Working with the local filesystem and with S3 in the same code Posted on January 4, 20212 Comments on Working with the local filesystem and with S3 in the same code
Book review. The Persuasion Slide by Richard Dooley Posted on December 30, 2020December 23, 2020No Comments on Book review. The Persuasion Slide by Richard Dooley
Graphical comparison of changes in large populations with “volcano plots” Posted on December 24, 2020December 23, 2020No Comments on Graphical comparison of changes in large populations with “volcano plots”
Book review: Manager in shorts by Gal Zellermayer Posted on December 23, 2020No Comments on Book review: Manager in shorts by Gal Zellermayer
You might not love working at a distributed company if… Posted on December 9, 2020No Comments on You might not love working at a distributed company if…
One idea per slide. It’s not that complicated Posted on December 8, 2020December 3, 20202 Comments on One idea per slide. It’s not that complicated
Before and after — stacked bar charts Posted on November 26, 2020December 1, 2020No Comments on Before and after — stacked bar charts
The Problem With Slope Charts (by Nick Desbarats) Posted on November 12, 2020November 10, 2020No Comments on The Problem With Slope Charts (by Nick Desbarats)
Before and after: Alternatives to a radar chart (spider chart) Posted on November 10, 2020November 26, 20203 Comments on Before and after: Alternatives to a radar chart (spider chart)
Basic data visualization video course (in Hebrew) Posted on October 26, 2020No Comments on Basic data visualization video course (in Hebrew)
Hands-on Data Visualization in Python Posted on October 21, 2020November 10, 2020No Comments on Hands-on Data Visualization in Python
Sharing the results of your Python code Posted on October 20, 2020No Comments on Sharing the results of your Python code
The information is beautiful. The graphs are shit! Posted on October 1, 2020October 1, 2020No Comments on The information is beautiful. The graphs are shit!
15-days-work-month — The joys of the Hebrew calendar Posted on September 16, 2020No Comments on 15-days-work-month — The joys of the Hebrew calendar
Career advice. Becoming a freelancer immediately after finishing a masters degree Posted on September 8, 2020September 10, 2020No Comments on Career advice. Becoming a freelancer immediately after finishing a masters degree
Exploring alternatives to population pyramids Posted on September 2, 2020September 2, 2020No Comments on Exploring alternatives to population pyramids
The Mysterious Status of .blog Domains Posted on September 1, 2020September 1, 2020No Comments on The Mysterious Status of .blog Domains
ASCII histograms are quick, easy to use and to implement Posted on August 31, 2020No Comments on ASCII histograms are quick, easy to use and to implement
There are three things one can watch forever: fire burning, water falling, and computation progress bars Posted on August 23, 2020No Comments on There are three things one can watch forever: fire burning, water falling, and computation progress bars
Book review: The Abyss: Bridging the Divide between Israel and the Arab World Posted on August 20, 2020No Comments on Book review: The Abyss: Bridging the Divide between Israel and the Arab World
What is the biggest problem of the Jet and Rainbow color maps, and why is it not as evil as I thought? Posted on August 17, 20201 Comment on What is the biggest problem of the Jet and Rainbow color maps, and why is it not as evil as I thought?
If you don’t teach yet, start! It will make you a better professional. Posted on August 12, 2020No Comments on If you don’t teach yet, start! It will make you a better professional.
How to suck less in data visualization and professional communication Posted on July 28, 2020July 28, 20207 Comments on How to suck less in data visualization and professional communication
Meet me at the online data science / AI conference Posted on July 16, 2020No Comments on Meet me at the online data science / AI conference
Unexpected hitch of working in a distributed team Posted on July 13, 20201 Comment on Unexpected hitch of working in a distributed team
Hybrid digital/analog tangible week planning Posted on July 12, 2020July 12, 2020No Comments on Hybrid digital/analog tangible week planning
Before and after. Even excellent graphs can be improved Posted on June 30, 2020July 7, 2020No Comments on Before and after. Even excellent graphs can be improved
Data visualization is not only dots, bars, and pies Posted on June 28, 2020No Comments on Data visualization is not only dots, bars, and pies
How to become a Python professional in 42 hours? Posted on June 25, 2020No Comments on How to become a Python professional in 42 hours?
