what do you see more than a million pixels on screen most of them various
pixels on screen most of them various
pixels on screen most of them various shades of orange and brown and yet in a
shades of orange and brown and yet in a
shades of orange and brown and yet in a moment your brain can put together a
moment your brain can put together a
moment your brain can put together a cohesive picture of the information that
cohesive picture of the information that
cohesive picture of the information that it needs a million dollars worth of
it needs a million dollars worth of
it needs a million dollars worth of technology every computer vision machine
technology every computer vision machine
technology every computer vision machine learning trick ever invented cannot as
learning trick ever invented cannot as
learning trick ever invented cannot as reliably as quickly and as efficiently
reliably as quickly and as efficiently
reliably as quickly and as efficiently get to the same conclusion put together
get to the same conclusion put together
get to the same conclusion put together the same picture and yet your brain can
the same picture and yet your brain can
the same picture and yet your brain can take these millions of individual pieces
take these millions of individual pieces
take these millions of individual pieces of information build the individual
of information build the individual
of information build the individual patterns put them together into a
patterns put them together into a
patterns put them together into a cohesive model about the world around
cohesive model about the world around
cohesive model about the world around you and say to you in no uncertain terms
you and say to you in no uncertain terms
you and say to you in no uncertain terms danger run this is what our brains do
danger run this is what our brains do
danger run this is what our brains do they take collections of individual
they take collections of individual
they take collections of individual facts and they build around them a way
facts and they build around them a way
facts and they build around them a way of understanding the world I’m a data
of understanding the world I’m a data
of understanding the world I’m a data scientist and that’s kind of a fancy
scientist and that’s kind of a fancy
scientist and that’s kind of a fancy buzzword term for someone who uses
buzzword term for someone who uses
buzzword term for someone who uses computer tricks to try to replicate some
computer tricks to try to replicate some
computer tricks to try to replicate some of the same things I take a collection
of the same things I take a collection
of the same things I take a collection of individual facts or data and I try to
of individual facts or data and I try to
of individual facts or data and I try to build from them a way of understanding
build from them a way of understanding
build from them a way of understanding the world a way of creating knowledge
the world a way of creating knowledge
the world a way of creating knowledge from those facts and systematically
from those facts and systematically
from those facts and systematically doing so is referred to as data analysis
doing so is referred to as data analysis
doing so is referred to as data analysis and today this is how we communicate
and today this is how we communicate
and today this is how we communicate with the world this the buzzword de
with the world this the buzzword de
with the world this the buzzword de vivre around this particular object is a
vivre around this particular object is a
vivre around this particular object is a dashboard now while the individual data
dashboard now while the individual data
dashboard now while the individual data visualizations haven’t really changed in
visualizations haven’t really changed in
visualizations haven’t really changed in the past 75 years even though the
the past 75 years even though the
the past 75 years even though the artistic quality has markedly improved
artistic quality has markedly improved
artistic quality has markedly improved the way that we communicate is still
the way that we communicate is still
the way that we communicate is still this same approach this is seen not only
this same approach this is seen not only
this same approach this is seen not only as the pinnacle of the way to
as the pinnacle of the way to
as the pinnacle of the way to communicate the knowledge that we’ve
communicate the knowledge that we’ve
communicate the knowledge that we’ve learned from data from this collection
learned from data from this collection
learned from data from this collection of facts it’s also seen as its terminus
of facts it’s also seen as its terminus
of facts it’s also seen as its terminus this is how we know we’re done
this is how we know we’re done
this is how we know we’re done this is how we are trying to get to this
this is how we are trying to get to this
this is how we are trying to get to this is the thing that we’re trying to
is the thing that we’re trying to
is the thing that we’re trying to accomplish once we’re here we’ve done
accomplish once we’re here we’ve done
accomplish once we’re here we’ve done our job we’ve answered the question I
our job we’ve answered the question I
our job we’ve answered the question I don’t want to just answer individual
don’t want to just answer individual
don’t want to just answer individual questions anymore I want data science
questions anymore I want data science
questions anymore I want data science and data analysis to be able to build
and data analysis to be able to build
and data analysis to be able to build explorable worlds that take advantage of
explorable worlds that take advantage of
explorable worlds that take advantage of our humanity the build to work within
our humanity the build to work within
our humanity the build to work within the capability of humanity to explore
