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==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
:What tech people think scientists need help with:
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:[Cueball, Ponytail, and Megan are facing a second Cueball and Hairbun. Ponytail is gesturing with her hand out. The second Cueball has his finger raised.]
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:[There are two panels. The one on the left is titled "What tech people think scientists need help with:". The second panel is titled "What scientists actually need:".]
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:[Cueball, Ponytail, and Megan are facing a second Cueball and Hairbun. The second Cueball has his finger raised.]
 
:Ponytail: Please–our data, it's too complex! Can your magical machine minds unearth the patterns that lie within?
 
:Ponytail: Please–our data, it's too complex! Can your magical machine minds unearth the patterns that lie within?
 
:Cueball 2: We shall marshal our finest algorithms!
 
:Cueball 2: We shall marshal our finest algorithms!
  
:What scientists actually need:
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:[The two Cueballs, Ponytail, Megan, and Hairbun are in the same position as before.]
:[The two Cueballs, Ponytail, Megan, and Hairbun are in the same position as before. The second Cueball no longer has his finger raised.]
 
 
:Ponytail: For a few weeks in June, the lab was infested by wasps, so we had to take pictures of the equipment through the window.
 
:Ponytail: For a few weeks in June, the lab was infested by wasps, so we had to take pictures of the equipment through the window.
 
:Ponytail: How do you get graphs from a Polaroid photo into Excel?
 
:Ponytail: How do you get graphs from a Polaroid photo into Excel?

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