Harvard Data Science Initiative
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Excited to share our new paper on Contextual AI models for context-specific prediction in biology in @NatureMethods led by stellar @_michellemli rdcu.be/dOxQ7 Understanding how proteins work and developing new therapies requires knowing which cell types proteins act…
🎉 New HDSR Podcast! 🍷 For our latest episode, "How Many Glasses of Wine a Day Keeps the Doctor Away?," we talk to esteemed guests, @LauraCatena & @ATawakolMD about the health benefits and potential drawbacks of #wine. 🎧 Listen now! hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu/podcast
🔬 In this @TheHDSR paper, HDSI Faculty Affiliate Mark Glickman + PhD student Yi Zhang explain how #AI + #GenerativeAI tools are changing the landscape for #research discovery and summarization: hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/xedo5giw/r…
🦷 @dental_harvard is seeking a #Research #DataAnalyst! 💼 This position will involve working with PI Dr. Hawazin Elani on various #healthpolicy and #MachineLearning projects focused on disparities in oral #health. 📝 Learn more + apply now: academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/13838
🗞️ Read the last HDSI weekly newsletter until Fall 2024: mailchi.mp/harvard/datasc… 😎 We look forward to seeing you in the new academic year. Have a safe + fun rest of your summer!
🎉 @TheHDSR anniversary celebration recordings are now available on our YouTube channel! 🦾 Day 1: #AI and #DataScience: Integrating Artificial and Human Ecosystems 🥂 Day 2: Vine to Mind: Decanting Wine's Future With Data Science + AI 🎞️ Watch now: lnkd.in/e5FziPCH
Are you attending #ICML2024? Be sure to check out our posters, workshops & presentations from the #KempnerInstitute community! @AdaFang_ @blake__bordelon @CPehlevan @SimmonsEdler @nsaphra @KanakaRajanPhD @brandfonbrener @rosieyzh @EranMalach @RyanPaulBadman1 @marinkazitnik
𝓠𝓾𝓮𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷: How can #AI revolutionize #healthcare? Why it has not been as impactful? See some answers below and learn more about our work @PIASLab 👇👇👇
Artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionize health care delivery, but several obstacles stand in the way to wider adoption of A.I. tools. Professor @Soroush_Saghaf, founder of @PIASLab, is working on solutions that would improve the design of these tools.
How are AI and Generative AI tools changing the landscape for research discovery and summarization? Find out in Senior Lecturer Mark Glickman and PhD student Yi Zhang’s paper in @TheHDSR : hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/xedo5giw/r…
👋 Don't miss last week's newsletter! 🗞️ Recent news featuring HDSI Faculty Affiliates @zittrain, @tedsvo, @AndrewLBeam, @rema_nadeem 💰 Funding opportunities from @HarvardCID + @DataDotOrg 🗓️ Upcoming events w/ @HarvardCGA, @HarvardBiostats, + more! mailchi.mp/harvard/datasc…
Can a bad debate performance shift voter preference? New research by HKS's Matthew Baum and colleagues evaluates the impact of the first Trump-Biden presidential debate ken.sc/3LpoLCI
ICYMI, the full exposition of this talk by @zittrain on renegade #AI agents is now available as an op-ed in @TheAtlantic: theatlantic.com/technology/arc…
Legal scholar Jonathan Zittrain on the the risks of AI agents: "Give it a few goals, let it have a bank account, let it draw from the bank account to spend money on stuff ... and then who knows where it ends up?"
Imai & Li's paper (forthcoming in the Journal of Causal Inference) demonstrates that Neyman's methodology can be used to experimentally evaluate the efficacy of individualized treatment rules (ITRs), which are derived by modern causal ML algorithms: arxiv.org/abs/2404.17019
Introducing a new artificial intelligence-enabled Perspective series that summarizes and extracts insights from the 𝘕𝘌𝘑𝘔 𝘈𝘐 Grand Rounds podcast episodes. Read the full editorial by Drs. @arjunmanrai and @AndrewLBeam: nejm.ai/45HhFmG
👩🏻💻 Join this comprehensive two-part series moderated by HDSI Faculty Affiliate @Satchit_Balsari to delve into the #science of extreme heat + understand its impact: mittalsouthasiainstitute.harvard.edu/heatwaves-101/ #heatwave @MittalInstitute ☝️ Part I: Thursday, July 18 ✌️ Part II: Thursday, July 25
“Cash transfers have large potential to help those in urban areas, particularly refugees, with basic necessities: food shelter, transport, [because] cities have very well-functioning markets.” @rema_nadeem #Refugees #CIDFacultyAffiliate bit.ly/3VQrbzn
My colleague @danmlevy and Angela Perez have published an excellent book on teaching with ChatGPT. If you benefitted from Dan’s book on teaching with Zoom in 2020, you’ll definitely want to get this one. Lots of great insights and practical ideas! amazon.com/Teaching-Effec…
⛱️ Looking for good books to read this summer? 📚 Check out this #AI and #Democracy Summer Reading List from @HarvardAsh: ash.harvard.edu/articles/ai-an…
