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Discover a novel perspective on “life” and “intelligence,” and how AI development can be understood as the next stage in an ongoing process of computational symbiogenesis, at this week’s entry in the Distinguished Speaker Series!
Featuring @blaiseaguera.bsky.social, VP and Fellow at Google
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Featuring @blaiseaguera.bsky.social, VP and Fellow at Google
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November 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Discover a novel perspective on “life” and “intelligence,” and how AI development can be understood as the next stage in an ongoing process of computational symbiogenesis, at this week’s entry in the Distinguished Speaker Series!
Featuring @blaiseaguera.bsky.social, VP and Fellow at Google
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Featuring @blaiseaguera.bsky.social, VP and Fellow at Google
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Curious about student life in the University of Chicago’s MS in Applied Data Science program?
Get your questions answered by a current student at today’s “Ask a Student” information session!
Join us at 6pm - datascience.uchicago.edu/events/ask-a...
Get your questions answered by a current student at today’s “Ask a Student” information session!
Join us at 6pm - datascience.uchicago.edu/events/ask-a...
November 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Curious about student life in the University of Chicago’s MS in Applied Data Science program?
Get your questions answered by a current student at today’s “Ask a Student” information session!
Join us at 6pm - datascience.uchicago.edu/events/ask-a...
Get your questions answered by a current student at today’s “Ask a Student” information session!
Join us at 6pm - datascience.uchicago.edu/events/ask-a...
Join us for this week’s entry in the AI & Scientific Discovery Online Seminar Series on Friday, November 14th!
Featuring Chao Huang, assistant professor of computing & data science at the University of Hong Kong
Join us online or in-person at DSI - ai-scientific-discovery.github.io
Featuring Chao Huang, assistant professor of computing & data science at the University of Hong Kong
Join us online or in-person at DSI - ai-scientific-discovery.github.io
November 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Join us for this week’s entry in the AI & Scientific Discovery Online Seminar Series on Friday, November 14th!
Featuring Chao Huang, assistant professor of computing & data science at the University of Hong Kong
Join us online or in-person at DSI - ai-scientific-discovery.github.io
Featuring Chao Huang, assistant professor of computing & data science at the University of Hong Kong
Join us online or in-person at DSI - ai-scientific-discovery.github.io
How can you prepare your team to navigate a fragmented data and AI landscape?
Set up your organization for success at Chicago Data Night! Featuring a presentation from Dr. Alan Keahey, Vice President of AI & Visual Analytics at Epsilon
Join us on Wednesday, November 19th!
RSVP 🔗 in reply ⬇️
Set up your organization for success at Chicago Data Night! Featuring a presentation from Dr. Alan Keahey, Vice President of AI & Visual Analytics at Epsilon
Join us on Wednesday, November 19th!
RSVP 🔗 in reply ⬇️
November 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
How can you prepare your team to navigate a fragmented data and AI landscape?
Set up your organization for success at Chicago Data Night! Featuring a presentation from Dr. Alan Keahey, Vice President of AI & Visual Analytics at Epsilon
Join us on Wednesday, November 19th!
RSVP 🔗 in reply ⬇️
Set up your organization for success at Chicago Data Night! Featuring a presentation from Dr. Alan Keahey, Vice President of AI & Visual Analytics at Epsilon
Join us on Wednesday, November 19th!
RSVP 🔗 in reply ⬇️
A Computational View of Life and Intelligence
@blaiseaguera.bsky.social, VP and Fellow at Google, shares a novel perspective on both “life” and “intelligence,” and it’s implications for AI, at the Data Science Institute on Friday, November 14th!
datascience.uchicago.edu/events/blais...
@blaiseaguera.bsky.social, VP and Fellow at Google, shares a novel perspective on both “life” and “intelligence,” and it’s implications for AI, at the Data Science Institute on Friday, November 14th!
datascience.uchicago.edu/events/blais...
November 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
A Computational View of Life and Intelligence
@blaiseaguera.bsky.social, VP and Fellow at Google, shares a novel perspective on both “life” and “intelligence,” and it’s implications for AI, at the Data Science Institute on Friday, November 14th!
datascience.uchicago.edu/events/blais...
