Back to the Future: 2018 Big Data and Data Science Prognostications | @ExpoDX #DX #BigData #Analytics

This is the time of year when everyone makes his or her predictions for 2018. I have my predictions as well, but wanted to do something a bit more fun. So I thought I’d look backwards to the state of technology 50 years ago to gain some insights that we can use to make projections about 2018. That is, what “predictions” made in the 1950’s might tell us about 2018. However, it’s really hard to find predictions about the future made in the 1950’s. There was no Internet or Social Media or Reality TV, so I found the next best proxy…sci-fi movies! I decided to review the most popular sci-fi movies from 1950’s, and provide my perspective as to what these movies might tell us about 2018. Maybe drink a Tab or Fresca as you read this.

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