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big data analytics: The Code Behind the Cure: My Journey Through Big Data, Fintech, and the New Scientific Revolution

The Code Behind the Cure: My Journey Through Big Data, Fintech, and the New Scientific Revolution I’ve spent the better part of two decades in the trenches of digital content and SEO. I’ve seen trends come and go, from the clumsy keyword-stuffing of the early 2000s to the sophisticated semantic search of today. For years, my world was about clicks, rankings, and conversions. The data I analyzed was about user behavior—what makes someone click a link, stay on a page, or buy a product. But a few years ago, I started noticing a profound shift. The tools and techniques we were using to optimize websites—A/B testing, predictive modeling, large-scale data analysis—were popping up in completely different fields. I’m talking about cancer research, climate science, and materials engineering. The world of big data analytics had broken out of its commercial container and was becoming the fundamental engine of human progress. It was a humbling realization. The skills I’d honed to sell widgets ...