@blaiseaguera.bsky.social, VP and Fellow at Google, shares a novel perspective on both “life” and “intelligence,” and it’s implications for AI, at the Data Science Institute on Friday, November 14th!
datascience.uchicago.edu/events/blais...
🔋 A new AI model identified four battery electrolytes that rival the state of the art—using only 58 data points
Explore new research from Ritesh Kumar, PhD, Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Fellow at UChicago, and Chibueze Amanchukwu, Faculty Co-Director of AI + Science
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Explore new research from Ritesh Kumar, PhD, Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Fellow at UChicago, and Chibueze Amanchukwu, Faculty Co-Director of AI + Science
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November 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
🔋 A new AI model identified four battery electrolytes that rival the state of the art—using only 58 data points
Explore new research from Ritesh Kumar, PhD, Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Fellow at UChicago, and Chibueze Amanchukwu, Faculty Co-Director of AI + Science
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Explore new research from Ritesh Kumar, PhD, Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Fellow at UChicago, and Chibueze Amanchukwu, Faculty Co-Director of AI + Science
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Prospective students: Interested in learning how you can apply your data science skills to real-world projects with partners in industry, academia, and social impact?
Join us on Thursday, November 13th for a virtual information on the Data Science Clinic!
datascience.uchicago.edu/events/winte...
Join us on Thursday, November 13th for a virtual information on the Data Science Clinic!
datascience.uchicago.edu/events/winte...
November 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Prospective students: Interested in learning how you can apply your data science skills to real-world projects with partners in industry, academia, and social impact?
Join us on Thursday, November 13th for a virtual information on the Data Science Clinic!
datascience.uchicago.edu/events/winte...
Join us on Thursday, November 13th for a virtual information on the Data Science Clinic!
datascience.uchicago.edu/events/winte...
Peichen Zhong, assistant professor at the National University of Singapore, joins us TODAY for this week’s entry in the AI & Scientific Discovery Online Seminar!
Participate virtually or in-person at the Data Science Institute. Learn more at tinyurl.com/2x3v87rb
Participate virtually or in-person at the Data Science Institute. Learn more at tinyurl.com/2x3v87rb
November 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Peichen Zhong, assistant professor at the National University of Singapore, joins us TODAY for this week’s entry in the AI & Scientific Discovery Online Seminar!
Participate virtually or in-person at the Data Science Institute. Learn more at tinyurl.com/2x3v87rb
Participate virtually or in-person at the Data Science Institute. Learn more at tinyurl.com/2x3v87rb
In the rapidly changing AI ecosystem, should you organize your team for specialization or broad versatility?
Discover how you can adapt in a world where technology changes faster than you can hire at Chicago Data Night on Wednesday, November 19th!
🧵 (1/2) More information and RSVP link in reply⬇️
Discover how you can adapt in a world where technology changes faster than you can hire at Chicago Data Night on Wednesday, November 19th!
🧵 (1/2) More information and RSVP link in reply⬇️
November 5, 2025 at 9:45 PM
In the rapidly changing AI ecosystem, should you organize your team for specialization or broad versatility?
Discover how you can adapt in a world where technology changes faster than you can hire at Chicago Data Night on Wednesday, November 19th!
🧵 (1/2) More information and RSVP link in reply⬇️
Discover how you can adapt in a world where technology changes faster than you can hire at Chicago Data Night on Wednesday, November 19th!
🧵 (1/2) More information and RSVP link in reply⬇️
Looking to grow your skills and knowledge in the rapidly growing field of data science?
Join us on Wednesday, November 12th for a virtual information session exploring the University of Chicago’s MS in Data Science program
datascience.uchicago.edu/events/onlin...
Join us on Wednesday, November 12th for a virtual information session exploring the University of Chicago’s MS in Data Science program
datascience.uchicago.edu/events/onlin...
November 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Looking to grow your skills and knowledge in the rapidly growing field of data science?
Join us on Wednesday, November 12th for a virtual information session exploring the University of Chicago’s MS in Data Science program
datascience.uchicago.edu/events/onlin...
