt 5.1% · guest 94.9%
Sharpest disagreement ▶ 13:30 Heart data ownership confrontation

Rick passionately recounts a patient confronting a pacemaker company over who owns his heart data, demanding a copy and ultimately suing them.

 Hardest push from Matt ▶ 20:38 Host enforcing time limits for Q&A

Matt Turck steps in to wrap up the talk and pivot strictly to audience questions due to schedule constraints.

 Biggest teaching moment ▶ 3:45 Defining big data as a planetary nervous system

Rick relays Marissa Mayer and Eric Schmidt statistics on data generation to reframe big data as the planet developing a sensory feedback loop.

 Matt holds his own ▶ 0:05 Host outlining the event format and lineup

Matt Turck introduces the structured event agenda, framing the sequence of presentations and upcoming industry leaders.
the scores for every segment, with the reasoning behind each
ChapterTopicMatt as informed peerGuest teachingGuest disagreementMatt pushing backWhy
Rick Smolan's Career and Mass Media Storytelling 0000 Rick delivers a keynote monologue describing his transition from photojournalist to creator of collaborative books. The host does not participate during this presentation segment.
Defining Big Data: The Planet's Emerging Nervous System 0100 Rick defines big data through conversations with Marissa Mayer and a metaphor created for his son. The host is silent during this monologue segment.
Human Face of Big Data: Real-World Case Studies 0100 Rick presents multiple real-world case studies demonstrating big data applications. The host remains silent throughout the presentation.
Introducing the 'Measure Our World' Crowdsourcing App 0110 Rick introduces the crowdsourcing app and highlights a dispute over medical data ownership. The host does not intervene.
App Features, Mission Control, and Data Ethics 0000 Rick explains app features and the upcoming Mission Control launch event. The host only speaks briefly at the very end to transition to Q&A.
Audience Q&A and Keynote Conclusion 1210 Host Matt Turck moderates a brief audience Q&A session where Rick answers technical questions about app data retention and user anonymity. Rick lightly dismisses the idea that users would lie on the app.

Statements from this episode (8)

Assertion Partly supported
Smolan's first photobook became a bestseller without being sold in bookstores
“The book became the number one book in Australia. It was never in a bookstore for the first year”
Rick Smolan Dec 5, 2013 ▶ 2:13
Assertion Partly supported
In 2012, humanity generated five exabytes of data every two days
“All the information collected by the human race from the dawn of humanity in 2003 is five exabytes, whatever that is, because I'm not a data scientist, and now every two days we're generating five exabytes.”
Rick Smolan Dec 5, 2013 ▶ 4:20
Assertion Not checkable as stated
The cost of measuring physical phenomena and creating data is approaching zero
“The cost of measuring things and creating data is plummeting to almost zero.”
Rick Smolan Dec 5, 2013 ▶ 5:05
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Modern daily information intake equals a 15th-century person's entire lifetime exposure
“The information that we're exposed to in the course of a day now is as much as somebody from the 15th century was exposed to in their entire lifetime.”
Rick Smolan Dec 5, 2013 ▶ 6:55
Assertion Contradicted
Japan's sensor network stopped every bullet train 43 seconds before 2011 quake
“Every bullet chain And every factory in Japan stopped 43 seconds before the earthquake hit.”
Rick Smolan Dec 5, 2013 ▶ 8:28
Assertion Partly supported
Smolan: One third of drugs in Africa are counterfeit
“A third of the, ah, drugs in Africa today are counterfeit.”
Rick Smolan Dec 5, 2013 ▶ 12:40
Assertion Supported
'24 Hours in Cyberspace' was the first website added to the Smithsonian
“When we did 24 hours in cyberspace years ago, it was the first website to go into the Smithsonian.”
Rick Smolan Dec 5, 2013 ▶ 17:11
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Smolan: Humanity is at the cusp of re-engineering the human species
“I mean, we're at the cusp of being able to re-engineer our species. This is the first time in human history we've ever been able to do this.”
Rick Smolan Dec 5, 2013 ▶ 19:59
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