Are "Big Data" Sucking Scientific Talent into Big Business?
Scientific American: Mind and Brain
Over the last few years, we've heard a lot about how "Big Data"–which as far as I can tell is just data mining in a glossy new wrapper–are going to revolutionize science and help us create a better world .* These claims strike me as all too familiar. They remind me of the hype generated in the 1980s by chaos and in the 1990s by complexity (which was just chaos in a glossy new wrapper). Chaos and complexity enthusiasts promised ( and are still promising ) that ever-more-powerful computers plus jazzy new software and math were going to crack riddles that resisted more traditional scientific methods.
Is the enthusiasm of Big Business for Big Data causing a "brain drain" from science? [More]
Original Article: http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=are-big-data-sucking-scientific-talent-into-big-business
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