Telescopes and databases
Astronomy changes. So do the kind of people who become astronomers.
How it’s done
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Knowing what you know
Working the meeting
A gathering of astronomers
Several things at once
Multiplexed astronomy
An example of answering several questions at once, by doing several kinds of observation at once.
Machine learning
Trained by our machines
Our chief consultant realizes how effective our machines have been at training us to perform tasks efficiently and exactly.
The tools of a professional
A ladder is often essential
What a photographer needs to do the job is sometimes far from obvious.
Indirect arguments
Simple is not always true
A common feature of paradoxers is a confusion between a simple argument and a correct one.
Why a forecast discussion?
More than numbers
Weather forecasts are much more reliable than they used to be, mostly thanks to more powerful computers. Input from people is still important, though.
Hard problems and easy ones
What’s difficult is not always clear
Humans have accomplished some pretty amazing things, from putting men on the Moon (with old technology!) to sequencing their own heredity. But stubborn problems that look much easier persist.