Data is everywhere—nearly anything can be represented by a number. In its simple form, data tells a story backed by numerical truth. But data is rarely simple or pure—and we have access to more data than any time in history.

In this podcast, recorded at the 2015 South by Southwest Interactive festival, five MIT alumni discuss how their work and research are making sense of this never-ending wave, and how we can better understand data and use it to solve real-world problems (and develop amazing food recipes). : http://bit.ly/1Nz9yJh

Episode Transcript: https://bit.ly/2ImonSZ

Featuring:
Professor Sinan Aral PhD ’07
Professor of Management, MIT Sloan; Chief Scientist, Humin

Denise Cheng SM ’14
Peer Economy Expert

Tiffany Chu ’10
Cofounder, Remix

Jacquelyn Martino PhD ’06
Designer, IBM

Matt Stempeck SM ’13
Director of Civic Technology, Microsoft

Chef Watson
Computer, IBM

Music: “Carefree,” “Go Cart,” and “Pamgaea”
All songs by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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