Best Robin Duncan Podcasts (2025)

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Long Story Short Ep-3: Politics & Religion in SFF with Justin Lee Anderson 55:48

13h ago55:48

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David and Robin are joined by the very insightful and entertaining Justin Lee Anderson - author of the Eidyn Saga - to discuss his wealth of experience of the publishing industry, providing great insight on various topics, in particular treatments of Politics and Religion in SFF.By David Green

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A Punks Guide to the Tower Moments in the Hero's Journey 30:13

3d ago30:13

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Send us a text Buckle up, punks! Auntie Robin gets raw about navigating personal catastrophe while the world seems to be falling apart around us. Life's "tower moments" – those periods when everything crumbles – aren't random acts of cosmic cruelty. They're necessary catalysts for transformation. Drawing from tarot symbolism, Robin explains how the…

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Long Story Short Ep-2: Cities with T.L. Huchu! 1:07:28

17d ago1:07:28

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Join David Green and Robin CM Duncan as they talk with the most-excellent T.L. Huchu, author of the 'Edinburgh Nights' series, about all cities in fantasy and... Star Wars? Are you a member of the British Fantasy Society yet? Join us here: https://britishfantasysociety.org/about-the-bfs/become-a-member/ Keep up to date with all things T.L. Huchu: h…

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#28: Multistakeholder Recommender Systems with Robin Burke 1:35:07

18d ago1:35:07

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In episode 28 of Recsperts, I sit down with Robin Burke, professor of information science at the University of Colorado Boulder and a leading expert with over 30 years of experience in recommender systems. Together, we explore multistakeholder recommender systems, fairness, transparency, and the role of recommender systems in the age of evolving ge…

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Long Story Short Ep-1: Folklore in Fantasy and Horror with Anna Smith Spark! 1:03:15

1M ago1:03:15

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Join David Green and Robin CM Duncan as they talk with the brilliant Anna Smith Spark about all things folklore in fantasy and horror AND MORE. Yes, more! Are you a member of the British Fantasy Society yet? Join us here: https://britishfantasysociety.org/about-the-bfs/become-a-member/ Keep up to date with all things Anna Smith Spark: https://www.i…

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#27: Recommender Systems at the BBC with Alessandro Piscopo and Duncan Walker 1:27:44

1M ago1:27:44

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In episode 27 of Recsperts, we meet Alessandro Piscopo, Lead Data Scientist in Personalization and Search, and Duncan Walker, Principal Data Scientist in the iPlayer Recommendations Team, both from the BBC. We discuss how the BBC personalizes recommendations across different offerings like news or video and audio content recommendations. We learn a…

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Hero's Journey Part 2:Embracing Intuitive Whispers Over Ego Responses 40:02

2M ago40:02

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Send us a text In our latest podcast episode, we delve into a transformative journey of self-discovery that empowers listeners to embrace their true selves. This exploration begins by examining the beliefs that shape our identities, many of which stem from societal expectations or past experiences. Through understanding these beliefs, we can identi…

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#26: Diversity in Recommender Systems with Sanne Vrijenhoek 1:35:42

2M ago1:35:42

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In episode 26 of Recsperts, I speak with Sanne Vrijenhoek, a PhD candidate at the University of Amsterdam’s Institute for Information Law and the AI, Media & Democracy Lab. Sanne’s research explores diversity in recommender systems, particularly in the news domain, and its connection to democratic values and goals. We dive into four of her papers, …

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The start of the Hero's Journey: The path to your authentic self 31:55

4M ago31:55

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Send us a text This new season of the Kicked Can Generations podcast invites you to embark on a profound exploration of the beliefs we were raised with, our trauma/generational trauma and the healing power of self-love. We delve into the courage required to distance ourselves from negative influences and embrace our unique strengths, even amid soci…

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The Revolution is YOU! 50:54

5M ago50:54

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Send us a text The Revolution is YOU my Punks! Have you ever felt trapped by the expectations of others and the world, yearning to break free and embrace your true authentic self? Join me, your eccentric Auntie Robin, as I share my own journey of self-discovery and healing, offering you a roadmap to empowerment and self-love. Drawing from my experi…

