Now that we’re up to speed on the classic author ID problem (who wrote the unsigned Federalist Papers?), we move onto a couple more contemporary examples.
First, J.K. Rowling was famously outed using computational linguistics (and Twitter) when she wrote a book under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.
Second, we’ll talk about a mystery that still endures--w ... Show More
Jul 2020
So long, and thanks for all the fish
All good things must come to an end, including this podcast. This is the last episode we plan to release, and it doesn’t cover data science—it’s mostly reminiscing, thanking our wonderful audience (that’s you!), and marveling at how this thing that started out as a side project g ... Show More
35m 44s
Jul 2020
A Data Science Take on Open Policing Data
A few weeks ago, we put out a call for data scientists interested in issues of race and racism, or people studying how those topics can be studied with data science methods, should get in touch to come talk to our audience about their work. This week we’re excited to bring on Tod ... Show More
23m 44s
Sep 2023
How Crypto Scammed The World
In October 2008, a paper titled ‘Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System’ was published, announcing the creation of one of the world’s first cryptocurrencies. This paper was written by Satoshi Nakamoto, the inventor of Bitcoin. Nakamoto then created a message board called ... Show More
18m 3s
Dec 2021
BREAKDOWN: 11 Years Ago Today, Satoshi Disappeared
How Bitcoin was changing in fall 2010 and what it means for today.This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Eleven years ago, on Dec. 13, 2010, Satoshi Nakamoto posted on the BitcoinTalk forum for the last time. He would pop up in emails here and there for a few more months, but for the ... Show More
14m 31s
Mar 2020
LEIGH: Udi Wetheimer on Real Bitcoin Use and Cyperpunk Myths
The cypherpunk movement has expanded far beyond the 2,000 people who subscribed to mailing lists in the 1990s. In 2018, Entrepreneur reported there are more than 8,000 posts on Bitcointalk every day, while Coinbase garnered millions of user accounts. Such experimental technology ... Show More
59m 40s
Oct 2021
83. Bitcoin Maximalism, Altcoins and Satoshi with Pete Rizzo
October 4th 2021.In this episode Saifedean talks to bitcoin journalist Pete Rizzo about bitcoin maximalism, altcoins and Satoshi. They discuss objectivity in journalism, what constitutes a “neutral” stance on altcoins for journalists, and how bitcoin differentiates itself from ot ... Show More
2h 8m
Dec 2021
BREAKDOWN: The Programmable Future of Bitcoin, Feat. Muneeb Ali
An argument why Bitcoin will be the base layer for DeFi, NFTs and more. This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.On this episode of “The Breakdown’s” “End of Year Extravaganza,” NLW is joined by Muneeb Ali. Muneeb is the co-founder of Stacks and CEO of Hiro. In this conversation, he di ... Show More
21m 59s