The mathematical concept of a "scheme" seems to pop up everywhere, but it's hard to get a good grasp on what a scheme actually is. Any time you might ask someone what a scheme is in passing, there never seems to be enough time to explain it. On the other hand, if someone finds the time to internaliz
Graphic artist Yang Liu has a sharp eye for cultural comparison, honed by personal experience. In 1990, at the age of 13, she moved from Beijing, to Berlin. After exactly 13 years there, she started an illustrated project to document her dual experiences in China and Germany. Originally created as 47 simple blue and red posters, Yang Liu's nonjudgmental...
This is the first in The Vanishing University, a four-part series exploring the tech-driven future of higher education in America. Right now, this very morning, thousands of young adults in the United States are scrambling through the same minor hell. They've woken up to the very last in a series of half-futile phone alarms. Made, and likely...
I have been working on Reinforcement Learning for the past few months and all I can say about it: It is different. A writeup of the common quirks and frustrations of Reinforcement Learning I have…
Part I: Intuition (you are reading it now) Part II: How Capsules Work Part III: Dynamic Routing Between Capsules Part IV: CapsNet Architecture (coming soon) Quick announcement about our new…
Sameer Syed There's a big difference when it comes to work life balance, says Sameer Syed (L). When investment banker Sameer Syed left JP Morgan for the world
Geoffrey Hinton has finally expressed what many have been uneasy about. In a recent AI conference, Hinton remarked that he was “deeply suspicious” of back-propagation, and said “My view is throw it…