Episodes 33
Avg. Duration 47m
Activity Dormant
Apple Rating 4.0 (6)
Since Jul 2024
Latest Episode Nov 2025

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We discuss seminal mathematical papers (sometimes really old 😎 ) that have shaped and established the fields of machine learning and data science as we know them today. The goal of the podcast is to introduce you to the evolution of these fields from a mathematical and slightly philosophical perspective. We will discuss the contribution of these papers, not just from pure a math aspect but also how they influenced the discourse in the field, which areas were opened up as a result, and so on. Our podcast episodes are also available on our youtube: https://youtu.be/wThcXx_vXjQ?si=vnMfs

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S2E34 Data Science #34 - The deep learning original paper review, Hinton, Rumelhard & Williams (1985)

Nov 23, 2025 46m

On the 34th episode, we review the 1986 paper, "Learning representations by back-propagating errors" , which was pivotal because it provided a clear, generalized framework for training neural…

S2E33 Data Science #33 - The Backpropagation method, Paul Werbos (1980)

Nov 03, 2025 57m

On the 33rd episdoe we review Paul Werbos’s “Applications of Advances in Nonlinear Sensitivity Analysis” which presents efficient methods for computing derivatives in nonlinear systems, drastically…

S2E32 Data Science #32 - A Markovian Decision Process, Richard Bellman (1957)

Sep 19, 2025 46m

We reviewed Richard Bellman’s “A Markovian Decision Process” (1957), which introduced a mathematical framework for sequential decision-making under uncertainty. By connecting recurrence relations to…

S2E4 Data Science #31 - Correlation and causation (1921), Wright Sewall

Jul 26, 2025 48m

On the 31st episode of the podcast, we add Liron to the team, we review a gem from 1921, where Sewall Wright introduced path analysis, mapping hypothesized causal arrows into simple diagrams and…

Data Science #30 - The Bootstrap Method (1977)

May 30, 2025 41m

In the 30th episode we review the the bootstrap, method which was introduced by Bradley Efron in 1979, is a non-parametric resampling technique that approximates a statistic’s sampling distribution…

S2E9 Data Science #29 - The Chi-square automatic interaction detection(CHAID) algorithm (1979)

May 23, 2025 41m

In the 29th episode, we go over the 1979 paper by Gordon Vivian Kass that introduced the CHAID algorithm.CHAID (Chi-squared Automatic Interaction Detection) is a tree-based partitioning method…

S2E8 Data Science #28 - The Bloom filter algorithm

May 23, 2025 39m

In the 28th episode, we go over Burton Bloom's Bloom filter from 1970, a groundbreaking data structure that enables fast, space-efficient set membership checks by allowing a small, controllable rate…

S2E7 Data Science #27 - The History of Least Squares (1877)

Apr 02, 2025 32m

Mansfield Merriman's 1877 paper traces the historical development of the Method of Least Squares, crediting Legendre (1805) for introducing the method, Adrain (1808) for the first formal…

S2E6 Data Science #26 - The First Gradient decent algorithm by Cauchy (1847)

Mar 23, 2025 33m

In this episode, we review Cauchy’s 1847 paper, which introduced an iterative method for solving simultaneous equations by minimizing a function using its partial derivatives. Instead of elimination,…

S2E4 Data Science #24 - The Expectation Maximization (EM) algorithm Paper review (1977)

Feb 04, 2025 32m

At the 24th episode we go over the paper titled:Dempster, Arthur P., Nan M. Laird, and Donald B. Rubin. "Maximum likelihood from incomplete data via the EM algorithm." Journal of the royal…

S2E12 Data Science #23- The Markov Chain Monte Carl MCMC Paper review (1953)

Jan 14, 2025 37m

In the 23rd episode we review the The 1953 paper Metropolis, Nicholas, et al. "Equation of state calculations by fast computing machines." The journal of chemical physics 21.6 (1953): 1087-1092…

S2E3 Data Science #22 - The theory of dynamic programming, Paper review 1954

Jan 07, 2025 47m

We review Richard Bellman's "The Theory of Dynamic Programming" paper from 1954 which revolutionized how we approach complex decision-making problems through two key innovations. First, his Principle…

S2E1 Data Science #21 - Steps Toward Artificial Intelligence

Dec 25, 2024 59m

In the 1st episode of the second season we review the legendary Marvin Minsky's "Steps Toward Artificial Intelligence" from 1961. Itis a foundational work in the field of AI that outlines the…

S1E20 Data Science #20 - the Rao-Cramer bound (1945)

Dec 09, 2024 59m Bonus

In the 20th episode, we review the seminal paper by Rao which introduced the Cramer Rao bound: Rao, Calyampudi Radakrishna (1945). "Information and the accuracy attainable in the estimation of…

S1E19 Data Science #19 - The Kullback–Leibler divergence paper (1951)

Dec 02, 2024 52m

In this episode with go over the Kullback-Leibler (KL) divergence paper, "On Information and Sufficiency" (1951). It introduced a measure of the difference between two probability distributions,…

S1E20 Data Science #18 - The k-nearest neighbors algorithm (1951)

Nov 25, 2024 44m

In the 18th episode we go over the original k-nearest neighbors algorithm; Fix, Evelyn; Hodges, Joseph L. (1951). Discriminatory Analysis. Nonparametric Discrimination: Consistency Properties USAF…

S1E17 Data Science #17 - The Monte Carlo Algorithm (1949)

Nov 18, 2024 38m

We review the original Monte Carlo paper from 1949 by Metropolis, Nicholas, and Stanislaw Ulam. "The monte carlo method." Journal of the American statistical association 44.247 (1949): 335-341. The…

S1E16 Data Science #16 - The First Stochastic Descent Algorithm (1952)

Nov 07, 2024 42m

In the 16th episode we go over the seminal the 1952 paper titled: "A stochastic approximation method." The annals of mathematical statistics (1951): 400-407, by Robbins, Herbert and Sutton…

S1E15 Data Science #15 - The First Decision Tree Algorithm (1963)

Oct 28, 2024 36m

the 15th episode we went over the paper "Problems in the Analysis of Survey Data, and a Proposal" by James N. Morgan and John A. Sonquist from 1963. It highlights seven key issues in analyzing…

S1E14 Data Science #14 - The original k-means algorithm paper review (1957)

Oct 10, 2024 46m

At the 14th episode we go over the Stuart Lloyd's 1957 paper, "Least Squares Quantization in PCM," (which was published only at 1982) The k-means algorithm can be traced back to this paper. Loyd…

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