Jennifer Polson

Cat, science, and cheese enthusiast. UCLA Grad Student in Medical and Imaging Informatics. she/her

[Jennifer Polson @polsonjen]

@herong Thank you! Lucky me, these are two of my favorite things!

[Deb Raji @rajiinio]

There's an assumption that, for ex., the doctor wants what's best for the patient, so it's fine. But this breaks down when the user is inherently adverserial or prejudiced against those affected (i.e police). Then making the tool work for them means hurting this affected group.

[Sylvia @SylviaObell]

This is despicable in too many ways to fit into a tweet but let’s start with the fact that this isn’t Kenneth Walker, the boyfriend who was with Breonna when she was murdered, but a previous ex from who knows how long ago that you are tying to her legacy for clickbait.

[@timnitGebru (@dair-community.social/bsky.social) @timnitGebru]

So....where are the people complaining about free speech and cancel culture? Are these women supposed to continue being "trained" by the men who created fake accounts on social media and then wrote a paper about their unprofessional attire?

[🔥囧Robert Osazuwa Ness囧🔥 @osazuwa]

@kareem_carr That we can't know objective truth because whether or not we can make inferences from evidence requires assumptions, which are always subjective.

Further the nature of the inference depends on the very abstractions we invent in order to articulate assumptions.

[Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareem_carr]

therapist: and what do we do when we’re feeling anxious?

me, a data scientist: quantify my uncertainty using a rigorous bayesian framework

therapist: no.

[Devin Guillory @databoydg]

Combatting Anti-Blackness in the AI Community:

In this work, we aim to elucidate the scale and scope of anti-Black bias in the AI community and provide concrete steps to mitigate this bias and build a more just community.

https://t.co/Hw1hEgYnq4

[Maria De-Arteaga @mariadearteaga]

I don't know who needs to hear this, but "it's a pipeline problem" doesn't mean that the problem is just upstream. It also refers to the portions of the pipeline that you gatekeep.

[Jedidah Isler, PhD @JedidahIslerPhD]

Being #BlackintheIvory is thinking that being the "first black person to ____" is a compliment.

It's not.

It's an example of the systemic exclusion alive and well TODAY. 300 years and no black graduates? You can't possibly think that's bc none were smart enough to go can you?

[Kimberly Bryant @6Gems]

Folks one thing I KNOW to be true. Movement co-opting is real. Let us be aware. Stay focused. Support Black leaders.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

I wrote out some thoughts on how to make this moment a real turning point to bring about real change––and pulled together some resources to help young activists sustain the momentum by channeling their energy into concrete action. https://t.co/jEczrOeFdv

[Kelsey @notorious_KRG]

When I find who’s been eating all my quarantine snacks

[Jennifer Polson @polsonjen]

@santasquachin @DaveA_R I thought he was ready!

[Jennifer Polson @polsonjen]

@vgcerf has discussed interplanetary internet and Star Trek at this #techtalk at @UCLA; unsurprising to see @DaveA_R listening raptly with a giant grin on his face.

[Jennifer Polson @polsonjen]

Great talk by @giawang at #AHA2017!

[BD2KCCC @BD2K_CCC]

Attending #ismbeccb? Visit the #BD2K Track (Sunday, Meeting Hall IB) - session 1 will focus on #machinelearning https://t.co/Xgtv3rhX1S

[BD2KCCC @BD2K_CCC]

Don't forget to come check out the @BD2K_CCC and all things #BD2K at #ISMB17 on July 23rd. See our schedule here: https://t.co/Xgtv3rhX1S

[CDC @CDCgov]

Healthcare providers: CDC has information on testing for #Zika. https://t.co/6hDFN5AgMI

[FAIRlady @SusannaASansone]

Get a glimpse of what we @biosharing do with & for @NIHDataScience collaborators! #bioRxiv @biocaddie @metadatacenter @BD2KLINCSDCIC https://t.co/CdFfS3obWS