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Exploring the COVID-19 Open Research Dataset (Practical AI #86) Apr 20, 2020

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In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Daniel and Chris have a timely conversation with Lucy Lu Wang of the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence about COVID-19 Open Research Dataset (CORD-19). She relates how CORD-19 was created and organized, and how researchers around the world are currently using the data to answer important COVID-19 questions that will help the world through this ongoing crisis.

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Chris Benson – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website
Daniel Whitenack – Twitter, GitHub, Website

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Developing a mental framework (Brain Science #16) Apr 17, 2020

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The quality of your thinking depends on your mental framework. To become a better thinker you need to have an understanding of this mental framework and how you view the world. But, what exactly is a mental framework? How have we all been programmed throughout our lives? In what ways have you been programed that you like, don’t like, or want to change? Join us as we explore and examine the key components of developing a mental framework.

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Mireille Reece, PsyD – LinkedIn
Adam Stacoviak – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website

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JS Dance Party — **JS "Danger" Party (JS Party #123)** Apr 17, 2020
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Our Jeopardy-style (but don’t call it Jeopardy) game is back! This time Jerod plays the part of Alex Trabeck and Emma tries her hand at contestant-ing. Can Scott Tolinski from the Syntax podcast hang with Emma and Nick? Listen and play along!

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Play the game yourself: round 1

Play the game yourself: round 2

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About Flock

About Opera

A random gist with the shortest valid HTML

Gary Bernhardt’s wat

Sindre Sorhus

WebGPU on Can I Use?

Prefetch on Can I Use?

WebP on Can I Use?

SVG Favicon on Can I Use?

About Knockout.js

Johnn-Five

Blitz.js

npm’s most depended on packages

PouchDB (not CouchDB)

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The monolith vs microservices debate (Go Time #126) Apr 16, 2020

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What is a microservice, and what is a monolith? What differentiates them? When is a good time for your team to start considering the transition from monolith to microservice? And does using microservices mean you can’t use a monorepo?

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Algorithms with Go – A free Go course where panelist Jon Calhoun teaches you how algorithms and data structures work, how to implement them in Go code, and where to practice at. Great for learning Go, learning about algorithms for the first time, or refreshing your algorithmic knowledge.
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Tom Wilkie – Twitter, GitHub
Matt Heath – Twitter, GitHub, Website
Mat Ryer – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website
Jaana Dogan – Twitter, GitHub, Website

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Jsonnet - A data templating language for app and tool developers.
Monzo - Where Matt works with 1600+ microservices.
Grafana Labs - Where Tom works.
Prometheus - Open Source monitoring software Tom contributes to.

Community events

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Visualizing the spread of Coronavirus (Changelog Interviews #390) Apr 13, 2020

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Harry Stevens is a Graphics Reporter at The Washington Post and the author of “Why outbreaks like coronavirus spread exponentially, and how to ‘flatten the curve’” — the most popular post in The Washington Post’s online history.

We cover the necessary details of this global pandemic, the journalist, coding, and design skills required to be a graphics reporter, the backstory on visualizing this outbreak, why Harry chooses R over Python, advice for aspiring graphics reporters, and how all of this came together at the perfect time in history to give Harry a chance to catch lightning in a bottle.

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Adam Stacoviak – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website

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Why outbreaks like coronavirus spread exponentially, and how to “flatten the curve” ~ discuss
COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) real time dashboard ~ full view
‘Contagion’ is one of the most popular thrillers on iTunes because of the coronavirus outbreak. Here’s how the film compares to reality.
D3.js
RStudio
The Doctor Who Helped Defeat Smallpox Explains What’s Coming - Epidemiologist Larry Brilliant, who warned of pandemic in 2006, says we can beat the novel coronavirus—but first, we need lots more testing.
Deadliest Enemy by Michael Osterholm and Mark Olshaker — Our War Against Killer Germs
Michael Osterholm on Joe Rogan Experience #1439

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Achieving provably beneficial, human-compatible AI (Practical AI #85) Apr 13, 2020

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AI legend Stuart Russell, the Berkeley professor who leads the Center for Human-Compatible AI, joins Chris to share his insights into the future of artificial intelligence. Stuart is the author of Human Compatible, and the upcoming 4th edition of his perennial classic Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach, which is widely regarded as the standard text on AI. After exposing the shortcomings inherent in deep learning, Stuart goes on to propose a new practitioner approach to creating AI that avoids harmful unintended consequences, and offers a path forward towards a future in which humans can safely rely of provably beneficial AI.

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Books

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What's new and what's Next.js (JS Party #122) Apr 10, 2020

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Divya and Jerod welcome ZEIT founder Guillermo Rauch to the show for a deep discussion on the state of JAMstack, what’s new & exciting with Next.js, and some big picture analysis of where the industry is heading.

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Guillermo Rauch – Twitter, GitHub, Website
Divya – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website
Jerod Santo – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn

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Organizing for the community (Go Time #125) Apr 09, 2020

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What does it take to organize a community event? How do you ensure it is diverse? What does diversity even mean? Tune in to learn directly from organizers of some of the most diverse Go meetups (Gophercon EU and Go Bridge).

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Ronna Steinberg – Twitter, GitHub
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Working from home (Brain Science #15) Apr 08, 2020

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Given all of the recent changes and adjustments many individuals have made to working remotely, Mireille and Adam discuss some of the relevant aspects of working from home. How do you develop habits that work for you to be the most productive? Which factors make a difference to be successful in navigating challenges that emerge and how can you develop ways of staying socially connected while being physically distant?

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