The Local Maximum with Max Sklar
Episodes
Ep. 129 - Language Translation Tech with João Graça
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Max talks to João Graça, CTO of multilingual translation platform Unbabel to talk about the past, present, and future of translation technology and ...
Ep. 128 - Urban Dynamics, Amazon Go, and Smart Carts
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today's discussion centers on recent speculation about long term population transfers between the city, the suburbs, and the countryside, and the issu...
Ep. 127 - Data Visualization with Kristen Sosulski
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Max checks in with Kristen Sosulski, NYU Professor and Author of Data Visualization Made Simple. They discuss some of the basic principles of data vis...
Ep. 126 - Electoral Systems: Models vs Reality
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This companion to episode 125 on the Electoral College starts with an interview of Ernie Dronenberg in California who was a member of the Electoral Co...
Ep. 125 - Why We Need the Electoral College with Tara Ross
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today begins a 2 part series on the Electoral College, and the way in which the President of the United States is elected. Tara Ross is a nationally r...
Ep. 124 - Socials in the Fact Checking Business
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s discussion centers around the trend of the big social networks (Twitter and Facebook) to fact-check certain accounts. Can fact checking be f...
Ep. 123 - Everybody Lies with Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode features Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, author of the book Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Wh...
Ep. 122 - What are we going through?
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode focuses on life in 2020 with pandemics, lockdowns, protests, curfews, looting, and more. Max gives an update on New York city. At the end...
Ep. 121 - The Tumultuous Week
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Max and Aaron return for a June news update. In addition to providing a first hand account of the protests and disturbances in Fort Greene, they updat...
Ep. 120 - The Reopening: Confounders, Colliders, and Simpson’s Paradox
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Max makes his case on the ineffectiveness of lockdowns. Concepts of the week include confounders and colliders, which are subjects in causality theory...
Ep. 119 - Advocating for Bayesian Inference with Brian Blais
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest is Brian Blais, a professor of Science at Bryant University. His approach to teaching statistical inference includes taking the Bayesi...
Ep. 118 - Learning vs Memorization, Bitcoin Halvening, and Antibody Tests
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Local Maximum cover a wide range of topics in this Local Maximum May news update with Max Sklar and cohost Aaron. Max said “this is one of the m...
Ep. 117 - A.I. Hype and the Expert Problem with Christian Hubbs
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s Local Maximum features Chistian Hubbs, host of the Artificially Intelligent podcast. We talk about the most recent examples of AI Hype, more...
Ep. 116 - Cytometry and Machine Learning with Hefin Rhys
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cytometrist and author of the new Machine Learning text (ML with R the tidyverse, and mlr) joins the Local Maximum to tell us about some of the biolog...
Ep. 115 - Surprises in the Coronavirus Models
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today Max dives into the Coronavirus pandemic models. He talk generally about statistical models of this sort, and how epidemiological models are usua...
Ep. 114 - Biden joins the Podoverse, The Market for Credibility, and Smart Toilets
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Local Maximum takes a break from continuing Coronavirus coverage to talk about larger social trends. Stanford University researchers proposal for ...
Ep. 113 - Quarantined Predictions Panel discusses Telemedicine, Virtual Reality, and Urbanization
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The annualish Local Maximum predictions panel continues virtually even though under quarantine. They make future predictions, but also review past pre...
Ep. 112 - Naomi Brockwell on Coronavirus Coverage, Encryption Laws, and Internet Freedom
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Naomi Brockwell returns to the Local Maximum to share her knowledge of recent events. Naomi was reporting and sounding the alarm of Coronavirus before...
Ep. 111 - Covid Data Deluge, Zoombombing, and Wager Math
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Max does a solo show during hist third week of staying at home during the Coronavirus outbreak. He covers:- The large amounts of stories about the vir...
Ep. 110 - Pandemic Update! Media Overload, Symptom Distribution, Estimating Fatality Rate
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As Max is holed up at home, he talks to Aaron about the current coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic.localmaxradio.com/110 Get full access to The Local Maxim...
Ep. 109 - Experimental Design with Adam Kapelner
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest is Adam Kapelner, Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Queens College, to talk about the nature of probability, some of the theoretic...
