The late Sir David McKay was a giant of the machine learning and energy communities. Renowned for the sharpness of his wit and the clarity of his communication, he served as the Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK’s Department of … Keep reading
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Adding interactive Plotly graphs to WordPress
For a recent post I wanted to embed interactive graphs in WordPress, which I’ve never tried.
I’m a massive Plotly fan, and since the release of their Express API I’ve not used any other plotting library.
However, getting Plotly graphs … Keep reading
Should we install West facing solar panels?
With help from Peter Dudfield and Stephanie Willis. Code is on Github.
All of the graphs in this piece are interactive: you should be able to zoom and hover on them. They’re made and hosted by Plotly, … Keep reading
Dodging pitfalls when transitioning from academia to industry
In 2016 I finished a PhD in neuroscience and made the move to tech. Since then, I’ve worked as a data scientist and product manager in several companies. I’ve also spent a lot of time screening and interviewing candidates for … Keep reading
How would Hayek solve climate change?
Disclaimer: this post concerns two things about which I don’t know very much: economics and climate policy. If you’d rather read something I’m supremely qualified to talk about, try this post on rookie errors I’ve made in my machine learning … Keep reading
Things I didn’t understand about starting a company until I tried
At the end of August, my friend Pat and I decided to work on an idea he’d had: to create a company providing work from home employees with the perks that they’d enjoyed at their offices. At the start of … Keep reading