Men In Gorilla Suits

Men in Gorilla Suits Ep. 98: Last Seen…Crunching Data

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Synopsis

What do books, brains, and the Internet have in common? They're full of all kinds of data. We are so surrounded with information that data often doesn't even register with us as anything special. Data has become ordinary, something we become linked to more and more each day. Technology has even allowed us to wear items that track data about how much we move, where we've been...so many things. Hell, this podcast is full of data. Granted, it's usually talking points about Star Trek and many other things, but when you stop and think about data, it's hard not to be amazed by the time in which we live. Obviously, this week, we're talking all about data. We begin with the first time we were aware of the massive amount of information out there -- when we realized there was more data out there than we could possibly know. After that, we talk about right now -- how all this data affects us as a species. Are we better off...or worse? We also discuss the first time we experienced data overload. What humans do with data