The End of Theory: The Data Deluge Makes the Scientific Method Obsolete

The scientific method will be dead soon.

I’ve been grappling with this issue as I’ve been thinking about the platform we’re building.  It was at one time so confusing – all of these medical data models constructed years ago – ICPC-2, ICD-9, ICD-10, soon ICD-11, and the list goes on.

Does Google have all of these ultra rigid database models to ensure it finds what you need 99% of the time within the first two pages?  Obviously the answer is no.  However, Google has simply figured out how to mathematically analyze a mishmash of “meaningless” data into super-relevant relationships.

It’s a new era folks and a new dawn of science is emerging by following a company that makes billions by associating ads with “meaningless” content.

The End of Theory: The Data Deluge Makes the Scientific Method Obsolete