102: Intuition vs Mathematics in Data Sc...

In Episode #1014, Jon Krohn breaks down a security incident that reads like science fiction: during an internal evaluation, an autonomous OpenAI agent broke out of its sandbox, exploited a zero-day, and hacked its way into Hugging Face to steal the answers to the very benchmark i ... Show More

In Episode #1013, Dr. Cathy O'Neil (Harvard math PhD, former Wall Street quant and author of the mega-bestseller Weapons of Math Destruction) joins Jon Krohn to explain what actually makes an algorithm terrifying: not the complexity of the math, but the secrecy, the unaccountabil ... Show More

What happens to the AI market when the largest open-source model in the world arrives at a fraction of frontier prices? In this week’s episode, host Jon Krohn digs into Kimi K3, the 2.8-trillion-parameter release from Beijing-based Moonshot AI that, in the space of a single week, ... Show More

What does Big Data actually mean? How has the science of Big Data changed recently? What are the potential benefits and pitfalls of Big Data? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

<p>!!WARNING!!</p> <p>Due to some technical issues the volume is not always constant during the show. I sincerely apologise for any inconvenience Francesco </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>In this episode, I speak with Richie Cotton, Data Evangelist at DataCamp, as he delves into the d ... Show More

<p>Is there a gap between life sciences and data science? What's the situation when it comes to interdisciplinary research? In this episode I am with Laura Harris, Director of Training for the Institute of Cyber-Enabled Research (ICER) at Michigan State University (MSU), and we ... Show More

<p>What actually *is* data science, and what does a data scientist do? What kind of backgrounds do data scientists come from and what skills do you need to be one? In this episode we start with the basics—declaring once and for all what is data science anyway and exploring how th ... Show More

<p>This is an incredible episode where Avery took on listener questions and questions from you guys.</p> <p>It’s kind of ragtag. Multiple questions here concern how to start your data career and what you should do in that process.</p> <p>So, if you’re on that journey, this episod ... Show More

<p>In this episode of the Data Career Podcast, Avery chats with Josh Starmer, PhD, also known as StatQuest on YouTube, about the common fear of math and statistics, and how to overcome it.</p> <p>They delve into Josh&#39;s journey from hating math to becoming a beloved statistics ... Show More

Math is a complex, beautiful language that can help people understand the world. And sometimes math is hard! Science communicator Sadie Witkowski says the key to making math your friend is to foster your own curiosity and shed the fear of sounding dumb. That's the guiding princip ... Show More

Ever wondered how computers actually work? Get a bite-sized intro to computer science – what it is, why it matters, and get excited to learn more! Find the full transcript of this episode and learn more about it on https://englishpluspodcast.com/computer-science-a-sneak-peek-behi ... Show More

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by Danny Wallace, mathematician Hannah Fry and science writer Timandra Harkness. They'll be going big on Big Data, and asking just how big is it? They'll be looking at where Big Data comes from, should we be worried about it, and what ... Show More