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Our brains get a pretty good workout during the long days here at the Institute for Advanced Analytics. But one of the most important notions for any aspiring data scientist – especially those whose brain is pumping logistic regression dumbbells all day long – is recovery. Life at the IAA Continue reading Run Your Brain. Run Your Legs
Many prospective students spend time touring potential schools and surveying the surrounding area, but I first came to Raleigh in June – only a few weeks before the beginning of the MSA program. Part of me worried about the risks of moving to a new city without ever visiting, but Continue reading Running Around Raleigh
My alarm goes off at 4:30 AM, and the first thing I do is lean over the bed begrudgingly to turn off the alarm in my New York City Hotel and check the weather: 20 degrees with wind up to 20 mph. I face 13.1 miles ahead in the blistering Continue reading Running the Race of Analytics: 4 Lessons from the NYC Half Marathon
On a hot Saturday morning, I lined up at the starting line to begin an 8-mile tempo that tested my fitness level. The road to the finish line was not smooth, but I victoriously crossed it at 50 minutes and 42 seconds, averaging 6:19/mile. The time I achieved was only possible Continue reading Runner’s High