The Pop Star of Data Science

One man’s quest to bring machine learning into the mainstream

Sten Sootla
Jul 18, 2019 · 5 min read
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Disclaimer: The sole purpose of this article is to stir productive discussion by providing an unconventional, perhaps controversial perspective on the seemingly frivolous teaching techniques the data science popularizer Siraj Raval employs in his videos. It’s not my intention to give an appraisal of his

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