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Unveiling the Trinity of Terror: Project 2025's Impact on American Democracy and Rights (ok AI, you little drama queen! LOL!) Or just a different PUNK perspective of Project 2025 and the Election. 50:45

6M ago50:45

50:45

Send us a text Tune in and TURN IT UP! No seriously, you may need to turn this up. My mixer said nope, but this is to important not to release this now! The election and Project 2025 needs to be talked about with a different perspective, so this is your podcast! And now for the overly dramatic AI Description. Enjoy! Is the "Trinity of Terror" shapi…

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#25: RecSys 2024 Special 39:39

7M ago39:39

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In episode 25, we talk about the upcoming ACM Conference on Recommender Systems 2024 (RecSys) and welcome a former guest to geek about the conference. Enjoy this enriching episode of RECSPERTS - Recommender Systems Experts. Don't forget to follow the podcast and please leave a review (00:00) - Introduction (01:56) - Overview RecSys 2024 (07:01) - C…

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#24: Video Recommendations at Facebook with Amey Dharwadker 1:21:20

7M ago1:21:20

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In episode 24 of Recsperts, I sit down with Amey Dharwadker, Machine Learning Engineering Manager at Facebook, to dive into the complexities of large-scale video recommendations. Amey, who leads the Video Recommendations Quality Ranking team at Facebook, sheds light on the intricate challenges of delivering personalized video feeds at scale. Our co…

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From Personal Struggles to Generational Revolution: Launching the Kicked Can Generations Podcast 9:21

7M ago9:21

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Send us a text What if you grew up in a household where love was often expressed through passive-aggressive behavior? Join me, Robin Duncan, along with my partner Jim Murphy, as we launch the first episode of the Kicked Can Generations podcast. I share my deeply personal journey from a traditional Christian Republican upbringing in Iowa to discover…

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#23: Generative Models for Recommender Systems with Yashar Deldjoo 1:54:58

9M ago1:54:58

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In episode 23 of Recsperts, we welcome Yashar Deldjoo, Assistant Professor at the Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy. Yashar's research on recommender systems includes multimodal approaches, multimedia recommender systems as well as trustworthiness and adversarial robustness, where he has published a lot of work. We discuss the evolution of gene…

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#22: Pinterest Homefeed and Ads Ranking with Prabhat Agarwal and Aayush Mudgal 1:24:07

11M ago1:24:07

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In episode 22 of Recsperts, we welcome Prabhat Agarwal, Senior ML Engineer, and Aayush Mudgal, Staff ML Engineer, both from Pinterest, to the show. Prabhat works on recommendations and search systems at Pinterest, leading representation learning efforts. Aayush is responsible for ads ranking and privacy-aware conversion modeling. We discuss user an…

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507: Unlocking Business Succession: The Power of ESOPs with Keith Butcher 24:48

11M ago24:48

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In an interview with Jason Hartman, Keith Butcher, founder of Butcher Joseph, discusses business succession and Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs). With many business owners approaching retirement, ESOPs offer a tax-efficient way to transition ownership to employees. This model enhances employee retention and loyalty, providing long-term retire…

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#21: User-Centric Evaluation and Interactive Recommender Systems with Martijn Willemsen 1:35:46

1y ago1:35:46

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In episode 21 of Recsperts, we welcome Martijn Willemsen, Associate Professor at the Jheronimus Academy of Data Science and Eindhoven University of Technology. Martijn's researches on interactive recommender systems which includes aspects of decision psychology and user-centric evaluation. We discuss how users gain control over recommendations, how…

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506: Navigating the Storm: A CEO's Tale of Business Triumph in Turbulent Times 20:45

1+ y ago20:45

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Jason interviews Johnny Serpilla, former President of Camping World, about his book, "Life is Hard, but I'll be Okay", and his experiences in leadership and business. Johnny emphasizes the importance of approaching life with one heart and mind, the role of gratitude in leadership, and the impact of personal problems on work. Johnny also discusses t…

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#20: Practical Bandits and Travel Recommendations with Bram van den Akker 1:45:06

1+ y ago1:45:06

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In episode 20 of Recsperts, we welcome Bram van den Akker, Senior Machine Learning Scientist at Booking.com. Bram's work focuses on bandit algorithms and counterfactual learning. He was one of the creators of the Practical Bandits tutorial at the World Wide Web conference. We talk about the role of bandit feedback in decision making systems and in …

