Contributor(s): Professor Patrick Dunleavy, Sierra Williams | In this podcast, Professor Patrick Dunleavy talks about how big data will affect the future of the social sciences. Say goodbye to academic siloes as we enter into a new age of cross/multi/and inter-disciplines. In this changing landscape, the old boundaries between physical, social and data science disintegrate. Here Professor Dunleavy talks about the Social Science of Human-Dominated and Human-Influenced Systems given as part of the Annual Lecture series at the Academy of Social Sciences. Presented by Sierra Williams. Produced by Ewen MacArthur and Cheryl Brumley. Music and sound came courtesy of Podington Bear (By Grace). Podcast logo: headphones: gcg2009 (Sennheiser) via Flickr.