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"The End of Theory: The Data Deluge Makes the Scientific Method Obsolete"
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The thought triggering editorial "The End of Theory: The Data Deluge Makes the Scientific Method Obsolete" by Chris Anderson can't have escaped your attention. I was shocked when I read the title and the comments made on the blogosphere and on FriendFeed.
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- 2008-08-03
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