Data Science

Data Science vs Data Engineering

We explore the differences between Data Science and Data Engineering…

Optimizing the Netflix Streaming Experience with Data Science

Preparing for Insight

John Joo is an Insight alumnus from the August 2013 session with a PhD in applied physics from Harvard. He recently…

The relativity of knowledge and 2D vs. 3D Thinking….

Powering big data at Pinterest

Mohammad Shahangian | Pinterest Head of Data Science

Big data plays a big role at Pinterest. With more than 30 billion Pins in the system, we’re building the most comprehensive collection of interests online. One of the challenges associated with…

What makes a good data scientist-engineer?

The qualities you need to develop to make an impact on your…

OHGB: Beating the Wheel of Fortune Bonus Round

In the early years of Wheel of Fortune, the finalist in the Bonus Round was only allowed to choose 5 consonants and 1 vowel. R, S, T, L, N, E were the most commonly chosen letters, and with good reason, too. If you look at the 1,000 most common…

What Do 220,000,000,000 Data Points Look Like?

Analytics at Strava

Just as our athletes are obsessed with tracking and analyzing their athletic pursuits, we here at Strava are obsessed with tracking our own performance; but instead of wattage and pace, we’re concerned with activity and engagement. In this post, I’ll talk a little bit about the infrastructure…