a new tabular data classification method that takes 1 second & yields SOTA performance (better than hyperparameter-optimized gradient boosting in 1h). Current limits: up to 1k data points, 100 features, 10 classes. đ§”1/6.
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Advancing Space For Humanity â Dr. Ezinne Uzo-Okoro, Ph.D. â Assistant Director for Space Policy, Office of Science and Technology Policy, The White House.
Dr. Ezinne Uzo-Okoro, Ph.D. is Assistant Director for Space Policy, Office of Science and Technology Policy, at the White House (https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/) where she focuses on determining civil and commercial space priorities for the Presidentâs science advisor, and her portfolio includes a wide range of disciplines including Orbital Debris, On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (OSAM), Earth Observations, Space Weather, and Planetary Protection.
Previously, Dr. Uzo-Okoro built and managed over 60 spacecraft missions and programs in 17 years at NASA, in roles as an engineer, technical expert, manager and executive, in earth observations, planetary science, heliophysics, astrophysics, human exploration, and space communications, which represented $9.2B in total program value. Her last role was as a NASA Heliophysics program executive.
Dr. Uzo-Okoro has an undergraduate degree in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and three masters degrees in Space Systems, Space Robotics, and Public Policy from Johns Hopkins University (APL), MIT (the Media Lab), and Harvard University, and a PhD in Space Systems from MIT, on the robotic assembly of satellites.
During her career, Dr. Uzo-Okoro also founded Terraformers.com to help grow affordable food through productive and networked backyard gardens, as a precursor to growing food in space. Her immigration story is profiled in President George W. Bushâs book, âOut of Many, Oneâ.
Harnessing The Power Of Science & Innovation For All â Dr. Anna Laura Ross, Ph.D., Unit Head for Emerging Technologies, Research Prioritization and Support, Science Division, WHO.
Dr. Anna Laura Ross, Ph.D. is the Unit Head for Emerging Technologies, Research Prioritization and Support, in the World Health Organization (WHO) Science Division (https://www.who.int/our-work/science-division), located in Geneva, as well as the Head of the WHO Science Council Secretariat.
Previously at WHO, Dr Ross served as Strategy Technical Manager at Unitaid, their global health initiative that works with partners to bring about innovations to prevent, diagnose and treat major diseases in low-and middle-income countries, with an emphasis on tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV/AIDS and its deadly co-infections, providing strategic and technical support for Unitaidâs strategy, and working to identify the priorities areas for intervention to accelerate innovation for global health.
Dr. Ross has over fifteen years of experience in global health. Her areas of interest are in the field of HIV biomedical research, scientific program coordination, implementation research, and global health policy.
Prior to joining WHO, Dr. Ross served as Head of International Affairs and Scientific Relations at the National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis (ANRS) in Paris, France.
Can scientists read your mind and figure out what youâre thinking just by looking at your brain? Well, sort of.
In this episode of The Social Brain with Taylor Guthrie (@The Cellular Republic) and I (@Sense of Mind) talk about a fascinating new area of cognitive neuroscience, called âbrain decodingâ as well as its counterpart, âbrain encoding,â and related topics. It all centers on the question posed above and the future applications, some of which are scary while others are inspiring.
â What do you want us to cover in future episodes? Drop it in the comments!
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Videos that we mentioned:
- Breaking the Neural Code (James Haxby talk): https://youtu.be/gl3du4CaALg.
- Kanwisher vs. Haxby Debate: https://youtu.be/u1xTfTPqWmo.
- Decoding Language Representation (Alexander Huth talk): https://youtu.be/rmqzLv089b4
- Engineering Thoughts and Memories (Jack Gallant talk): https://youtu.be/muwIhFLqies.
Podcast: Social Brain Podcast:
SpaceXâs 25th cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched from Pad 39A on July 15, 2022. The Cargo Dragon carried up to 13,000 lbs of scientific payload and tech, including 8 Cubesats. The capsule docked with the ISS on July 16, 2022.
The Dragon Capsule carried out a variety of experiments that are designed to help scientists understand more about the world around us. The scientific research performed in the microgravity aboard the ISS canât be replicated anywhere else. Consider the ISS like an orbital laboratory, performing science for the Earth â off the Earth.
These experiments include studies of the immune system, including how it responds to stress and medications.
Unfortunately, the organization will not be rebuilding the damaged observatory.
The U.S. National Science Foundation issued a solicitation on Thursday for a new multidisciplinary, world-class educational center at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, according to a statement by the organization. The center will serve as a hub for STEM education and outreach.
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STEM programs and initiatives.
It was a big year. Researchers found a way to idealize deep neural networks using kernel machinesâan important step toward opening these black boxes. There were major developments toward an answer about the nature of infinity. And a mathematician finally managed to model quantum gravity. Read the articles in full at Quanta Magazine: https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-year-in-math-and-computer-science-20211223/
Quanta Magazine is an editorially independent publication supported by the Simons Foundation.
How we got to where we are today, and where we go from here. Featuring Dr. Daniel Monti (Director â Marcus Institute of Integrative Health) and leading neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Newberg (DMT: The Spirit Molecule), we get a fresh perspective on the effects of stress. Thanks to a new study from the Marcus Institute of Integrative Health at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA, there is now compelling evidence that this breakthrough intervention can help people to alleviate their emotional stress, as well as deeper insight into this exciting topic.