Close to Refuge: Integrating AI and Human Insights for Intervention and Prevention
According to the UN Refugee Agency, a staggering 108.4 million people were displaced from their homes by the end of 2022 due to reasons such as persecution, conflict, violence, or human rights violati...
25 Okt 202333min
Out of Data Space? Explore Outer Space!
In recent years, our fascination with the cosmos has reached new heights. From ground-breaking research missions to the emergence of interstellar consumerism, our universe has transformed into a thriv...
28 Sep 202342min
What is Data Science?
We’ve been inundated with questions from our listeners on what defines a data scientist, how to break into analytics, and ways for the average person to assess data reliability. That is why for this m...
30 Aug 202340min
Big League Advantage and Harvard Sports Analytics Lab: What Do They Do and How Can I Join?
In 2022, the sports analytics sector was valued at 2.98 billion USD and is expected to grow to 22.13 billion USD by 2030, at a CARG of 28.7% (source). In today's episode, we do a deep dive into this r...
26 Juli 202341min
Under the Sheets: Producing, Protecting, and Probing Intimate Data
How can the data collected by AI sex toys be used to help understand a wide variety of medical conditions and prescription side effects? Are companies storing and selling your most intimate data? When...
22 Juni 202333min
How Do Data Help Us Weigh the Benefit, Risk, and Cost of Ozempic (and other “Magic” Drugs)?
Why are we seeing an unprecedented rise in prescription drug use in the U.S.? Is Ozempic really the magic cure for weight loss? How has the landscape of prescription medicine changed over time, and wh...
31 Maj 202331min
The Intelligence and Rationality of AI and Humans: A Conversation With Steven Pinker
This month, we are diving into the important and currently hot topic of artificial intelligence. Do we think rising platforms like ChatGPT are going to be running the world anytime soon? Does technolo...
20 Apr 202329min
70 Years After the Kinsey Reports: Is Data Science Improving Our Sex Studies (and Lives?)
On today’s episode we commemorate the publication of the Kinsey Reports, two scholarly books by Alfred Kinsey on human sexual behavior, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948) and Sexual Behavior in ...
30 Mars 202334min
