Recorded a new #podcast with co-founder and former CEO of Instagram, Kevin Systrom Systrom, last night. We talked wealth & happiness, meditation, rt.live, Bayesian modeling, #PyMC3, and much more. Catch up on old episodes here: pydata-podcast.com

We're open sourcing the code behind the rt.live website, too: github.com/rtcovidlive/co… If you're interested in the JS + d3 code that powers the visualizations on the site, it's now there for you to explore

"It's like driving a car 100mph down a freeway trying to control it by looking in the rear view mirror," says @Kevin on #COVID19 data. "That's part of why we built the site--we wanted to give people an insight into how the stats are actually developing with a reliable algorithm."

This holiday I'm partnering with Ray Dalio and friends to give away 20,000 $50 charity gift cards. There are no strings attached - our hope is that you experience the joy of giving. Visit RedefineGifting.TisBest.org to claim yours. Let's #RedefineGifting

It's been a minute, but Mike Krieger and I are back at it with Artifact - a personalized news feed using the latest ai tech. Visit artifact.news to sign up and join the community.

Excited to announce @ARTIFACT_News is now open to everyone (no waitlist or signup required). We also added a bunch of new features: profile visualization, popular in your network, and more. Read about it here medium.com/artifact-news/…

It's not a launch without a little sizzle reel 🌶 Come join us in @ARTIFACT_News !

Today we launched a summaries tool on Artifact. For those with info overload, this is a great tool to have the context you need more quickly before diving in more deeply.

New to Artifact: Follow Writers. We all have our favorite writers, now you can follow them on Artifact. We'll prioritize their articles at the top of feed. We believe in helping writers build an audience and giving more control to users. medium.com/artifact-news/…

Today we're launching three new features that make it more fun and useful to read with Artifact. Thread 🧵

One of the most requested features on Artifact now available!

Exciting update in @artifact_news: our reading level cards just got an interactive 3D makeover. Visit your profile, tap your current level, and see the magic for yourself. Curious how we did it on iOS and Android? Here's the thread: 🧵

We recently launched interactive 3D cards to represent reading levels on ARTIFACT - all unique to each user. We learned some tips for implementing 3D on iOS/Android along the way. Here's a bit about how we designed the details 🧵

Today we're launching the ability to listen to articles on Artifact, powered by @Speechify_audio. Choose from 30+ voices including fun, celebrity voices like Snoop Dogg and Gwyneth Paltrow. Available now on iOS, and coming soon to Android.

Today, we're launching Links on Artifact. Now you can use the app to discover more than news - anything interesting on the web - powered by AI. Download the latest to check it out. medium.com/artifact-news/…

Last week we launched Links on ARTIFACT and the reception has been amazing. I wrote a short links post detailing how the machine learning behind links works artifact.news/posts/p/149206…

Really beautiful work by the team! Excited to get this out there!

This year I've worked with Ray Dalio and others to give away 20,000 $50 charity gift cards. Grab one and direct the gift to a charity of your choice. This holiday, instead of giving more stuff, let's focus on giving to those most in need. Get your 🎁 here: tisbest.org/rg/kevin-systr…