Why data don’t have all the answers with data scientist Andrea Jones-Rooy
ReThinking
TED
4.7 • 626 Ratings
🗓️ 6 December 2022
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Andrea Jones-Rooy is a data scientist who’s skeptical about data—and a comedian. Andrea and Adam talk about the perks and perils of sharing data on social media, the similarities between the scientific method and comedy, and the value of adding an air of mystery to the way we communicate discoveries. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/RWAG12
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