Numerical analysis is the future of computation in algebraic geometry The ability to represent and manipulate objects in algebraic geometry on a computer has had a great effect on the subject. The current dominant paradigm is symbolic computation using exact arithmetic. Current and likely future trends in computer technology will lead to a diminished role for symbolic computation, which is not parallelizable, and an increased role for parallelizable numerical computation. My talk will discuss computation in algebraic geometry, both symbolic and numeric. After an overview which includes the role of parallelism in symbolic and numeric computation for algebraic geometry, I will discuss some of the basics of numerical computation in algebraic geometry, and explain how working towards this numerical future fits into the research of those with whom I work.