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Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality? No? Well, this isn’t Westworld, and I wouldn’t have expected you to. I certainly hadn’t until I decided to read Invisible Women. Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado-Perez explores the implicit biases that Continue reading Book Recommendation: Invisible Women
Team Stormtroopers (Nikhil Suthar, Brendan Bammer, Nish Torane, and Sanket Sahasrabudhe) placed 2nd in the Carolina Data Challenge (CDC) 2022. The CDC took place October 8-9 at UNC Chapel Hill. Most of us were participating in our first in-person data hackathon, and we knew that teams from the MSA had Continue reading 2nd Place in Carolina Data Challenge
Aspiring data scientists are known for utilizing their free time to work on interesting side projects, and it seems like there is a side project for everyone. I began wondering if there was a way to conduct a side project while also contributing to impact-driven projects that could make a Continue reading The Humanitarian Data Scientist: Data for Good Volunteer Opportunities
Twenty-three students, 3.7 miles, and a handful of onesies – these are numbers that describe Team IAA’s CROP Hunger Walk. The most critical number of all, however, is the $1600 raised to combat food insecurity. The CROP Hunger Walk is an annual event where teams come together to walk and Continue reading Team IAA takes on 2021 CROP Hunger Walk