Ep. 108 - What is Probability, Bloomberg vs Bernie on Boards, and Password Guessing
03 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Max will tell you his definition of probability - which is his secret to clearly thinking about truth and inference - on the heels of last week’s di...
Ep. 107 - Bob Murphy: Probability, Economics, and Human Action
25 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Economist Bob Murphy shares his insight into Ludwig von Mises’s ideas on Probability from the mid 20th century treatise Human Action. They work to s...
Ep. 106 - Incredible Map Tech, Venezuela 1% Free, and The 4 Crypto Seasons
18 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s news update focuses on the 15 years of Google Maps and Location technology in general. Max relates to his experience on Stickymap and Foursq...
Ep. 105 - Joys of Bayes, Belief Networks, and Aerodynamics with Sophie Carr
11 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest is Sophie Carr, a mathematician who specializes in Bayesian Inference and Aerodynamics. Max asks about her analogies for wrapping one’...
Ep. 104 - Connected Cars, Coronavirus, and Communication: Privacy under assault in Digital Age
04 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s news update covers issues related to big data and privacy. We start with how big data from public information is being used to track and fig...
Ep. 103 - Dave Rubin on Launching Locals and Taking Power back from Big Tech
28 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Rubin stops in to The Local Maximum to discuss his new venture called Locals, a subscription-based community solution that gives power to creator...
Ep. 102 - Logical Induction, Building Ordinals, and Compounding Errors
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Max give his take on Logical Induction and the construction of mathematical objects, a topic that he's been interested in for years. Topics include:- ...
Ep. 101 - Robots Taking All Our Jobs? Antony Sammeroff’s Rebuttal
14 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
These days there’s a lot of angst about job loss due to automation, AI, and Robotics. This led to a formal debate at the SoHo forum in New York abou...
Ep. 100 - Milestones, Questions, and Wisdom from the First Hundred Episodes
07 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Max talks about all the exciting developments from 100 episodes of producing The Local Maximum Podcast. He also answers listener questions relating t...
Ep. 99 - Tech Trends of the 2010s
31 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron and I start by responding to listener emails, and talking about how our predictions are faring on Metaculus and PredictIt. Then we go over our s...
Ep. 98 - Bayesian Stats and Political Trends with Alexandre Andorra
24 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Andorra, host of the new podcast Learning Bayesian Statistics joins The Local Maximum today to talk about these fascinating issues:- The growing ...
Ep. 97 - Classic Computer Science Problems with David Kopec
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today we dive into the world of Computer Science with David Kopec, author of Classic Computer Science Problems in Python. Topics include misconception...
Ep. 96 - Climate Protests, Pascal’s Wager, and the Duplicitous Science Press
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ep. 96 - Climate Protests, Pascal’s Wager, and the Duplicitous Science PressMax gives a first hand account of the climate protests during the Yale H...
Ep. 95 - Ideas and Inspiration from Gaming
03 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Panelists Craig Lorentzen and Foursquare Founder Dennis Crowley discuss inspiration, lessons learned, and career shifts they’ve obtained from playin...
Ep. 94 - Dividing By Zero, Infinite Ratios, and Ice Cream Sales
26 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today Max talks about his long-term fascination with the concept of infinity, including several different forms and definitions that infinity can take...
Ep. 93 - Innovation, Consolidation, and Entrenched Industry Doctrines
19 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In our second November news update, we cover articles and stories on:- The consolidation of the internet- The dispute over whether Facebook centralize...
Ep. 92 - Political Game Theory and Self Driving Drama
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This news update covers Ranked Choice Voting in New York City, Twitter’s decision to ban political advertising as we enter the 2020 political campai...
Ep. 91 - Ad Tech Intrigues with Shoshana Wodinsky
05 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Max talks to Adweek reporter Shoshana Wodinsky about the fraud, the scandal, the propaganda, that goes out through online ad industry.localmaxradio.co...
Ep. 90 - Narrative Confirmation Bias, Loaded Questions in Congress, Molyneux’s Misinformation
29 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this solo show, Max talks about Narrative building, and the confirmation bias that can be associated with it. To illustrate his points:The recent h...
Ep. 89 - Building Liberland! How to claim Your own Sovereign Territory with Vit Jedlicka
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Max interviews Vit Jedlicka, president and founder of Liberland, which is a project to create a new country on unclaimed territory between Serbia and ...
