Episode 92

The Next Frontier of Social Science - Text as Data

Dr. Justin Grimmer (Co-author of "Text as Data" and Prof. in Stanford's Political Science Department)

Dr. Justin Grimmer, Professor in Stanford University's Department of Political Science and co-author of Text as Data, and I discuss how and why turning text into data will be the future of the social sciences.

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Dr. Justin Grimmer

Co-author of "Text as Data" and Prof. in Stanford's Political Science Department

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Episode 92 with Dr. Justin Grimmer, originally published Jul 9, 2022.

The Hook

Researching in the social sciences now

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Researching in the social sciences now

How machine learning turns text into data

Privacy and data

Examples and impact

How to develop a career in this intersection of machine learning and social science

Recurring Questions

Recurring Question

"What books have had an impact on you?"

For Young Listeners

"What advice do you have for teenagers?"

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Dr. Justin Grimmer is a Professor in Stanford University's Department of Political Science, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, and Co-Director of the Democracy and Polarization Lab. His research focuses on Congress, elections, social media, and data science.

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Co-author of "Text as Data" and Prof. in Stanford's Political Science Department

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