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Detecting the Popping of Microwave Popcorn
·790 words·4 mins
Exploring how to detect popcorn popping acoustically
Biking in the Dutch wind, a case for ear protection
·1195 words·6 mins
Reflections on the sound of wind while cycling in the netherlands, why it changes with head angle, and how loud it can actually get.
Organizing computational and research projects, an expanded guide
·640 words·4 mins
A series of principles and practical habits for building, managing, and sustaining computational and data science projects with clarity and reproducibility.
Cleaning Data Methodology
·1681 words·8 mins
Data is never clean, and that’s okay. Understanding its noise, origins, and structure tells us a lot about the data.
Algorithms changing world to fit metrics
·467 words·3 mins
Algorithms are no longer just reacting to data, they are changing the world so that the data better fits them. So algorithms are not neutral at scale, they shape the world. In the process, they begin to cooperate, shape markets, and alter human behavior in ways that look a lot like quiet collusion.