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How to write a custom function to generate multiple plots in R

An easy introduction to writing custom functions

Apr 11, 2023

How to write a custom function to generate multiple plots in R

Apr 11, 2023

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Find your people

I once felt the inverse of Alice in Wonderland. Instead of the room shrinking down… I became a speck.

Aug 13, 2020

Find your people

Aug 13, 2020

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A Call for Collaboration on COVID-19: Data Scientists, Artists, Public Health Experts

I am a data scientist and artist with a masters in public health. Everything that’s unfolding with COVID-19 is the reason I entered into…

Mar 21, 2020

A Call for Collaboration on COVID-19: Data Scientists, Artists, Public Health Experts

Mar 21, 2020

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Brb… I’m going down a rabbit hole (How I learned how to read code documentation)

Looking back over the last 3 months of my data science immersive, I remember spending my time in three distinct chunks: lectures…

Mar 12, 2020

Brb… I’m going down a rabbit hole (How I learned how to read code documentation)

Mar 12, 2020

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Pursuing Data Science Led Me Back to My First Love

In a world where everything feels divided nowadays, one of the oldest divides is the one between the arts and the sciences. As someone who…

Feb 19, 2020

Pursuing Data Science Led Me Back to My First Love

Feb 19, 2020

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My Journey into Data Science

The last time I blogged about data science was 5 years ago, when I wrote a post for Gilt Tech on how I got into data science.

Dec 17, 2019

My Journey into Data Science

Dec 17, 2019

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Ridiculous, silly, no good fears

Today marks 6 years since I joined Doctors Without Borders. Last year, I shared my journey from an intern to field worker. This year, I’m…

Sep 10, 2018

Ridiculous, silly, no good fears

Sep 10, 2018

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The hidden power you didn’t know you had

I often say my job feels like trying to push a mountain. There’s Pfizer and GSK, these big pharmaceutical companies, and then there’s us……

Apr 27, 2017

The hidden power you didn’t know you had

Apr 27, 2017

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One More Thing You Can Do to End the Violence: Show up to Jury Duty

Adding to Mic’s article on the 15 Things Your City Can Do Right Now, let me elaborate on this point — to stop criminalizing everything. You…

Jul 8, 2016

One More Thing You Can Do to End the Violence: Show up to Jury Duty

Jul 8, 2016

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Illustrating the inhumanity of EU-Turkey deal

Reading about the EU-Turkey deal feels like I’m reading about two people trading collectible cards rather than reading about our global…

Mar 20, 2016

Illustrating the inhumanity of EU-Turkey deal

Mar 20, 2016

Vivian Peng

Vivian Peng

Artist, activist, data scientist. Currently Lead Data Scientist at The Rockefeller Foundation. Formerly @ Mayor's of Los Angeles and Doctors Without Borders

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