Big Data Is Spreading

As big data evolves from giving us public transit updates to influencing some of the biggest decisions in our daily lives, technologists are trying to harness its potential to revolutionize the field of healthcare. Not only can big data be used to change the way an individual patient is treated, it can also help track and treat the outbreak of infectious diseases. Can big data help curb the next big flu epidemic? This is The Future According To Now, a podcast from Atlantic Re:think, the branded content studio at The Atlantic, and Fidelity Investments, with production support from At Will Media.