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The human face of big data is produced by rick smolan and jennifer erwitt, cofounders of against all odds productions, which specializes in the design and execution of largescale, crowdsourced global projects that combine compelling storytelling with stateoftheart technology. Photographer rick smolan and cisco executive carlos dominguez discuss smolans latest book, the human face of big data. Over the course of his career, which included a stretch shooting photos for. Yes, smolan orchestrated a meeting with the shipping giant so that 10,000 copies of the book would be delivered simultaneously today, november 20, to a large group of influential people around the continue reading. To produce these projects, smolan and erwitt invite teams of. But, its a term that is largely misunderstood and difficult to explain. Data driven by jonathan harris, cowbird the book will also.

Behind the photos of inside tracks with rick smolan. Big data has become a buzzphrase many people like to hate for its vagueness, but smolans book format brings out all sorts of specificity and examples. Big data gets its own photo album the new york times. The human face of big data by rick smolan, 9781454908272, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Smolans human face of big data project includes a bestselling coffee table book which was delivered to 10,000 world leaders and key influencers on a single day, an ipad app which won the webby for best educational tablet app, plus a onehour tv special being broadcast in 25 countries this year which won the award for best cinematography at the prestigious boston film festival. Top 10 best rick smolan books list of books by rick smolan. Rick smolan is a new york times bestselling author and former time, life and national geographic photographer, best known as cocreator of the day in the life book series. Eight questions for rick smolan about the human face of. Called the human face of big data, this is the latest project by longtime photojournalist rick smolan. The human face of big data by rick smolan goodreads. The human face of big data is an extremely accessible, approachable, lively, and big book pun intended.

Book says big data becoming a global nervous system. My goal with this project is to spark a global conversation about big data, about its potential if used wisely and the danger if we arent very careful. Smolans most recent project was the human face of big data, which looks at how all of our devices are creating a planetary nervous system and that the massive gathering and analyzing of data in real time is suddenly allowing us to address some of humanitys biggest challenges, including pollution, world hunger and illness. In his latest book, the human face of big data, photographer and coauthor rick smolan looks at what vast amounts of real time data says about us, how it makes our lives better, and scarier. Rick smolan born november 5, 1949 is a former time, life, and national geographic photographer best known as the cocreator of the day in the life book series. Scientists and scholars who study big data all say the same thing. The goal of this book is to start a global conversation about this topic. A petabyte is 1,000 terabytestoo huge for any one computer to store but representative of the wealth of. Smolans new project is called the human face of big data, a mammoth coffee table book intended to humanize the effects of the rapidly rising.

Rick smolan, creator of the epic day in the life photography books, is taking on a new challenge. Book rick smolan for speaking, events and appearances apb. Rick smolan is the author of the human face of big data and cofounder of the america 247 and day in the life photography series. The images and stories captured in the human face of big. He and his partner, jennifer erwitt, are the principals of against all odds productions, based in new york city. Smolans newest book, the human face of big data is a prime example of how their projects take subjects perceived to be remote and dispassionate. Buy the hardcover book the human face of big data by rick smolan at indigo. A former time, life, and national geographic photographer, smolan is best known as the cocreator of the day in the life book series. Dec 05, 2012 rick smolan is the author of the human face of big data and cofounder of the america 247 and day in the life photography series. Sep 19, 2014 in 1977 photographer rick smolan was traveling in australia on assignment for time magazine when he encountered an angry woman in the small town of alice springs. The pictures and stories caught in the human face of big data are the aftereffect of a phenomenal imaginative, specialized, and calculated juggling act went for catching the human essence of the big data revolution in books by rick smolan. The big data project itself came out of a conversation with. Called one of the 25 coolest companies in america by fortune, at against all odds smolan and his partner, jennifer erwitt, orchestrate global photography projects that combine creative storytelling with stateoftheart technology.

Rick smolan is a time, life, national geographic photo journalist and creator of the wildly popular day in the life photo book series. Our goal is to help people better understand, visualize and navigate the wild and uncharted territory of big data, said rick smolan. Yes, smolan orchestrated a meeting with the shipping giant so that 10,000 copies of the book would be delivered simultaneously today, november 20, to a. Aug 27, 20 photographer rick smolan and cisco executive carlos dominguez discuss smolan s latest book, the human face of big data. A colorful, upbeat overview of the ways massive amounts of data can influence everything from medicine to law enforcement to consumer behavior. Lots of photos way too many in my opinion and comic book like blobs with fascinating factoids. Hearing the phrase big data uttered in so many conversations, he had no idea what it meant. Rick smolan, ceo of against all odds productions is a new york times bestselling author with more than five million copies of his books in print. The brilliant photographer and journalist rick smolan likes to think big. Feb 06, 20 smolans newest book, the human face of big data is a prime example of how their projects take subjects perceived to be remote and dispassionate, and deliver them up close, personal and alive. Sep, 2012 the human face of big data is produced by rick smolan and jennifer erwitt, cofounders of against all odds productions, which specializes in the design and execution of largescale, crowdsourced global projects that combine compelling storytelling with stateoftheart technology.

Called the human face of big data, this is the latest project by longtime photojournalist rick smolan, the onetime national geographic photographer who. His new book, the human face of big data, comes out in november, although its so much more than just some printed pages. Nov 20, 2012 the human face of big data is a fascinating book. The accumulation and analysis of zettabytes of data does not lend itself to narrating on a human scale to nontechies and for nontechies. For more on rick smolan s big data project, see invitation. Rick smolan ceo against all odds productions linkedin. Dec 04, 2012 smolans new book attempts to demystify largely successfully the nebulous concept. I think right now its primarily governments and corporations. In 2012 smolan and coauthor erwitt published the human face of big data, a book in. Rick smolan married, wife, children, net worth, facts, wikibio. Nov, 2012 and you thought big data was just a buzz word.

