http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/ideas/2012/01/so-what-do-we-do-with-all-this-data/ How human ingenuity is changing the way we live Wed, 22 May 2013 23:01:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/ideas/2012/01/so-what-do-we-do-with-all-this-data/comment-page-1/#comment-750 Randy Rieland Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:49:42 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/ideas/?p=1191#comment-750 Good catch, Phil, although usage of the word "data" has evolved from plural to a word that's become acceptable as both a plural and singular noun. Good catch, Phil, although usage of the word “data” has evolved from plural to a word that’s become acceptable as both a plural and singular noun.

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/ideas/2012/01/so-what-do-we-do-with-all-this-data/comment-page-1/#comment-749 Phil Sheehan Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:30:09 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/ideas/?p=1191#comment-749 What to do? We could begin by calling them "these" data. What to do? We could begin by calling them “these” data.

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/ideas/2012/01/so-what-do-we-do-with-all-this-data/comment-page-1/#comment-744 Jan Rodgers Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:18:45 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/ideas/?p=1191#comment-744 Clearly, baseball commentators will now share data about what percentage of fans' blood pressure went up after a particular play. They report the weirdest factoids for everything else in baseball and this will keep their statisticians busy and employed. Clearly, baseball commentators will now share data about what percentage of fans’ blood pressure went up after a particular play. They report the weirdest factoids for everything else in baseball and this will keep their statisticians busy and employed.

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