Best Sune Lehmann Podcasts (2024)

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David Lazer - The Extremely Early Mover 1:24:17

2y ago1:24:17

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I am super excited to have David Lazer (1,2) on the pod today. David Lazer needs no introduction. But here at lazypod we’re polite, so he get’s one anyway. David Lazer is a University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Computer Sciences, Northeastern University, and Co-Director, NULab for Texts, Maps, and Networks. Prior to coming to …

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Brennan Klein - Teleology, Perception, Complex Systems 1:42:15

2y ago1:42:15

1:42:15

Holy cow, it was great to chat with Brennan Klein (1). It’s another renaissance person on the Pod. In his research, Brennan attempts to understand how complex systems are able to represent, predict, and intervene on their surroundings across a number of different scales—all in ways that appear to maintain the statistical boundary between them and t…

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Erik Hoel - Letting the Creative Rivers Run Free 1:19:35

2y ago1:19:35

1:19:35

Today we’re in for something a little bit different. Our guest is “Erik Hoel”, who’s not only a scientist, but also an exciting writer of books and essays. I read his fantastic first book “The Revelations” (1,2) last winters … and when I visited Boston this summer, I took a chance and sought him out. He graciously agreed to chat. For this interview…

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Laura Alessandretti - The Deep Power of Programming 1:51:11

2y ago1:51:11

1:51:11

Today on the Pod we are lucky to have Laura Alessandretti (1) visiting us. Laura is an Assistant Professor in Modelling of Human Dynamics at the Technical University of Denmark. She is interested in Computational Social Science, Data Science and Complex Networks. She studies aspects of human behavior combining analysis of large-scale datasets, anal…

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Esteban Moro - Collaborating with the Competition 1:04:57

2y ago1:04:57

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Hey Everyone, Today, we have another amazing guest. It’s Esteban Moro (1)! Esteban is a researcher, data scientist and professor at Universidad Carlos III (UC3M) in Spain and Visiting Professor at MIT Media Lab and MIT Connection Science at IDSS. Previously, I was researcher at University of Oxford. He is a native of Salamanca (Spain) … we talk abo…

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Baruch Barzel - Doesn’t Need an Agent! 1:17:29

2y ago1:17:29

1:17:29

Today’s guest on the pod is Baruch Barzel (1). Baruch has a wikipedia page (2), which summarizes his work very nicely. It says that he’s known for his work in the research of complex and stochastic systems, specifically on stochastic moment equations and universality in network dynamics. Then it says: “Also a public lecturer in Israel, and presents…

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Piotr Sapiezynski - Explaining the Filter Bubble! 1:15:54

2y ago1:15:54

1:15:54

Today’s guest on the pod is Piotr Sapiezynski! Piotr (1) is an Associate Research Scientist at Northeastern University in Boston, MA. My interview with Piotr is part two of my three part series on of algorithms & filter bubbles. And today’s is a great conversation, not to be missed. Piotr really explain the logic and strong evidence that he (& a te…

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Aniko Hannak - The Path to Complexity and Beyond 1:17:31

2y ago1:17:31

1:17:31

Today’s guest is Aniko Hannak. But for reasons I forgot to ask her in the podcast, everyone calls her Ancsa. Anyway, Ansca is an Assistant Professor at the computer science department of the University of Zürich (1). Ancsa’s work investigates a variety of content serving websites such as Search Engines, Online Stores, Job Search Sites or Freelance …

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Rosemary Braun - It's Physics All the Way Down 1:15:56

2y ago1:15:56

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Today's guest is Rosemary Braun, an associate professor at the Department of Molecular Biosciences at Northwestern University. Rosemary works at the interface between mathematics, statistics, physics, and biology, where she develops and applies powerful computational methods to investigate living systems at multiple scales — from the atomic level, …

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Tina Eliassi-Rad - Dark Side of the Moon 1:15:33

2y ago1:15:33

1:15:33

It's a new season! And LazyPod is back with a strong line-up of guests. Today on the pod, for the inaugural episode of season 2, is Tina Eliassi-Rad. Tina is an incredibly accomplished scientist. She is a Professor of Computer Science at Northeastern University. She is also a core faculty member at Northeastern's Network Science Institute and the I…

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Too Lazy to Read the Book: Episode 10 with Dashun Wang 1:09:43

3y ago1:09:43

1:09:43

It’s Episode 10 and season finale time. But not to worry, #LazyPod will be back after the summer break. Today on the pod is Dashun Wang! Dashun is an Associate Professor and the Founding Director of the Center for Science of Science and Innovation at Northwestern University. He works on the Science of Science, turning the scientific method upon our…

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Too Lazy to Read the Paper: Episode 9 with Marta Sales-Pardo and Roger Guimera 1:17:36

3y ago1:17:36

1:17:36

Today on the pod is Marta Sales-Pardo & Roger Guimera. What a great talk. We could have gone on for hours. Peer review, power-laws, becoming scientists, Bayesian statistics, and much, much more. Marta and Roger study fundamental problems in all areas of science including natural, social and economic sciences. They have expertise in a broad set of t…

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Too Lazy to Read the Paper: Episode 8 with Martin Rosvall 1:18:54

