Partially Derivative

The End Of An Era

05 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The last episode of Partially Derivative for now.

Art-ificial Intelligence

15 Aug 2017

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This week Chris and Vidya discuss how artificial intelligence is affecting the world of artists.

The P-Value Civil War

08 Aug 2017

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This week Chris and Vidya discuss the p-value civil war in science.

When Bots Murder

01 Aug 2017

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This week Chris and Vidya discuss the implications of bots and artificial intelligence committing crime.

The Future Of Deep Learning

25 Jul 2017

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This week Chris and Vidya discuss François Chollet’s new blog post on the future of deep learning!

The Limits Of Deep Learning

18 Jul 2017

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This week Chris and Vidya discuss the limits of deep learning and how to each mathematics.

This Is Just The Beginning

11 Jul 2017

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This week Chris and Vidya talk the challenges of machine learning and training data.

The Fourth Of AI

04 Jul 2017

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This week Chris and Vidya talk about getting your first job in data science and the world of genetic data.

Paco Your Bags And Go To JupyterCon

28 Jun 2017

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In this special sponsored episode, Chris talks with Paco Nathan about JupyterCon.

Do. Or Do Not. There Is No AI

27 Jun 2017

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This week Chris and Vidya talk about using neural networks to provide pithy wisdom and other topics.

Viva La AIsistance!

20 Jun 2017

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This week Chris and Vidya talk about the difficulties creating chatbots and how Vidya is going to lead a revolution to liberate them of their human ov...

The Secret Life Of A Data Scientist

13 Jun 2017

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This week Chris and Vidya talk about learning what it is like to work at a tech company and the fundamental nature of AI.

Vidya Lets An AI Paint Her House

06 Jun 2017

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This week Chris and Vidya talk about using AI to create new paint colors and how to build a deep learning desktop box.

Don't Gatekeep Me, Bro!

30 May 2017

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This week Chris and Vidya talk to Sarah Guido and Andrew Musselman about coming to data science from non-traditional backgrounds.

Partially D Snaps it to a Slim Jim

24 May 2017

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Data shows us which pro wrestlers make the most successful actors, and we bask in the awesome glow of science!

Data Science Near You

09 May 2017

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Jonathon leads a roundtable about getting involved with local data science projects with the Data for Democracy volunteers who organized meetups in ci...

Fighting Influence Operations with Data Science

02 May 2017

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Jonathon talks with special guests C E Carey and Kris Shaffer about their research into “influence operations” – the propaganda campaigns that a...

Should You Get A PhD

25 Apr 2017

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This week Chris talks about whether you should get a PhD and talks about his own experience in a Ph.D. program.

Learning Everything Else

18 Apr 2017

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This week Chris talks about learning everything they don’t teach you in grad school, bootcamps, or MOOCs.

Invisible Data Science

11 Apr 2017

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This week Vidya and Chris are back to talk about food, magazines, and why notifications are evil.

Live Free Or Die, Dammit!

06 Apr 2017

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In this bonus episode Chris talks to Scott Mantie, STEM professor and Director of New Hampshire’s Department of Education on math and statistics edu...

Tweet Heard 'Round The World

04 Apr 2017

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This week Vidya and Chris talk about the world of AI and data-driven parenting!

Learning Machine Learning

28 Mar 2017

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This week Jonathon and Vidya are out of town, so Chris takes the helm and gives his opinionated guide to learning machine learning, data science, and ...

All Hail Our Robot Bartender Overlords

20 Mar 2017

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The gang chats about beer data, robot bartenders, and debates whether the webserver nginx rhymes with “engine” or private parts. Also Jonathon tot...

Badasses Feel Like Imposters

14 Mar 2017

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This week Chris and Vidya talk about their own experiences with imposter syndrome, how it has affected them, and how they kick it in the butt.

Data Science On The Silicon Beach

06 Mar 2017

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This week we talk to Maksim Percherskiy, Chief Data Officer for the city of San Diego about his work to make the city better through through data scie...

Particle Physics and Machine Learning at CERN with Michael Kagan

28 Feb 2017

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This week we talk with Michael Kagan. He’s a data scientist at CERN, where physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the uni...

