Field Notes from the Lab
Research notes, thoughts, and essays from Second Street Labs.
Urban Networks
Dec 1, 2025Our cities are complex networks. Can researchers keep up?
detroitmidtownMath Behind IQ
Nov 6, 2025Quantifying the complexity of a question.
mlcomplexityknowledge graphZoning Law is Complex. This Makes it Perfect for AI.
Nov 5, 2025Zoning law is complex and highly-specific. How do we find the right answer as quickly (and efficiently) as possible?
zoningmlcitiesUrban Data Coordination
Nov 3, 2025Standards that make city data actually useful.
citiesdatamlUnlearning in Practice
Sep 26, 2025Operational playbook for compliance-driven ML systems.
mlprivacyunlearningThe Problem of Optimization
Sep 19, 2025The mathematical route to the best possible cities.
mathoptimizationcitiesDeploying Handwriting Recognition at Scale for the State of Michigan
Sep 12, 2025Kennon talks about the opportunities (and challenges) of building for public systems.
public sectormlcomputer visionmachine learningclient workHello from Second Street Labs
Sep 6, 2025A note from our research team on Midtown's favorite holiday.
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