Overview
What is Driving Big Data?
We increasingly live our social, economic, and intellectual lives in the digital realm, enabled by new tools and technologies. These activities generate massive data sets, which in turn refine the tools. How will this co-evolution of technology and data reshape society, institutions, and relationships?
Creating New Value
Big data changes what can be known about the world, transforming science, industries, and culture. It reveals solutions to social problems and allows products and services to be even more targeted. Where will big data create the greatest sources of new value?
Shifting Power And Influence
As data becomes even more valuable, who will own and control access to it? Will big data create information oligarchs or reduce inequality by giving access to people at the margins? How will brokers of big data influence our purchases, behavior, and beliefs?
Managing The Tradeoffs
The promise of big data is accompanied by perils—in terms of privacy, security, reputation, and social and economic disruption. How will we manage these tradeoffs individually and in business, government, and civil society?
Takeaways
Discover new insights from multiple disciplines (e.g., engineering, psychology, computer science, business, education, law, medicine) about the applications and impacts of big data in business, government, civil society and our individual lives.
Synthesize expert opinions from researchers and Silicon Valley innovators to understand big data's opportunities and challenges. Balance the tradeoffs between individual privacy and security and social value.
Apply strategies for leveraging the potential of big data while managing potential vulnerabilities, both personally and organizationally.
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Watch, read and listen to our multimedia content at your own pace: video interviews, infographics, podcasts and articles. Encounter a wide range of disciplines including engineering, psychology, computer science, business, education, law, medicine and more.
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Michal Kosinski
Big Data Questions
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Come to campus for 3.5 days of immersive hands on learning. Engage with Stanford experts, visit labs, and meet other participants.
More detailsExperts You’ll Meet
Michal Kosinski,
PhD, Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Computational social scientist researching humans in digital environments
Sharad Goel,
PhD, Assistant Professor of Management Science and Engineering
Computational social scientist studying politics, media, and social networks
Worldview Stanford partners with THE STANFORD CYBER INITIATIVE for this topic.
Dates & Details
Important Dates
April 11, 2016
Applications Deadline
April 18, 2016
Course Starts Online
May 31 - June 3, 2016
Come To Stanford
July 11, 2016
Course Closes Online
Transportation & Accommodation
Airports
Stanford is roughly equidistant from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and San Jose International Airport (SJC). Oakland International Airport (OAK) also serves the Bay Area.
Hotels
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What's included
All events, materials, and most meals are included. Airfare, hotel, and ground transportation to and from the hotel are not included.
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Early Registration
Discount, 10%
$4,950
(ends March 18, 2016)
Early Registration, 10%
Alum/Non-Profit/Gov, 15%
$4,208
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Standard Fee
$5,500
Standard Alum/Non-Profit/Gov Discount, 15%
$4,675
All discounts will be applied during registration.
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