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When Spreadsheets Attack!

2020-01-24

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My shows in New York and elsewhere get listed here: https://festivalofthespokennerd.com/tickets/

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The European Spreadsheet Risks Interest Group. Real group, I love them.

http://www.eusprig.org/horror-stories.htm

Dr. Felienne Hermans and the Enron spreadsheets.

https://www.felienne.com/archives/3634

"Gene name errors are widespread in the scientific literature"

https://genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13059-016-1044-7

If you'd like the spreadsheet I was using in the video (for whatever reason) this is it, exactly as I saved it after filming.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/e1yy4alqw2tu9st/does%20whatever%20a%20spreadsheet%20can.xlsx?dl=0

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CORRECTIONS

- None yet, let me know if you spot any mistakes!

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Filming by Matt Parker

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MATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician

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