Chris Lintott, professor of astrophysics at the University of Oxford and co-presenter of the BBC’s The Sky at Night, discusses his new book “The Crowd and the Cosmos”.

Professor Lintott explains how scientific research has changed recently. The past decade has seen an explosion in our data-gathering capabilities, and many projects now require scientists to deal with a deluge of data. Artificial intelligence is one part of the solution - but will it spell the end of human involvement in scientific discovery? No, argues Chris Lintott. We humans still have unique capabilities to bring to bear - our curiosity, our capacity for wonder, and, most importantly, our capacity for surprise. It seems that humans and computers working together do better than computers can on their own. In his talk, Professor Lintott explains how anyone, including you, can help explore the Universe in your lunch hour.

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