The life of a sea squirt has an important lesson for data science. For those who haven’t heard, sea squirts come to life as larvae that swim freely around. In that state, however, they are not capable of feeding so they will soon settle to the bottom of the ocean and cement themselves headfirst to … More Agile Data Science: Start with An Action
Colleagues and friends often ask me for book recommendations on data science. Here are seven books that teach some of the most important mental models on the limits of predictability and model building, as well as prediction techniques that actually work in practice. An Introduction to Probability and Inductive Logic by Ian Hacking Against the Gods: … More A Reading List for Data Scientists
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My Irrational Life
Updates on my research and expository papers, discussion of open problems, and other maths-related topics. By Terence Tao
Mental Models 4 Life 