chris wiggins
.edu: associate professor @columbia;
.org: cofounder @hackNY;
.com: chief data scientist @nytimes;
books: amzn.to/3J1tFnr
- Reposted by chris wigginsExcited about a new project w/ Prof. @chrishwiggins.bsky.social of @datascicolumbia.bsky.social on "tech bono" - the commitments we have in law to service learning/ professional volunteerism called “pro bono" mapped to tech+data science. More: buff.ly/hGPZy5I #techbono @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social
- Hamlet: Do you see yonder cloud that’s almost in the shape of a camel? Polonius: You're absolutely right! 'tis like a. camel, indeed. Hamlet: Methinks it is like a weasel. Polonius: Perfect! It is backed like a weasel. Hamlet: Or like a whale? Polonius: You're totally right - Very like a whale.
- Thanks, Don Green, for inviting me to share "Persuasion at Scale: ML, Causality & Information," a course retrospective @ Columbia's DSI. @eunjikim.bsky.social & I covered the power & limits of causal inference & AI: from RCTs to LLMs talk: bit.ly/PScaleTalk20... class: lnkd.in/etbR2Dqc
- New from Gerd Gigerenzer ```The rationality wars: a personal reflection``` 2024-11-22 (he posted on LinkedIn. Hopefully, we can get him to join Bluesky) www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
- Reposted by chris wigginssoftware engineering / computer science students! now is a great time to apply for one of the best tech fellowships in the country - hackNY is open for applications!! hackny.org/fellows-prog...