BBC Radio 4 (2020): Behind the Buzzwords: Big Data. Produced by Melissa FitzGerald. A Blakeway Production for BBC Radio 4 As part of the BBC’s “Behind the Buzzwords” series, this radio feature explores the term “Big Data,” its history, its many applications from business to medicine, and finally, Professor Francis Read more…
Helbing, Dirk (2017): Big Data-Forscher Dirk Helbing über den „perfekten Sturm“ der Digitalisierung. Markus Grill im Gespräch mit Dirk Helbing. Dirk Helbing calls for digital enlightenment to prevent the future vision of a society remotely controlled and fragmented by digital capitalism. Helbing calls for new digital infrastructures (open data, coordination, Read more…
Horvath, Sabine (2013): Aktueller Begriff: Big Data. In: Wissenschaftliche Dienste des Deutschen Bundestages, Fachbereich WD 10, Kultur, Medien und Sport, Nr. 37/13 vom 6. November. The article gives an overview of definitions, fields of application and criticism of the new technologies summarized under the generic term “Big Data”. Der Beitrag Read more…
Kemmann, Oliver (2018): Big Data Analysis. Oliver Kemmann im Gespräch mit Klaus Schlitt, Geschäftsführer der Big Data Analysis GmbH. In: Das digitale Sofa. Der Kemweb Podcast für die digitale Welt, Nr. 6 vom 20. Juni. In this podcast, physicist Klaus Schmitt provides insights into typical applications of Big Data analysis Read more…
Baum, Patrick (2018): Big Data für Big Brother. Unsere Daten zwischen Kundenbindung und sozialer Kontrolle. In: Ethik und Unterricht, Nr. 1. The article is suitable for teaching in grades 9 to 11 and aims to educate about Big Data scenarios and to discuss possibilities of denial. Der Beitrag eignet sich Read more…
Gräßer, Lars (2014): Im Blickpunkt: Big Data, Marl (digitale gesellschaft NRW). The Grimme Institute’s handout introduces the topic of Big Data, presents the corporate perspective as well as the societal perspective, and discusses what data collection means for the “measured self.” Die Handreichung des Grimme-Instituts führt in das Thema Big Read more…
Heuer, Stefan (2013): Kleine Daten, große Wirkung. Big Data einfach auf den Punkt gebracht, Düsseldorf (Digitalkompakt LfM, Bd. 6). The 6th edition of the digitalkompakt series of the Landesanstalt für Medien NRW (LfM) introduces the topic of Big Data, explains the technical and economic background of the data business and Read more…
Mayer-Schönberger, Viktor (2014): Freiheit und Vorhersage: Über die ethischen Grenzen von Big Data. Talk auf der re:publica vom 7. Mai in Berlin. In his lecture, Viktor Mayer-Schönberger discusses the increasing possibilities of Big Data analysis, warns against misappropriation and the danger of confusing causality and correlation. He discusses the problems Read more…
Deutscher Volkshochschul-Verband e. V. (2021): Stadt | Land | Datenfluss. Berlin. The course “Stadt|Land|Datenfluss” (City|Country|Data Flow) aims to raise awareness of how to deal with data in a confident manner and to awaken interest in data-based technologies. It is based on the app of the same name developed by the Read more…
Schaumann, Philipp (2017): Von der flächendeckenden Überwachung zur flächendeckenden Lenkung der Bürger. Big Data Algorithmen als Lenkungswerkzeug. Talk vom 24. Oktober auf der Privacy Week im Volkskundemuseum in Wien. The talk deals with the phenomenon of Big Data and describes the many areas of application in which human behavior is Read more…