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The Joy of Data

2016 · 59 min

A brisk, cheerful tour of numbers and machines that makes abstract ideas feel tangible and fun.

Directed by
Catherine Gale
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Hannah Fry
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Joy of Data
Overview
A witty and mind-expanding exploration of data, with mathematician Dr Hannah Fry. This high-tech romp reveals what data is and how it is captured, stored, shared and made sense of. Fry tells the story of the engineers of the data age, people most of us have never heard of despite the fact they brought about a technological and philosophical revolution.

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Directed by
Catherine Gale
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Hannah Fry
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • technology
  • science
  • education
  • media
  • power
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Horror0
Humour5
Realism9
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity6
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Genres
documentary
Directed by
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Starring
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Runtime
59 min
Country
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Languages
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