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Artist Heather Dewey-Hagborg's 'Stranger Visions', comprising of 3D printed faces extracted from DNA taken from discarded cigarette butts and chewing gum, is displayed at the Big Bang Data exhibition at Somerset House on December 2, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images for Somerset House)

Artist Heather Dewey-Hagborg's 'Stranger Visions', comprising of 3D printed faces extracted from DNA taken from discarded cigarette butts and chewing gum, is displayed at the Big Bang Data exhibition at Somerset House on December 2, 2015 in London, England. The show highlights the data explosion that's radically transforming our lives. It opens on December 3, 2015 and runs until February 28, 2016 at Somerset House. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images for Somerset House)



A staff member stands in a projection of live data feeds from (L-R) Twitter, Instagram and Transport for London at the Big Bang Data exhibition at Somerset House on December 2, 2015 in London, England. The show highlights the data explosion that's radically transforming our lives. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images for Somerset House)

A staff member stands in a projection of live data feeds from (L-R) Twitter, Instagram and Transport for London at the Big Bang Data exhibition at Somerset House on December 2, 2015 in London, England. The show highlights the data explosion that's radically transforming our lives. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images for Somerset House)



The Transparency Grenade by artist Julian Oliver is shown at the Big Bang Data exhibition at Somerset House on December 2, 2015 in London, England. The tiny grenade captures nearby wireless data and displays it on a big screen. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images for Somerset House)

The Transparency Grenade by artist Julian Oliver is shown at the Big Bang Data exhibition at Somerset House on December 2, 2015 in London, England. The tiny grenade captures nearby wireless data and displays it on a big screen. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images for Somerset House)



A staff member passes a projection of live data feeds from (L-R) Twitter, Instagram and Transport for London at the Big Bang Data exhibition at Somerset House on December 2, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images for Somerset House)

A staff member passes a projection of live data feeds from (L-R) Twitter, Instagram and Transport for London at the Big Bang Data exhibition at Somerset House on December 2, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images for Somerset House)



The first visualisation of the World Wide Web from 1999, with colours representing individual websites, by artist Lisa Jevbratt is shown at the Big Bang Data exhibition at Somerset House on December 2, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images for Somerset House)

The first visualisation of the World Wide Web from 1999, with colours representing individual websites, by artist Lisa Jevbratt is shown at the Big Bang Data exhibition at Somerset House on December 2, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images for Somerset House)



A staff member interacts with a live social media map of London at the Big Bang Data exhibition at Somerset House on December 2, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images for Somerset House)

A staff member interacts with a live social media map of London at the Big Bang Data exhibition at Somerset House on December 2, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images for Somerset House)



A staff member stands in a projection of live data feeds from (L-R) Twitter, Instagram and Transport for London at the Big Bang Data exhibition at Somerset House on December 2, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images for Somerset House)

A staff member stands in a projection of live data feeds from (L-R) Twitter, Instagram and Transport for London at the Big Bang Data exhibition at Somerset House on December 2, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images for Somerset House)



A visitor walks past the 'Black Shoals: Dark Matter' projection at the Big Bang Data exhibition at Somerset House on December 2, 2015 in London, England.  The projection displays stars which  represent live stock market activity. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images for Somerset House)

A visitor walks past the 'Black Shoals: Dark Matter' projection at the Big Bang Data exhibition at Somerset House on December 2, 2015 in London, England. The projection displays stars which represent live stock market activity. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images for Somerset House)



Some of the photographs of a million users of Facebook collated by artists Paolo Cirio and Alessandro Ludovico are displayed at the Big Bang Data exhibition at Somerset House on December 2, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images for Somerset House)

Some of the photographs of a million users of Facebook collated by artists Paolo Cirio and Alessandro Ludovico are displayed at the Big Bang Data exhibition at Somerset House on December 2, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images for Somerset House)



Curator Olga Subiros checks globes visualising world data at the Big Bang Data exhibition at Somerset House on December 2, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images for Somerset House)

Curator Olga Subiros checks globes visualising world data at the Big Bang Data exhibition at Somerset House on December 2, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images for Somerset House)



A staff member stands in a projection of live data feeds from (L-R) Twitter, Instagram and Transport for London at the Big Bang Data exhibition at Somerset House on December 2, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images for Somerset House)

A staff member stands in a projection of live data feeds from (L-R) Twitter, Instagram and Transport for London at the Big Bang Data exhibition at Somerset House on December 2, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images for Somerset House)



A visitor looks at an installation by artist Ryoji Ikeda at the Big Bang Data exhibition at Somerset House on December 2, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images for Somerset House)

A visitor looks at an installation by artist Ryoji Ikeda at the Big Bang Data exhibition at Somerset House on December 2, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images for Somerset House)
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