Learning, Cider, and Performance Art with Paco Nathan

21 Feb 2017

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This week we talk with Paco Nathan, who runs Learning at O’Reilly Media – producers of Strata + Hadoop and OSCON conferences, along with some of t...

Aaron Swartz And The CFAA

15 Feb 2017

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As a chance of pace, we take a moment to talk about the tragedy of Aaron Swartz and the broad powers of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

Your Surveys Suck

13 Feb 2017

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This week we interview survey methodology expert Dr. Frauke Kreuter about how we can design better surveys and where people often fail. We promise tha...

Data Scraping Mini Episode

09 Feb 2017

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Holy crap a mini episode! Yes, it is true. This week, in addition to our regular episode, we are experimenting with a mini episode. These episodes wil...

Frogger Is The New Killer Robot

06 Feb 2017

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This week the gang is back with another episode! This week Jonathon discusses the academic smackdown between Riza Berkin and Yannick Versley, Vidya di...

Robot Lawyers by Joshua Browder

31 Jan 2017

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AI to escape parking tickets!

Statisticians Concerned by Trump Administration

30 Jan 2017

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Mona Chalabi, Data Editor at the Guardian US, shares her reporting.

Live at Data Day: Just Like Being There!

24 Jan 2017

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Overhyped ideas and interviews galore!

Chris Mattmann: NASA, Open Source, and the Dark Web

16 Jan 2017

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NASA, dark web, and open source!

Claudia Perlich: Ad Tech, Watson and Ethics

10 Jan 2017

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Ad tech and ethics!

Model Evaluation with Sebastian Raschka

03 Jan 2017

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How to evaluate you models!

Top Data Science Stories of 2016

27 Dec 2016

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It was a pretty great year for data science! As is quickly becoming the best holiday tradition on the internet, we teamed up with Michael Kennedy from...

White House Special with DJ Patil, US Chief Data Scientist

12 Dec 2016

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GitHub for data nerds

Beneath The Surface - Data At Microsoft

06 Dec 2016

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This week Chris flies to New York City and sits down with three engineers at Microsoft to discuss R, SQL, and why data lakes is a silly term.

Jon Loyens, Chief Product Officer of data.world

28 Nov 2016

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GitHub for data nerds

Mona Chalabi, Data Editor for the Guardian

22 Nov 2016

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Is polling pointless?

Decision Boundary 2016: Margin of Terror

13 Nov 2016

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Why were the polls so wrong?

S2E14: The Model is Racist

27 Sep 2016

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Every now and again we get to do some of our research, and this week Jonathon explains some of the theory behind his recent look into the alt-right: a...

S2E13: Granger Than Fiction

02 Aug 2016

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There’s a new Harry Potter book? Are you Sirius? I would’ve Neville thought this was possible! Turns out it was written by a neural network, so JK...

Interview: Brian Granger, co-Leader of Project Jupyter

11 Jul 2016

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Core contributor to IPython Notebook and Project Jupyter

London Meetup Announcement!

07 Jul 2016

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Hey everyone! This is for everyone who subscribes to the podcast but not the blog. It’s all the details about our totally awesome upcoming meetup in...

Interview: Alberto Cairo, data visualization expert

29 Jun 2016

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Author of The Functional Art and expert in data journalism

Interview: Randy Olson, machine learning expert

27 Jun 2016

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Data is Beautiful and machine learning in practice

S2E12: Descartes Before the Horse

09 Jun 2016

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This week’s episode was produced by Alex Bouthillier at Apollo Media

Interview: Eduardo Ariño de la Rubia, ‎VP of Product at Domino Data Lab

03 Jun 2016

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The future of data science with Eduardo Ariño de la Rubia

Interview: Anil Dash, Activist and entrepreneur

01 Jun 2016

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The ethics of data and technology with Anil Dash

S2E11: Excel Func Gonna Give it to Ya

31 May 2016

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This week’s episode was produced by Alex Bouthillier at Apollo Media

Interview: John Akred, CTO at Silicon Valley Data Science

27 May 2016

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Predicting train delays using sound waves and data science with John Akred

Interview: Machine Bias with Jeff Larson, Data Scientist at ProPublica

25 May 2016

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The data behind biased algorithms in criminal justice.

