Viewing machine learning and data science applications as sociotechnical systems

In this episode of the Data Exchange I speak with Chris Wiggins, Associate Professor at Columbia University, Chief Data Scientist at the New York Times, and co-founder of hackNY. He began his career in theoretical physics but he always had a strong interest in applying quantitative techniques to other disciplines. Early in his career he became interested in applications of machine learning to problems in biology and the health sciences. Our conversation focused on a range of topics including...