Artificial intelligence is starting to make waves in medicine; we look at how technology might potentially change how medical testing works. We also bring in some statistical reasoning in the debate of whether or not there is racial discrimination in Harvard’s college admissions process.

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• High-performance medicine: the convergence of human and artificial intelligence

• What Statistics Can’t Tell Us in the Fight over Affirmative Action at Harvard

• The Harvard Bias Suit by Asian-Americans: 5 Key Issues

• Harvard Case Expert Report

• Harvard Ranks Applicants on ‘Humor’ and ‘Grit,’ Court Filings Show