When Spreadsheets Attack!

Matt Parker explores the real-world disasters and scientific errors caused by spreadsheet formatting issues and human error.

My shows in New York and elsewhere get listed here: festivalofthespokennerd.com/tickets/ And here: standupmaths.com/shows/ The European Spreadsheet Risks Interest Group. Real group, I love them. eusprig.org/horror-stories.htm Dr. Felienne Hermans and the Enron spreadsheets. felienne.com/archives/3634 "Gene name errors are widespread in the scientific literature" genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13059-016-… 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. dropbox.com/s/e1yy4alqw2tu9st/does%20whatever%20a%20spreadsh… Sorry, Think Maths have not made any teacher resources for this video, but check out their resources for all my other videos here: think-maths.co.uk/standupmaths-videos CORRECTIONS - None yet, let me know if you spot any mistakes! Thanks again, as always, for Jane Street being my principal sponsor. janestreet.com/ Thanks to my Patreon supporters who help make these videos possible. Here is a random subset: Malcolm Rowe Iain Kings Linus Tärnqvist Dave Bell Erin Eldridge Tim Curwick Support my channel and I can make more maths videos: patreon.com/standupmaths Filming by Matt Parker Editing by Alex Genn-Bash Music by Howard Carter Marvel Trailer music by ultrasonik Design by Simon Wright and Alex Genn-Bash MATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician Website: standupmaths.com/ Maths book: wwwh.umble-pi.com Nerdy maths toys: mathsgear.co.uk/