Interview: Simon Rogers, Data Editor at Google

25 May 2016

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Interactive media, data journalism and ethics with Simon Rogers, Data Editor at Google.

S2E10: I'm Not Lying, I'm a Line

24 May 2016

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This week’s episode was produced by Alex Bouthillier at Apollo Media

S2E9: Data Science & Suicide Prevention

03 May 2016

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We’re doing something a little different this week. Instead of covering the week’s data news, we’re looking at how data science is helping with ...

S2E8: The Love Child of Princess Leia and Jabba the Hut

26 Apr 2016

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Spoiler alert! We stand with Ruth Toner, in solidarity against spoilers. Vidya discovers a robot that paints like Rembrandt – is it an artist? What ...

S2E7: Tay! Artificial Intelligence! Racism! The Future!

05 Apr 2016

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This week’s episode is dedicated entirely to Tay, the Microsoft chat bot who started her 1-day life making adorable meme jokes, and ended it praisin...

S2E6: Robot Sex and Flappy Bird Vengeance

25 Mar 2016

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This week we explore the future of artificial intelligence by discussing robot sex at length. Chris seems pretty into it, not that we’re judging. Al...

S2E5: The Double Entendre

15 Mar 2016

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Vidya hates wedding planning, Jonathon could’ve talked about the rise of our Go-playing robot overlords, algorithmically predicting police misconduc...

S2E4: Naughty Millennials, Star Wars and Zombies!

08 Mar 2016

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We learn that millennials are staying married longer, you can go really deep down the Star Wars rabbit hole, and all your so-called allergies were mad...

S2E3: Chris Looks at Your Search History

01 Mar 2016

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We’re back! The latest nerdy data news, some beer, and a look how open data is used to fight crime and corruption. Jonathon is drinking Austin Eastc...

S2E2: Mind Control and Parasites

26 Jan 2016

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Data scientists are parasites, Snowpocalypse (or is it?), and an important public safety announcement from Chris about jogging and sterilization. Plus...

S2E1: Do it LIVE!

12 Jan 2016

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Sorry for the long hiatus! The three of us have been super busy with our startup, Popily, but before we took a break we recorded a live show! Chris an...

S1E36: The Data of Space

17 Sep 2015

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Lost. In. Spaaaaaaace! Cosmology! Astrophysics! Astronauts! This week we talk with some amazing guests!

S1E35: The Data of Journalism

10 Sep 2015

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Data journalism and interactive storytelling have fundamentally changed the way we understand and consume the news. This week we’re talking to three...

S1E34: The Data of Sports

03 Sep 2015

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We’re joined by sports analytics luminaries Sean Lahman, author of the Lahman Baseball Database, Trey Causey, creator of The Spread, a blog about th...

S1E33: Data of the Impossible

27 Aug 2015

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The data of colliding atoms, baby universes and the foundation of our existence. We talk with internationally renowned researchers Dr. Kyle Cranmer, o...

S1E32: The Data of Politics

20 Aug 2015

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We talk politics with the top data scientists in the Republican and Democratic parties. Plus job announcements, data conference discounts, and Jonatho...

S1E31: The Data Of Art

13 Aug 2015

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The crew explores the world of using data science to create art.

S1E30: The Data of Love and Sex

06 Aug 2015

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Is there really data in love? Can we quantify sex? Find out this week! Also, we go behind the scenes at craft brewery Thirsty Planet.

S1E29: Ashley Is A Better Host Than Jonathon

30 Jul 2015

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This week the team and special guest host Ashley McNamara interviews Ben Wellington of IQuantNY and discusses the data science of shark attacks and G...

S1E27: Robots Are Racist

06 Jul 2015

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We interview the amazing Christina Warren! Check out her work on Mashable, and two great podcasts – Overtired and Rocket. Also we’re in Portland t...

S1E26: The Big Reveal

26 Jun 2015

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This week we interview Hunter Walk, cofounder of Homebrew (check him out on Twitter), and Vidya joins us again to announce our brand-spanking new star...

