Tag: Scientists

These people are usually product managers (who build the vision and strategy for a product), designers (who design the product), and engineers (who will evaluate the technical feasibility of the idea and build it). The insights you will share and recommendations yo...

So previously, we discussed : The importance of sharing your work regularly with stakeholders, even if it’s not finished yet Seeking feedback regularly to ensure you’re on the right track Doing this will help you build trust with ...

Are you an analyst or data scientist at a large organisation? Raise your hand if you’ve ever come across these head-scratchers: Finding data felt like going on a Sherlock expedition. Understanding data lineage was impossibly frustrating. Accessing data bec...

As a Data Scientist, you might want to create dashboards for data visualization, visualize data and even implement business applications to assist stakeholders in making actionable decisions. Multiple tools and technology can be used to perform those tasks, whether open-source or proprietary soft...

“Those data governance guys sure know how to make life interesting…” It’s time to cut them some slack. Drawing from my experience as an engineer and data scientist at one of Australia’s banking giants for half a decade, I’ve had the privilege of st...

Earlier this year, I started a piece on several data quality issues (or characteristics) that heavily compromise our machine learning models. One of them was, unsurprisingly, Missing Data. I’ve been studying this topic for many years now (I know, right?!) but along some project...

Due to its extensive functionality and versatility, pandas has secured a place in every data scientist’s heart. From data input/output to data cleaning and transformation, it’s nearly impossible to think about data manipulation without import pandas as pd, right? ...

Are you an analyst or data scientist at a large organisation? Raise your hand if you’ve ever come across these head-scratchers: Finding data felt like going on a Sherlock expedition. Understanding data lineage was impossibly frustrating. Accessing data bec...

Due to its extensive functionality and versatility, pandas has secured a place in every data scientist’s heart. From data input/output to data cleaning and transformation, it’s nearly impossible to think about data manipulation without import pandas as pd, right? ...

I’ve been studying this topic for many years now (I know, right?!) but along some projects I contribute to in the Data-Centric Community, I realized that many data scientists still haven’t fully grasped the full complexity of the problem, which inspired me to create this comprehensi...

Giving 50 homeless people $7500 each In the vibrant backdrop of Vancouver, something remarkable was taking shape. The New Leaf Project, a venture by the Foundations for Social Change and the University of British Columbia, was all set to challenge some entrenched beliefs about homelessness. ...

The Earth’s climate is rapidly changing, and its impact on the planet is becoming increasingly visible each day. Ocean surface temperatures have hit unprecedented highs in the last month, leaving scientists utterly terrified. The University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute has analyse...

Giving 50 homeless people $7500 each In the vibrant backdrop of Vancouver, something remarkable was taking shape. The New Leaf Project, a venture by the Foundations for Social Change and the University of British Columbia, was all set to challenge some entrenched beliefs about homelessness. ...

In the vibrant backdrop of Vancouver, something remarkable was taking shape. The New Leaf Project, a venture by the Foundations for Social Change and the University of British Columbia, was all set to challenge some entrenched beliefs about homelessness. Here’s how it unfolded: I...

Atop the Javits Center in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen sits one of the nation’s largest rooftop farms. Its 6.75-acres are home to manicured rows of leafy greens, an apple orchard, honeybee hives, and — on a sunny spring day last May — 991 New York City students from 35 pu...

I believe in this day and age science is under threat from the forces of ignorance. It is the duty of scientists to use our knowledge in civic participation. Science is an impact profession, especially physics. Public health is likely the most important. One need look no further than the rise of ant...

An avenue that scientists are currently exploring for the development of novel pharmaceuticals involves the synthesis of bioactive compounds found in Chinese herbal medicine. This collaborative effort, combining traditional knowledge with modern scientific methods, focuses on pharmaceutically releva...

In a groundbreaking fusion of technology and biology, scientists have merged artificial intelligence (AI) with cerebral organoids, commonly referred to as “minibrains,” to revolutionize computing capabilities. This innovative approach harnesses the potential of these miniature brain mode...

In the previous article I discussed how Forensic Scientists use fingerprints to analyze crime scenes and determine possible suspects. Now, let’s look at blood, which is also one of the most important pieces of evidence that must be considered. It is also one of the most unfortunate, since when...

However, groundbreaking research by Corina Amor Vegas and her colleagues at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) suggests that the key to combating aging might lie within our own bodies, specifically in our immune cells. The team’s research revolves around a type of white blood cell known a...

Hey there! I’m Maxwell’s Demon, a quirky character in the world of physics. Picture this — I’m this tiny being with the incredible ability to sort particles based on their energy levels. It’s like being the bouncer at the door of a super exclusive club, but instead of c...

There’s only one problem. It was designed for a “perfectly rational” economic actor. As we know, humans are far from rational, and none of us approach a description of perfectly rational. But what would happen if you had a workplace retirement savings plan designed by two exp...

home prime of a number, follow this procedure: first, find its prime factors; then concatenate these by writing the prime factors in size order to form a new number using all of their digits; then repeat until the resulting number is prime. For example, 9 = 3 × 3, so its prime factors are 3...

The importance of statistics in data science and data analytics cannot be underestimated. Statistics provides tools and methods to find structure and to give deeper data insights. Both Statistics and Mathematics love facts and hate guesses. Knowing the fundamentals of these two important subjects wi...

The multi-billion dollar hair coloring industry might be in for a bumpy ride ahead. It’s generally always been assumed that once hair goes gray, it stays that way. But a new study might be calling that into question. The study is from researchers at Columbia University, and it’s...