It's hard to find a data science degree that doesn't at some point recommend the book "Predictive Analytics". In this episode, we have the pleasure of being joined by Eric Siegel, author of the Amazon category best-selling book, and coordinator of Predictive Analytics World. Breaking up the interview, our Vice-President, Ciaran, discusses the danger of blackbox models in finance. Continue

You've probably heard of Julia, the relatively new programming language promising the speed of C whilst maintaining the simplicity of Python. That said, is it time for you to start learning? In this episode, we talk to data scientist Johannes Smit to find out. We also feature a segment on Goodhart's law introduced through a series of cautionary tales. Continue

In the first episode of DataBasic we discuss what you can expect to see (well, hear) in future episodes and what is currenting going on at WDSS. On top of this there is a segment introducing the basics of Bayesian thinking. Continue