Big Data Institute

I’m always quite sceptical of politicians when they extol the virtues of a dead genius, but in amongst all the fluff that is usual on budget day, there was this:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26651179

I read Andrew Hodges ‘Enigma of Intelligence’ years ago, and of course Hofstader’s various books (Godel, Escher, Bach, Mind’s I and Metamagical Themas) over the course of university. 

So, provided that the ‘Big Data’ analysis is not in some way related to the cut in Bingo tax, then this has to be a good thing.