Exploring the Universe with Machine Learning by Bruce Berriman.
From the post:
A short while ago, I attended a webinar on the above topic by Alex Gray and Nick Ball. The traditional approach to analytics involves identifying which collections of data or collections of information follow sets of rules. Machine learning (ML) takes a very different approach by finding patterns and making predictions from large collections of data.
The post reviews the presentation, CANFAR + Skytree Webinar Presentation (video here).
Good way to broaden your appreciation for “big data.” Astronomy has been awash in “big data” for years.