The Petabyte Age: Because More Data Isn't Just More - More Is Different

This collection of related articles from Wired magazine is required reading—that is, required if you want to risk overstimulation of your brain about major changes in the ways we collect and record large amounts of data:

Sensors everywhere. Infinite storage. Clouds of processors. Our ability to capture, warehouse, and understand massive amounts of data is changing science, medicine, business, and technology. As our collection of facts and figures grows, so will the opportunity to find answers to fundamental questions. Because in the era of big data, more isn't just more. More is different.