[vansul]

Very cool, I really look forward to seeing science move forward along these paths. All the same - have to post the obligatory (and recent) xkcd rebuttal- https://xkcd.com/2341/

[bryanrasmussen]

yeah, right, getting graphs from Polaroid photos into excel, nobody would find that an interesting task to do.

on edit: obviously it is also sounds quite a bit like you might need a research team and 5 years to do it right https://xkcd.com/1425/

[canjobear]

I'm a scientist and my problems are a lot more like the first panel than the second.

[anchpop]

I think this is the second time Randall has made that joke: https://xkcd.com/1831/ . I wonder if he has a grudge against data scientists or something

[thecupisblue]

I think it's aimed at people who make assumptions that all other fields are just a subfield of their field

[kgwgk]

And physicists: https://xkcd.com/793/

[djaque]

Wow, that's the perfect XKCD for my work right now. I'm integrating ML into my very traditional field of science and it seems like the most fitting place is on the "boring" problems.