The Economist asks: Are we too dependent on big data?

Data has become an invaluable resource for business leaders, politicians and everyone else. But our guest this week, the consultant Christian Madsbjerg, claims that this fixation on numbers ignores what makes us human. Kenneth Cukier finds out more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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