Chris Wiggins

chief data scientist

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Why The New York Times Hired A Biology Researcher As Its Chief Data Scientist

To help make sense of the massive troves of data produced by people clicking around its website, the Times made a (very) nontraditional hire–Chris Wiggins, a biology researcher with a PhD in theoretical physics. If you can map the human genome, maybe you can even fix journalism.

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Why The New York Times Hired A Biology Researcher As Its Chief Data Scientist

To help make sense of the massive troves of data produced by people clicking around its website, the Times made a (very) nontraditional hire–Chris Wiggins, a biology researcher with a PhD in theoretical physics. If you can map the human genome, maybe you can even fix journalism.

Ideas

The Bay Area’s Expanding Bike Share Is Part Of Ford’s Transition From Cars To “Mobility”

Meet The Winners Of The Carnegie Medal Of Philanthropy

Middle America Is More Innovative Than A Lot Of America Thinks

Entertainment

Michael Jordan, Serena Williams, And The Manning Brothers Reveal The Secret To Success

Jordan Brand Celebrates Russell Westbrook’s NBA MVP With Some Unconventional Math

See The New “Star Wars” Trailer Recreated Entirely On A 1984 Apple Computer

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Within Our Lives, 95 Degree Days Could Be Totally Normal

N.Y.C.’s Biggest Brutalist Eyesore Gets A Glassy Second Life

This Drone Responds To Your Emotions Just Like A Good Pet

Fast Company

The Bay Area’s Expanding Bike Share Is Part Of Ford’s Transition From Cars To “Mobility”

How Facebook Used Science And Empathy To Reach Two Billion Users

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