Weekly Media Update

Week of January 31, 2025

Practical AI for the Working Mathematician

In this video from the Association for Mathematical Research, Robert Ghrist discusses practical techniques for the working mathematician looking to leverage AI language models to enhance their research program.

Coverage of civilian casualties in allied countries boosts support for U.S. involvement

A new paper from Dolores Albarracín finds that media coverage of civilian casualties evokes empathy and increases public support for U.S. involvement in conflicts—provided that the victims are from allied countries.

Tesla Investors Express Skepticism as Elon Musk Promises Robotaxis in Austin in June

1/31: Yahoo Finance | Cary Coglianese 

Celebrating New Pledges: Building Momentum for the Future

1/30: Partner2Connect Annual Meeting | Christopher Yoo 

The Environmental Impact Of Artificial Intelligence

1/29: The Organization for World Peace | Cary Coglianese 

SNAP Benefits: Could the Constitution Block Healthy Food Rules?

1/29: Newsweek | Cary Coglianese 

A Deep Dive into sQTL Modeling – Part 2

1/28: The BioCiphers Lab Blog | Yoseph Barash 

Judge Blocks Part of Trump’s Federal Financial Assistance Pause

1/28: FedScoop | Cary Coglianese 

How to Become More Customer-Centric

1/28: World's Greatest Business Thinkers Podcast | Peter Fader 

Let It Snow, Let It Go: The SnowVendor’s Dilemma

1/27: Gad's Newsletter | Gad Allon 

Civil Liability for Artificial Intelligence

1/27: The American Law Institute | Christopher Yoo 

Empathy and Helping: the Role of Affect in Response to Others’ Suffering

1/25: Scientific Reports | Emily Falk 

Big Tech Wants to Plug Data Centers Right into Power Plants. Utilities Say It’s Not Fair

1/25: AP News | Benjamin Lee 

Network Structure Influences the Strength of Learned Neural Representations

1/24: Nature Communications | Dani Bassett 

Perceived Self and Social Relevance of Content Motivates News Sharing Across Cultures and Topics

1/23: PNAS Nexus | Emily Falk 

A Comparative Machine Learning Study of Schizophrenia Biomarkers Derived from Functional Connectivity

1/22: Scientific Reports | Ted Satterthwaite 

A Deep Dive into sQTL Modeling – Part 1

1/20: The BioCiphers Lab Blog | Yoseph Barash 

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