We need to take a lesson from nature — A couple of months ago, I took a class at university called “Biomimicry”. You’re probably wondering, what does that even mean? I had the same question. Biomimicry is the design and production of materials, structures, and systems that are inspired on biological entities and processes. Some of the examples that…

Save time avoiding the common mistakes beginners make when using the CLI — If you’ve spent 5 minutes around computers, chances are you’ve used the CLI (Command Line Interface). You’ve had problems like not being able to copy and paste using keyboard shortcuts (Control-C, Control-V) or easily saving the output of your last command, etc. …

What does AI have to say about the pandemic? This political analysis is driven by Network Analysis, Natural Language Processing, and Topic Modelling. What information is the public receiving about changing restrictions and policies around COVID from their MPs and UK politicians? How politically polarized are opinions around COVID in…

A cheat sheet with all the functions and calls that are most often used in pandas — In this article you will find: Five functions to get to know your dataset Filter your dataframe by value Had datetime type Merge multiple datasets Handle columns Group by value Apply a function Use the lambda method If you’re not already a member, get your Medium Membership here! 1. Get to know your dataset The first thing to do after loading a…

Automation of playlist creation using high dimensional data clustering — The spotify API allows us to create a simple server-side application that accesses user related data from the Spotify app. It also gives you access to information that is not available on the app, such as artist popularity, song metrics, album cover images, etc. …

And answer the question: Where do I even start? How do I progress??? — Exactly two months ago, I decided to start my coding journey. I found that few articles give a beginner friendly programming pipeline. It’s time to share! How to answer tough questions using data-analysis? In this article you will find: Where to begin? Coding platforms/environments used for programming Where to find…

The most time consuming aspect of NLP summarised in quick and easy steps. Emoji handling BONUS. — What is NLP and why is it important Natural language processing helps computers communicate with humans in their own language. It makes it possible for computers to read text, hear speech, interpret it, measure sentiment and determine which parts are important. It allows us as well as our machines to develop our logical, emotional and intuitive intelligence, which…

Across the world, countries have reacted differently to the coronavirus. Can data tell us which policy strategy worked best? — Note from the editors: Towards Data Science is a Medium publication primarily based on the study of data science and machine learning. We are not health professionals or epidemiologists, and the opinions of this article should not be interpreted as professional advice. …

Diving into the world of emojis, audios, attachments and late night conversations. — It was my best friend’s birthday a couple of days ago and I decided to harness my coding skills to give her a unique gift. Get ready for an in depth analysis of Words, Emojis, Numbers, Words, Links, Images, Videos, Audios and attachments In this article, you will find A step by step guide to formatting…