Resoundingly HumanDid you know that drones can help provide medical care to rural communities? Or that analyzing historical data could provide key insight to fighting hate crime in today’s world? What is the real impact that legalizing marijuana could have on the tobacco and alcohol industries?
All across the globe, every single day, analytics, operations research, artificial intelligence, data science, and more are providing valuable insight to some of the world’s most complex problems, providing life- and cost-saving solutions and optimizing the way we live and work.
Resoundingly Human is a bi-weekly podcast that highlights the work of INFORMS members who are transforming the world around us, in ways both big and small.
Whether you are a member of one of the many science and mathematics communities, or are simply interested in learning more about how these fascinating contributions are impacting the world around you, Resoundingly Human will show you how the science and technology of decision making is saving lives, saving money, and solving problems!
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From improved access to life-saving care, to better better treatment outcomes for a wide range of conditions, to helping at risk populations receive care when they need it most, O.R. and analytics are being leveraged in myriad ways to improve health and wellness across the globe.
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I am thrilled to welcome back to Resoundingly Human the 2024 INFORMS President Julie Swann, who is also the A. Doug Allison Distinguished Professor and Department Head of the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at North Carolina State University, to share some behind the scenes updates on all that’s been happening with INFORMS!
The opioid epidemic is a decades long public health crisis that is only continuing to grow in severity and impact. It is currently the foremost public health crisis in the United States, with its roots tracing back to mid to late 1990s when the highly concentrated prescription pain killer Oxycontin was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in conjunction with the controversial pain as the fifth vital sign campaign, among other factors. As the U.S. government, healthcare system, and general public struggle to combat this epidemic, members of the OR/MS and analytics community are leveraging data and research…
Welcome to today’s episode! We have an exciting discussion lined up as we dive into a fascinating study on TikTok, the wildly popular consumer-to-consumer media platform. My guests today explore how the length of videos impacts their performance on the platform. By modeling viewer behavior and analyzing market performance, they uncover intriguing insights including different optimal video lengths for maximizing viewer traffic. Stay tuned as we unpack these findings and their implications for content creators and platforms alike! I’m excited to introduce Xuying Zhao with Texas A&M University and Jane Gu with the University of Connecticut, to discuss their study…