Big Data

Arts & Culture
Have you been taken by the Korean Wave yet?
What big data tells us about the rising popularity of South Korean ‘Hallyu’ culture around the world

Arts & Culture
Digital ‘history machines’ are never politically neutral
As library, museum and other heritage collections go online, we need to consider who is creating these collections and why

Arts & Culture
Gendered labour in the Australian arts
Researchers are using cultural data to highlight the obscured history of Australian women artists, revealing gender disparities and opportunities for positive change

Arts & Culture
Translating data into soft power
Understanding the power of raw data for cultural institutions to create compelling stories has become easier with a new data mapping app

Arts & Culture
The sound of your internet history
Humans are increasingly connected through a technological frenzy of social media. Exhibitions at Science Gallery’s SWARM explore the legacy we leave behind online

Health & Medicine
How big data is unlocking insights into psychology
The personal data we are now all generating is making it easier for researchers to take psychology out of the lab and into the field

Arts & Culture
The hidden stories in Australia’s cultural data
Digitised cultural databases are a treasure house of information that are telling us the missing stories in Australia’s cultural history

Environment
Mapping climate policy
Climate policy across Australia is fragmented, but researchers are aiming to use big data to make better sense of it

Health & Medicine
Explaining AI’s role in precision medicine
Adding Artificial Intelligence research to precision medicine is the future – but any collaboration between AI researchers and clinicians must include the human factor

Health & Medicine
How data can help prevent overdiagnosis
The increasing use of digital technologies in medical screening may lead to a rise in overdiagnosis that could be prevented by a new focus on patient data