January 10, 2018
Nikolaus Kriegeskorte, a computational neuroscientist at Columbia University’s Zuckerman Institute, discusses a new algorithm that uses brain-imaging data to conjure up that picture in your mind’s eye.
January 10, 2018
fundamental science
origins
The study of life on and off Earth needs unified funding and a coherent plan, say Caleb Scharf, Director of Astrobiology at Columbia University, and his colleagues in a Nature article published January 8, 2018.
January 10, 2018
data science
journalism
“You can discover patterns, correlations and maybe even causal relationships that would be impossible to do manually,” said Jeannette Wing, the Avanessians Director of Columbia’s Data Science Institute and a professor of computer science.
January 10, 2018
computer science
data and society
A computer system developed by Columbia University with Health Department epidemiologists detects foodborne illness and outbreaks in NYC restaurants based on keywords in Yelp reviews.
January 10, 2018
climate response
natural disasters
Rainfall changes caused by global warming will increase river flooding risks across the globe by the 2040s, says a new study. The increases will be greatest in the United States, central Europe, Indonesia, and parts of India and Africa.