William CottoninVoice Tech PodcastBuilding Better ReadsA crash course in AWS and NLPAug 9, 20191Aug 9, 20191
William CottonPredicting War and Plugging LeaksLast week, I had the opportunity to participate in my first Build Week at Lambda School. I worked on a team with two other data scientists…Jul 5, 2019Jul 5, 2019
William CottonWhy You Should Spend More Time Chasing Wild GeeseKnowing how to find what you’re looking for is great. Knowing how to find what you’re not looking for is exceptional.May 30, 2019May 30, 2019
William CottonFinding Water in Tanzania: An ExplorationWe’ve got this dataset with information about wells in Tanzania. We’d like to predict, based on forty or so features, the status of the…May 23, 2019May 23, 2019
William CottonAccess to electricity in the developing worldFor most of us in the Western world, we take access to electricity as a given, and only rarely have to do without it. But in some parts of…Apr 18, 2019Apr 18, 2019
William CottonBeliefWhat role does data science play in helping us define and refine our beliefs? How much do our conclusions result from principled analysis…Apr 11, 2019Apr 11, 2019
William CottonIntuitionOne of my primary intellectual interests is intuition: how do we develop it? What processes and physical properties underlie our…Mar 18, 2019Mar 18, 2019