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Women in data science: Q&A with Felicity Splatt
July 1st, 2020For talented and driven individuals, opportunities abound in the booming data science and analytics field. Career paths are broad and varied and cover almost every industry.
AI answers existential questions
June 25th, 2020Artificial intelligence can struggle with abstraction. The tools we depend on daily display a masterly command of details, but a shakier grasp of existential matters. Ask Alexa for a recipe, and…
Media sentiment analysis on major tech companies
June 3rd, 2020Google, Facebook, Apple and a host of other tech companies have come to dictate modern life. Whether we're shopping for groceries, posting pictures of our friends, or sharing financial data with a…
Can you teach yourself to be a data scientist?
October 3rd, 2019The number of education options available to would-be data scientists starting their careers has risen dramatically over recent years. Business…
Creative decision making – how data science is both an art and a science
September 8th, 2019It’s probably safe to assume that most people view data science as being a strictly scientific discipline—it’s right there in the name after all. Yet, many data scientists…
What maths does a data scientist need to know?
August 1st, 2019Data science is an attractive career option for anyone looking to enter a profession that provides great career outlooks and which sits at the forefront of many technological innovations occurring…