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Machines that tell stories with Data (Guest: Amy Heineike) May 06, 2019

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One of the most interesting areas of innovation in machine learning and artificial intelligence is Natural Language Processing or NLP. It is basically about teaching machines to both understand human language, and then reproduce convincingly human language in return
Our guest on this episode and her company build what they call “machines that can read and write”.
Amy Heineike is the VP of Engineering at Primar AI. I talked to her about how she, and her team, are using applied machine learning techniques to build software that tells stories from data. In particular, we talked about “Quicksilver” - a project to fill some gaps in Wikipedia by producing new content for people without pages.

Finding the Mythical Centrist (Guest: Charles Wheelan - Author of "Naked Economics" and "The Centrist Manifesto") Apr 29, 2019

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New York Times Best-Selling Author Charles Wheelan describes his journey from economics writer to his search for the political middle in the United States.
Charles is the author of Centrist Manifesto, which helped launch Unite America in 2013. He is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at Dartmouth College. Charles formerly ran for Congress as a Democratic candidate in Illinois in 2009. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling books Naked Economics, Naked Statistics and Naked Money. He also has a new book coming out on May 21 - “The Rationing” which is Political Thriller.

A Data Science Super Hero Fighting the Creepy Algorithms (Guest: Cathy O'Neil) (REPLAY) Apr 22, 2019

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More and more of our world today is being evaluated, analyzed, and driven by algorithms. You need look no further than your car insurance, your kids’ educations, or your mortgage to see the results of algorithms processing and delivering verdicts on you and your ability to do something you want to do. Our guest today is Cathy O’Neil, a data scientist, mathematician, activist, and author of the New York Times best-selling book “Weapons of Math Destruction”. She has spent years talking about the dangers of, as she calls them, “creepy algorithms”, and our need to take the effects they may cause seriously - both to ourselves, and those less advantaged than ourselves.

Master of Flavor (Guest: Jason Cohen) (REPLAY) Apr 08, 2019

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Who knew that the food and beverage industry was ripe for disruption using the power of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data? Well, Jason Cohen did. Jason Cohen is the Founder and CEO of Analytical Flavor Systems - a startup focused on bringing the power of A.I. and machine learning to the world of flavors and sensory science. Jason started his company after studying sensory science and computer science at Penn State, as well as founding The Tea Institute, a research group devoted to tea. He is even a professional coffee, tea, and beer taster. So, he knows his stuff!

(REPLAY FROM NOVEMBER 2018)

How Stitch Fix uses Data to Personalize Fashion (Guest: Brad Klingenberg) Apr 01, 2019

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Our guest this episode is Brad Klingenberg - the VP of Algorithms at Stitch Fix. If you are one of the few people that hasn’t at least heard of Stitch Fix, Stitch Fix is an online personal styling service that both recommends additions to their clients’ wardrobes but really commits to its recommendations by physically delivering inventory to those clients.
Brad and his team use statistics, machine learning and human-in-the-loop algorithms to deliver an amazing experience for Stitch Fix customers, optimize inventory management and make great fashion recommendations for their customers. The “human-in-the-loop” part means that they have cracked for using next-gen machine learning to super-charge their network of thousands of personal stylists to work faster and deliver great results at the same time.

Industrial-Grade Machine Learning (Guest: Joshua Bloom) Mar 25, 2019

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Joshua Bloom is vice president of data and analytics at GE Digital, where he serves as the technology and research lead bringing machine learning applications to market within the GE ecosystem. Previously, Joshua was cofounder and CTO of Wise.io (acquired by GE Digital in 2016). Since 2005, he has also been an astronomy professor at the University of California, Berkeley, where he teaches astrophysics and Python for data science.

Building the Data Science Future (Guest: Sarah Catanzaro) Mar 18, 2019

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Sara Catanzaro is a principal at Amplify Partners, a Venture Capital firm that specializes in early-stage companies innovating with Machine Learning and AI. Sarah helps guide founders and innovators because of her incredible expertise built over years using data science to innovate for both the private sector and protecting US National Security.

Artificial Intelligence for Sports (Guest: Austin Basye) Mar 11, 2019

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A data scientist trained in the world of particle physics, Austin is a Senior Data Scientist at Hudl - a really cool company that provides video review and performance analysis tools for sports teams and athletes. In this episode we talk about why physics is awesome - of course - how guided missile theory and passing a soccer ball are related, and more. Much more.

Designing Software for Humans (Guest: Amber Case) Mar 04, 2019

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Amber Case is another personification of that intersection of the human and technology. Amber Case is an American a user-experience designer, author, and public speaker. She has combined a deep understanding of anthropology and human behavior with a focus on user experience - making technology work us instead of annoying. In particular, she is the author of two great books - Calm Technology and the newest one - Designing with Sound.

The Origin Story (Interview with Ben Newton on the WB40 Podcast) Feb 25, 2019

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A few months I had the honor and pleasure to be interviewed on the British podcast - WB40, but one of my favorite people - Matt Ballantine. Matt and I talked about why we started the Masters of Data podcast and how it has evolved.

So, I think you will enjoy this, and we will be back next week in your feed with another great original podcast episode!!

And check out the WB40 podcast at WB40.com

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