11/04/2013

BBC Horizon: 2012-2013: The Age of Big Data


BBC iPlayer - Horizon: 2012-2013: The Age of Big Data

In Los Angeles, a remarkable experiment is underway; the police are trying to predict crime, before it even happens. At the heart of the city of London, one trader believes that he has found the secret of making billions with maths. In South Africa, astronomers are attempting to catalogue the entire cosmos. These very different worlds are united by one thing - an extraordinary explosion in data. Horizon meets the people at the forefront of the data revolution, and reveals the possibilities and the promise of the age of big data.

How to hack (and crash) a Passenger Jet with an Android phone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjRzqGUFECI

"The Hack In The Box security conference taking place in Amsterdam this week has thrown up some interesting talks - but none so concerning as 'Aircraft Hacking: Practical Aero Series' by Hugo ..."