Today’s column is partly about data science, but it’s also about the sociology of work. As a senior practitioner in the field, I started my data science career long before Covid-19 and the radical shift in the way we work today developed. I started my professional career years before even that. As a result, my years of learning how to be a professional anything, let alone a professional data scientist, were spent in close quarters with much more experienced people, and in many ways that made it possible for me to get where I am. My development into a data scientist was not just about coursework and studying, it was about learning how to be a data scientist in all kinds of ways, many of which were subtly absorbed by being around other data scientists and doing the job.
OOTD: Work at Home Days
I like this sweatshirt though. The length is perfect. the arms are long enough, the neckline is nice and open. It’s my second base…