Project Lens is an alpha-level demo. The data sets are incomplete and imbalanced and algorithm parameters are being tuned. Results should thus be considered directional. Want to provide feedback, request features, or collaborate?

john r stanton

john r stanton

@dcbigjohn

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Gogo fanatic, crawfish lover, @The_Gambit Editor. Formerly of BuzzFeed, one time bouncer. send me tips and scoops at jstanton@gambitweekly.com

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Lens Rankings

Journalism

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Culture and Political Economy

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Think Tanks

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system

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Science

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Informal Community

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Crypto

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#1702 0.000002 Crypto Political Economy
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Software Engineering

#1710 0.000002 Rust
#2025 0.000001 Zig

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