Earthquake Detection with Crowd-sourced Data

In part two of the Data Skeptic Recommender Systems season finale, Kyle asks a deceptively difficult question: what should recommender systems actually optimize for? Drawing on conversations from across the season, the episode explores engagement, filter bubbles, popularity bias, ...  عرض المزيد

Where did recommender systems come from, and how do we know when they're actually working? In part one of Data Skeptic's three-part Recommender Systems finale, Kyle traces the field from collaborative filtering and the Netflix Prize to matrix factorization and modern approaches, ...  عرض المزيد

How does earthquake detection work and when did humans device the first method of detecting them at a distance? In this Invention two-parter, Robert and Joe first discuss the mysterious invention of ancient Chinese polymath Zhāng Héng before moving on to modern innovations. Learn ...  عرض المزيد

Welcome to our first series based on seismic design. Follow along to learn not only where earthquakes come from how to design for significant seismic loads. Follow on Social Media: Website: TheEngineeringPodcast.com Instagram: @structure_3d Email: zach.and.max.S3D@gmail.com Fac ...  عرض المزيد

In 2011, CrowdScience listener Amanda survived the devastating earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand.It arrived unannounced - as all earthquakes do - leaving her with no time to prepare a response. So Amanda wants to know whether science will ever be able to give us advance war ...  عرض المزيد

Earthquakes strike suddenly, leaving death and destruction in their wake. But around the world, people are trying to do what they can to make them less deadly.We hear from Haiti, where a seismometer developed for hobbyists is now being used by citizens to build the country’s firs ...  عرض المزيد