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Book Review: Pattern Recognition

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Book Review: Pattern Recognition Author: William Gibson Book Statement   The novel,  Pattern Recognition , was written by William Gibson and  published  in 2003  by  Berkeley  Books, a division of the Penguin Group in New York, New York. The novel’s ISBN is 978-0-425-19868-1.    Purpose and Intended Audience   In  Pattern Recognition,  William Gibson takes the reader through a thrilling journey of human’s tendency to search for meaning th r ough patterns, with the constant risk of apophenia. Apophenia is the proclivity to mistakenly perceive connections and meaning between unrelated phenomena.  The intended audience  of this techno- thriller   is the general public. William Gibson, through many of his novels,  has  been able to predict certain trends about humans' relationship with technology .   He predicted  the popularity of reality tv, viral videos and the minima...
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Big Data's Implications on Healthy Living Communities

Big Data's Implications on Healthy Living Communities How does one define a healthy living  community?  A  healthy living communit y accounts for three things: human health, environmental health and economic health. In such communities  everyone has access to basic human services ,   such as  healthy food,  safe housing,  parks, public  transportatio n, good jobs and schools, all within an environment that has clean air, water and soil .  Creating healthy living communities is undoubtedly the holy grail for city planners and  government  officials, as such communities reflect fundamental human rights. However ,  how does one develop a plan to  achieve  such a utopia? The first step is through collecting data to assess where the current health of a community  stands  and  collect other data to see patterns and trends  that can help make that  community   healthier....
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