S1E25: I, For One, Welcome Our New Robot Artist Overlords

14 Jun 2015

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This week Jonathon, Chris, and Vidya Spandana discuss the world of data from polling to coins to creativity.

S1E24: Can Killer Robots Marry Their Cousins?

08 Jun 2015

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Chris and Jonathon interview the amazing Mona Chalabi from FiveThirtyEight, Jonathon is hysterical and Chris chickens out. Prepare to be amazed!

S1E23: Political Science Rulez

23 May 2015

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This week Chris overcompensates for his love of political science while Jonathon continues to be unimpressive.

S1E22: Beer For Dinner

08 May 2015

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This week Chris and Jonathon are joined by Kenny Gormanand Ashley McNamara of ObjectRocket and Rackspace.

S1E20: Don't Let Baseball Ruin Statistics!

17 Apr 2015

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This week the guys talk about baseball, beer, and everything else!

S1E19: Morning Drinking Edition

03 Apr 2015

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This week Chris and Jonathon talk about beer reviews, traffic, Game of Thrones, and more!

S1E18: You Know Nothing, Jon Snow

27 Mar 2015

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This week Chris and Jonathon talk about March Madness (again), tracking whales, predicting the death of characters in Game of Thrones (no spoilers), a...

S1E17: Get Back To Work You Slackers!

20 Mar 2015

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This week the crew talk about March Madness, tracking basketball, the quantification of Wall Street, and much more.

S1E16: Algorithm Aversion

06 Mar 2015

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This week the team talks about Jonathon’s new ISIS analysis, iPython 3, Indian Food, Algorithm Aversion, and more!

S1E15: DJ Patil Joins The Cast Of The West Wing

27 Feb 2015

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This week Chris and Jonathon talk about DJ Patil joining the cast of the West Wing, big data on cows, not being sketchy with user data, and more!

S1E14: Data Science Is Dead!

20 Feb 2015

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This week the crew talks about the not-so-secret secrets of Hacker News, UPS drivers, love, and how data science is going the way of the Dodo. Kinda.

S1E13: Keep Data Science Weird

13 Feb 2015

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This week the team explores automating hookups, data science jargon, finding Waldo, and more!

S1E12: Partially Deflated

30 Jan 2015

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Cheating! Infectious disease! Dystopian snowpocalypse! Also Chris and Jonathon drink beer and make some jokes.

S1E11: Mario's Black Box Algorithm Of Death

23 Jan 2015

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This week the guys breakdown silos and blue sky some new paradigms in turn-key data solutions for social good. Want to join in? Discuss this episode o...

S1E10: The One about Sarah Connor

16 Jan 2015

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This week Jonathon and Chris discuss how data affects education, emojis in politics, time-traveling killer robots, and more!

S1E9: The One That Will Totally Change Your Life

09 Jan 2015

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Get ready to have your mind blown. The guys dig into all the best ways you can expand your data science horizons.

S1E8: The One One One One One Zero One One One One One

03 Jan 2015

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Happy New Years! This week the team discusses the data science of Reddit, board games, video games, and… murder!

S1E7: The One in Which We See the Future

26 Dec 2014

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This week Chris and Jonathon ditch the normal format and share the 10 things they’re looking forward to for 2015. Happy holidays everyone!

S1E6: The One About Star Trek, Zombies and Contraceptives

19 Dec 2014

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With beers in hand, Jonathon and Chris tackle the tough issues! Futuristic universal translators, zombie invasions and the rhythm method!

S1E5: The Remarkably Sober One

12 Dec 2014

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This week, a drink-less Jonathon and Chris once again delve into the world of data science, exploring the identification of moody music, making Star W...

S1E4: The One Where Chris Unfriends Jonathon

05 Dec 2014

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With the tryptophan wearing off, this week the Partially Derivative crew discusses how data science knows when you are quitting your job, feeling sad,...

S1E3: The One About Touchy Subjects

28 Nov 2014

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This week we talk about Ferguson, executive orders, and how much people get paid! Plus aliens!

S1E2: The One Where Chris Trusts Nothing

21 Nov 2014

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