How Big Data took over our lives, by Steven Poole

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Current affairs and newspaper magazine of the year How Big Data took over our lives by Steven Poole FEATURING Fiona Sampson, David Puttnam, Hedley Twidle, Laurie Penny, Rhiannon Lucy Coslett, Alex Preston, Julie Bindel and Will Self   DON'T MISS: - Rafael Behr on David Cameron's failure to modernise his party - Fiona Sampson travels through Serbia by train and recalls the country's turbulent past - David Puttnam on the Olympic spirit - the latest in our "What Makes Us Human" series - Hedley Twidle despairs of Paul Theroux's account of southern Africa - Laurie Penny celebrates the sacrifices of the suffragettes - Rhiannon Lucy Coslett questions who should dictate when a woman has a baby PLUS Ed Smith on the great north-south divide, in cricket and in life | Alex Preston on a rich cultural renaissance in Siberia | Julie Bindel reports from a Syrian refugee camp | David Herman on the shame of our almost exclusively white broadcasting culture | Will Self navigates the barriers of Westminster | Leo Robson praises the late style of American novelist James Salter Find the issue, cover dated 24 - 30 May, on sale for £3.50 in all good newsagents in London on Thursday and the rest of the country on Friday. Or buy the issue in digital form here - ideal for those living outside the UK. Trial a subscription to the New Statesman and receive 12 issues for only £12  (UK only) delivered straight to your door - that's a saving of £2.50 on the usual cover price! Sign up to New Statesman's annual subscription for just £87, that's a saving of £95! International and national readers can also call +44 (0)207 936 6459 or click here to obtain a print copy. New Statesman LTD, registered in England No. 03143654, John Carpenter House, John Carpenter Street, London, EC4Y 0AN. Kindly note that if you receive this e-mail your e-mail address is being held by us for the purpose of communicating with you on New Statesman related matters. If you do not wish us to e-mail you, please unsubscribe from this list. New Statesman Limited is a Data Controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998. © New Statesman Ltd. 2010. The above information may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient of this email please destroy it. As Internet communications are not secure please note that the New Statesman does not accept legal responsibility for the content of this email message.