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