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  sensors, data generated from, 10–14

  Environmental Systems Resources Institute (Esri), 17, 118–19, 191–92, 222

  Epidemiology, flu detection, 50–67

  Epinions.com, 159–60

  Erfolg, 163

  Estrogen-based personality, 173

  e22 Alloy, 177

  eValues, 117–18

  Explosives, sensors to detect, 8

  E-ZPass, 7

  FAA Modernization and Reform Act (2012), 195

  Facebook

  Data Science Team, 121–24, 159–60

  as dating site, 159–60

  geo-social apps, 19–22

  Home, 126

  individual rank, factors in, 160

  Local Search, 126

  Offers, 125–26

  social influence in social advertising study, 124–25

  sponsored stories, impact of liking, 124–25

  user sharing study, 121–23

  weak versus strong ties, influence of, 123–24

  Far Out model, 27–28

  FBI, Domestic Communications Assistance Center (DCAC), 212

  Finkel, Eli J., 157, 160–61

  Fisher, Helen, 172–74

  Fisher Temperament Inventory (FTI), 173

  Fitbit, 32, 43

  Five-factor personality model, 173

  Fleming, James, 71

  Flip education model, 137–38

  Flu detection, 50–67

  Ailment Topic Aspect Model (ATAM) study, 61–67

  CDC method, 61–62

  databases of viruses, 54, 57

  flu triangle calculation, 59–61

  future scenario, 50–53, 58–59

  point-of-care tests (POCTs), 58–59

  political roadblocks, 57

  Supramap, 55–56

  transmission in social groups, studies, 59–66

  virus sequencing procedure, 54–55

  Flu prevention, ineffectiveness of, 53–54

  Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), 200

  Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), 210

  Foreman, Carl, 92

  Fort Hood, Texas shooting, 208–9

  Fourier analysis, 100

  Foursquare, 19, 181

  Fowler, James, 60

  Franklin, Benjamin, 34–35

  Freedman, Matthew, 192

  Free Future blog, 30

  Friedberg, David, 80–86

  Friendster, 175

  Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, 9–12, 239

  deception of public about, 9–10

  public data about, 10–12

  Future

  futurist conceptions of, 5–6, 37–38

  naked. See Naked future

  predictive technologies for. See Prediction

  as product of human brain, 232–36

  Gakhal, Baldeesh, 125

  Gambling casinos, customer loyalty programs, 109–13

  Gates Foundation, 58

  Gatto, John Taylor, 143

  GenBank, 54

  Geographic information systems. See also Mapping

  dating/matchmaking devices, 162–67

  emergency response systems, 16–17

  geo-social apps, 19–22, 165–66

  location predictability based on, 25–30

  smartphone tracking capabilities, 17–20

  ZIP code, use for customer info, 118–19

  Geopolitical event prediction. See Intelligence activities

  Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R Series (GOES-R), 79

  Getz, Kenneth A., 47

  Ginger.io, 175

  Gingrich, Newt, 77

  Global Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology Network (GIDEON), 57

  Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAID), 54

  Global warming, 69–70, 74–77

  Godwin, Larry, 189

  Gold, Josh, 177

  Google

  AdSense, 105

  AdWords, 81

  Double Click, 156

  Flu Trends, 62

  geo-social apps, 19–22

  Glass, 165

  Hangouts, 216

  Now, xvii

  Government surveillance. See also Airport security; Insider threats; Intelligence activities