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#19: Popularity Bias in Recommender Systems with Himan Abdollahpouri 1:41:37

1+ y ago1:41:37

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In episode 19 of Recsperts, we welcome Himan Abdollahpouri who is an Applied Research Scientist for Personalization & Machine Learning at Spotify. We discuss the role of popularity bias in recommender systems which was the dissertation topic of Himan. We talk about multi-objective and multi-stakeholder recommender systems as well as the challenges …

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#18: Recommender Systems for Children and non-traditional Populations 1:39:33

1+ y ago1:39:33

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In episode 18 of Recsperts, we hear from Professor Sole Pera from Delft University of Technology. We discuss the use of recommender systems for non-traditional populations, with children in particular. Sole shares the specifics, surprises, and subtleties of her research on recommendations for children. In our interview, Sole and I discuss use cases…

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505: Protecting Your Online Reputation: Expert Insights from Matt Earle | Reputation.ca 27:38

2y ago27:38

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In this interview, Matt Earle from Reputation.ca discusses the problem of online reputation damage and how it can affect individuals and businesses. When negative or false information appears in Google search results, it can harm a person's reputation. Reputation.ca focuses on deleting harmful content whenever possible, but it's challenging when de…

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#17: Microsoft Recommenders and LLM-based RecSys with Miguel Fierro 1:02:59

2y ago1:02:59

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In episode 17 of Recsperts, we meet Miguel Fierro who is a Principal Data Science Manager at Microsoft and holds a PhD in robotics. We talk about the Microsoft recommenders repository with over 15k stars on GitHub and discuss the impact of LLMs on RecSys. Miguel also shares his view of the T-shaped data scientist. In our interview, Miguel shares ho…

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Ep 182: Running a Cultural Institution - Gina Duncan, BAM 36:41

2y ago36:41

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Gina Duncan started her career in film programming, with a lifelong focus on diverse programming that led her to become the president of BAM, the Brooklyn Academy of Music. This episode will highlight Gina’s career working within and running cultural institutions such as Sundance and BAM, focusing on rethinking the role of cultural institutions to …

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#16: Fairness in Recommender Systems with Michael D. Ekstrand 1:42:43

2y ago1:42:43

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In episode 16 of Recsperts, we hear from Michael D. Ekstrand, Associate Professor at Boise State University, about fairness in recommender systems. We discuss why fairness matters and provide an overview of the multidimensional fairness-aware RecSys landscape. Furthermore, we talk about tradeoffs, methods and receive practical advice on how to get …

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#15: Podcast Recommendations in the ARD Audiothek with Mirza Klimenta 1:19:11

2y ago1:19:11

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In episode 15 of Recsperts, we delve into podcast recommendations with senior data scientist, Mirza Klimenta. Mirza discusses his work on the ARD Audiothek, a public broadcaster of audio-on-demand content, where he is part of pub. Public Value Technologies, a subsidiary of the two regional public broadcasters BR and SWR. We explore the use and pote…

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Ep 181: The Broccoli Report - Lauren Yoshiko 33:48

2y ago33:48

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Lauren Yoshiko is a freelance writer and editor, who writes the Broccoli Report, a bi-weekly newsletter for creative cannabis entrepreneurs. Lauren has been blogging through the unprecedented wave of growth and change in the Cannabis industry, as recreational use is slowly getting legalized throughout the country. This podcast episode will highligh…

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#14: User Modeling and Superlinked with Daniel Svonava 1:43:13

2y ago1:43:13

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In episode number 14 of Recsperts we talk to Daniel Svonava, CEO and Co-Founder of Superlinked, delivering user modeling infrastructure. In his former role he was a senior software engineer and tech lead at YouTube working on ad performance prediction and pricing. We discuss the crucial role of user modeling for recommendations and discovery. Danie…

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#13: The Netflix Recommender System and Beyond with Justin Basilico 1:20:32

2y ago1:20:32

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This episode of Recsperts features Justin Basilico who is director of research and engineering at Netflix. Justin leads the team that is in charge of creating a personalized homepage. We learn more about the evolution of the Netflix recommender system from rating prediction to using deep learning, contextual multi-armed bandits and reinforcement le…

