What can we learn from Big Data?

Big Data is extremely exciting. Previously, historians might defend their claims with ideological cherry-picking. Now - thanks to big data and machine learning - we can systematically analyse global-historical variation.

Let me share three brilliant advances:

• Can we quantify patriarchy throughout human history?

• When did literature really celebrate love?

• Does Italy still have a North-South gender divide?

Plus some research ideas for Big Data.