On September 9th, RETUR(N)INGS, a permanent electroacoustic sound art installation, opened in Bobst library’s atrium. Every day around sunset, two loudspeakers on the 4th- and 8th-floor catwalks will emit a one-to-two-minute soundscape algorithmically-programmed from Bobst’s turnstile data.
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Stern Study: Patients Trust Doctors over Medical AI
Stern professor Andrea Bonezzi and Boston University professors Chiara Longoni and Carey K. Morewedge’s recent study determined that patients trust human physicians more than healthcare provided by medical AI.
DNA Data and Ancestry Websites
Erin Murphy, NYU Law professor and expert in forensic DNA-typing, warns users to be aware when submitting their genetic information to ancestry companies.
Qualitative Research and Artificial Intelligence
A new analysis by NYU research fellow and adjunct professor, Mona Sloane, and CUNY doctoral student, Emmanuel Moss, advocates for implementing qualitative research into AI.
NYU Madrid’s New Home
This spring, one of the University’s study away locations, NYU Madrid, moved into a newly-remodeled building on the Calle del Barquillo in central Madrid. Renovations included updated technical facilities as well as NYURoam wireless and NYU-NET connectivity.
A Visit to the Barcelona Supercomputing Facility
Torre Girona chapel on the grounds of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia houses the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, one of the most unique settings in the world for a computing facility and home to the powerful MareNostrum supercomputer.
NYU Study: Hate Speech on Twitter and Hate Crimes
A study performed by NYU researchers found that cities with more racist tweets reported more real-life crimes related to race, ethnicity, and national origin. The researchers used machine learning to analyze 532 million tweets posted in 100 cities between 2011 and 2016.
The Names and Science Behind the Turing Award
On June 15, 2019, NYU researcher Yann LeCun and two colleagues were presented with the 2018 Turing Award for their work in artificial intelligence. The award’s namesake, Alan Turing, was a computing pioneer and is considered by many to be an icon of the LGBTQ movement.
How Agile Teams Can Prioritize UX Work
On Wednesday, May 8, 2019, the User Experience (UX) Community of Practice partnered with NYU IT to present “How Agile Teams Can Prioritize UX Work,” a workshop led by Rachel Krause, User Experience Specialist at the Nielsen Norman Group.
TheLaserGirls Featured in NYU Q
NYU IT employees, cosplayers, and 3D design and printing pioneers Sarah Awad and Dhemerae Ford — known collectively as TheLaserGirls — are featured in NYU Q’s “NYU and Beyond” section.