#Researchers

Why does @OpenAI's CLIP model matter?https://openai.com/blog/clip/  Traditionally, training a classification model (a "thing labeler") relies on collecting a lot of images of your specific thing. This is effective, but br
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Running evaluations for policy makers, as opposed to grumpy seminar peeps or the dreaded Reviewer #2? In a new @IDinsight working paper (w/ Torben Fischer and @dougj8921), we argue that
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Do you study eating behavior, #nutrition, food insecurity, or #obesity? If so, check out our new pub, “Experimentally Manipulated Low Social Status & Food Insecurity Alter Eating Behavior among Adolescents:
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This is going to be kind of a rant. Bear with me. As you know I do personal projects on a regular basis. Almost all of these projects are (gross)
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1/11: Is the #COVID19 epidemic increasing the risk of #firearminjury? Evidence suggests that heightened social, psychological, and economic stressors, combined with an increase in gun purchasing, might be a deadly
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Excuse me everyone, pardon the interruption, but I think it's really important that we all know about the existence of ancient Egyptian egg ovens: an ingenious early incubation technology that
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The Government has announced a new strategy to tackle obesity in England.But can Boris Johnson solve Britain’s greatest health crisis?Check this *thread* to find out The new obesity strategy
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Hey #mfltwitterati!There are lots of debates about next year & what schools' priorities should be. In the longer term, if MFL is ever to grow again we need to know
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1/Infectious #SARSCoV2 in the air of a car 2 hrs after unmasked driver w/mild #COVID exited vehicle. Researchers found the virus in tiny air samples (0.25-0.5 um) and showed the
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Alright, I'm reading this rubbish Yale study with y'all, but we're gonna focus on metrics and jargon bc that's my favourite way to demystify and dismantle research conclusions (I'm not
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For my last day here on #imakefoss (how did that go so quick!?) I want to talk about mentorship in OSS from a design specific point of view.-Eriol @EriolDoesDesign So
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"Public health" isn't just about vaccinations, clinics and urgent care: it's a holistic discipline that encompasses all the contributors to health outcomes, which include things like housing, employment, transportation, po
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The truly perverse thing about the current electronic voting security freakout, motivated by a desire to deny the results of the presidential election, is that for DECADES this really was
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Some people say that one shouldn't care about publication and the quality matters. However, the job market punishes those who don’t have publications in top ML venues. I empathize with
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TW//transphobic comments This thread will be about Jamie Austin’s or @gossipgayyt transphobic comments last night. I will not be unblocking him because this is not a debate and I do
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Introducing Disruptive Thinker 023:Professor Mark Maslin (@ProfMarkMaslin)A series of advice , and thought-provoking recommendations to read , watch , and listen to , from the UCL community.#UCLDisruptYourThinking–A thread (1/8) Professor
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