Benjy Braun

In decision-making, we often get swept up by exceptional cases, ignoring the broader context in which they exist. This tendency, known as the base rate fallacy, can lead us to make poor judgments, whether evaluating NBA draft picks, hiring employees, or investing in startups. In this talk, we'll exp

In an attempt to deliver solutions as quickly as possible, non-technical co-workers and customers often butt heads with data scientists. A “let’s get it built as quickly as possible to meet this customer need” mindset may look like an asset, but the “tech debt”– the backlog created when writing unsu

"The end-user understanding how something works is just as important as the result. Concepts and techniques that come naturally to us as Data Scientists can be totally perplexing to non-expert consumers . . . and that’s when critical analysis gets lost in translation. We can’t help if we can’t co