Harvard Data Science Review Podcast
Harvard Data Science Review
Brought to you by the award winning journal, Harvard Data Science Review, our podcast highlights news, policy, and business through the lens of data science. Each episode is a “case study” into how data is used to lead, mislead, manipulate, and inform the important decisions facing us today.
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Apr 15, 2021 • 28min
Predicting (2021) Oscar Winners: How Crystal is the Statistical Ball?
Renowned Oscar predictors, Ty Burr and Ben Zauzmer, discuss the predictors of Oscar wins, the impact of Critics Awards and campaigning, influence of Oscar campaigns and spending ranges, the impact of streaming on Oscars campaigns, and the intense competition between nominated actresses. They emphasize the importance of combining data and intuition in expert predictions.
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Mar 19, 2021 • 28min
Tracking the (Money) Balls: How Data Science is Becoming a Game Changer
Data science is huge in sports, and it's not just game stats anymore. Player and ball tracking data are changing the way major sports leagues play games.
We dive into how these data are analyzed and what the results mean to coaches and teams with Kirk Goldsberry, NBA analyst at ESPN and author of Sprawlball, and Brian Macdonald, Faculty in Sports Analytics at Carnegie Mellon University, the author of “Recreating the Game: Using Player tracking Data to Analyze Dynamics in Basketball and Football” for HDSR.
Feb 12, 2021 • 26min
The Data of Love
Xiao-Li Meng and Liberty Vittert speak with relationship experts Drs. Julie and John Gottman. Listen to find out how to ensure your relationship lasts the test of time.
