The second of two summer ‘Tetley Talks’ on the themes of ‘Time & Data
The Leeds Salon welcomes back broadcaster and writer Timandra Harkness to discuss her book, Big Data: does size matter?
Big data knows where you’ve been and who your friends are. It knows what you like and what makes you angry. Big data knows you better than you know yourself, they tell us. But how well do you know big data?
Since Timandra’s book came out in 2016, a lot more people are thinking and worrying about big data, whether it’s tech companies tracking us around the internet, nefarious campaigners targeting us with political adverts, or DNA companies sharing our genetic profiles with the police.
Come and find out what you should be worrying – and arguing – about.