the capability of humanity to explore
the capability of humanity to explore and to collaborate and to engage
and to collaborate and to engage
and to collaborate and to engage humanity in its best way and the way
humanity in its best way and the way
humanity in its best way and the way that this works is through data
that this works is through data
that this works is through data applications a date application is
applications a date application is
applications a date application is anything but static it allows a person
anything but static it allows a person
anything but static it allows a person to walk around in a world to see
to walk around in a world to see
to walk around in a world to see something maybe new to pick something up
something maybe new to pick something up
something maybe new to pick something up to understand something from a different
to understand something from a different
to understand something from a different perspective to see something new and a
perspective to see something new and a
perspective to see something new and a completely familiar light or to see
completely familiar light or to see
completely familiar light or to see something familiar in a completely
something familiar in a completely
something familiar in a completely different light to investigate something
different light to investigate something
different light to investigate something you didn’t even know that you wanted to
you didn’t even know that you wanted to
you didn’t even know that you wanted to understand to be able to interact and to
understand to be able to interact and to
understand to be able to interact and to collaborate to contribute your wisdom
collaborate to contribute your wisdom
collaborate to contribute your wisdom your capability to contribute your
your capability to contribute your
your capability to contribute your humanity into data science into your
humanity into data science into your
humanity into data science into your ability to understand the world around
ability to understand the world around
ability to understand the world around you I think it’s appropriate that we
you I think it’s appropriate that we
you I think it’s appropriate that we refer to these as dashboards because as
refer to these as dashboards because as
refer to these as dashboards because as dashboards they’re like the dashboard in
dashboards they’re like the dashboard in
dashboards they’re like the dashboard in your car you glance at it from time to
your car you glance at it from time to
your car you glance at it from time to time to answer a specific question but
time to answer a specific question but
time to answer a specific question but how fast am I going do I have enough gas
how fast am I going do I have enough gas
how fast am I going do I have enough gas is the engine running at the appropriate
is the engine running at the appropriate
is the engine running at the appropriate speed or are the oil and the water both
speed or are the oil and the water both
speed or are the oil and the water both still there but they aren’t the purpose
still there but they aren’t the purpose
still there but they aren’t the purpose of the car the purpose of the car is to
of the car the purpose of the car is to
of the car the purpose of the car is to go somewhere the purpose of the car you
go somewhere the purpose of the car you
go somewhere the purpose of the car you you don’t drive a car with your eyes
you don’t drive a car with your eyes
you don’t drive a car with your eyes affixed on the dashboard you drive your
affixed on the dashboard you drive your
affixed on the dashboard you drive your car with your eyes out the windshield
car with your eyes out the windshield
car with your eyes out the windshield exploring the world around you I don’t
exploring the world around you I don’t
exploring the world around you I don’t want to build a better dashboard I want
want to build a better dashboard I want
want to build a better dashboard I want to build a windshield and I want to
to build a windshield and I want to
to build a windshield and I want to begin with what is possibly the central
begin with what is possibly the central
begin with what is possibly the central grand challenge of humanity medical
grand challenge of humanity medical
grand challenge of humanity medical research
research
research so medical research has largely
so medical research has largely
so medical research has largely unchanged over the past several decades
unchanged over the past several decades
unchanged over the past several decades an experiment is designed data is
an experiment is designed data is
an experiment is designed data is collected it’s processed it’s analyzed
collected it’s processed it’s analyzed
collected it’s processed it’s analyzed it’s written into an article it’s
it’s written into an article it’s
it’s written into an article it’s published in a journal someone else can
published in a journal someone else can
published in a journal someone else can read that article and understand what’s
read that article and understand what’s
read that article and understand what’s in that journal and yet if you start to
in that journal and yet if you start to
in that journal and yet if you start to tear those pieces apart what we are
tear those pieces apart what we are
tear those pieces apart what we are talking about is a given journal is a
talking about is a given journal is a
talking about is a given journal is a collection of individual facts that are
collection of individual facts that are
collection of individual facts that are right to be explored this particular
right to be explored this particular
right to be explored this particular gene is associated with this protein
gene is associated with this protein
gene is associated with this protein this other protein when it is in
this other protein when it is in
