I realize that this "Fourth Era" is mainly about sharing information, but I can't help enjoying the fact that I've started identifying trends before the media.
NY Times, 12/14/09
"Dr. Gray called the shift a “fourth paradigm.”...He explained this paradigm as an evolving era in which an “exaflood” of observational data was threatening to overwhelm scientists. The only way to cope with it, he argued, was a new generation of scientific computing tools to manage, visualize and analyze the data flood...'The advent of inexpensive high-bandwidth sensors is transforming every field from data-poor to data-rich,' -Edward Lazowska"
Me, 2/19/09
"The most significant shift brought about by modern technology: the transition from improving data interpolation to managing data complexity."
NY Times, 12/14/09
"Dr. Gray called the shift a “fourth paradigm.”...He explained this paradigm as an evolving era in which an “exaflood” of observational data was threatening to overwhelm scientists. The only way to cope with it, he argued, was a new generation of scientific computing tools to manage, visualize and analyze the data flood...'The advent of inexpensive high-bandwidth sensors is transforming every field from data-poor to data-rich,' -Edward Lazowska"
Me, 2/19/09
"The most significant shift brought about by modern technology: the transition from improving data interpolation to managing data complexity."
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