Join us on Wednesday, November 12th for a virtual information session exploring the University of Chicago’s MS in Data Science program
datascience.uchicago.edu/events/onlin...
Don’t miss your opportunity to learn more about the University of Chicago’s innovative PhD in Data Science program!
Join us today for an information session discussing the program’s unique curriculum, research opportunities, funding, and much more
datascience.uchicago.edu/events/onlin...
Join us today for an information session discussing the program’s unique curriculum, research opportunities, funding, and much more
datascience.uchicago.edu/events/onlin...
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Don’t miss your opportunity to learn more about the University of Chicago’s innovative PhD in Data Science program!
Join us today for an information session discussing the program’s unique curriculum, research opportunities, funding, and much more
datascience.uchicago.edu/events/onlin...
Join us today for an information session discussing the program’s unique curriculum, research opportunities, funding, and much more
datascience.uchicago.edu/events/onlin...
Discoveries in fluid dynamics using neural networks
Today, Ching-Yao Lai, assistant professor of Geophysics at Stanford University, shares examples of utilizing neural networks to find solutions to partial differential equations that facilitate new discoveries
Join us at 4pm!
More info 🔗 ⬇️
Today, Ching-Yao Lai, assistant professor of Geophysics at Stanford University, shares examples of utilizing neural networks to find solutions to partial differential equations that facilitate new discoveries
Join us at 4pm!
More info 🔗 ⬇️
November 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Discoveries in fluid dynamics using neural networks
Today, Ching-Yao Lai, assistant professor of Geophysics at Stanford University, shares examples of utilizing neural networks to find solutions to partial differential equations that facilitate new discoveries
Join us at 4pm!
More info 🔗 ⬇️
Today, Ching-Yao Lai, assistant professor of Geophysics at Stanford University, shares examples of utilizing neural networks to find solutions to partial differential equations that facilitate new discoveries
Join us at 4pm!
More info 🔗 ⬇️
Ready to pursue your doctorate in the dynamic world of data science?
Join us tomorrow for a virtual information highlighting University of Chicago’s PhD in Data Science!
We’ll discuss the program’s unique curriculum, research opportunities, funding, and more
Registration 🔗 in reply ⬇️
Join us tomorrow for a virtual information highlighting University of Chicago’s PhD in Data Science!
We’ll discuss the program’s unique curriculum, research opportunities, funding, and more
Registration 🔗 in reply ⬇️
November 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Ready to pursue your doctorate in the dynamic world of data science?
Join us tomorrow for a virtual information highlighting University of Chicago’s PhD in Data Science!
We’ll discuss the program’s unique curriculum, research opportunities, funding, and more
Registration 🔗 in reply ⬇️
Join us tomorrow for a virtual information highlighting University of Chicago’s PhD in Data Science!
We’ll discuss the program’s unique curriculum, research opportunities, funding, and more
Registration 🔗 in reply ⬇️
Don’t miss this week’s entry in the AI & Scientific Discovery Online Seminar!
Featuring Peichen Zhong, Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore!
Join virtually, or in-person at the Data Science Institute, on Friday, November 7th at 11am CT
ai-scientific-discovery.github.io
Featuring Peichen Zhong, Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore!
Join virtually, or in-person at the Data Science Institute, on Friday, November 7th at 11am CT
ai-scientific-discovery.github.io
November 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Don’t miss this week’s entry in the AI & Scientific Discovery Online Seminar!
Featuring Peichen Zhong, Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore!
Join virtually, or in-person at the Data Science Institute, on Friday, November 7th at 11am CT
ai-scientific-discovery.github.io
Featuring Peichen Zhong, Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore!
Join virtually, or in-person at the Data Science Institute, on Friday, November 7th at 11am CT
ai-scientific-discovery.github.io
Tomorrow: Explore two examples of utilizing neural networks to find solutions to partial differential equations that facilitate new discoveries!
Join us for this week’s entry in the Schmidt AI in Science Speaker Series, featuring Ching-Yao Lai, assistant professor of geophysics at Stanford
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Join us for this week’s entry in the Schmidt AI in Science Speaker Series, featuring Ching-Yao Lai, assistant professor of geophysics at Stanford
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November 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Tomorrow: Explore two examples of utilizing neural networks to find solutions to partial differential equations that facilitate new discoveries!