this other protein when it is in abundance causes a reduction in this
abundance causes a reduction in this
abundance causes a reduction in this particular syndrome and the associated
particular syndrome and the associated
particular syndrome and the associated metadata around it this particular
metadata around it this particular
metadata around it this particular experiment was done on a hundred
experiment was done on a hundred
experiment was done on a hundred subjects all of them were mice this
subjects all of them were mice this
subjects all of them were mice this other experiment was done on twelve
other experiment was done on twelve
other experiment was done on twelve subjects they were human it’s been
subjects they were human it’s been
subjects they were human it’s been replicated three times that is an
replicated three times that is an
replicated three times that is an incredibly rich data set that needs to
incredibly rich data set that needs to
incredibly rich data set that needs to be capable of exploit and it would be
be capable of exploit and it would be
be capable of exploit and it would be easy very easy to look at some of these
easy very easy to look at some of these
easy very easy to look at some of these to look at this type of data to
to look at this type of data to
to look at this type of data to summarize it in something like a
summarize it in something like a
summarize it in something like a dashboard answer a few basic simple
dashboard answer a few basic simple
dashboard answer a few basic simple questions but to do so would be lie what
questions but to do so would be lie what
questions but to do so would be lie what could be possible if a researcher could
could be possible if a researcher could
could be possible if a researcher could truly explore the overarching world that
truly explore the overarching world that
truly explore the overarching world that was created
was created
was created we took an incredibly tiny sliver of
we took an incredibly tiny sliver of
we took an incredibly tiny sliver of medical research and built a data
medical research and built a data
medical research and built a data application around it specific to only a
application around it specific to only a
application around it specific to only a few hundred articles restricted within
few hundred articles restricted within
few hundred articles restricted within neurophysiological research around
neurophysiological research around
neurophysiological research around post-traumatic stress a stack of
post-traumatic stress a stack of
post-traumatic stress a stack of research maybe yay high if you were to
research maybe yay high if you were to
research maybe yay high if you were to print it out which we didn’t but no
print it out which we didn’t but no
print it out which we didn’t but no researcher remotely has time to read all
researcher remotely has time to read all
researcher remotely has time to read all of that much less be able to understand
of that much less be able to understand
of that much less be able to understand it and explore it and yet we started
it and explore it and yet we started
it and explore it and yet we started with data visualizations and made an
with data visualizations and made an
with data visualizations and made an explorable world where one person may
explorable world where one person may
explorable world where one person may want to know what is directly connected
want to know what is directly connected
want to know what is directly connected and what is directly found someone else
and what is directly found someone else
and what is directly found someone else may want to know what is indirectly
may want to know what is indirectly
may want to know what is indirectly connected through pathways of unrelated
connected through pathways of unrelated
connected through pathways of unrelated or seemingly unrelated concepts while
or seemingly unrelated concepts while
or seemingly unrelated concepts while one person may be interested in
one person may be interested in
one person may be interested in understanding
understanding
understanding species at which an individual research
species at which an individual research
species at which an individual research topic was conducted someone else may
topic was conducted someone else may
topic was conducted someone else may actually be interested in establishing
actually be interested in establishing
actually be interested in establishing the replicability to understand
the replicability to understand
the replicability to understand causality the point was not that an
causality the point was not that an
causality the point was not that an application was capable of answering
application was capable of answering
application was capable of answering those questions
those questions
those questions it’s that it didn’t know those were
it’s that it didn’t know those were
it’s that it didn’t know those were going to be the questions asked it
going to be the questions asked it
going to be the questions asked it simply allowed exploration and allowed
simply allowed exploration and allowed
simply allowed exploration and allowed the person that was using it to go and
the person that was using it to go and
the person that was using it to go and pick up a piece of data and look at it
pick up a piece of data and look at it
pick up a piece of data and look at it through the lens of their domain
through the lens of their domain
through the lens of their domain familiarity it allows somebody to answer
familiarity it allows somebody to answer
familiarity it allows somebody to answer questions whether or not they even knew
questions whether or not they even knew
questions whether or not they even knew what they really wanted to do specific
what they really wanted to do specific
what they really wanted to do specific purpose or no Harebrained Schemes
purpose or no Harebrained Schemes
