Rob Kitchin provides the first interview in a new series on the LSE Impact blog entitled ‘Big Data, Big Questions’ curated by Mark Carrigan.  The post concerns the philosophy of data science, the nature of ‘big data’,  the opportunities and challenges presented for scholarship with its growing influence, the hype and hubris surrounding its advent, and the distinction between data-driven science and empiricism.  You can read more over at the LSE Impact blog.