Ep. 88 - Occam's Razor, Hanlon's Razor, and Layers of Conspiracy
15 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Concept of the Week is Occam's Razor, along with other related ideas like Hanlon's Razor.- The Dragon in My Garage- Fermi Estimation- Why your...
Ep. 87 - Deep Learning and AI with Mark Ryan
08 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s guest is Mark Ryan, author of the upcoming book Deep Learning with Structured Data.We cover:- How machine learning has come to dominate ...
Ep. 86 - Audio Augmented Reality and More Metaculus Predictions
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On the news that Amazon wants to put Alexa into wearable devices, we discuss the idea that the focus in consumer tech has moved to sound, including vo...
Ep. 85 - Metaculus: Aggregating emotions, expertise, and data into Prediction Engine
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of Max's discussion with Anthony Aguirre, cofounder of the Metaculus prediction engine. Topics include:- The difference between making short te...
Ep. 84 - Big Questions about the Universe with Anthony Aguirre
17 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Max talks to cosmologist Anthony Aguirre about the fundamental nature of the universe, with the following questions:Is the Space Discrete or Continuou...
Ep. 83 - Bitcoin Energy Alarmists, Musk and Ma in Different AI Universes, and Gab picks a fight
10 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Max follows through on his promise to take down the big lie about Bitcoin - that it’ll consume all our energy and destroy the earth. He goes through...
Ep. 82 - Learning Should Be Free! Henry Abramson on Teaching Jewish History to the Global Classroom
03 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Henry Abramson, Dean of Touro College in Brooklyn, tells us about how he took his Jewish History Lectures online. We talk a bit about the historical s...
Ep. 81 - Junk Science, Click Bait, and Meaningless Experiments
27 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ever feel like there’s something wrong with all the news and information you consume, even when you get it from professional scientists and doctors?...
Ep. 80 - Tumblr and Fall: Challenges for the Quirky and Creative Platform
20 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The recent sale of the creative and niche site Tumblr to Wordpress from Verizon shows an over 99% loss of value from it’s original sale to Yahoo in ...
Ep. 79 - Creating Virtual Worlds with Timoni West
13 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is a conversation with Timoni West at Unity Labs about the emerging tech of Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed reality. We talk about how these new wo...
Ep. 78 - Bayesian Thinking: Flat Earth Priors, The Mises Brothers, and Curb Your Analogy
06 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As Max returns from Lviv Ukraine where he offered a course on Bayesian thinking, he shares his knowledge and insights.- What are the drawbacks and lim...
Ep. 77 - Competitive Foosball
30 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Frequent Local Maximum contributor Maryam Aly comes on to discuss her career into competitive foosball, and how she achieved a top ranking in the glob...
Ep. 76 - Bitcoin and Google Invade Politics
23 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Politicians and bureaucrats in the US are talking about Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency after Facebook announces that they’ll get in the game - including...
Ep. 75 - The Market Loves You: Jeffrey Tucker on the nature of Innovation
16 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I discuss with AIER director Jeffrey Tucker his new book, The Market Loves You, covering triumphs of markets and innovation such as the railroad, the ...
Ep. 74 - Gerrymander USA, The End of Civilization, and Monkey Business
09 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The US Supreme Court says that it can’t weigh in on Gerrymandered districts. We look at the idea of Gerrymandering in the United States, armed with ...
Ep. 73 - Talking Python with Michael Kennedy
01 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Talk Python To Me host Michael Kennedy discusses a range of issues with Max, including Python's popularity as a programming language and what we can l...
Ep. 72 - Voting Power, Consortiums, and Facebook's Currency
24 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency called Libra is supposed to aid international transactions. Does it compete with banks, or does it compete with B...
Ep. 71 - Science and The City: From Urban Theory to Mobile Apps with Tassos Noulas
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We hear from Tassos Noulas, faculty fellow at the NYU Center for Data Science about Urban Data Science and the related theory and projects. In the age...
Ep. 70 - Centralizers vs Extremists and an Ode to the Podoverse
11 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I look at the woe’s of social media and YouTube today, and discover that similar problems have occurred throughout history. Covering the rise of rad...
