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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts |
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| Oct 27 | — | — |
| Oct 22 | — | #200 |
| Oct 18 | #162 | #154 |
Latest episodes
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Gestures Around the Ear
October 18, 2026 · 30 minThe next evolution of wearable technology may not require new screens or controllers, but new ways to interact with the devices we already wear. Shimon explores how gesture-sensing earbuds could transform virtual reality and wearable…
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Implicit Interactions
October 5, 2026 · 45 minHow do we design robots and autonomous vehicles that understand the unwritten rules of human behavior? Kyle speaks with Cornell Tech professor Wendy Ju about implicit interaction, "Wizard of Oz" prototyping, and what studying pedestrians…
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The Lived Informatics Model
September 25, 2026 · 34 minThe data we collect about ourselves can tell us a lot—but only if the technology collecting it actually fits into our lives. Daniel Epstein explores personal informatics, from fitness trackers and food journals to baby tracking and AI, and…
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Recommender Systems Today and Tomorrow
September 9, 2026 · 23 minIn the final episode of our Recommender Systems season, we explore the growing questions of trust, manipulation, privacy, fairness, sustainability, and user control. From fake reviews and shilling attacks to explainable recommendations and…
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Recommender Systems Optimization Goals
September 1, 2026 · 31 minIn part two of the Data Skeptic Recommender Systems season finale, Kyle asks a deceptively difficult question: what should recommender systems actually optimize for? Drawing on conversations from across the season, the episode explores…
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Recommender Systems Origin Story
August 18, 2026 · 26 minWhere did recommender systems come from, and how do we know when they're actually working? In part one of Data Skeptic's three-part Recommender Systems finale, Kyle traces the field from collaborative filtering and the Netflix Prize to…
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Social Choice for Fair Recommendations
July 27, 2026 · 43 minRecommender systems influence nearly every aspect of our digital lives—but what does it mean for those systems to be fair? Robin Burke joins Data Skeptic to discuss the history of recommender systems, the limitations of optimizing purely…
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News Recommendations
July 2, 2026 · 46 minNews recommendation algorithms influence far more than what stories we click—they can shape our understanding of the world. In this episode, Kyle Polich speaks with Andreea Iana about responsible AI, filter bubbles, multilingual news…
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Give Users the Wheel
June 23, 2026 · 35 minWhat if you could simply tell a recommendation system what you want instead of relying on likes, dislikes, and watch history? Kyle Polich talks with Fuyuan Lyu about the DPR framework, which combines large language models and traditional…
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AutoLike
June 17, 2026 · 35 minHow can researchers audit recommendation systems when the algorithms are hidden from view? Hieu Le joins Kyle Polich to discuss Auto-Like, a reinforcement learning framework that systematically explores how platforms like TikTok…
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Student Spotlight: Aaron Payne, Data Analyst
May 1, 2026 · 26 minAaron Payne, an MBA student at Georgia Tech studying business analytics and a Senior Insights Analyst at Chick-fil-A, joins Kyle Polich to talk about turning analytics into decisions that matter. They unpack a real-world forecasting…
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The Future is Agentic in Recommender Systems
April 25, 2026 · 49 minKyle Polich sits down with Yashar Deldjoo, research scientist and Associate Professor at the Polytechnic University of Bari, to explore how recommender systems have evolved and why trustworthiness matters. They unpack key dimensions of…
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The Data Skeptic Podcast features interviews and discussion of topics related to data science, statistics, machine learning, artificial intelligence and the like, all from the perspective of applying critical thinking and the scientific method to evaluate the veracity of claims and efficacy of approaches.