Standing out can be through novelty, impact, skill, or creativity. In this article, I highlight project ideas that embody these qualities. — Table Of Contents Project Idea #1: NASA Research Project Idea #2: Content Creation Project Idea #3: Real-World Impact Project Idea #4: Cutting-Edge Technology Project Idea #5: Open-Source Libraries Conclusion In my past content, I’ve highlighted this important fact: Your portfolio should differentiate you from other candidates. It shouldn’t make you look the same…

Powerful advice for learning how to code for real-world data science — Table of Contents R Or Python? Square One: Establishing The Environment The 7 Coding Basics Project-Based Learning Specifics For The Data Track Most Important Tips For New Coders I recently got an amazing opportunity where a friend offered to coach me in jiu-jitsu in exchange for me teaching him how to code. I…

If this skill assessment is unfounded, then what is the recourse for LinkedIn? — For the past few months, I’ve seen quite a few people passing assessments and earning badges on LinkedIn. One in particular caught my eye. It was an assessment for machine learning. At the time, I was busy (and a little scared that I would fail), so I bookmarked it and…

Was this a problem with a machine learning model or something even more concerning? — In 2006, Zillow introduced the Zestimate. A simple model that predicted house prices based on a few different aggregated data sources. Some would say that this basic tool changed residential real estate as we know it. It gave both buyers and sellers more transparency about the market and a tangible…

An analysis of the forces driving data engineering into the limelight — When I was doing research about the outlook of data science, I came across an interesting finding: data engineering is now growing faster than data science, potentially creating a massive shortage of data engineers. It got me thinking. What does this mean for the data domain as a whole? Is…

True dilemma or alarmist discourse? — Is data science dying? Is the data science job oversaturated? Is it too late to get into data science? Recently, these are the most frequently asked questions on my YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, and even Instagram. These questions appear to stem from three main sources of doubt: They think that the…

What can you really trust anymore? — My work was recently plagiarized. Someone directly copied all of the code from one of my videos. They made it into an article on this very platform (a different publication than TDS) without any accreditation. …

Introducing #66DaysOfData — I’m feeling stuck. In my current work and in the content I create (videos and blog posts), I feel like I’ve begun to stall out. Most of the consumers of my content are at the start of their data science journey. …

Lessons learned from my data science journey — I would say that my data science learning path was fairly traditional. I did my undergrad in economics and have master’s degrees in global commerce and computer science (concentration in machine learning and artificial intelligence). I learned my business acumen from my coursework during my commerce degree and picked up…