The End Of An Era
The last episode of Partially Derivative for now.
Sep 05, 2017•11 min
Partially Derivative
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The P-Value Civil War
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Aug 08, 2017•38 min
When Bots Murder
This week Chris and Vidya discuss the implications of bots and artificial intelligence committing crime.
Aug 01, 2017•33 min
The Future Of Deep Learning
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Jul 25, 2017•25 min
The Limits Of Deep Learning
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Jul 18, 2017•57 min
This Is Just The Beginning
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Jul 11, 2017•54 min
The Fourth Of AI
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Jul 04, 2017•38 min
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Jun 28, 2017•20 min
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Jun 27, 2017•42 min
Viva La AIsistance!
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Jun 20, 2017•46 min
The Secret Life Of A Data Scientist
This week Chris and Vidya talk about learning what it is like to work at a tech company and the fundamental nature of AI.
Jun 13, 2017•39 min
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Jun 06, 2017•30 min
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May 30, 2017•37 min
Partially D Snaps it to a Slim Jim
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May 24, 2017•38 min
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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 cities around the country for the community’s first hackathon. Thanks to Nic Colley, Daniela, Mark Stephenson, Dave Mattingly, Stephanie Kirmer, Gabriela Swider, and Zach Mueller for joining the...
May 09, 2017•37 min
Fighting Influence Operations with Data Science
Jonathon talks with special guests C E Carey and Kris Shaffer about their research into “influence operations” – the propaganda campaigns that are changing the way conversations happen on Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, and the other places we hang out online. Both Kris and Carey are Data for Democracy volunteers, and...
May 02, 2017•30 min
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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.
Apr 25, 2017•15 min
Learning Everything Else
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Apr 18, 2017•33 min
Invisible Data Science
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Apr 11, 2017•38 min
Live Free Or Die, Dammit!
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Apr 06, 2017•30 min
Tweet Heard 'Round The World
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Apr 04, 2017•34 min
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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 totally butchers a French guy’s name, and embarrasses himself.
Mar 20, 2017•45 min
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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.
Mar 14, 2017•24 min
Data Science On The Silicon Beach
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 science.
Mar 06, 2017•31 min
Particle Physics and Machine Learning at CERN with Michael Kagan
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Feb 28, 2017•48 min
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Feb 21, 2017•51 min
Aaron Swartz And The CFAA
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Feb 15, 2017•11 min
Your Surveys Suck
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Feb 13, 2017•34 min
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