The UMAP Algorithm: Look Pretty and Do As Little As Possible

In this episode, In Plain English joins the discourse on the All of Us Genomics project and their use of UMAP, an algorithm that reduces complex data to 2 dimensions. Join guests Konrad Kording, William Lima, and Jake Walker to learn why this mathematical model made such a splash on Twitter, and how scientists can analyze and communicate large data sets more rigorously. See how UMAP works on randomly generated data : See the papers and other resources discussed in this article: In Plain English now has a Discord server! Join ⁠⁠here ⁠⁠ to chat with other listeners, past experts, and guests about science, suggest new episode topics, and more! Remember to follow In Plain English on ⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ , Bluesky , and ⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠ to keep up with the latest announcements! If you are able, please consider ⁠⁠becoming a Patron⁠⁠ to help support In Plain English! And check out our ⁠⁠Where to Listen⁠⁠ page to

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This episode is 01:23:45 long.

This episode was published on Dec 10, 2024.

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