The Local Maximum

Max Sklar starts off the Local Maximum podcast. He goes over the purpose of the podcast, and the push for 10 episodes. Aaron Bell interviews Max on Bayesian vs Frequentist Statistics. Mathematical reverends, German Enigma's, and Tampered Dice.

Ep. 0 - The great beginning, and how to Update Your Beliefs

In the rest of my discussion with Aaron, we discuss the how Bayes rule can apply to news items like the Hawaii ICBM Scare, the murder of DNC Staffer Seth Rich, Medical Diagnosis, Conspiracy Theories, theology, and politics.

Ep. 1 - Bayesian Inference Applied to the Hawaii ICBM Scare

In my first interview, I speak to Google engineer Maryam Aly who worked on Foursquare's Internationalization Stack for several years. This includes making sure that the foursquare city guide and swarm apps work all around the world. Sometimes, a simple translation isn't enough - we had to deal with the quirks of each language, and puns and cultural references that don't carry through.

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Ep. 2 - Maryam Aly on Building a Global User Base: Translation, Localization, and I18n

I have a discussion with Stephanie Yang about how we used machine learning and sentiment analysis to build Foursquare's critically acclaimed venue rating system. Some anecdotes and what we learn along the way.

Ep. 3 - The Perfect 10, Foursquare's rating system

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Ep. 4 - Codebreaking, Bizarro Harry Potter, and the Proper way to Gerrymander

Engineer and Podcaster Max Sklar shares his story about building software from his time at Yale to the Foursquare Innovation Lab. He’ll cover:
What he has learned about working on vast location databases, building large-scale machine learning algorithms, and designing chatbots and apps that people actually want to use.
Different ways to approach career and on working in teams
His thoughts about where the tech/software industry is going in the next decade and encourage Yalies to follow up on their ideas.

Ep. 11 - Max speaks to CS Undergrads @ The Yale Computer Society

Join Max Sklar and guests in this podcast about AI, technology, and society. Email localmaxradio@gmail.com for questions and feedback.

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