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by Sohail Khan. Netflix knows what you like, but does it need to know your politics too? We often face a frustrating choice: share our data and be tracked, or protect our privacy and lose personalization. But what if there was a third option? This article begins by introducing the concept of the...Read more about Sharing Just Enough: The Magic Behind Gaining Privacy while Preserving Utility
by Amber Galvano. This tutorial builds on my previous post on Python for acoustic analysis, this time focusing on measuring vocal tract resonances without relying on sex-based assumptions. I demonstrate how to process audio files and vowel annotations using an adaptive method that optimizes the...Read more about Measuring Vowels Without Relying on Sex-Based Assumptions
by Ruiji Sun. We introduce and apply regression discontinuity to thermal comfort field studies, which are typically observational. The method utilizes policy thresholds in China, where the winter district heating policy is based on cities' geographical locations relative to the Huai River. Using...Read more about Causal Effect Estimation in Observational Field Studies of Thermal Comfort
by Nanqin Ying. As social media platforms enforce stricter policies against unauthorized data collection, businesses and researchers must adapt to new API-based access models. This shift limits large-scale web scraping, impacting industries reliant on social media insights. The transition to paid...Read more about The Evolving Landscape of Web Scraping on Social Media Platforms
