detailtalk:

The ability to take data — to be able to understand it, to process it, to extract value from it, to visualize it, to communicate it — that’s going to be a hugely important skill in the next decades.

                                                                  - Hal Varian

Here is a primer for folks in data science and those exploring for resources & discussions around it!

What is data science?
Analysis: The future belongs to the companies and people that turn data into products.