NPR

The world generates so much data that new unit measurements were created to keep up

As ever more digital data is created and stored, the world needs more unit measurements to keep up with the ever-expanding numbers. To do so, the 27th General Conference on Weights and Measures on ...
Nature

Stop squandering data: make units of measurement machine-readable

In the age of big data, it is time to ensure that units are routinely documented for easy, unambiguous exchange of information. Robert Hanisch is the director of the Office of Data and Informatics at ...
Business Insider

Scientists are discovering stuff that is so freaking big — and so crazy small — that they had to come up with 2 new units of measurement.

Your browser does not support the video element. Your browser does not support the video element. What the hell is a hellabyte? That's what Richard Brown wanted to ...
The Business & Financial Times on MSN

Measurement precedes prediction (I): Why data is not enough: Measurement as strategic infrastructure

Although most modern organisations possess extensive data, a subtler challenge persists: a lack of understanding regarding ...