Standardizing bidirectional language support in interfaces and visualization Posted on June 24, 2020June 25, 2020No Comments on Standardizing bidirectional language support in interfaces and visualization
Book review. Five Stars by Carmine Gallo Posted on June 22, 20201 Comment on Book review. Five Stars by Carmine Gallo
The delicate art of fine trolling Posted on June 15, 2020No Comments on The delicate art of fine trolling
StellarGraph — another promising network analysis library for Python and Scala Posted on June 8, 20202 Comments on StellarGraph — another promising network analysis library for Python and Scala
The hazard of being a wizard. On balance between specialization and the risk to become obsolete. Posted on June 3, 2020June 2, 2020No Comments on The hazard of being a wizard. On balance between specialization and the risk to become obsolete.
Bioinformatics career advice and a story about a Soviet shoemaker Posted on June 1, 2020May 26, 20201 Comment on Bioinformatics career advice and a story about a Soviet shoemaker
The difference between statistically meaningful and practically meaningful. An interview with me Posted on May 28, 2020No Comments on The difference between statistically meaningful and practically meaningful. An interview with me
Is Distributed Work a Divide and Conquer Strategy? Posted on May 27, 2020May 26, 2020No Comments on Is Distributed Work a Divide and Conquer Strategy?
Logarithmic scale misinforms. Period Posted on May 26, 2020May 26, 20201 Comment on Logarithmic scale misinforms. Period
Book review: The Year Without Pants. WordPress.com and the future of work by Scott Berkun Posted on May 26, 2020May 26, 20202 Comments on Book review: The Year Without Pants. WordPress.com and the future of work by Scott Berkun
“Why it burns when you P” and other statistics rants Posted on May 19, 2020May 14, 2020No Comments on “Why it burns when you P” and other statistics rants
Visualising Odds Ratio — Henry Lau Posted on May 18, 2020No Comments on Visualising Odds Ratio — Henry Lau
COVID-19 vs. influenza dataviz. The order is now correct Posted on May 12, 2020No Comments on COVID-19 vs. influenza dataviz. The order is now correct
Bad advice from a reputable source is bad advice. Posted on May 5, 2020No Comments on Bad advice from a reputable source is bad advice.
Online data science conference on May, 28 Posted on April 30, 2020April 30, 2020No Comments on Online data science conference on May, 28
Finally We May Have a Path to the Fundamental Theory of Physics… and It’s Beautiful — Stephen Wolfram Blog Posted on April 27, 2020April 27, 2020No Comments on Finally We May Have a Path to the Fundamental Theory of Physics… and It’s Beautiful — Stephen Wolfram Blog
The quintessence of data visualization usefulness Posted on April 27, 20202 Comments on The quintessence of data visualization usefulness
Book review: Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss Posted on April 25, 2020April 26, 20203 Comments on Book review: Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss
Why is forecasting s-curves hard? Posted on April 19, 2020April 19, 2020No Comments on Why is forecasting s-curves hard?
On oranizing a data org in a company, job titles, and more Posted on April 17, 2020April 17, 2020No Comments on On oranizing a data org in a company, job titles, and more
If there is only one document you can read about data visualization, this is the one Posted on April 7, 2020April 7, 2020No Comments on If there is only one document you can read about data visualization, this is the one
Everything is NOT just fine (repost) Posted on April 5, 2020April 5, 2020No Comments on Everything is NOT just fine (repost)
Blogging isn’t what it used to be. Podcasting is on the rise Posted on April 2, 2020No Comments on Blogging isn’t what it used to be. Podcasting is on the rise
A super-important read on the COVID-19 situation. I'm finally convinced Posted on March 22, 20201 Comment on A super-important read on the COVID-19 situation. I'm finally convinced
The single most important thing about remove 1:1 meetings Posted on March 19, 2020March 19, 20201 Comment on The single most important thing about remove 1:1 meetings
An interesting solution of the data giraffe problem Posted on March 18, 2020March 18, 20201 Comment on An interesting solution of the data giraffe problem
COVID-19 vs. influenza dataviz (an update) Posted on March 18, 2020March 18, 20201 Comment on COVID-19 vs. influenza dataviz (an update)
Another piece of career advice Posted on March 17, 2020March 16, 2020No Comments on Another piece of career advice
No signs (yet?) of the COVID-19 pandemic on StackOverflow job postings Posted on March 16, 20202 Comments on No signs (yet?) of the COVID-19 pandemic on StackOverflow job postings
The cardiovascular safety of antiobesity drugs—analysis of signals in the FDA Adverse Event Report System Database Posted on March 11, 2020No Comments on The cardiovascular safety of antiobesity drugs—analysis of signals in the FDA Adverse Event Report System Database
Tips for making remote presentations Posted on March 11, 20204 Comments on Tips for making remote presentations
One idea per slide. It’s not that complicated Posted on March 1, 2020December 3, 2020No Comments on One idea per slide. It’s not that complicated
Corona virus vs flu, visualized Posted on February 27, 2020May 12, 20201 Comment on Corona virus vs flu, visualized
5 Basics of Consulting Success: Part 1 Posted on February 26, 2020No Comments on 5 Basics of Consulting Success: Part 1
Three most common mistakes in data visualization Posted on February 26, 2020No Comments on Three most common mistakes in data visualization
Career advice. A clinical pharmacist, epidemiologist, and a Ph.D. student wants to become a data scientist. Posted on February 23, 2020February 23, 20203 Comments on Career advice. A clinical pharmacist, epidemiologist, and a Ph.D. student wants to become a data scientist.