  connection tracking, 219–20

  federal surveillance strategy, 212

  prediction market, 237–38

  terrorists, database of, 220

  Gowanus Canal, 12–14

  Grandinetti, Russ, 100

  Granovetter, Mark, 123

  Grant, Rachel, 3–4

  Greenfeld, Karl Taro, 109

  GRiDPad, 226

  Grindr, 19, 165

  Grocery store analytics, 114–21

  club card customer tracking, 117–18

  personalizing items for customers, 116–21

  and product placement, 114–15

  radio frequency identification (RDIF) tag use, 115–16

  smartphone as shopping buddy, 117

  and store layout, 114

  Grok, 226–32

  Grossman, Terry, 38

  Grove, Andrew, 225

  Gryc, Wojciech, 113–16, 127

  Guardians of Health, 49–50

  Guardian Watch, 15–16, 213–16

  Guha, Ramanathan V., 159

  Haque, Usman, 11

  Harrah’s Total Gold Program, 109–13

  Hasan, Nidal, 208–9

  Hawkins, Jeff, 225–30, 234

  Health and wellness. See also Medical/health care

  biophysical tracking, 31–33, 38–39

  and reactions to stress, 41–42

  Heider, Fritz, 158

  Heinlein, Robert A., 227

  Hidalgo, César A., 18

  Hierarchical Association Rule Model (HARM), 45–46

  Hill, Reuben, 179–80

  Hilt, James, 100

  Hitchcock, Alfred, 100

  Hofmann, Paul, 236–38

  Hole-in-the-wall experiment, 144–48

  Honest signals, sociometric data on, 167–72, 174

  Houri, Cyril, 18

  House of Cards, 88–89, 98

  Howe, Scott, 121

  Huettel, Scott A., 235

  Hui, Sam K., 94

  Humphreys, Todd, 195

  Hunt, Gus, 239–40

  Hussein, Saddam, 219

  i2, 219

  IAC/InterActiveCorp., 156

  Informational determinism, 241

  Inkiru, 126

  In-Q-Tel, 218

  Insider threats, 208–12

  insiders, defined, 210

  screening for, 208–12

  World of Warcraft study, 211–12

  Insider Threat Task Force, 209

  Instagram, geo-social apps, 19–22

  Instant Savings, 118

  Intelligence activities, 196–200

  Arab Spring indicators, 200

  bin Laden, locating, 199–200

  chatter, analysis of, 198

  connection tracking system, 218–21

  disaster forensics, 208–9

  Hussein, Saddam, locating, 219

  insider threat, screening for, 208–12

  military invasion, prediction of, 199

  political demonstrations, prediction of, 196–98

  Satellite Sentinel Project (SSP), 199

  sites monitored, 198

  social network data, use of, 198

  Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), 197–98

  Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 70, 7
6

  Internet

  big data, search for term, xiii

  use to predict future, xiii

  Internet of Things, 6–17

  and corporate profits, 8

  emergency response systems, 15–17

  meaning of, 6

  and proactive citizenry, 10–11, 14–15

  sensors, use of, 6–8, 10–15

  and smartphones, 16

  Ion Proton, 54

  Ishino, Seigo, 9–11

  Iwatani, Yukari, 162

  Jacobson, Sheldon H., 205

  Janies, Daniel, 55–56, 59

  Janikowski, Richard, 189–90, 222

  Japan, myth about earthquakes, 3–4

  Japan earthquake (2011)

  Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) system, 2–4, 9

  Fukushima Daiichi meltdown, 9–11

  Jay-Z, 107

  Jerk-O-Meter, 174–75

  Jones, Gordon, 15–16, 213–16

  Kahneman, Daniel, 36–37, 42

  Kasyjanski, Carol, 7

  Kelling, George L., 184

  Kelly, Kevin, 32

  Kemp, Charlotte, 163, 164, 166

  Khaliq, Siraj, 81–82

  King, Mike, 191–93, 222–23

  Kokjohn, Tyler J., 57

  Kosmix, 126

  Krumm, John, 27–28

  Kurzweil, Ray, 37–39, 44, 96

  Kutcher, Ashton, 20

  Laibowitz, Mat, 163

  Larmy, Christopher, 176–77

  Latinos, stereotype threat and learning, 134–36

  Learning. See also Education

  and memory, 148, 234

  and prediction, 234–36

  resistance to, 235

  and stereotype threat, 134–36

  Leetaru, Kalev, 199–200

  Leonard, Andrew, 89

  Leskovec, Jure, 159–60

  Lie detectors, for airport screening, 202–5

  Lipton, Eric, 204

  Lonsdale, Joe, 218

  Lotame, 156

  Lovegety, 162–63, 172

  Loveman, Gary William, 109–13

  McCarthy, Gregory, 235

  McCue, Colleen, 187

  Mack, Peter B., 235

  Madan, Anmol, 171, 174–75

  Manning, Bradley, 209

  Mapping. See also Geographic information systems

  flu viruses, 55–56

  potential political demonstrations, 196–98

  for predictive policing, 185–86, 191

  MapReduce, 83

  Marketing. See also Advertising

  consumer behavior prediction product, 120–21

  customers, categories of, 119

  and data resellers, 156

  grocery store analytics for, 114–21

  one-to-one at scale, 116

  Martin, Trayvon, 215

  Massively open online course (MOOC), 133, 148–50

  Match.com, 156, 166, 172–74

  Matchmaking/dating, 152–76

  balance theory applied to, 158–61

  and Facebook, 159–60

  honest signals method, 171–72

  ineffectiveness of, 157–58, 166

  Match.com, 156, 166, 172–74

  matching systems, methods of, 154–55, 161, 161–62, 164

  mobile devices for, 162–67

  OKCupid, 154–57, 165

  paid versus free services, 156, 161

  personality factors approach, 172–74

  privacy issues, 155–56

  real life event hosting, 166–67

  Singles in America survey, 173–74

  status theory applied to, 157–58, 160–61, 167

  in Vedic astrology, 152–53, 182

  Matzen, Laura, 148

  Matzke, Brett, 176–77

  Mauboussin, Michael J., 37

  Mechanical Turk, 64

  Medical/health care

  Bluetooth-enabled pacemakers, 7

  flu detection, 50–67

  future illness prediction, 45–46

  health data sharing, pros/cons, 46–48

  Memory

  and learning, 148, 234

  machine, evolution of, 231–32

  and prediction, 228–29, 232–36

  Memphis, Tennessee, predictive policing, 188–92, 222

  Metadata, meaning of, xv–xvi

  Mikuriya, Kaori, 162

  Military security, eavesdropping, sensors for, 8

  Mill, John Stuart, 143–44

  MIT Human Dynamics Lab, 167

  MIT Media Lab, 141–44, 150, 163

  Mitra, Sugata, 144–47

  Mobile devices. See also Smartphones

  first tablet PC, 226

  for matchmaking/dating, 162–67

  for predictive policing, 193–94

  sales versus stationary, 226

  Monaco, James, 91

  Monsanto, 85–86

  Montjoye, Yves-Alexandre de, 18

  Moore, Gordon, 225

  Moore’s law, 225

  Morin, Dave, 20

  Movies

  box-office success prediction, 90–99

  Netflix recommendation engine, 87–89, 97–99

  shot length based on human attention, 100–101

  Mui, Phil, 120

  Munley, Kimberly D., 208

  Naked future

  and apps, xvi–xvii

  and big data, xiii–xiv

  elements of, xii–xiii, xvii

  and ubiquitous computing, 6

  Namazu (Earth Shaker), 3

  National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), 81

  National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), 220–21

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 81, 86

  National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS), 79

  National Security Agency (NSA)

  media reports on, xiv

  private company compliance with, 210

  surveillance program, public opinion of, 205–6

  Navizon, 17–18

  Negroponte, Nicholas, 141–44, 146–47, 164

  Neighborhood watch network, 213–17

  limitations of, 214–15

  Neocortex, 227–28

  Netflix, recommendation engine, 87–89, 97–99

  Neural networks, for crime prediction, 185–86

  Neurotransmitters, and personality traits, 172–74

  New York City, predictive policing, 187, 194

  Nexus, 156

  Ng, Andrew, 132–34, 136–40, 149–50

  Nieto, Enrique Peña, 196–97

  Nike+, 43, 107–8

  Norvig, Peter, 138–39

  Nothelfer, Christine E., 100

  Nuclear accidents, Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, 9–12

  Numenta, 226

  Obama, Barack, 79, 170–71, 209, 220

  OKCupid, 154–57, 165

  Olligschlaeger, Andreas, 184–86, 188, 191

  O’Malley, Martin, 184

  One Laptop per Child (OLPC) Association, 142–47

  One-to-one marketing at scale, 116

  Online classes. See Education

  Open Source Indicators (OSI), 197–98

  Operation Blue CRUSH (Crime Reduction Utilizing Statistical History), 190–91

  Operation SPOT, 204

  Oroeco, 127

  Osito, xvii

  Overfitting, 5

  Owens, Emily G., 192

  Pacemakers, Bluetooth-enabled, 7

  Pachube, 10–12

  Palantir Technologies, 218–21

  PalmPilot, 226
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  Pariser, Eli, 241

  Parking Douche, 216

  Path, 20–21

  Paul, Michael, 61–65

  PayPal, 156, 218

  Pearl, Judea, 23

  Pentland, Alex “Sandy,” 167–72, 174, 182

  Percifield, Leif, 12–14, 239

  Perry, Rick, 214

  Personal data. See also Privacy issues

  advertising use of, 106–9

  of consumers. See Consumers

  data leakage, 20–21

  data resellers, 156

  data trail, creating, xv

  health data sharing, pros/cons, 46–48

  self-tracking, 31–37

  Personality traits

  based on brain chemistry, 172–74

  five-factor model, 173

  Petterssen, Sverre, 71

  Phillips, Norman, 74

  Poindexter, John, 237–38

  Point-of-care tests (POCTs), 58–59

  Policing, predictive. See Predictive policing

  Political demonstrations, prediction of, 196–98

  Polker players, visual cues, 169–70

  Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), 180

  PreCheck, 207, 210

  Prediction

  Bayes theorem, 23–25

  and big data, xiii–xiv, 181–82

  brain, systems modeled on, 227–36

  of consumer behavior, 120–21

  of crime, predictive policing, 183–201

  of earthquakes, 2–4

  of future illness, 45–46

  human patterns, predictability of, 28–29

  individual location predictability, 25–30

  influenza-related. See Flu detection

  intelligence activities for, 196–200

  matchmaking/dating, 152–76

  of movie box-office success, 90–99

  and neural processes, 227–36

  of political demonstrations, 196–98

  recommendation engines, 87–89, 97–99

  of workplace accidents, 176–77

  Predictive policing, 183–201

  abuses related to, 187, 195–96

  broken-windows theory, 184

  in China, 187

  closed-circuit TV (CCTV), 194–95

  connection tracking system, 218–21

  drug dealing, vulnerable neighborhoods, 183–86

  evidence, crowd-sourcing, 213–17

  intelligence activities, 196–200

  mapping/geolocation, 185–86, 191

  meaning of, 186

  Memphis example, 188–92, 222

  mobile applications, 193–94

  neighborhood economic data for, 189–92

  neighborhood watch network, 213–17

  with neural networks, 185–86

  New York City example, 187, 194

  Project Exile, 187–88

  rule-induction algorithms in, 190–91

  ShotSpotter, 194

  and victimology data, 223

  versus zero-tolerance policies, 187, 195

  PRISM system, 210

 

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