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Kilo
 Mega
 Giga
 Tera
 Peta
 Exa
Zetta
The End of Theory:
The Data Deluge Makes the
Scientific Method Obsolete




Credit: Chris Anderson, Wired Magazine
Credit: National Library of Medicine and European Bioinformatics Institute
Credit: National Library of Medicine and European Bioinformatics Institute
Credit: Kevin Lustig,
        AssayDepot
Credit: Kevin Lustig,
        AssayDepot
Credit: Kevin Lustig,
        AssayDepot
Credit: Kevin Lustig,
        AssayDepot
Credit: Kevin Lustig,
        AssayDepot
Credit: Painting by Alexander Roslin (public domain, through Wikipedia)
Credit: Harvard University Libraries and Google Books
39    Cancer of the buccal cavity
                                      40    Cancer of stomach and liver
                                      41    Cancer of
                                            peritoneum, intestines, rectum
                                      ...
                                      44    Cancer of skin
                                      45    Cancer of other organs or
                                            not specified
                                                  Lung is an “other organ”
                                                  Brain is an “other organ”
                                      ...
                                      189 Visitation from God

Credit: Stanford Lane Medical Library and Google Books
Credit: Joel Dudley, Gini Deshpande, NuMedii
Credit: Joel Dudley, Gini Deshpande, NuMedii
Rat colonoscopy      Rat with     Inflammatory
                  Inflammatory    Bowel Disease
                  Bowel Disease        After
                                  Epilepsy Drug
Thanks
•   My lab
•   Stanford University and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
•   My companies: NuMedii and Personalis
•   My family

• Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute
• National Institutes of Health
    • National Library of Medicine
    • National Institute of General Medical Sciences
• Scientists for sharing their data
• Taxpayers for investing in science

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Atul Butte TEDMED Slides

  • 2. Kilo Mega Giga Tera Peta Exa Zetta
  • 3. The End of Theory: The Data Deluge Makes the Scientific Method Obsolete Credit: Chris Anderson, Wired Magazine
  • 4. Credit: National Library of Medicine and European Bioinformatics Institute
  • 5. Credit: National Library of Medicine and European Bioinformatics Institute
  • 10. Credit: Kevin Lustig, AssayDepot
  • 11. Credit: Painting by Alexander Roslin (public domain, through Wikipedia)
  • 12. Credit: Harvard University Libraries and Google Books
  • 13. 39 Cancer of the buccal cavity 40 Cancer of stomach and liver 41 Cancer of peritoneum, intestines, rectum ... 44 Cancer of skin 45 Cancer of other organs or not specified Lung is an “other organ” Brain is an “other organ” ... 189 Visitation from God Credit: Stanford Lane Medical Library and Google Books
  • 14. Credit: Joel Dudley, Gini Deshpande, NuMedii
  • 15. Credit: Joel Dudley, Gini Deshpande, NuMedii
  • 16. Rat colonoscopy Rat with Inflammatory Inflammatory Bowel Disease Bowel Disease After Epilepsy Drug
  • 17. Thanks • My lab • Stanford University and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital • My companies: NuMedii and Personalis • My family • Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health • Howard Hughes Medical Institute • National Institutes of Health • National Library of Medicine • National Institute of General Medical Sciences • Scientists for sharing their data • Taxpayers for investing in science