TED-ED: Big Data - Tim Smith

The video explores the concept of big data, its historical challenges, and how CERN has managed it over decades. It discusses the evolution from mainframe computers to the internet and web, enabling global data access. The transition from grid to cloud computing is highlighted, showing how big data impacts science and society, requiring new tools and techniques for analysis.

Describe the significance of the web in the context of information sharing among physicists.

What is cloud computing and how does it relate to big data?

What are some of the new tools and techniques being developed to handle big data?