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Deb Roy

Chief Media Scientist, Twitter

Deb Roy founded Blue Fin Labs, a social TV analytics company, which Twitter acquired in 2013. Roy now works as Twitter's chief media scientist. He is also a tenured professor at MIT.

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With A $12M Cash Infusion, Bluefin Labs Heads Into The Eye Of Social Media Storms

The social media analytics company Bluefin Labs figures out what people are saying about TV on social media–now they’ll try to figure out why they’re saying it.

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MIT Scientist Captures 90,000 Hours of Video of His Son’s First Words, Graphs It

Cognitive scientist Deb Roy blew the curve for Flip cam-packing proud pops. Since he and his wife brought their son home from the hospital, Roy has captured his every movement and word with a series of fisheye-lens cameras installed in every room. The purpose was to understand how we learn language.

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Deb Roy

Chief Media Scientist, Twitter

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With A $12M Cash Infusion, Bluefin Labs Heads Into The Eye Of Social Media Storms

The social media analytics company Bluefin Labs figures out what people are saying about TV on social media–now they’ll try to figure out why they’re saying it.

MIT Scientist Captures 90,000 Hours of Video of His Son’s First Words, Graphs It

Ideas

The Newest Burger At Sonic Blends The Beef With Mushrooms So You Eat Less Meat

How The Next Generation Of West Virginians Are Building A Way Out Of The State’s Coal Economy

If You Can’t Ban Cars Downtown, Just Take Away The Parking Spaces

Entertainment

Ice Cube Is Betting Big On The Future Of Three-On-Three Basketball

This Nike Ad Subtly, Respectfully Celebrates Pride Week

Showtime’s “More Than T” Profiles 7 Transpeople Who Transcend That One Letter

Co.Design

Amazon Just Patented A Drone Skyscraper

This Beautiful Replica Of The Moon Is Floating Around London

13 Courtroom Drawings That Captured History

Fast Company

Ice Cube Is Betting Big On The Future Of Three-On-Three Basketball

Want To Be More Creative And Successful? Fight The Urge To Focus

The Newest Burger At Sonic Blends The Beef With Mushrooms So You Eat Less Meat