The Principles of Data Science
Many great fields have principles that set the direction and bounds of the field. The feature-bug of data science is … Continue reading
Back of the Envelope
Speed, Cars, and Pedestrians – What is a natural mixture?
Recently, SFMTA posted an interesting and pertinent infographic for drivers and bicyclists in San Francisco. Obviously, the faster a car … Continue reading
2020 Housing Projections
If everyone made a list of their headaches with living in San Francisco, it would include crime and housing. To … Continue reading
Career
14 Inspiring Open Data Science Positions
I recently had the honor of speed dating 64 open data science positions. I approached my job change as a research opportunity to understand the … Continue reading
Data Science, Remember your Future
Here is an elegantly simple highlight of how the data science profession is changing. In April 2008, there was still some … Continue reading
Women in the C-Suite: Ambitions and Likability
I love answering popular science questions! Recently, I was able to answer three of the juiciest career related questions I … Continue reading
Unicorn or Data Monkey?
Data science is a position in tech blessed with the problem of asking “what should I do today?” Even if … Continue reading
Data Science
14 Inspiring Open Data Science Positions
I recently had the honor of speed dating 64 open data science positions. I approached my job change as a research opportunity to understand the … Continue reading
Data Science, Remember your Future
Here is an elegantly simple highlight of how the data science profession is changing. In April 2008, there was still some … Continue reading
Technical
Bounding Viral Impact in Experiments
Experimentation on social networks has a unique situation. Two connected members in different cohorts can influence what each other do. This social interference invalidates … Continue reading
Wicked Fast Data Product Prototyping
A perfect storm has been brewing and enabling my passion for rapid data prototyping. Clusters have grown to handle a year+ of … Continue reading
Measure Me.
Launching a rocket ship, or a new company is a bizarre experience. There is the rush of rapidly completing major … Continue reading
Mean Average Precision isn’t so Nice.
For search algorithms, Mean Average Precision(MAP) and its variants rule the roost of metrics on search dashboards. MAP is also … Continue reading
Data Stories 