This how scientific satisfaction looks like Posted on February 18, 2020No Comments on This how scientific satisfaction looks like
Which coffee is this? Posted on February 17, 2020February 17, 20202 Comments on Which coffee is this?
Further Research is Needed Posted on February 17, 2020February 17, 2020No Comments on Further Research is Needed
Book review: Great mental models by Shane Parrish Posted on February 12, 2020February 11, 2020No Comments on Book review: Great mental models by Shane Parrish
Which data scientists can refuse more computing power? Posted on February 11, 2020No Comments on Which data scientists can refuse more computing power?
TicToc — a flexible and straightforward stopwatch library for Python. Posted on February 10, 2020February 10, 20201 Comment on TicToc — a flexible and straightforward stopwatch library for Python.
Dispute for the sake of Heaven, or why it’s OK to have a loud argument with your co-worker Posted on February 6, 2020No Comments on Dispute for the sake of Heaven, or why it’s OK to have a loud argument with your co-worker
The difference between python decorators and inheritance that cost me three hours of hair-pulling Posted on February 3, 2020No Comments on The difference between python decorators and inheritance that cost me three hours of hair-pulling
The first things a statistical consultant needs to know — AnnMaria’s Blog Posted on January 27, 2020January 24, 2020No Comments on The first things a statistical consultant needs to know — AnnMaria’s Blog
Book review. Replay by Ken Grimwood Posted on January 20, 2020January 20, 2020No Comments on Book review. Replay by Ken Grimwood
ASCII histograms are quick, easy to use and to implement Posted on January 16, 2020January 10, 2020No Comments on ASCII histograms are quick, easy to use and to implement
How I got a dream job in a distributed company and why I am leaving it Posted on January 13, 2020January 15, 20203 Comments on How I got a dream job in a distributed company and why I am leaving it
Career advice. A research pharmacist wants to become a data scientist. Posted on January 9, 2020January 10, 2020No Comments on Career advice. A research pharmacist wants to become a data scientist.
Don’t we all like a good contradiction? Posted on December 31, 2019June 10, 2020No Comments on Don’t we all like a good contradiction?
Staying employable and relevant as a data scientist Posted on December 23, 2019January 25, 20201 Comment on Staying employable and relevant as a data scientist
Is security through obscurity back? Posted on December 15, 2019No Comments on Is security through obscurity back?
Book review. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson Posted on December 2, 2019December 2, 2019No Comments on Book review. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Cow shit, virtual patient, big data, and the future of the human species Posted on November 28, 2019November 28, 2019No Comments on Cow shit, virtual patient, big data, and the future of the human species
Data visualization as an engineering task – a methodological approach towards creating effective data visualization Posted on November 20, 2019November 20, 20191 Comment on Data visualization as an engineering task – a methodological approach towards creating effective data visualization
A tangible productivity tool (and a book review) Posted on November 11, 2019November 11, 20193 Comments on A tangible productivity tool (and a book review)
Knowledge Graphs & NLP @ EMNLP Posted on November 10, 2019No Comments on Knowledge Graphs & NLP @ EMNLP
Data science tools with a graphical user interface Posted on November 5, 2019November 5, 20191 Comment on Data science tools with a graphical user interface
Working in a distributed company. Communication styles Posted on October 30, 2019October 30, 20192 Comments on Working in a distributed company. Communication styles
Sometimes, you don’t really need a legend Posted on October 28, 2019October 28, 20191 Comment on Sometimes, you don’t really need a legend
What do we see when we look at slices of a pie chart? Posted on October 21, 2019November 6, 2019No Comments on What do we see when we look at slices of a pie chart?
The problem with citation count as an impact metric Posted on October 18, 2019No Comments on The problem with citation count as an impact metric
Book review. The War of Art by S. Pressfield Posted on October 10, 2019October 8, 2019No Comments on Book review. The War of Art by S. Pressfield
