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123 - Econ3: Understanding the media ecosystem and how it informs public opinion in the internet age featuring Hunt Allcott and David Rothschild

Posted June 10, 202100:54:05

In the world of economics, researchers at Microsoft are examining a range of complex systems—from those that impact the technologies we use to those...

122 - Econ2: Causal machine learning, data interpretability, and online platform markets featuring Hunt Allcott and Greg Lewis

Posted June 2, 202101:00:26

In the world of economics, researchers at Microsoft are examining a range of complex systems—from those that impact the technologies we use to...

121 - Econ1: Using microeconomics to solve mass incarceration featuring Hunt Allcott and Evan Rose

Posted May 19, 202100:43:34

In the world of economics, researchers at Microsoft are examining a range of complex systems—from those that impact the technologies we use to those...

120 - Advancing Excel as a programming language with Andy Gordon and Simon Peyton Jones

Posted May 5, 202100:40:15

Today, people around the globe—from teachers to small-business owners to finance executives—use Microsoft Excel to make sense of the information...

119 - Defending DRAM for data safety and security in the cloud

Posted July 8, 202000:38:05

Dynamic random-access memory – or DRAM – is the most popular form of volatile computer memory in the world but it’s particularly susceptible to...