Join us for this week’s entry in the Schmidt AI in Science Speaker Series, featuring Ching-Yao Lai, assistant professor of geophysics at Stanford
🔗 ⬇️
Join us for this week’s entry in the Schmidt AI in Science Speaker Series, featuring Ching-Yao Lai, assistant professor of geophysics at Stanford
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Moon Duchin, Faculty Director of Data & Democracy, talks to @nytimes.com about the "mathematical quagmire" of gerrymandering, why weird-shaped districts aren't actually the problem, algorithmic benchmarks for fairness, and why alternative voting systems might be democracy's future
🔗 bit.ly/47TjdMS
🔗 bit.ly/47TjdMS
November 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Moon Duchin, Faculty Director of Data & Democracy, talks to @nytimes.com about the "mathematical quagmire" of gerrymandering, why weird-shaped districts aren't actually the problem, algorithmic benchmarks for fairness, and why alternative voting systems might be democracy's future
🔗 bit.ly/47TjdMS
🔗 bit.ly/47TjdMS
Could China soon overtake the US as the global leader in science?
New research from James Evans, Co-Director of DSI’s Novel Intelligence research initiative, found Chinese scientists now lead almost half of US-China research collaborations, and could be at parity with the US by 2030
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New research from James Evans, Co-Director of DSI’s Novel Intelligence research initiative, found Chinese scientists now lead almost half of US-China research collaborations, and could be at parity with the US by 2030
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October 31, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Could China soon overtake the US as the global leader in science?
New research from James Evans, Co-Director of DSI’s Novel Intelligence research initiative, found Chinese scientists now lead almost half of US-China research collaborations, and could be at parity with the US by 2030
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New research from James Evans, Co-Director of DSI’s Novel Intelligence research initiative, found Chinese scientists now lead almost half of US-China research collaborations, and could be at parity with the US by 2030
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Uncover what's new this month at DSI in the October DSI newsletter!
If you missed it, an archived version is available at datascience.uchicago.edu/newsletter-a...
If you missed it, an archived version is available at datascience.uchicago.edu/newsletter-a...
October 31, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Uncover what's new this month at DSI in the October DSI newsletter!
If you missed it, an archived version is available at datascience.uchicago.edu/newsletter-a...
If you missed it, an archived version is available at datascience.uchicago.edu/newsletter-a...
Thank you to everyone who joined us last night to celebrate DSI's new home! It was wonderful to welcome our partners for previews of our researchers’ work and conversations about the future of AI and data science in Chicago and beyond. Here's to collaboration and innovation! 🎉
October 31, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Thank you to everyone who joined us last night to celebrate DSI's new home! It was wonderful to welcome our partners for previews of our researchers’ work and conversations about the future of AI and data science in Chicago and beyond. Here's to collaboration and innovation! 🎉
How should you adapt when technology changes faster than you can hire?
Gain insight into how to prepare your team for a rapidly shifting data and AI landscape at Chicago Data Night! Featuring Dr. Alan Keahey, Vice President of AI & Visual Analytics at Epsilon
RSVP 🔗 in reply ⬇️
Gain insight into how to prepare your team for a rapidly shifting data and AI landscape at Chicago Data Night! Featuring Dr. Alan Keahey, Vice President of AI & Visual Analytics at Epsilon
RSVP 🔗 in reply ⬇️
October 31, 2025 at 5:06 PM
How should you adapt when technology changes faster than you can hire?
Gain insight into how to prepare your team for a rapidly shifting data and AI landscape at Chicago Data Night! Featuring Dr. Alan Keahey, Vice President of AI & Visual Analytics at Epsilon
RSVP 🔗 in reply ⬇️
Gain insight into how to prepare your team for a rapidly shifting data and AI landscape at Chicago Data Night! Featuring Dr. Alan Keahey, Vice President of AI & Visual Analytics at Epsilon
RSVP 🔗 in reply ⬇️
Ready to pursue your doctorate in the dynamic world of data science?
