Computational Knowledge in Practice:
Inside the Wolfram|Alpha Project

C. Alan Joyce, Wolfram|Alpha

O'Hare to Heathrow

Data Acquisition
Data Curation
Linguistic Curation
Dynamic Visualization

Cab driver's salary in New York

Data Acquisition
Data Curation
Linguistic Curation
Dynamic Visualization

How many turkeys in Turkey?

Data Acquisition
Data Curation
Linguistic Curation
Dynamic Visualization

A cheap date?

Population of The Windy City ÷ The Big Apple

China France population
Compare population china, france
How many people live in China and France?

How big is France?

London

Data Acquisition
Data Curation
Linguistic Curation
Dynamic Visualization

ISS

Am I drunk?

April 21, 2009

Size of Easter Island

25000 barrels of oil

Number of dentists in France and Japan

Underweight children in Africa