purpose or no Harebrained Schemes passing ideas they all pet theories even
passing ideas they all pet theories even
passing ideas they all pet theories even could have the same capability that only
could have the same capability that only
could have the same capability that only years ago would have required hours
years ago would have required hours
years ago would have required hours hundreds and thousands of hours of
hundreds and thousands of hours of
hundreds and thousands of hours of relentless focus and now these things
relentless focus and now these things
relentless focus and now these things can be asked easily and vividly only
can be asked easily and vividly only
can be asked easily and vividly only because we were able to trigger
because we were able to trigger
because we were able to trigger humanity’s capability and want for
humanity’s capability and want for
humanity’s capability and want for exploration it eight applications are
exploration it eight applications are
exploration it eight applications are only about exploration they’re also
only about exploration they’re also
only about exploration they’re also about another very powerful aspect of
about another very powerful aspect of
about another very powerful aspect of humanity which is collaboration and for
humanity which is collaboration and for
humanity which is collaboration and for inspiration around the capability of
inspiration around the capability of
inspiration around the capability of engaging humanity’s collaboration I want
engaging humanity’s collaboration I want
engaging humanity’s collaboration I want to turn to probably the most successful
to turn to probably the most successful
to turn to probably the most successful the most famous collaborative data
the most famous collaborative data
the most famous collaborative data application in history Wikipedia
application in history Wikipedia
application in history Wikipedia now Wikipedia as a data visualization is
now Wikipedia as a data visualization is
now Wikipedia as a data visualization is incredibly easy to understand it’s just
incredibly easy to understand it’s just
incredibly easy to understand it’s just text you read like a book but as a data
text you read like a book but as a data
text you read like a book but as a data application its capability was around
application its capability was around
application its capability was around facilitating effective collaboration the
facilitating effective collaboration the
facilitating effective collaboration the underlying technology just allows
underlying technology just allows
underlying technology just allows multiple people to create and edit
multiple people to create and edit
multiple people to create and edit documents that’s all it does and yet
documents that’s all it does and yet
documents that’s all it does and yet perhaps it’s fitting that the first
perhaps it’s fitting that the first
perhaps it’s fitting that the first thing we did with it was create one
thing we did with it was create one
thing we did with it was create one giant document to collect and organize
giant document to collect and organize
giant document to collect and organize the entirety of central human knowledge
the entirety of central human knowledge
the entirety of central human knowledge now Wikipedia on its own is impressive
now Wikipedia on its own is impressive
now Wikipedia on its own is impressive enough and there are these fantastic
enough and there are these fantastic
enough and there are these fantastic visualizations that have been put
visualizations that have been put
visualizations that have been put together how if
together how if
together how if Wikipedia were printed out like a
Wikipedia were printed out like a
Wikipedia were printed out like a standard encyclopedia and the volumes it
standard encyclopedia and the volumes it
standard encyclopedia and the volumes it would be the size of a small motel but I
would be the size of a small motel but I
would be the size of a small motel but I don’t want to I want to put Wikipedia in
don’t want to I want to put Wikipedia in
don’t want to I want to put Wikipedia in its entirety to the side for just a
its entirety to the side for just a
its entirety to the side for just a moment and I want to concentrate
moment and I want to concentrate
moment and I want to concentrate entirely on one tiny corner the part of
entirely on one tiny corner the part of
entirely on one tiny corner the part of Wikipedia related to star trekkin now
Wikipedia related to star trekkin now
Wikipedia related to star trekkin now I’m going to deviate for just a moment I
I’m going to deviate for just a moment I
I’m going to deviate for just a moment I want to tell you about the first edition
want to tell you about the first edition
want to tell you about the first edition of the encyclopædia Britannica when the
of the encyclopædia Britannica when the
of the encyclopædia Britannica when the Encyclopedia Britannica was first put
Encyclopedia Britannica was first put
Encyclopedia Britannica was first put together it took years of editing and
together it took years of editing and
together it took years of editing and writing to bring together a number of
writing to bring together a number of
writing to bring together a number of sources from science history and
sources from science history and
sources from science history and literature together into what they
literature together into what they
literature together into what they referred to as a dictionary of all human
referred to as a dictionary of all human
referred to as a dictionary of all human knowledge
knowledge
knowledge the first edition when it was published
the first edition when it was published
the first edition when it was published was just shy of 2,400 pages the part of
was just shy of 2,400 pages the part of
