Tag Rebecca Lemov

April 19, 2016
in Health & Medicine, Humanities, Philosophy, Science, Technology

What is a Database of Dreams?

April 19, 2016
in Health & Medicine, Humanities, Philosophy, Science, Technology

Rebecca Lemov— A little-known turning point in the prosecution of World War II war crimes occurred in 1945 at Nuremberg. Sitting on his prison cot was Hermann Göring, recently captured Reichsfeldmarschall, founder of the Sturmabteilung (SA), creator of the first concentration camps, and a man who, not many weeks before,

December 21, 2015
in Current Affairs, History, Technology

5 Reasons Big Data Needs a History

December 21, 2015
in Current Affairs, History, Technology

Rebecca Lemov— Big Data is a topic that is big news, yet it is often raised in academic circles with trepidation. Here are some reasons why our understanding of big data, even as a fashion, can benefit from historical thinking. Big Data is a new(er) concept. The phrase “big data”