Published in Towards Data Science·PinnedNewbie Adventures in COVID DataThe advice given to many who are interested in exploring or mastering data science is to find some data that intrigues you and see what you can learn. When COVID-19 hit Massachusetts pretty hard and the state began posting data for download, it seemed a good place to start. …Covid 198 min read
Published in Towards Data Science·PinnedNewbie Adventures in COVID Data- leveraging APIs for aggregated data and Plotly for ChartsStandardized data from COVID ACT NOW APIs allows for state by state comparison of daily positivity rates — In the first episode of our adventure in COVID data, we began to explore using Python basics (functions similar to Excel) to look at COVID-19 data and trends specifically for the state of Massachusetts. …Covid 195 min read
Published in Towards Data Science·PinnedWhy your machine learning model may be melting icebergs.Like many of you in Towards Data Science, I am self-taught in machine learning and can remember the day I first left my laptop in model training, fan whirring away, to return hours later and find it still buzzing along. “Hmm”, I thought, “maybe I need a GPU”. Fellow DIY…Artificial Intelligence3 min read
Published in Towards Data Science·PinnedFive Hypotheses as to why Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning projects failThere are numerous articles and published papers around why AI/Machine Learning/Natural Language Processing projects never make it to “production” or fail to deliver on the value proposed (Gartner predicts that through 2022, 85 percent of AI projects will deliver erroneous outcomes due to bias in data, algorithms or the teams…Data Science5 min read
PinnedSomething is missing.. could it be a Product Manager?Pondering Product Management Roles, Responsibilities and Risks I have been speaking to people lately about Product Management, how the roles and responsibilities vary from coast to coast and from market to market, things product managers have in common, how the role varies from organization to organization and the risks in…Product Management5 min read
Dec 22, 2021As the Supreme Court ponders the Mississippi state law on abortion, let’s look at some data.Mississippi is one of the worst places to be born in the United States. Image of Postcard (Open Commons) First the good news: although the maternal mortality rate increased significantly in the U.S. between 2018 and 2019 (20.1 deaths per 100,000 live births for 2019 versus 17.4 …Data3 min read
Apr 14, 2021A Quick Review of the Stamford AI in Healthcare Courses (AI in Healthcare Specialization) Capstone Project.For some, the capstone standalone may be equally as valuable as the course. In my prior post about the Stamford AI in Healthcare Course, I covered the course components, but held off on the actual Capstone Project. …Healthcare2 min read
Jan 23, 2021“Mask-shamers” everywhere, please add this to your 100 day pledgePut your money where your mouth is and carry a spare. Almost everyone by now has likely run into a “mask-shamer”: The woman who when she sees someone who is not wearing a mask walking 20 yards away in an open field in the countryside feels the need to walk…Masks2 min read
Jan 11, 2021Women of a certain age say “No” to Prozac and prescription sleep medications and “Yes” to CannabisMany women of a certain age have hit a stress or hormone-driven phase of their lives where sleep is uncertain or they wake with their brains spinning like gerbils on a wheel. Many self-medicate with wine or other alcoholic beverages, while others reach out to their physicians and…Health2 min read
Published in Towards Data Science·Jan 7, 2021An Initial Review of the Stanford AI in Healthcare Course Series(AI in Healthcare Specialization)Why Implementing AI and Machine Learning in Healthcare Settings is so challenging — A few notes, before we start: While I have been trained as a scientist, I am not a medical doctor. This means I took this course on Coursera for non-AMA points as a certificate. Based on the number of typos and recording blips, etc. …AI5 min read
