The Numerati is a non-fiction book written by Stephen L. Baker

Stephen L. Baker

Stephen L. Baker is an American journalist, author and blogger. His first published book, The Numerati, discusses the increasing role that data-mining plays in shaping politics, business, law enforcement, and even romance...

. Baker interviews people who are studying, developing and implementing the technologies and techniques used to capture and analyze many of our everyday actions as we communicate, travel and make purchases. He explains how the initial goal of this data capture and analysis is typically to identify sets of characteristics, which makes it easier to manage the billions of data points these sets may contain. As these characteristics are grouped, it is hoped that the members of each group can be better understood. This information can then be used, with varying but often increased success, in early incident detection, to predict outcomes, project the effect of stimulus on the groups and, in many cases, to influence group members' behavior.

Table of contents

Introduction

1. Worker

2. Shopper

3. Voter

4. Blogger

5. Terrorist

6. Patient

7. Lover

Conclusion

Acknowledgements

Notes

Sources and Further Reading

Index

External links

• Official site and reviews of the Numerati.