C1 – Advanced
At a time when we depend on computers so much, we opt to digitize everything.
Old handwritten weather data from the Ben Nevis weather station are aimed to be copied into a database.
Learn more about the old way they gathered weather data at Ben Nevis and the quest to have all records digitized.
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-41166778
Discussion Questions:
1. Do you think that the project is relevant? Why or why not?
2. How can the digitized weather data be helpful for us at present and in the future?
3. Given a chance, would you be willing to volunteer in a project such as this?
4. Asked which is more accurate between a computer or a human, Prof. Hawkins said, “for accuracy, the human eyes still do it better”. Do you agree or disagree with him.