What is Big Data and Hadoop?

From phone records to credit card transactions and pacemakers to browser history, in a world where everything we do creates data, new questions and issues surrounding ownership and privacy are looming conversations. Rick Smolan discusses the power of big data, the dangers it creates, and the conversations we should be having. Subscribe to THNKR: http://goo.gl/EB0HM MORE RICK SMOLAN: http://youtu.be/0MymC0EurwA Photos from The Human Face of Big Data; Photos by Philip DeCamp, Christoph Morlinghaus, George Skadding, Jeff Minton, Lauren Fleishman, Jason Grow, Mark Webster, Etahn Miller. Like THNKR on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thnkrtv Follow THNKR on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thnkr Or check out our favorite Internet things on Tumblr: http://thnkrtv.tumblr.com EPIPHANY is a series that invites impassioned thought leaders across all disciplines to reveal the innovative, the improbable, and the unexpected of their worlds. The views expressed in this video only represent those of the participants. They do not necessarily represent the views or endorsement of @radical.media LLC or any other party involved in the production and distribution of THNKR.