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Lucas and Luna sit at a data-science workstation, two thin laptops open to scatter plots and clustering visualizations, and ask: what can we actually learn from the numbers? Each episode of The Data Science Podcast with Fexingo is a grounded, specific conversation about a single analytics problem or machine-learning method — from regularization in regression to the bias-variance trade-off in random forests. Lucas leads with a journalistic eye for how models are built and tested in the real world, citing actual case studies like how Netflix used matrix factorization for recommendations or how...

A laser-sharp examination of how elite universities, in their neglect of sociological reasoning, failed our society's biggest test: that of an airborne pandemic. Hobbled by conservative cuts to education beginning in the Reagan era, universities became increasingly consumer-focused, giving rise...

As a $3-trillion economy, India is on her way to becoming an economic superpower. Between 1991 and 2011, the period of our best growth, there was also a substantial decline in the number of people below the poverty line.Since 2011, however, there has been a marked retreat in the high growth...

En este brillante ensayo, Jean Tirole, uno de los economistas más influyentes del mundo, nos facilita el acceso a las teorías económicas que le valieron el Premio Nobel. Cuando Tirole ganó en 2014 el Premio Nobel de Economía, pasó a verse detenido en la calle por perfectos desconocidos que le pedían que comentara las cuestiones del día. Su paso de ser un economista académico a un intelectual público lo llevó a reflexionar sobre el papel que desempeña el economista en la sociedad.

Expand your skills from being a basic data scientist to becoming an expert data scientist ready to solve real-world data-centric issues. Discover two comprehensive manuscripts in one audiobook.

The Finance Collection is a wide-ranging collection of 6 classic works focused on the building of wealth, economics, and critiques of capitalism itself. Including works by authors as diverse as James Allen, George Samuel Clason, Adam Smith, and Karl Marx

Join Dr Suzy Green, Founder & CEO of The Positivity Institute and its coaching education arm, ACADEMY+, as she chats with other academics, professionals and practitioners who work in the evolving field of Positive Psychology Coaching and/or related fields. Over four fantastic series, they’ll explore the interplay between the complementary fields of Positive Psychology & Coaching Psychology in an evidence-based coaching context. Suzy's aim is to equip coaching practitioners with both knowledge and skills, and most importantly, have a positive impact on their “way of being” as coaches and...

What if you could use Nobel prize-winning science to predict the choices your customers will make? Customer and user behaviors can seem irrational. Shaped by mental shortcuts and psychological biases, their actions often appear random on the surface. In Choice Hacking, we'll learn to predict these irrational behaviors and apply the science of decision-making to create unforgettable customer experiences.

Explore the deadly elegance of finance's hidden powerhouse. The Money Formula takes you inside the engine room of the global economy to explore the little-understood world of quantitative finance, and show how the future of our economy rests on the backs of this all-but-impenetrable industry. This book traces the development of financial derivatives from bonds to credit default swaps, and shows how mathematical formulas went beyond pricing to expand their use to the point where they dwarfed the real economy.

New York Times Bestseller! The Science of Scaling reveals why most businesses stall—and the exact framework leaders use to grow 10–100x faster than they ever imagined. Instead of grinding for incremental wins, Dr. Benjamin Hardy and Blake Erickson show you how to shatter linear growth, simplify your model, and focus only on the paths that create exponential impact. If you’re ready to stop optimizing what shouldn’t exist and finally build a business that truly scales, this is your playbook. 👉 Apply for one-on-one strategic guidance at Scaling.com.

Data Science Leaders: The premiere podcast for executives tackling the world’s most important challenges with the power of machine learning and artificial intelligence. Join host, Thomas Been, as we interview pioneering data science leaders and industry watchers to unearth the secrets to driving transformative business outcomes—and avoiding a myriad of pitfalls—with the latest ML & AI technologies. Our conversations are full of real stories, breakthrough strategies, and unique insights to help you build your own model for enterprise data science success.

John Deming's Blueprint for a Spacefaring Civilization is a call to action for anyone who believes in the potential of humanity to create a better future. It introduces volitional science, a rigorous framework for human choice, cooperation, and progress inspired by his studies under Andrew Galambos. Thought-provoking and challenging, this social theory equips entrepreneurs, innovators, leaders, and social thinkers to build societies that propel humanity forward.

In recent years, 'nudge units' or 'behavioral insights teams' have been created in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and other nations. All over the world, public officials are using the behavioral sciences to protect the environment, promote employment and economic growth, reduce...

Dreams, schemes and opportunity as space opens for tourism and commerce. Twentieth century space exploration may have belonged to state-funded giants such as NASA, but there is a parallel history which has set the template for the future. Even before Apollo 11 landed on the Moon, private...

Traditional economics measures the ways in which we spend our income, but doesn't attribute worth to the crucial human interactions that give our lives meaning. Clair Brown, an economics professor at U.C. Berkeley and a practicing Buddhist, has developed a holistic model, one based on the notion that quality of life should be measured by more than national income. Brown advocates an approach to organizing the economy that embraces rather than skirts questions of values, sustainability, and equity.

Join us on the Art & Science of Complex Sales podcast by Membrain where we invite experts from the industry to discuss about different topics in the world of complex sales.

Each week, host Mark Roberge (Sr. Lecturer at Harvard Business School, Co-Founder at Stage 2 Capital, Founding CRO at HubSpot) talks with the most successful sales leaders in tech to find out the science behind scaling a company’s revenue and sales.

Telling the real stories of rural energy; connecting farmers, small businesses, conservation partners, and funders through authentic conversations and practical insights.

Health begins with communication. Every cell in the body relies on signals that support recovery, resilience, vitality, and healthy aging, yet cellular communication remains one of the most overlooked aspects of wellness. Hosted by Russell Mariani and Mark Porteous, The Redox Podcast explores the science of redox signaling and why it matters through conversations with scientists, clinicians, educators, entrepreneurs, and wellness leaders. Complex science is translated into practical, accessible conversations that connect cellular health with everyday life, helping make sense of how the body ...

A must-listen book for every leader—and every American—who insists that their government deliver better results Broken. Ineffective. Dysfunctional. Those are the words Americans often use to describe the government they pay for and depend upon to meet some of their most basic needs. But what if governments routinely delivered better results? What if government leaders invested in more effective solutions that improved lives and saved taxpayer dollars? Do What Works shares stories of progress and impact from communities across the country where that's happening right now.