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.
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.
“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.
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.
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.