December 2011
3 posts
The Fat Trap Article
It’s worth bookmarking this article on current research results in weight loss for future review. Our 2011 CHI research paper on the limits of persuasive and machine learning weight loss technology sees about 30 downloads a week from my personal site. It’s no wonder that it’s popular.
Data Scientists Disliked in Corporate America?
A recent post by mathbabe about the desirable traits of data scientists has met with a lot of backlash in the community. In the comments section of her blog, on my Facebook page, and in my Twitter DMs, I’m seeing notes from data scientists that tell me that corporate America doesn’t like data when it disagrees with corporate desires.
I’ve worked in corporate America and...
Why I like Stanford's Online Machine Learning...
The University of Washington is making a big push for additional funding to support UW Computer Science and Engineering. Some people have suggested doubling the funding to increase the number of graduates per year by less than a thousand.
I’m skeptical, but mostly because I think integrating courses like Stanford’s online machine learning courses into someone’s job will result...