Ep. 69 - Apple Unbundles iTunes, Cuba Update, and Content Distribution in the 21st century
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Apple announces that they are unbundling iTunes into several apps at WWDC. Some feared this means the end of iTunes, but we discuss how it's actually ...
Ep. 68 - 6 University Courses that Influenced Me in Surprising Ways
28 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron and I discuss my list of 6 university courses that in retrospect have influenced me in surprising and unexpected ways, even after many years. Th...
Ep. 67 - Social Credit Scores and Re-education Camps in China
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The episode starts with a game of thrones discussion for 2 minutes (how can it not)! And then Max discusses some related news items coming out of Chin...
Ep. 66 - Dennis Crowley, Hypertrending at Foursquare
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I visited Foursquare HQ to check in with Executive Chairman Dennis Crowley.- Personal stories and the Innovative mind- Industry trends in consumer app...
Ep. 65 - The chance of something that has never happened before
07 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How can one estimate the probability of an unprecedented event - something that has never happened before - happening? It seems like a hopeless endeav...
Ep. 64 - Pro Tips for Your Resume with Marc Cenedella
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Marc Cenedella is the CEO of Ladders, Inc, and today he talks to Max about the Ladders Job Search service, and the job matching problem in the 21st ce...
Ep. 63 - Transfer Learning, Career Cliffs, and Investing for the Future with Bethany Crystal of USV
23 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s interview is with Bethany Crystal at Union Square Ventures. We cover a lot of groundBuilding Network Effects as a means to Market PowerBuild...
Ep. 62 - Capitalism, Competition, and Wealth: A Conversation with Denise Hearn
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today's interview was done at a Tech2025 event where participants were asked to think about wealth and the present state of the US and Global economy....
Ep. 61 - Facebook vs Capitalism
09 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Bronspigel runs the Facebook capitalism page and tells the story of how Facebook’s algorithm and policies affected his group. We also talk a...
Ep. 60 - Hilary Mason, Machine Learning Research in Action
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I caught up with Hilary Mason, GM of Machine Learning at Cloudera and former founder of Fast Forward Labs. We cover how to:- Generate ideas for Machin...
Ep. 59 - Internet in Cuba, Bitcoin in Venezuela
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today we have a look at how information technology is affecting life in authoritarian socialist regimes such as Cuba and Venezuela. Particularly, we d...
Ep. 58 - Using Reflection from Media to Engineering with Mark Weiss
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today's interview is with Mark Weiss, Data Engineer at Beeswax and host of Using Reflection which is a podcast where engineers talk about what they lo...
Ep. 57 - Data Science Glut, Analogies, and Nearest Neighbors
12 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There's a lot of confusion over what a "data scientist" is these days, and the job titles can mean multiple things to multiple people. It's also getti...
Ep. 56 - True News, Fake Faces, and Adversarial Algorithms
05 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Google's "VP of Trust and Safety" has put out Google's strategy for weeding out fake news. Do they have the right definition? Will it work? What is a ...
Ep. 55 - Bitwise: A Life in Code with author David Auerbach
26 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Author David Auerbach covers Bitwise: A Life in Code. We discuss:- The consequences of data everywhere from the 1980s to today.- Taxonomies and their ...
Ep. 54 - 5G and the AI AR VR Connection
19 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss 5G and what that means for mobile tech in the 2020s, as well as augmented reality, virtual reality, mesh networks, gaming, and self driving...
Ep. 53 - Live Behavioral Assessment Results with Swati Doshi
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Swati Doshi, Founder and Managing Director of Human Results, has Max and Maryam take time-tested behavioral assessments. We learn about our results li...
Ep. 52 - A Look Back at Foursquare, What's Next, and Superuser Shoutout
05 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today I look back at my 7 years, 8 months, and 1 day working at Foursquare, including:- How my career splits into 2.5 year increments- The initial dat...
Ep. 51 - Swarm Lifelogging, Microsoft Evolving, and Sports Analyzing with Avneesh Kohli
29 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Foursquare Swarm PM Avneesh Kohli tells us about the lifelogging app and more. We cover:- The controversial Foursquare/Swarm app split of 2014- The im...
Ep. 50 - Gatekeepers Bypassed, Anonymous Tips, and Facebook's Familiar Frustrations
22 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Facebook is definitely not going to allow me to advertise this one!- Cryptocurrency/Bitcoin as the alternative to Patreon and the Credit Cards- Anonym...