Explore the University of Chicago’s PhD in Data Science at our next online information session on Wednesday, November 5th! You’ll discover the program’s unique curriculum, research opportunities, and much more
Register 🔗 ⬇️
Explore the University of Chicago’s PhD in Data Science at our next online information session on Wednesday, November 5th! You’ll discover the program’s unique curriculum, research opportunities, and much more
Register 🔗 ⬇️
October 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Ready to pursue your doctorate in the dynamic world of data science?
Explore the University of Chicago’s PhD in Data Science at our next online information session on Wednesday, November 5th! You’ll discover the program’s unique curriculum, research opportunities, and much more
Register 🔗 ⬇️
Explore the University of Chicago’s PhD in Data Science at our next online information session on Wednesday, November 5th! You’ll discover the program’s unique curriculum, research opportunities, and much more
Register 🔗 ⬇️
Next week’s entry in the Schmidt AI in Science Speaker Series features Ching-Yao Lai, Assistant Professor of Geophysics at Stanford University!
Join us on Tuesday, November 4th - datascience.uchicago.edu/events/ching...
Join us on Tuesday, November 4th - datascience.uchicago.edu/events/ching...
October 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Next week’s entry in the Schmidt AI in Science Speaker Series features Ching-Yao Lai, Assistant Professor of Geophysics at Stanford University!
Join us on Tuesday, November 4th - datascience.uchicago.edu/events/ching...
Join us on Tuesday, November 4th - datascience.uchicago.edu/events/ching...
Explore student life in the MS in Applied Data Science program at tomorrow’s Ask a Student information session!
Current student Soham will be available to share insight into coursework, projects, and the overall student experience
datascience.uchicago.edu/events/ask-a...
Current student Soham will be available to share insight into coursework, projects, and the overall student experience
datascience.uchicago.edu/events/ask-a...
October 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Explore student life in the MS in Applied Data Science program at tomorrow’s Ask a Student information session!
Current student Soham will be available to share insight into coursework, projects, and the overall student experience
datascience.uchicago.edu/events/ask-a...
Current student Soham will be available to share insight into coursework, projects, and the overall student experience
datascience.uchicago.edu/events/ask-a...
Don’t miss today’s entry in the Schmidt AI in Science Speaker Series!
Jason MacLean, Professor of Neurobiology at UChicago, sheds light on the computation of the visual cortex, providing new insight into how the brain processes data
Join us at 4pm!
datascience.uchicago.edu/events/jason...
Jason MacLean, Professor of Neurobiology at UChicago, sheds light on the computation of the visual cortex, providing new insight into how the brain processes data
Join us at 4pm!
datascience.uchicago.edu/events/jason...
October 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Don’t miss today’s entry in the Schmidt AI in Science Speaker Series!
Jason MacLean, Professor of Neurobiology at UChicago, sheds light on the computation of the visual cortex, providing new insight into how the brain processes data
Join us at 4pm!
datascience.uchicago.edu/events/jason...
Jason MacLean, Professor of Neurobiology at UChicago, sheds light on the computation of the visual cortex, providing new insight into how the brain processes data
Join us at 4pm!
datascience.uchicago.edu/events/jason...
The data and AI landscape is fragmenting into ever-more specialized disciplines. Should you organize for deep specialization or broad versatility?
Join us at the November Chicago Data Night!
Featuring guest speaker Dr. Alan Keahey, Vice President of AI & Visual Analytics at Epsilon
RSVP 🔗 ⬇️
Join us at the November Chicago Data Night!
Featuring guest speaker Dr. Alan Keahey, Vice President of AI & Visual Analytics at Epsilon
RSVP 🔗 ⬇️
October 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The data and AI landscape is fragmenting into ever-more specialized disciplines. Should you organize for deep specialization or broad versatility?
Join us at the November Chicago Data Night!
Featuring guest speaker Dr. Alan Keahey, Vice President of AI & Visual Analytics at Epsilon
RSVP 🔗 ⬇️
Join us at the November Chicago Data Night!
Featuring guest speaker Dr. Alan Keahey, Vice President of AI & Visual Analytics at Epsilon
RSVP 🔗 ⬇️