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Gun Violence in America Jun 24, 2019

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If ever there was an issue where there is more heat than light, it’s gun violence in the United States. Emotion is great, but it should fuel our desire to get the data right, and draw evidence-based conclusions. On the other hand, if no one is convinced by more or better data, how should we use it? How precise do you really need to be convinced there's a problem? Ben Zalisko is on the sound board for this episode, but can't help pouncing on Asa's asteroid chatter. Sit down, Ben... PLEASE rate/review/follow and contact us on twitter (@beltwayscience) or email us at beltwayscience@gmail.com Participants: Dr. Laura Van Berkle, @Laura_VanBerkel Dr. Asa Rubin, @asarubin2 Dr. Sujata Emani, @SassySujE Dr. Ben Issacoff, @bpisaacoff NPR story about the Department of Education’s faulty data: https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/08/27/640323347/the-school-shootings-that-werent Secret Service “Mass Attack” report: https://www.secretservice.gov/forms/USSS_NTAC-Mass_Attacks_in_Public_Spaces-2017.pdf Gun Violence Archive https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/ https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/charts-and-maps Gun Violence Statistics - National Institutes of Justice https://www.nij.gov/topics/crime/gun-violence/pages/welcome.aspx American Psychological Association Report on Gun Violence https://www.apa.org/pubs/info/reports/gun-violence-prevention 2009 NIJ Report on School Shootings https://www.nij.gov/journals/262/pages/critical-incidents-in-schools.aspx National Criminal Justice Reference Service Report (2018) https://ovc.ncjrs.gov/ncvrw2018/info_flyers/fact_sheets/2018NCVRW_MassCasualty_508_QC.pdf Pub Chatter: Info about Ben’s NASA budget story https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/6/7/18656865/trump-moon-mars-tweet-artemis-whaaa Asa’s asteroid chatter: https://www.livescience.com/65703-asteroid-psyche-probe-iron-mission.html Sujata’s chatter about the first South-Asian American to preside over the House: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/446898-pramila-jayapal-becomes-first-south-asian-american-woman-to-preside-over-house Laura’s arctic chatter: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/national/science/arctic-sea-ice-expedition-to-study-climate-change/?utm_term=.f32897d4a9bb&noredirect=on

Artificial Intelligence Jun 10, 2019

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Artificial Intelligence is a futuristic fantasy that's been around for decades. It is a banal technology with extraordinary results. It will eliminate and create jobs... probably, maybe, definitely not really. For chatter, mother nature is viscous, but you can always escape to a McDonalds embassy. BenZ can't resist talking T Rex. Ben Isaacoff's take on the AI national strategy: http://spie.org/news/national-strategy-for-ai?SSO=1 Check out this old video of Ben Zalisko talking about Sue at the Field Museum: https://youtu.be/WhqBXSWuNr8 Participants: Dr. Ben Issacoff, @bpisaacoff Dr. Ben Zalisko, @benzalisko Dr. Laura Van Berkle, @Laura_VanBerkel Dr. Asa Rubin, @asarubin2

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