The crowd & the cosmos : adventures in the zooniverse
Lintott, Chris2019
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Click and Collect for The crowd & the cosmos : adventures in the zooniverseThe world of science has been transformed. Where once astronomers sat at the controls of giant telescopes in remote locations, praying for clear skies, now they have no need to budge from their desks, as data arrives in their inbox. And what they receive is overwhelming; projects now being built provide more data in a few nights than in the whole of humanity's history of observing the Universe. It's not just astronomy either - dealing with this deluge of data is themajor challenge for scientists at CERN, and for biologists who use automated cameras to spy on animals in their natural habitats. Artificial intelligence is one part of the solution - but will it spell the end of human involvement in scientific discovery?
Main title:
The crowd & the cosmos : adventures in the zooniverse / Chris Lintott.
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Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Collation:
xv, 265 pages : illustrations (some colour), map ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [249]-265) and index.
Contents:
1.How Science is Done -- 2.The Crowd and the Cosmos -- 3.No Such Thing as a New Idea -- 4.Into the Zooniverse -- 5.Too Many Penguins -- 6.From Supernovae to Zorillas -- 7.Serendipity -- 8.Is it Aliens? -- 9.Three Paths.
ISBN:
9780198842224
Dewey class:
523.1
Language:
English
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BRN:
362682
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Science and Technology | 523.1 LIN | Available |
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