[SORSE] Christmas SORSE Event: When Spreadsheets Attack! (and other maths disasters.)

Session

Standup + Math

Dec 17, 2020, 3:00 PM

Virtual (Zoom)

3. When Spreadsheets Attack! (and other maths disasters.)

Matt Parker

12/17/20, 3:00 PM

In October 2020 the UK government lost thousands of COVID test results because they hit the limit of the maximum number of rows in an Excel file. This is but one of many, many mistakes made all around the world because of spreadsheet abuse.

In 2012 the State Office of Education in Utah miscalculated its budget to the tune of 25 million dollars because of what State Superintendent Larry...