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Episode 68 - 6 University Courses that Influenced Me in Surprising Ways

Episode 68 - 6 University Courses that Influenced Me in Surprising Ways

Max Sklar
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Aaron and I discuss my list of 6 university courses that in retrospect have influenced me in surprising and unexpected ways, even after many years. The list is:

Yale's Writing Seminar (Yale)
Functional Programming (Yale)
Philosophy and Computer Science (Yale)
Emerging Technology and Business Innovation (NYU Stern)
Machine Learning (NYU Courant)
Electronic Communities (NYU Stern)

Course Materials and Professor Bios

Check out the Haskell School of Expression by Paul Hudak.
This was the memorial symposium I was at a few years ago.

David Gelernter on Wikipedia and Website at Yale
Alex Tuzhilin Website
Yann Lecun’s Homepage
Kristen Sosulski Homepage
Valley NYC on Instagram

High School Graduates in 1958 on their decision to go or not go to college

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