May 14, 2019Member-onlyPrivacy on Facebook: A Real Solution or a Hyped Trend?“The Future is Private” This isn’t the first time we’ve heard hype-inducing language at a tech conference — whether it’s about artificial intelligence or the newest mobile camera. Usually, I try to disregard this fluff when I watch the 5-minute summary videos. …Facebook6 min readFacebook6 min read
Published in Towards Data Science·Oct 1, 2018Illuminating Our Light Bulb Data with the Permutation TestAlmost every day I’m hit with a new “enviro-stat” (yes there’s a name for them now). Toilet paper kills 27,000 trees per day. Two-thirds of the great barrier reef is disappearing. While I’m sure that these fun facts are relevant, I often find them unrelatable, inconceivable, and not really that…Data Science5 min readData Science5 min read
Apr 7, 2018Can mobile apps help reduce carbon emissions?It seems like every app is tracking us these days. Facebook analyzes user activity to predict their political affiliation. Waze aggregates user location data to estimate traffic patterns. Almost every day a new fitness app is released that tracks user movement to promote a more healthy lifestyle. While some data…Climate Change4 min readClimate Change4 min read
