Do qualitative and quantitative changes in our capacity to gather and process (big) scientific data change the way we do science? Might they actually usurp the scientific method itself? In fact, is there anything more to the scientific method than just analysing data?
This is a discussion of an article that appeared in wired The End of Theory: The Data Deluge Makes the Scientific Method Obsolete.
To me the article seems to be a little speculative – and gives a sense of philosophical deja vu.