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Ep 180: Space Is The New Frontier - Rema Matevosyan, Near Space Labs 33:52

2y ago33:52

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Ep 180: Space Is The New Frontier - Rema Matevosyan, Near Space LabsRema Matevosyan is a scientist turned entrepreneur, who co-founded Near Space Labs, a start-up that provides timely, wide-scaler, commercially available imagery with the largest zero-emission balloon fleet in the stratosphere. For Rema and her cofounders, space is the exciting new …

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#12: From User Intent to Multi-Stakeholder Recommenders and Creator Economy with Rishabh Mehrotra 2:05:03

2+ y ago2:05:03

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In this episode of Recsperts we talk to Rishabh Mehrotra, the Director of Machine Learning at ShareChat, about users and creators in multi-stakeholder recommender systems. We learn more about users intents and needs, which brings us to the important matter of user satisfaction (and dissatisfaction). To draw conclusions about user satisfaction we ha…

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Ep 179: Rethinking Sustainability in Fashion, Natasha Halesworth, The Consistency Project 27:19

2+ y ago27:19

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Natasha Halesworth is the founder of the Consistency Project, a new women-led sustainable fashion and lifestyle studio, focusing on secondhand and reworked vintage. Through The Consistency Project, Natasha is reimagining the relationship between fashion and sustainability. She is also changing the retail experience, imagining shopping appointments …

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#11: Personalized Advertising, Economic and Generative Recommenders with Flavian Vasile 1:11:28

2+ y ago1:11:28

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In this episode of Recsperts we talk to Flavian Vasile about the work of his team at Criteo AI Lab on personalized advertising. We learn about the different stakeholders like advertisers, publishers, and users and the role of recommender systems in this marketplace environment. We learn more about the pros and cons of click versus conversion optimi…

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Ep 178: The Bail Project 3 Years Later - Robin Steinberg, The Bailout Project 42:33

2+ y ago42:33

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Robin Steinberg is an American lawyer and social justice advocate, with over 30 years of experience as a public defender. Robin also is the founder and CEO of the bailout project, the first-of-its-kind nonprofit revolving bail fund. Robin is a friend of the podcast, having been one of the early guests on the Pod three years ago. For this second epi…

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#10: Recommender Systems in Human Resources with David Graus 1:03:23

2+ y ago1:03:23

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In episode number ten of Recsperts I welcome David Graus who is the Data Science Chapter Lead at Randstad Groep Nederland, a global leader in providing Human Resource services. We talk about the role of recommender systems in the HR domain which includes vacancy recommendations for candidates, but also generating talent recommendations for recruite…

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#9: RecPack and Modularized Personalization by Froomle with Lien Michiels and Robin Verachtert 1:27:20

2+ y ago1:27:20

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In episode number nine of Recsperts we talk with the creators of RecPack which is a new Python package for recommender systems. We discuss how Froomle provides modularized personalization for customers in the news and e-commerce sectors. I talk to Lien Michiels and Robin Verachtert who are both industrial PhD students at the University of Antwerp a…

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504: How to Self-Publish Your Book! Chandler Bolt, Self-Publishing School 20:36

2+ y ago20:36

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A book is the new business card and a great way to grow your business! Chandler Bolt is an investor, advisor, the CEO of Self-Publishing School & SelfPublishing.com, and the author of 6 bestselling books including his most recent book titled “Published.” Self-Publishing School is an INC 5000 company the last 3 years in a row as one of the 5,000 fas…

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#8: Music Recommender Systems, Fairness and Evaluation with Christine Bauer 1:10:56

2+ y ago1:10:56

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In episode number eight of Recsperts we discuss music recommender systems, the meaning of artist fairness and perspectives on recommender evaluation. I talk to Christine Bauer, who is an assistant professor at the University of Utrecht and co-organizer of the PERSPECTIVES workshop. Her research deals with context-aware recommender systems as well a…

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503: Todd Duncan & High Trust Selling: The Holy Grail of Sales Influence 42:27

3y ago42:27

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It takes a lifetime to build trust, and a minute to lose it. Jason Hartman welcomes Todd Duncan, author, speaker and the world’s leading authority on trust! People thrive on trust and the bigger the financial decision, the more trust is necessary. How can you create that? Todd also reminds us that nobody gets a paycheck for being busy! Managing you…

