Excel is Evil - Why it has no place in research

Recording of talk given to the Dept. of Civil Engineering on 4 December 2020. Abstract To a person with a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. This talk will examine the characteristics of good scientific research, and will show how the use of spreadsheets is mostly incompatible. From both practical and philosophical stances, the argument will be made, using a wide range of startling case studies, and even research into the use of spreadsheets. While the insidiousness of spreadsheets mean that their us