We re All One Big Pile of Space Junk

Junk. Its everywhere. From islandsized floating masses of garbage to the thousands of tons of space debris found in low orbit, mankind has left its permanent mark on planet Earth. As junk is generated as a byproduct of consumerism, the debris left behind by satellites, or the inefficient datagrabbing of companies; we are faced with mountains of waste every day. The question then is, how should we tackle this junk problem Similarly, how should companies handle the acquisition and exchange of data In the information age, the everincreasing volume of data is proving to be a challenge within the data marketplace. In this episode, Alexander McCaig and Jason Rigby discuss human junk and its effect on our evolution.