Big Data Studies Lab

Big Data Studies Lab

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Institutions

University of Hong Kong

Since 2019, the Big Data Studies Lab (BDS) has pursued experimental research that rethinks the role of the humanities in the Zettabyte era. BDSL’s objective is not hasty theorization but rather to empirically demonstrate our arguments through experiments and field research.

BDSL deposit a part of “Archives of the Future” research focus concerning bit durability and how digital historians can, and should, act in response to the impending digital dark age.

Deposit Contents: Javier Cha Articles to 2022, Korean Sihwa Collections, Cultural History of Chopsticks in the East and the West, Global History of Chinese Restaurants throughout Postcards, Indigenous Land Rights Documents of the Six Nations, Canada.

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Wislawa Szymborska Foundation

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Jaguar Heritage Trust

The First UK Motor Manufacturer to Preserve Their History

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Bank Pekao S.A.

Art Frozen in Time

Our cultural treasures find double protection in AWA and the eternal blockchain, preserving heritage perfectly captured in professional scans.

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