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Arvind Narayanan
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The Researcher Who Would Teach Machines to Be Fair

By Sheon Han
March 10, 2023
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Arvind Narayanan uses quantitative methods to expose and correct the misuse of quantitative methods.

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How Wavelets Allow Researchers to Transform, and Understand, Data

By Alexander Hellemans
October 13, 2021
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Built upon the ubiquitous Fourier transform, the mathematical tools known as wavelets allow unprecedented analysis and understanding of continuous signals.

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A Computer Scientist Who Tackles Inequality Through Algorithms

By Rachel Crowell
April 1, 2021
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Rediet Abebe uses the tools of theoretical computer science to understand pressing social problems — and try to fix them.

Illustration of researchers trying to reconstruct the shape of an epidemic curve from its distorted shadow on the floor.
COVID-19

Chasing the Elusive Numbers That Define Epidemics

By Jordana Cepelewicz
March 22, 2021
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Most modeling efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic have sought to address urgent practical concerns. But some groups aim to bolster the theoretical underpinnings of that work instead.

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COVID-19

The Hard Lessons of Modeling the Coronavirus Pandemic

By Jordana Cepelewicz
January 28, 2021
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In the fight against COVID-19, disease modelers have struggled against misunderstanding and misuse of their work. They have also come to realize how unready the state of modeling was for this pandemic.

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The Computer Scientist Who Shrinks Big Data

By Allison Whitten
December 7, 2020
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Jelani Nelson designs clever algorithms that only have to remember slivers of massive data sets. He also teaches kids in Ethiopia how to code.

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Cryptography Pioneer Seeks Secure Elections the Low-Tech Way

By Susan D'Agostino
March 12, 2020
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Ronald Rivest helped come up with the RSA algorithm, which safeguards online commerce. Now he’s hoping to make democratic elections more trustworthy.

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How Geometry, Data and Neighbors Predict Your Favorite Movies

By Patrick Honner
May 22, 2019
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A little high school geometry can help you understand the basic math behind movie recommendation engines.

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genomics

New Turmoil Over Predicting the Effects of Genes

By Jordana Cepelewicz
April 23, 2019
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Promising efforts at disentangling the effects of genes and the environment on complicated traits may have been confounded by statistical problems.


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