During an interview, a candidate recently asked me why, after more than five years, I still work at Automattic. Why? I like the people I work with, and they alone are a good reason to stay. Being globally distributed means I get to work with colleagues from various backgrounds. This helps me understand first-hand what’s … Continue reading Join us at Tumblr!
Category: Data Science
Teaching Python to Beginners
Vicki Boykis shares some tips on how to teach beginners to code.
… Continue readingBoris Gorelik on the biggest missed opportunity in data visualization
Boris Gorelik recently joined us to present on The Biggest Missed Opportunity in Data Visualization based on his recent talk at the NDR conference. Boris was a data scientist at Automattic, is now a data science consultant, and blogs regularly on data visualization and productivity. https://videopress.com/v/unSMD0ZA?preloadContent=metadata Some of highlights (along with a handy timestamp) include: … Continue reading Boris Gorelik on the biggest missed opportunity in data visualization
How to Avoid Statistical Bootstrapping Pitfalls
Yanir Seroussi shares some insight into the common pitfalls of statistical bootstrapping and how to avoid them.
… Continue readingGender and Racial Bias in Cloud NLP Sentiment APIs
Do natural language processing tools from Amazon and Google contain racial and gender bias? Charles Earl investigates.
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Data for Breakfast 