Redefining Reality - The Intellectual Implications of Modern Science

leave messages or comments, and when they announce their
relationship. Common patterns in these data points repeat
themselves almost every time.
Using metadata, a group of psychologists, neuroscientists,
and data analytics experts have developed two video games
that give accurate predictions for venture capitalists about the
likelihood of success of entrepreneurs proposing new ventures.
The second function of metadata is diagnosis, that is, giving a
description of a person’s current state.
With wearable monitors that keep track of vital statistics and
physical activity, there are ways in which both predilection for
disease and evidence of the
earliest stages of onset can
be determined well before
symptoms appear. We can
use big data to tell us things
about our health that we
would otherwise know only
much later, often once the
to treat.
In addition, there are many
interested parties who
would like to diagnose us
on fronts outside the world
of medicine. Advertisers,
for example, would like
to diagnose individuals
to determine if they are in a certain target audience. With this
goal in mind, one major retailer used data analytics to diagnose
products, the purchase of which in various combinations gives
a high probability of pregnancy and due date.
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