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DrivenData Interview

My path to becoming a full-stack data scientist, helpful data science tools and resources, machine learning competitions, our obligation…

Dec 14, 2020

DrivenData Interview

Dec 14, 2020

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A Data Science Conversation

How to teach yourself data science and other advice from my interview on the Towards Data Science podcast.

Mar 10, 2020

A Data Science Conversation

Mar 10, 2020

12 Lessons from 55,000 pages of books

How 136 books can update our prior knowledge of the world

Jan 2, 2020

12 Lessons from 55,000 pages of books

Jan 2, 2020

Books of 2019

One Year, 136 books, innumerable lessons

Dec 31, 2019

Books of 2019

Dec 31, 2019

“Just Do It” Won’t Get You to Your Goals

Effective strategies for attaining lofty goals

Dec 27, 2019

“Just Do It” Won’t Get You to Your Goals

Dec 27, 2019

My Early Career Principles

Lessons from a year in the working world

Dec 17, 2019

My Early Career Principles

Dec 17, 2019

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Lessons from a Year in the Data Science Trenches

Five takeaways from learning to put machine learning in production at Cortex Building Intelligence

Dec 9, 2019

Lessons from a Year in the Data Science Trenches

Dec 9, 2019

The Mundanity of Excellence: Talent Does Not Determine Success and Why That Terrifies People

On the Ordinary Nature of High Performance

Aug 6, 2019

The Mundanity of Excellence: Talent Does Not Determine Success and Why That Terrifies People

Aug 6, 2019

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Most People Screw Up Multiple Percent Changes. Here’s How to Get Them Right.

Solving a Common Math Problem with Everyday Applications

Aug 4, 2019

Most People Screw Up Multiple Percent Changes. Here’s How to Get Them Right.

Aug 4, 2019

How to Access Pages Missing from the Internet

Using the Wayback Machine to Find Lost Pages

Jul 31, 2019

How to Access Pages Missing from the Internet

Jul 31, 2019

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Lessons from How to Lie with Statistics

Timeless Data Literacy Advice

Jul 28, 2019

Lessons from How to Lie with Statistics

Jul 28, 2019

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How 90% of Drivers Can be “Above Average” or Why You Need to be Careful When Talking Statistics

Means, Medians, and Skewed Distributions

Jul 18, 2019

How 90% of Drivers Can be “Above Average” or Why You Need to be Careful When Talking Statistics

Jul 18, 2019

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Thoughts on the Two Cultures of Statistical Modeling

Accuracy beats interpretability and other takeaways from “Statistical Modeling: The Two Cultures” by Leo Breiman

Jul 17, 2019

Thoughts on the Two Cultures of Statistical Modeling

Jul 17, 2019

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How to Avoid Common Difficulties in Your Data Science Programming Environment

Reduce the incidental issues in your programming environment so you can focus on the important data science problems.

Jul 12, 2019

How to Avoid Common Difficulties in Your Data Science Programming Environment

Jul 12, 2019

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Data Scientists: Your Variable Names Are Awful. Here’s How to Fix Them.

A Simple Way to Greatly Improve Code Quality

Jul 8, 2019

Data Scientists: Your Variable Names Are Awful. Here’s How to Fix Them.

Jul 8, 2019

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Notes on Software Construction from Code Complete

Lessons from “Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Constructions” with applications for data science

Jul 4, 2019

Notes on Software Construction from Code Complete

Jul 4, 2019

Master’s in Computer Science at Georgia Tech Personal Statement

Why I’m pursuing an advanced degree in computer science

May 16, 2019

Master’s in Computer Science at Georgia Tech Personal Statement

May 16, 2019

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How to Generate Prediction Intervals with Scikit-Learn and Python

Using the Gradient Boosting Regressor to show uncertainty in machine learning estimates

May 8, 2019

How to Generate Prediction Intervals with Scikit-Learn and Python

May 8, 2019

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Is the Job of Data Scientist at Risk of Being Automated?

A useful test for determining if your job can be done by a machine with an application to data scientist

May 4, 2019

Is the Job of Data Scientist at Risk of Being Automated?

May 4, 2019

100 Miles through the Park: What It’s Like to Run a 100-Mile Ultramarathon

The Why and How of Running an Ultramarathon: A Personal Account of the 2019 Potawatomi Trail Runs

Apr 28, 2019

100 Miles through the Park: What It’s Like to Run a 100-Mile Ultramarathon

Apr 28, 2019

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Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Cortex Sustainability Intelligence

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