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22/10/2015

Genevieve Bell

BBC Radio 4 - Peter Snow Returns to the Future, Genevieve Bell

Futurist Genevieve Bell takes Peter from the Domesday Book to the world of big data.

What connects the medieval Domesday Book with the world of big data, which shapes the choices we make about our lives? The futurist Genevieve Bell takes Peter back to 1086.

Peter Snow's guest is the futurist Genevieve Bell who takes him on a journey to meet the monks who compiled the medieval Domesday Book in 1086 then forward to the day after tomorrow and a world shaped by Big Data. But what connects the historical database of the past with the decision shaping data of the future?

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Peter Snow and guests board a time-travelling DeLorean to go back and forward in time

Peter Snow and guests board a time-travelling DeLorean to go back and forward in time, connecting today with the world of yesterday - or tomorrow

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