Ep. 49 - Happier Maps, Better Routes, and the Tyranny of Efficiency with Daniele Quercia
15 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Daniele Quercia, Professor of Urban Informatics, talks about his research into what makes a city and a travel route good. Our algorithms aren't measur...
Ep. 48 - Chasing the Perfect Voting System with Daniel Kronovet
08 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today's discussion with Daniel Kronovet is about social choice theory and voting systems. The topics include:- The history of the theory versus the pr...
Ep. 47 - Max on Stage with the Year in Review
01 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today you'll hear Max's first attempt at newsroom-style standup comedy - taking place at the Foursquare 2018 talent show at Foursquare HQ in Flatiron....
Ep. 46 - The Audio Internet with Shani Offen
25 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The web was designed for text and images, and all of the interactive elements we use today, and all of the advertising technology backing it up was de...
Ep. 45 - Inside Google, Engineer Maryam Aly with a Comprehensive Account
18 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A riveting long-form interview with former Google engineer Maryam Aly as she gives us a close-up insight into what it's like to work for the tech gian...
Ep. 44 - Ranking Foursquare Tips with Enrique Cruz
11 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
If you want to know how machine learning is used to solve real world problems (even first world problems like helping you out at restaurants) - then t...
Ep. 43 - Self Driving Cars and the Cycle of Adoption
04 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Self Driving Cars are often in the news, and this month the chatter has picked up! Waymo wants to launch in Phoenix, and GM is investing heavily in it...
Ep. 42 - Untouched Civilizations, Media Evolution, and GPlus Collections
27 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss the story of an American missionary killed on North Sentinel Island - a forbidden Island off the coast of India which has been isolated for...
Ep. 41 - The Presidents and Communication Technology with David Pietrusza
20 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Discussion with political historian David Pietrusza about the Presidents and the changing political landscape. We cover how our political system was a...
Ep. 40 - Charlie Oliver on Tech 2025, Open and Thought Provoking Conversations about our Near Future
13 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tech 2025's Charlie Oliver stops by the Foursquare office to discuss her approach to engaging and energizing the public with topics on emerging techno...
Ep. 39 - Paradox
06 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I explore logical paradoxes, especially those ultimately caused by circular logic, or circular definitions. Also includes the Twitter fight about the ...
Ep. 38 - Predictions Panel on Virtual Services, Rise of the Outer Suburbs, and Zombie Coins
30 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
During the Fall 2018 Local Maximum Tech Retreat, we did a panel on the predictions that we make about the future of technology, consumer applications,...
Ep. 37 - Naomi Brockwell on Blockchain Tech and Producing for YouTube and TV
23 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I talk to Naomi Brockwell about Bitcoin and Blockchain - the technology of freedom!In addition to her work in popularizing this emerging technology, a...
Ep. 36 - The Google Graveyard
16 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With Google's announcement of the impending demise of Google Plus, we discuss various Google products that have succeeded and failed over the years, a...
Ep. 35 - Camille Fournier and the Manager's Path
09 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Camille Fournier joins the Local Maximum today to discuss her book on engineering management, Rent the Runway, company culture, engineering ladders, a...
Ep. 34 - Data Engineering with Joe Crobak, Foundations of Smart Software
02 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Now with extra mappers and reducers!I talk to Joe Crobak of the Data Engineering Weekly newsletter about data engineering, and it's importance in mode...
Ep. 33 - Ads, Bias, Censorship, Democracy
25 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Social Media giants can't handle the fact that they can't control the system they've created. Another "smart" podcaster backs us up on the futilit...
Ep. 32 - Woohoo no work! Cross examining my sabbatical plans
18 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron interviews me about what I plan to work on while I take 6 weeks off from Foursquare. We'll talk about the future of this podcast, several protot...
Ep. 31 - The Problem of Causality with Shirin Mojarad
11 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We do things every in the hope that it will cause something good to happen as a result. And we're also bombarded with information trying to convince u...
Ep. 30 - Entropy is a Decision Tree: Game of Thrones Predictions
04 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Some data scientists are attempting to use data and machine learning to predict the outcome of the next season of game of thrones. In this solo show I...