was just shy of 2,400 pages the part of Wikipedia currently related only to Star
Wikipedia currently related only to Star
Wikipedia currently related only to Star Trek is approximately 12% larger III can
Trek is approximately 12% larger III can
Trek is approximately 12% larger III can feel you I can feel you I promise saying
feel you I can feel you I promise saying
feel you I can feel you I promise saying to yourself how depressing that is what
to yourself how depressing that is what
to yourself how depressing that is what a waste of our potential of our
a waste of our potential of our
a waste of our potential of our attention of our capability but I am NOT
attention of our capability but I am NOT
attention of our capability but I am NOT going to let this story off the hook
going to let this story off the hook
going to let this story off the hook that easily
we built a collaboration capability we
we built a collaboration capability we built an ability to cognitively
built an ability to cognitively
built an ability to cognitively collaborate and organize knowledge that
collaborate and organize knowledge that
collaborate and organize knowledge that was so efficient and effective that one
was so efficient and effective that one
was so efficient and effective that one of the things we did with it was we
of the things we did with it was we
of the things we did with it was we catalogued an entire base of human
catalogued an entire base of human
catalogued an entire base of human knowledge larger than the entirety of
knowledge larger than the entirety of
knowledge larger than the entirety of collected human knowledge just a few
collected human knowledge just a few
collected human knowledge just a few generations ago about a relatively
generations ago about a relatively
generations ago about a relatively trivial television show but we did it
trivial television show but we did it
trivial television show but we did it together
together
together in our spare time for free that is not
in our spare time for free that is not
in our spare time for free that is not depressing that is inspiring now whether
depressing that is inspiring now whether
depressing that is inspiring now whether or not you are willing to grant me the
or not you are willing to grant me the
or not you are willing to grant me the decisively generously way I would need
decisively generously way I would need
decisively generously way I would need to refer to the Star Trek Wikipedia
to refer to the Star Trek Wikipedia
to refer to the Star Trek Wikipedia portal as a Grand Challenge of humanity
portal as a Grand Challenge of humanity
portal as a Grand Challenge of humanity I will unapologetically label as such
I will unapologetically label as such
I will unapologetically label as such the ability to cognitively collaborate
the ability to cognitively collaborate
the ability to cognitively collaborate in such an efficient and effective
in such an efficient and effective
in such an efficient and effective manner that it could exist our brain
manner that it could exist our brain
manner that it could exist our brain centrally are capable of creating
centrally are capable of creating
centrally are capable of creating knowledge from fact creating an
knowledge from fact creating an
knowledge from fact creating an understanding of the world from data and
understanding of the world from data and
understanding of the world from data and as we systematically do this we will be
as we systematically do this we will be
as we systematically do this we will be able to take on challenges everything
able to take on challenges everything
able to take on challenges everything from the Grand Challenges of humanity
from the Grand Challenges of humanity
from the Grand Challenges of humanity all the way down to the daily mundane
all the way down to the daily mundane
all the way down to the daily mundane challenges of modernity when we can
challenges of modernity when we can
challenges of modernity when we can engage the best of humanity with
engage the best of humanity with
engage the best of humanity with technology we can solve anything so
Marty McFly’s father was right
Marty McFly’s father was right when you put your mind to it you can
when you put your mind to it you can
when you put your mind to it you can accomplish anything and humanity when it
accomplish anything and humanity when it
accomplish anything and humanity when it is engaged and when it is capable of
is engaged and when it is capable of
is engaged and when it is capable of exploring when it’s capable of
exploring when it’s capable of
exploring when it’s capable of collaborating this is what humanity does
collaborating this is what humanity does
collaborating this is what humanity does best humanity by its nature is social we
best humanity by its nature is social we
best humanity by its nature is social we love to work together to solve problems
love to work together to solve problems
love to work together to solve problems big and small humanity is curious we
big and small humanity is curious we
big and small humanity is curious we love to learn about new things no matter
love to learn about new things no matter
love to learn about new things no matter whether it is cataloguing exactly how
whether it is cataloguing exactly how
whether it is cataloguing exactly how many red shirts were killed in the
many red shirts were killed in the
many red shirts were killed in the original series 43 or understanding the
original series 43 or understanding the
original series 43 or understanding the intricacies of the human mind humanity
intricacies of the human mind humanity
intricacies of the human mind humanity is ambitious in all things let’s run
is ambitious in all things let’s run
is ambitious in all things let’s run with that thank you
with that thank you
with that thank you [Applause]
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