A Big Data Freeway for Scientists – New York Times
The University of California, San Diego, this week plans to announce that it has installed an advanced optical computer network that is intended to serve as a “Big Data freeway system” for next-generation science projects in fields including genomic sequencing, climate science, electron microscopy, oceanography and physics.
Larry Smarr: Where There Is Data There Is Hope – Quantified Self
“I never thought I would be getting into this business.” This is the first sentence in a mind-expanding talk by Larry Smarr about his self-tracking journey.
Tracking your body with technology – CNN
“I am trying to respect my doctor by doing my part of the homework,” said Smarr, 63, of La Jolla, California.