Save yourself from future headaches by using Python virtual environments with Anaconda — For months now I have been working with data out of Jupyter notebooks in an Anaconda (conda) virtual environment pip installing Python package after Python package, naively unaware of how anything could possibly go wrong with my computer’s ever growing library of PyPI — all until a few conflicts arose…

Fight Linguistic Bias in NLP and Make Your First WordCloud — There is a large disparity at play in data science within the realm of Natural Language Processing (NLP). And as both an aspiring data scientist and a linguaphile, I’m concerned. The NLP sector of data science is overwhelmingly focused on English, so much so that Professor Emily M. …

Think Ethically from the Beginning — As an aspiring data scientist immersed in a data science bootcamp at the moment, “how can I work ethically from the get go?” That’s the question that pervaded my mind as I watched The Social Dilemma and listened to Tristan Harris and Cathy O’Neil, among many others, discuss the dangers…

Geography is making a comeback, and it owes a big “thank you” to Data Science — Geography, That’s Like Maps and Stuff, Right? If your experience learning geography growing up was anything like mine, then you too can name (almost) all 50 states and their corresponding capitals. Perhaps if you’re not American you are able to name the different provinces of your nation and their capitals, and probably some more. Let’s give ourselves…

If you’re anything like me, getting started on your data science journey, GitHub loomed about you as this pervasive treasure trove of open source code. You weren’t exactly sure how to get involved, but you knew one day future employers would look to it as your portfolio of sorts. You…