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Music is complex and creative. What if I told you that Beethoven and Euclid shared the same secret: Math. As a data scientist, music may come easier to you than you think. There are multiple elements of music that can be connected to simple math. Here are a few: Chords Continue reading Music is Math
Applying to graduate school programs is a stressful time. The initial stage of deciding where you want to apply can be a difficult decision to make, let alone deciding which to accept. One of the first things I did when considering a master’s program in data science was to Google: Continue reading 5 Reasons I chose the IAA Over Other Data Science Programs
Studying philosophy will make you a better data scientist. Now, I might be biased because I did study both philosophy and statistics as an undergraduate. Still, the soft skills that are vital for the modern data scientist are just what philosophy teaches. Asking the right questions, thinking critically about ethics, Continue reading Philosophy and Data Science
Bump! Set! Spike! Volleyball, for both men and women, has been on the rise in the US over the last few years. The MSA is no stranger to volleyball either – sporting multiple intramural (IM) teams and Slack channels throughout the years. I am excited about using data to learn Continue reading Volleyball