The Snowflake Effect

The snowflake effect

Erik DuvalK.U.Leuven & ARIADNE

http://www.cs.kuleuven.be/~erikd

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The future has already arrived.It's just not evenly distributed yet.

als je stuk papier 50 maal vouwt,hoe dik is resultaat dan?

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als je stuk papier 50 maal vouwt,hoe dik is resultaat dan?

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ongeveer afstand tot de zon...

als je stuk papier 50 maal vouwt,hoe dik is resultaat dan?

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ongeveer afstand tot de zon...

http://www.worldpopulationbalance.org/pop/stats.php

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> 2.000.000.000 images

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OpenEducationalResources

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OpenEducationalResources

Searchability

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http://globe-info.org/

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Do numbers matter?

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Do numbers matter?

http://www.thelongtail.com/

from scarcity to abundance

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a “better problem”

paradox of choice

from scarcity to abundance

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snowflake in music...

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snowflake in music...

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snowflake in music...

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snowflake in music...

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snowflake in music...

nice bootstrapping, too!26

snowflake in music...

nice bootstrapping, too!26

snowflake in music...

nice bootstrapping, too!26

snowflake in music...

nice bootstrapping, too!26

The best way to predict the futureis to invent it.

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Thanks!

Questions?http://erikduval.wordpress.com/

http://www.cs.kuleuven.be/~erikd