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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 27/02/2026

To do this we needed to audit each streamer's Stake gameplay. We used an LLM to capture balance, bet and game played every 4s of stream. We manually verified each streamer's balance over time and calculated their spins to wins. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 27/02/2026

We analyzed +500hrs of livestreams from 25 streamers and found Drake and Adin Ross win big 4x more frequently than the average when playing games owned by the Stake's parent co. Read our methodology with @suryamattu.com and @cecianasta.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 01/05/2025

This trend is partially due to historic lows in border arrests (freeing up space in the largest ICE facilities), and an increase in interior arrests. However, interior arrests aren't at a historic high, and the NE's largest detention center in had over 400 beds open. bloom.bg/43am95w

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 01/05/2025

When immigrants are transferred across state lines they often need to get new legal counsel. ICE detention facilities in the South and SW are remote, with immigration lawyers few and far between. The avg distance to the closest immigration lawyer in Louisiana is over 100 miles. bloom.bg/43am95w

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 01/05/2025

NEW: @bloomberg.com analysis of +13 years of ICE detentions shows immigrants transferred to the South and SW from interior US at unprecedented rates. Reducing the odds of winning their cases. w/ @elenamejia.bsky.social @racheladhe.bsky.social @pollymosendz.bsky.social bloom.bg/43am95w

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 22/01/2025

Hosts don’t style themselves as political-- guests are primarily comedians, influencers, athletes, musicians, but they booked more politicians and pundits before the election and these guests disproportionately garner the most views (30% of top 30) despite making up 1/8 of the 900+ guests.

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 22/01/2025

Hosts and guests discussed voting & elections in 37% of videos with +1M views. Half of the time broadcasters questioned elections integrity and half of the time they called on their audience to participate in elections by voting or by endorsing a candidate. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 22/01/2025

NEW: Bloomberg reviewed +1K hours of YouTube vids from 9 popular streamers and podcasters who cater to American men. We analyzed 2 yrs of guests and transcripts to see how they discussed political topics and understand their role as a new mainstream info hub www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 11/11/2024

One thing about me that most of you prob don’t know is that I cook Thai food frequently… So much so that I broke through a mortar.

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 11/10/2024

We designated +80 random addresses across Manhattan, BK, QNS and The BX to collect surge pricing every 10 mins using the rideshare aggregator @obiriders. We use this data to determine if a lockout occured in the proximity of a surge zone. bloom.bg/3BIPTLB

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 11/10/2024

Of the +3K lockouts confirmed w/ location, we found +400 lockouts occurred in the proximity of a surge zone. In nearly half of cases (44%), the magnitude of the surge increased. Potentially increasing costs for passengers. bloom.bg/3BIPTLB

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 11/10/2024

Uber and Lyft don’t share data on lockouts, so we built a WhatsApp tipline and shared it with worker groups, web forums, and distributed flyers to drivers directly. We crowdsourced +7K screenshots from <900 drivers (~1% of registered NYC drivers). bloom.bg/3BIPTLB

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 11/10/2024

The core promise of the gig-economy is flexibility. However, Uber and Lyft locked out drivers nearly every hour of every day w/ no notice. Including during peak hours and Uber "open access times" when drivers are told they can work. bloom.bg/3BIPTLB

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 03/05/2024

We have strayed too far from the light

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 15/03/2024

Lastly, we’re not at all ignorant of the literature, especially MB2004! We cite the literature frequently, going so far as attributing the experimental design to the literature.

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 08/03/2024

Why does GPT rank equally-qualified resumes differently based on names? Looking at how GPT represents the 800 names in our experiment as embeddings provides a clue. bloom.bg/3It4cE4

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 08/03/2024

Importantly, GPT isn't biased against one group across the board. GPT's bias differs based on the job description used to evaluate applicants. Resumes with women's names were the most likely to be top-ranked for an HR-role, adhering to gender stereotypes. bloom.bg/3It4cE4

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 08/03/2024

The diff in treatment across groups is substantial enough to surpass benchmarks for adverse impact -- a gov't standard used to test for discriminatory hiring practices. GPT's rankings would adversely impact at least one groups in all 4 jobs we tested. bloom.bg/3It4cE4

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 06/02/2024

Seemed mighty suspicious

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 17/01/2024

Speechless! Still loading was awarded a Phillip Meyer award! www.ire.org/2023-meyer-winners

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 20/12/2023

People turned away from traditional loans turn to nonbank lenders. A Bloomberg investigation led by Ann Choi finds that nonbanks charge more than traditional banks, with higher fees for Latino and Black borrowers: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 07/11/2023

Rest in peace Phillip Meyer. Excerpt from Precision Journalism

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 25/09/2023

SFO -> burrito direct flight

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 22/09/2023

Happy FOIA Friday for all those who celebrate.

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 27/08/2023

Me getting ready to go back to work with my ~devices~ after my adult summer funemployment

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 07/08/2023

Remembering playing this classic.

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 02/08/2023

The holy trinity of premium coconut products. 🥥

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 31/07/2023

Boston Chinatown last Friday.

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 25/07/2023

Exploring a slightly traumatic, but hopefully joyful topic tomorrow w/ my students. 🥲

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 14/07/2023

Today’s new dish: PAD KRA POW - Aka holy basil stirfry 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 12/07/2023

I love this WSJ infographic about the fragmentation and merging of Bell Systems into the big TeleCo's we know of today. www.wsj.com/articles/att-verizon-le…

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 07/07/2023

Teaching the data segment of the Lede program at Columbia J-school with my data therapist Jeremy Singer-Vine.

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 02/07/2023

Everything I love about America is in Queens. HADOUKEN

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 22/06/2023

Hey it’s me, Len Yin

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 21/06/2023

Best napkin I ever done saw.

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 15/06/2023

Howdy, Piotr Sapiezynski and I have been working on a Selenium tutorial for browser automation with some fun case studies and tips. Would love to hear your comments and suggestions! Learn how to swipe through TikTok's FYP for food vids: inspectelement.org/browser_automati…

Automating scrolling TikTok's "For You" page in Selenium

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 09/06/2023

You know when you see something come out and think, "damn this is good, I wish I did it." www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-gen…

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 10/05/2023

Left: makes so many mistakes they cancel out Middle: makes single mistake, career is ruined Right: no mistake 👑

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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 26/04/2023

This is a gelato appreciation zone:

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