The Data Skeptic Podcast features interviews and discussion of topics related to data science, statistics, machine learning, artificial intelligence and the like, all from the perspective of applying critical thinking and the scientific method to evaluate the veracity of claims and efficacy of approaches.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 6 days 14 hours 56 minutes
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Arrow's Impossibility Theorem
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Counting Briberies in Elections
Niclas Boehmer, second year PhD student at Berlin Institute of Technology, comes on today to discuss the computational complexity of bribery in elections through the paper “On the Robustness of Winners: Counting Briberies in Elections.” Links...
Sybil Attacks on Federated Learning
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