Big data a conversation with rick smolan and carlos. This is a coffee table book which should be republished without the photos in a readable and in an ebook version i can buy for my kindle. It was exactly the question that smolan was asking when he first hit upon the idea for the book while attending the d9 conference in 2011. Rick smolan is a former time,life, and national geographic photographer best known as the creator of the day in the life book series, the bestselling photo books that captured life in america, japan, australia, the soviet union, and other countries in the 80s. Rick smolan is a new york times bestselling author and former time, life and national geographic photographer, best known as cocreator of the day in the life. Petabyte is a word that appears often in this app, a companion to the coffeetable book of the same title by the producers of the day in the life series. His global photography projects utilizing hundreds of the worlds leading journalists combine creative. The human face of big data, book by rick smolan hardcover. Other than that, smolan also documented the australian movie tracks 20 which starred the australian actress mia wasikowska. There are so many applications, so many facets of our lives that will be changed.

He says data collection and perception can change life on earth. Smolans human face of big data project includes a bestselling coffee table book which was delivered to 10,000 world leaders and key influencers on a single day, an ipad app which won the webby for best educational tablet app, plus a onehour tv special being broadcast in 25 countries this year which won the award for best cinematography at. The big data project itself came out of a conversation with the ceo of yahoo, marissa mayer. Sep, 2012 big data is the subject of a forthcoming glossy photo book, a smartphone application for personal data analysis and comparison, and an interactive version of the book for the ipad. Rick smolan is the ceo of against all odds productions and a new york times best selling author with more than five million copies of his books in print. Smolan explains his book, the human face of big data. In 1977 photographer rick smolan was traveling in australia on assignment for time magazine when he encountered an angry woman in the small. To this end, i recently sat down with fellow big data author rick smolan to talk about his new book, the human face of big data and the ipad app that supports it. Rick smolan puts human face on big data informationweek. Photojournalist rick smolan has taken a different tact, however, by focusing not on what big data is, but on who big data is. Rick smolan enlisted an unusual partner for the release of his new coffee table book, the human face of big data fedex. Jan 05, 2014 rick smolan is a time, life, national geographic photo journalist and creator of the wildly popular day in the life photo book series. Rick smolan, a former time, life, and national geographic photographer, is best known as the creator of the day in the life book series.

Smolan and his team searched the world for the best examples of the impact. Rick smolan married, wife, children, net worth, facts. Many of his books have appeared on the new york times bestseller lists and have been featured on the covers of fortune, time, newsweek. Yes, smolan orchestrated a meeting with the shipping giant so that 10,000 copies of the book would be delivered simultaneously today, november 20, to a large group of influential people around the. The human face of big data, an illustrated book he produced with his partner, jennifer erwitt. Rick smolan data and information management, big data. From the dawn of time until 2003, humans spun out 5 exabytes that is, 5 quintillion bytes of data, an amount we now generate every two days. Rick smolans trek with tracks, from australian outback to. Smolans new book attempts to demystify largely successfully the nebulous concept. His other movies include the human face of big data 2014, and a day in the life of hawaii 1984. Smolan of day in the life series fame and erwitt coauthors. Rick smolan is a former time, life, and national geographic photographer best known as the cocreator of the day in the life book series.

He is currently ceo of against all odds productions, a crossmedia organization. Eight questions for rick smolan about the human face of big data. Big data is the subject of a forthcoming glossy photo book, a smartphone application for personal data analysis and comparison, and an interactive version of the book for the ipad. Rick smolan on the human face of big data crayon data. The human face of big data rick smolan, jennifer erwitt.

May, 2014 rick smolan is a former time,life, and national geographic photographer best known as the creator of the day in the life book series, the bestselling photo books that captured life in america, japan, australia, the soviet union, and other countries in the 80s. Rick smolan on the human face of big data big data made simple. Rick smolan is a former time, life and national geographic photographer best known as the creator of the day in the life book series the. We spoke together at a ted conference a few years ago, and shes been incredibly gracious, is a wonderful friend, and always asks me if theres something she can do to help us with our projects. I love how each story brings to life a different aspect of big data.

Rick smolan data and information management, big data, data. Smolan, the creator of the trailblazing day in the life series whose forthcoming sevenpound book the human face of big data seeks to personalize this information explosion, sees big data only getting bigger. Smolan and his team searched the world for the best examples of. A former time, life, and national geographic photographer smolan is best known as the cocreator of the day in the life book series. Big data is nothing less than fascinating, as many books on the subject evince. It was an everyday leadin to smolans latest megaproject. And while some may see big data as a jumble of numbers, this book reveals the personal side to the subject. The project is the brainchild of rick smolan, creator of the day in the life series of books. Interview with rick smolan on the human face of big data.

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Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Over the past decade, rick smolan and jennifer erwitt, cofounders of against all. Dec 05, 2012 smolan explains his book, the human face of big data. The human face of big data by rick smolan, jennifer. His other movies include the human face of big data 2014, and a. Sep 25, 2012 smolan, the creator of the trailblazing day in the life series whose forthcoming sevenpound book the human face of big data seeks to personalize this information explosion, sees big data only getting bigger.