Cosmic Queries – Algorithms and Data, with Hannah Fry

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🗓️ 22 June 2020

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

What is an algorithm? How do you interpret large amounts of data? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice answer fan-submitted Cosmic Queries exploring algorithms and big data alongside mathematician and author Hannah Fry, PhD.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Star Talk.
0:04.0	Your place in the universe where science and pop culture collide.
0:09.0	Star Talk begins right now.
0:13.0	This is Star Talk.
0:17.0	I'm your host, Neil deGrasse,
0:19.0	I'm your personal astrophysicist.
0:21.0	And this is a Cosmic Query's edition.
0:24.0	That's what becoming a fan favorite.
0:26.0	And when I do Cosmic Queries,
0:27.0	you know nice can't be far behind.
0:30.0	Hey, what's happening, Neil?
0:32.0	Welcome back in the house.
0:34.0	Yeah, yeah.
0:36.0	Virtually in the house.
0:38.0	Virtually in the coronavirus house.
0:41.0	That's right.
0:43.0	We're all in the same coronavirus house.
0:45.0	Today we're doing Cosmic Queries on algorithms and data.
0:49.0	Algorithms and data.
0:51.0	You've got to love me some algorithms and data.
0:54.0	I do not.
0:56.0	Not a fan of either.
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