Art & Science: their differences, similarities and how they operate in relationship to Big Data

What is it about?

Art and Science as a pair are the primary way humans gain, share and apply knowledge. The article explores how these systems of knowledge production may engage the human-made phenomenon of Big Data.

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Why is it important?

The papers lay out a frame work for comparing and contrasting science and art, they delve into examples of how both are cumulative, peer-reviewed research platforms and how they differ as one retains a direct link to the physical world and the other operated primarily in the cultural world. These distinctions underscore the truth that humans are now really both atomic being and data projections.