Vox: American segregation, mapped at day and night – The racial makeup of neighborhoods changes during the workday. See how yours changes. “…By tracking the dramatic shift in segregation from day to night, the researchers hoped to get a fuller understanding of how and where we encounter people of other races. Because they tracked people… Continue Reading
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AAAS: Machine learning ‘causing science crisis’
BBC: “Machine-learning techniques used by thousands of scientists to analyse data are producing results that are misleading and often completely wrong. Dr Genevera Allen from Rice University in Houston said that the increased use of such systems was contributing to a “crisis in science”. She warned scientists that if they didn’t improve their techniques they… Continue Reading
