Episode 93: Facing a Social Media Mob (with Stefan Uddenberg)

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Yoel and Alexa are joined by Stefan Uddenberg, a social perception researcher and author of the paper "Deep Models of Superficial Face Judgments." This paper was the focus of a previous episde - "A Face for Podcasting" - in which the co-hosts discussed the research, and the resulting controversy. Now, Stefan offers a new, insider perspective. He begins by offering a deeper explanation of the work, noting that a large, diverse set of facial images, is essential for studying how people are unfairly judged based on appearance (e.g., their race and gender). He also recounts the outrage on Twitter and somehow finds lessons to be learned from even the harshest and most misinformed attacks. In an unexpected twist, Yoel and Alexa discover Stefan's hidden talent.

Special Guest: Stefan Uddenberg.

Links:

• Two Psychologists F. on Untappd
• Stefan Uddenberg
• Deep models of superficial face judgments | PNAS
• Reflections on ML models of first impressions | by Alex, Jordan, Josh, Stefan & Tom | Medium
• In the Air - YouTube