Category Archives: Data Science

What Are You Going to Do with That?

Posted on May 15, 2017 by evelynjlamb

For people in graduate school for math, the question, “What are you going to do with that?” often seems to have a clear, easy answer: “I’m going to be a math professor.” In grad school, our role models are the professors … Continue reading →

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As The Dust Settles, Let’s Check The Numbers

Posted on November 15, 2016 by annahaensch

I really didn’t want to write about the election. But probably, much like you, it’s all I can think about right now. News media is completely saturated with it and the blogs are churning out a steady stream of predictions … Continue reading →

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Opening The Cryptographic Backdoor

Posted on February 23, 2016 by annahaensch

Unless you’ve been living off the grid somewhere in an igloo build out of old discarded iPhones, you’ve probably heard about the recent standoff between Apple and the US government. The short story, is that the US Government has demanded … Continue reading →

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Take Me Out To The Stats Game!

Posted on October 12, 2015 by annahaensch

Recently, I was hanging out watching the Pirates crumble under the pressure of a wild card game and someone asked me a really good question. Supposing you were busy taking selfies and missed a few plays, but you noticed that … Continue reading →

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Turns Out You Can Be Diverse and Segregated At the Same Time

Posted on May 12, 2015 by annahaensch

Well, it’s official, I’m an unrelenting fangirl for Dustin Cable’s Racial Dot Map and everything it stands for. If you’re not yet familiar, it’s one of the coolest data visualization projects to come out of the census data. The map … Continue reading →

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