Science in CyberspaceFrom MicaA talk by George Djorgovski, Professor of Astronomy and Co-Director of the Center for Advanced Computing Research at California Institute of Technology (Caltech). This talk was given on January 28, 2012. Abstract: Science in the 21st century becomes ever more computational and data-intensive, the scientific method evolves, and we have to expand our set of tools and skills in order to be able to effectively discover new knowledge in the exponentially growing data flood. Summary: George talked about how science has changed over time, especially how new computing and communications technologies have enabled the third and fourth paradigms of science: numerical simulations (3rd paradigm) and data mining & exploration (4th paradigm). ReferencesBook: The Fourth Paradigm: Data-Intensive Scientific Discovery Eureqa is a software tool for detecting equations and hidden mathematical relationships in data. MediaVideos of similar talks by George: |