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#7: Behavioral Testing with RecList for Recommenders with Jacopo Tagliabue 1:01:56

3y ago1:01:56

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In episode number seven, we meet Jacopo Tagliabue and discuss behavioral testing for recommender systems and experiences from ecommerce. Before Jacopo became the director of artificial intelligence at Coveo, he had founded tooso, which was later acquired by Coveo. Jacopo holds a PhD in cognitive intelligence and made many contributions to conferenc…

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#6: Purpose-Aware Privacy-Preserving Recommendations with Manel Slokom 1:39:07

3y ago1:39:07

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In episode number six, we welcome Manel Slokom to the show and talk about purpose-aware privacy-preserving data for recommender systems. Manel is a 4th year PhD student at Delft University of Technology. For three years in a row she served as student volunteer at RecSys - before becoming student volunteer co-chair herself in 2021. Besides working o…

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#5: Fashion Recommendations with Zeno Gantner 1:24:06

3y ago1:24:06

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In episode five my guest is Zeno Gantner, who is a principal applied scientist at Zalando. Zeno obtained his PhD from the University of Hildesheim where he was investigating ML-based recommender systems. As a principal applied scientist he is responsible for strategy, mentoring and setting standards for different initiatives on fashion recommendati…

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The Polar Bear Expedition - An Update 5:10

3y ago5:10

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Providing an update on the direction of the current seriesBy Ryan VanDyke

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502: Dr. Peter McCullough, Mandates, Misinformation, Censorship & The Thought Police 38:51

3y ago38:51

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Join Jason today as he welcomes Dr. Peter McCullough, MD. Dr. McCullough has over 50 peer-reviewed papers and is an extremely credible person in the medical field. You can also watch the video NOT on YouTube (having been censored) but on Jason’s other video sites: JasonHartman.com/Rumble JasonHartman.com/Bitchute JasonHartman.com/Odysee After recei…

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501: Russia’s War on Ukraine: Peter Zeihan & Russian New World Order, NATO, Economic & Agricultural Fallout 27:55

3y ago27:55

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Today, Jason welcomes geopolitical expert Peter Zeihan to the show today to discuss the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Peter discusses Putin’s motivations, Russia’s demographics and energy exports and if the response from the West will be enough to stop this conflict. What are the short and long term economic and agricultural implications …

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500: Mark Victor Hansen, Ask! The Bridge From Your Dreams to Reality, Jason Hartman University Live Event 29:50

3y ago29:50

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The legendary Mark Victor Hansen, best selling author, real estate investor and entrepreneur is Jason's guest in today's 10th episode, talking about his new book, Ask!: The Bridge from Your Dreams to Your Destiny. Most people have beautiful dreams deep inside—the things they would like to have, the relationships they’d love to enjoy, and the wellne…

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#4: Adversarial Machine Learning for Recommenders with Felice Merra 1:09:17

3y ago1:09:17

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In episode four my guest is Felice Merra, who is an applied scientist at Amazon. Felice obtained his PhD from Politecnico di Bari where he was a researcher at the Information Systems Lab (SisInf Lab). There, he worked on Security and Adversarial Machine Learning in Recommender Systems. We talk about different ways to perturb interaction or content …

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499: Franchising with Jon Ostenson of Franbridge Consulting 24:06

3+ y ago24:06

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Register for the VIRTUAL LIVE Creating Wealth conference on January 28 and 29, 2022.Visit JasonHartman.com today! Meet Jon Ostenson of Franbridge Consulting. Today, he and Jason talk about the world of NON-FOOD franchising and how more and more people are discovering how lucrative owning a franchise can be. Franchising is the better path for many w…

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498: 12 Week Year by Brian Moran- Achieve More in 12 Weeks Than Others Do In 12 months 27:43

3+ y ago27:43

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Register for the VIRTUAL LIVE Creating Wealth conference on January 28 and 29, 2022.Visit JasonHartman.com today! In today’s 10th episode Jason welcomes an old friend, Brian Moran, author of the best-selling book The 12 Week Year-The guide to shortening your execution cycle down from one year to twelve weeks. Most organizations and individuals work…

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