3+ y ago1:18:54

1:18:54

Big talk on the pod today. My guest is Martin Rosvall. A network science legend. The creator of the InfoMap community detection algorithm (1). Martin’s group (2) studies information flows through social and biological systems to understand their inner workings. By simplifying myriad network interactions into maps of significant information flows, t…

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Too Lazy to Read the Paper: Episode 7 with Alice Schwarze 1:02:45

3+ y ago1:02:45

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Today on the Pod is Alice Schwarze. We talk about Alice’s paper "Motifs for processes on networks". Super exciting work! Before we get to the paper, we also talk about memes, how to get into Oxford, and being a young researcher today. Alice is a postdoctoral research scholar at the Department of Biology at the University of Washington. Her research…

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Too Lazy to Read the Paper: Episode 6 with Gourab Ghoshal and Petter Holme 1:11:35

3+ y ago1:11:35

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I’ve got a treat for you today. Today’s author’s are Gourab Ghoshal and Petter Holme, who are here to talk about a classic paper. A paper they co-authored and published in PRL in 2006. The paper has a fantastic title, which is basically also a mini abstract. It is called “Dynamics of Networking Agents Competing for High Centrality and Low Degree” (…

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Too Lazy to Read the Paper: Episode 5 with Renaud Lambiotte 1:15:45

3+ y ago1:15:45

1:15:45

Today’s guest is Renaud Lambiotte Renaud is an associate professor at the Mathematical Institute of Oxford University, investigating processes taking place on large networks. In the episode, we talk about his story in science, the joy and value of exploring without a particular purpose, doing a PhD without publishing any papers, … and how reading c…

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Too Lazy to Read the Paper: Episode 4 with Leidy Klotz 1:04:58

3+ y ago1:04:58

1:04:58

Today’s guest, Leidy Klotz, is a professor at the University of Virginia. He studies the science of design: how we transform things from how they are - to how we want them to be. Leidy wants to apply his work outside of academia:. He wants address climate change and systemic inequality, Leidy also works directly with organizations including the Wor…

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Too Lazy to Read the Paper: Episode 3 with Dirk Brockmann 1:21:23

3+ y ago1:21:23

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Via the response to the first couple of episodes I realized that not only my science-friends listen to the podcast, but many other people. So while I want to keep this part short, I should probably provide a short intro to present the interview subject. Today’s guest is Dirk Brockmann. Dirk is a physicist and complex systems researcher. He’s a prof…

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Too Lazy to Read the Paper. Episode 2 with Roberta Sinatra 1:22:35

3+ y ago1:22:35

1:22:35

This time we meet with physicist, expert on science of succes, and all-round amazing person, Roberta Sinatra. She talks about her recent paper "Success and luck in creative careers" (1). Along the way, we talk about her academic background, earlier work and what lead her to discuss the role of luck. Roberta uses a few slides for talk, you can find …

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Too Lazy to Read the Paper: Episode 1 with Marta C. González 1:01:09

3+ y ago1:01:09

1:01:09

This inaugural episode features physicist and transportation scientist Marta C. González (UC Berkeley) [1] explaining her paper "The TimeGeo modeling framework for urban mobility without travel surveys" (PNAS September 13, 2016 113 (37) E5370-E5378) [2]. [1] https://ced.berkeley.edu/ced/faculty-staff/marta-gonzalez [2] https://www.pnas.org/content/…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Sune Lehmann Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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David Lazer - The Extremely Early Mover 1:24:17

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Brennan Klein - Teleology, Perception, Complex Systems 1:42:15

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Erik Hoel - Letting the Creative Rivers Run Free 1:19:35

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Laura Alessandretti - The Deep Power of Programming 1:51:11

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Esteban Moro - Collaborating with the Competition 1:04:57

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Baruch Barzel - Doesn’t Need an Agent! 1:17:29

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Piotr Sapiezynski - Explaining the Filter Bubble! 1:15:54

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Aniko Hannak - The Path to Complexity and Beyond 1:17:31

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Rosemary Braun - It's Physics All the Way Down 1:15:56

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Tina Eliassi-Rad - Dark Side of the Moon 1:15:33

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Too Lazy to Read the Book: Episode 10 with Dashun Wang 1:09:43

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Too Lazy to Read the Paper: Episode 9 with Marta Sales-Pardo and Roger Guimera 1:17:36

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Too Lazy to Read the Paper: Episode 8 with Martin Rosvall 1:18:54

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Too Lazy to Read the Paper: Episode 7 with Alice Schwarze 1:02:45

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Too Lazy to Read the Paper: Episode 6 with Gourab Ghoshal and Petter Holme 1:11:35

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Too Lazy to Read the Paper: Episode 5 with Renaud Lambiotte 1:15:45

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Too Lazy to Read the Paper: Episode 4 with Leidy Klotz 1:04:58

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Too Lazy to Read the Paper: Episode 3 with Dirk Brockmann 1:21:23

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Too Lazy to Read the Paper. Episode 2 with Roberta Sinatra 1:22:35

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Too Lazy to Read the Paper: Episode 1 with Marta C. González 1:01:09

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