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brandonb
9,342karma·1,335submissions·January 17, 2011
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Data for good.
Co-Founder at Empirical Health (https://empirical.health). Don't die of heart disease.
Before: Co-Founder @ Cardiogram (ML for heart health)
CTO at Sift Science (YC S11, machine learning to fight fraud)
Data Science @ UCSF Cardiology
HealthCare.gov rescue team
Google (Android speech recognition, search ads ML)
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(OP here) - no affiliation with Olipop. But we've tried all the fiber supplements around the office, and we found Olipop is a pretty palatable option compared to, say, psyllium husk (which forms …
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Soluble for heart disease, insoluble for cancer!
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A recent meta-analysis showed fiber reduces overall mortality by 23%. Surprisingly enough, this isn't just due to the effect on cardiovascular disease via cholesterol -- fiber actually reduced ri…
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FWIW, I received several TestFlight invites to a "ChatGPT Ads" app that were actually scams. Apple removed them after a few hours. Check the developer name carefully if you get one of these.…
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Yeah -- it uses deep learning on PPG (heart rate signals). It's most likely picking up on the shape of the pulse wave, pulse wave velocity, and other proxies to blood pressure. It's worth no…
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This is a fund from the person who started Code for America, helped start the US Digital Service, and served as deputy CTO of the United States in ~2013.