How we use astrophysics to study earthbound problems

Title:
How we use astrophysics to study earthbound problems
Speaker:
Federica Bianco
Description:

To study a system as complex as the entire universe, astrophysicists need to be experts at extracting simple solutions from large data sets. What else could they do with this expertise? In an interdisciplinary talk, TED Fellow and astrophysicist Federica Bianco explains how she uses astrophysical data analysis to solve urban and social problems -- as well as stellar mysteries.

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
05:17
Format: HTML5
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