
Socos Labs
Retrain the Brain
A bit different…
Reinvent Invention Part 2
Reinvent Invention
If kids were bonds… Part 2
If kids were bonds…
Gender Pt 2
Gender
More Kant vs Hobbes
Kant vs Hobbes Part 2
Kant vs Hobbes
Are we Rational? pt. 2
Are We Rational?
Future of Work pt. 2
Future of Work
Cyborgs pt. 2
Cyborgs
Messy Society
Technology & Thought
Can GPS Cause Dementia?
Top 10 Musings of a Mad Scientist from 2021: Pt. 2
Top 10 Musings of a Mad Scientist from 2021: Pt. 1
Newsletter: Oct. 2021
Happy October, Socos Academy! Huge thanks to all who have switched over to our
paid memberships since the announcements last month. Here’s what’s going on
soon…
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October Talks & Keynotes
Indeed: Tuesday morning, Dr. Ming participated in a fireside chat for Senior
Directors and VPs at Indeed [https:
Reading List: Sept. 2021
ICYMI: Dr. Ming published her latest episode "I'm Turning My Son Into a Cyborg" on Socos.org earlier this week. Thanks for reading! If you're looking for more, here’s what we read this month...
Newsletter: Sept. 2021
As we approach the end of summer, so do we approach another exciting milestone for Socos Academy...
Mad Science: How Not to Get a Job
Mad Science: Mental Health Meets Machine Learning
Events: Remote
Book Vivienne (Virtually)! [keynotes@socos.org]
> "@salesforcejobs just hosted a wonderful conversation with Dr. Vivienne Ming of
@SocosLabs. The power of #AI in predicting success and productivity is
boundless!"
Vivienne has continued consulting remotely with a diverse range of organizations
around the world through COVID-19. Her talks cover everything from
Reading List: Remote
Here's what we're reading this month.
Events: Not the IR
Vivienne has continued consulting remotely with a diverse range of organizations
around the world through COVID-19. Her talks cover everything from the science
of long-term stress to data science for D&I, creating AI superpowers for kids to
leveraging AI as a tool to understand the impact of policy. Whether
Reading List: Not the IR
Here's what we're reading this month.
Reading List: One GPU, One Vote
The global AI agenda: Promise, reality, and a future of data sharing
[https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/03/26/950287/the-global-ai-agenda-promise-reality-and-a-future-of-data-sharing/]
, MIT Technology Review (2020)
I Used to Run Google. Silicon Valley Could Lose to China. We can’t win the
technology wars without the federal government’s help.
[https:
Events: One GPU, One Vote
Though most large events and gatherings have been cancelled due to COVID-19,
Vivienne has continued consulting remotely with companies and organizations
around the world. These briefings have covered Vivienne's research in AI, data
science, HR, and innovation, but have also addressed the impact of Covid-19 on
business and culture. These
Reading List: The Index
What We're Reading
Investors prefer entrepreneurial ventures pitched by attractive men
[https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/early/2014/03/06/1321202111.full.pdf], PNAS,
2014
Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Innovation in the U.S. High-Tech Sector
[https://www.nber.org/chapters/c14103] [https://www.nber.org/chapters/c14103],
NBER, 2020
Events: The Index
Get a taste for Vivienne’s kooky style and dynamic stage presence in our
keynotes reel [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqdYfNQat5M]!
As many of you know, most large events and gatherings have been rescheduled due
to the COVID-19 outbreak. However, Vivienne has continued consulting remotely
with companies and
The Inclusion Impact Index 6
The Inclusion Impact Index 5
The Inclusion Impact Index 4
Reading List: Joe vs Jose
What We're Reading
Individual and collective encoding of risk in animal groups
[https://www.pnas.org/content/116/41/20556], PNAS, 2019
Using Causal Reasoning To Guide Algorithms Toward a Fairer World
[https://ai.shorensteincenter.org/ideas/2019/4/3/using-causal-reasoning-to-guide-algorithms-toward-a-fairer-world]
, The Ethical Machine, 2020
Individual differences in trust evaluations
The Inclusion Impact Index 3
Reading List: "Represent!"
A large-scale test of the link between intergroup contact and support for
social
change [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-019-0815-z], Nature, 2020
Evidence of bias against girls and women in contexts that emphasize
intellectual
ability [https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2018-62311-015], American Psychologist,
2018
Active learning narrows achievement gaps for
Covid-19 2
Reading list: Covid-19
We Can Safely Restart the Economy in June. Here’s How.
[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/28/opinion/coronavirus-economy.html], New York
Times (2020)
Keeping Business Alive: The Government as Buyer of Last Resort
[http://gabriel-zucman.eu/files/coronavirus.pdf], Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel
Zucman (2020)
Substantial undocumented infection
Represent! 2
Reading List: Sexyface
Emotional Expressions Reconsidered: Challenges to Inferring Emotion From Human
Facial Movements [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1529100619832930],
Psychological Science in the Public Interest (2019)
Uncertainty in learning, choice, and visual fixation
[https://www.pnas.org/content/117/6/3291.abstract?etoc], PNAS (2019)
Reinforcement-learning AIs are vulnerable to
Sexyface 2
Events: Cyborgs
Malcolm Gladwell, Sir Ken, and some weirdo. Plus, the closing keynote at Grace Hooper!
Reading List: Cyborgs
Here's what we're reading this month.