Ben Proctor
@likeaword.data-folks.masto.host.ap.brid.gy
Freelance data consultant. Ex Data Orchard CIC I'm part of the core team Mapio Cymru we maintain https://openstreetmap.cymru amongst other cool Welsh […]
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I’ve Stopped Using Box Plots. Should You?, Nightingale https://nightingaledvs.com/ive-stopped-using-box-plots-should-you/ <- Yers. Yes you should.
December 29, 2024 at 6:25 PM
I’ve Stopped Using Box Plots. Should You?, Nightingale https://nightingaledvs.com/ive-stopped-using-box-plots-should-you/ <- Yers. Yes you should.
Five speculative novels that can help to understand our relationship with soil https://theconversation.com/five-speculative-novels-that-can-help-to-understand-our-relationship-with-soil-244117
December 10, 2024 at 9:01 AM
Five speculative novels that can help to understand our relationship with soil https://theconversation.com/five-speculative-novels-that-can-help-to-understand-our-relationship-with-soil-244117
The Birthday Paradox Experiment from The Pudding is pleasing https://pudding.cool/2018/04/birthday-paradox/?utm_source=puntofisso&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=586-quantum-of-sollazzo
The Birthday Paradox Experiment
Your birthday twin is probably reading this right now. Because math.
pudding.cool
December 9, 2024 at 6:32 PM
The Birthday Paradox Experiment from The Pudding is pleasing https://pudding.cool/2018/04/birthday-paradox/?utm_source=puntofisso&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=586-quantum-of-sollazzo
The final nonprofit data jobs newsletter of 2024 is with subscribers. And also with you if you click the link https://buttondown.com/likeaword/archive/interesting-data-roles-in-non-profits-2024-12-08/
December 8, 2024 at 5:50 PM
The final nonprofit data jobs newsletter of 2024 is with subscribers. And also with you if you click the link https://buttondown.com/likeaword/archive/interesting-data-roles-in-non-profits-2024-12-08/
It's the penultimate nonprofit datajobs newsletter of the year. Bit of a quiet one this though some good roles. And an unusual proportion of public sector vacancies https://buttondown.com/likeaword/archive/interesting-data-roles-in-non-profits-2024-12-01/
December 1, 2024 at 3:42 PM
It's the penultimate nonprofit datajobs newsletter of the year. Bit of a quiet one this though some good roles. And an unusual proportion of public sector vacancies https://buttondown.com/likeaword/archive/interesting-data-roles-in-non-profits-2024-12-01/
Five steps agriculture in Wales should take to help reach net zero https://theconversation.com/five-steps-agriculture-in-wales-should-take-to-help-reach-net-zero-239419
November 30, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Five steps agriculture in Wales should take to help reach net zero https://theconversation.com/five-steps-agriculture-in-wales-should-take-to-help-reach-net-zero-239419
Spending wisely https://www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/report/spending-wisely-procurement/ <- Some sensible recommendations on AI procurement in #localgov To quote Rachel Coldicutt "FOMO is not a strategy"
Spending wisely
Redesigning the landscape for the procurement of AI in local government
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org
November 30, 2024 at 8:57 AM
Spending wisely https://www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/report/spending-wisely-procurement/ <- Some sensible recommendations on AI procurement in #localgov To quote Rachel Coldicutt "FOMO is not a strategy"
All Life on Earth Today Descended From a Single Cell. Meet LUCA. | Quanta Magazine https://www.quantamagazine.org/all-life-on-earth-today-descended-from-a-single-cell-meet-luca-20241120/?mc_cid=6d7cc953aa&mc_eid=6fef30ed2c
November 25, 2024 at 7:25 PM
All Life on Earth Today Descended From a Single Cell. Meet LUCA. | Quanta Magazine https://www.quantamagazine.org/all-life-on-earth-today-descended-from-a-single-cell-meet-luca-20241120/?mc_cid=6d7cc953aa&mc_eid=6fef30ed2c
How Public Key Cryptography Really Works | Quanta Magazine https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-public-key-cryptography-really-works-20241115/?mc_cid=75762b4ef7&mc_eid=6fef30ed2c <- I found this unusually clear and accessible
November 25, 2024 at 6:27 PM
How Public Key Cryptography Really Works | Quanta Magazine https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-public-key-cryptography-really-works-20241115/?mc_cid=75762b4ef7&mc_eid=6fef30ed2c <- I found this unusually clear and accessible
It's nonprofit datajobs day. This newsletter includes several public sector roles that caught my eye alongside the usual nonprofits. https://buttondown.com/likeaword/archive/interesting-data-roles-in-non-profits-2024-11-24/ And, unlike the past two weeks, I'm pretty sure I'm sharing the right link
November 25, 2024 at 6:12 PM
It's nonprofit datajobs day. This newsletter includes several public sector roles that caught my eye alongside the usual nonprofits. https://buttondown.com/likeaword/archive/interesting-data-roles-in-non-profits-2024-11-24/ And, unlike the past two weeks, I'm pretty sure I'm sharing the right link
Smart homes for assisted living have huge potential, but here’s why they’re still mostly a pipe dream says Sabrina Azzi https://theconversation.com/smart-homes-for-assisted-living-have-huge-potential-but-heres-why-theyre-still-mostly-a-pipe-dream-243780
November 25, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Smart homes for assisted living have huge potential, but here’s why they’re still mostly a pipe dream says Sabrina Azzi https://theconversation.com/smart-homes-for-assisted-living-have-huge-potential-but-heres-why-theyre-still-mostly-a-pipe-dream-243780
Review: Data Visualization with Microsoft Power BI: How to Design Savvy Dashboards, Nightingale https://nightingaledvs.com/review-data-visualization-power-bi/
November 25, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Review: Data Visualization with Microsoft Power BI: How to Design Savvy Dashboards, Nightingale https://nightingaledvs.com/review-data-visualization-power-bi/
Visprex https://www.visprex.com/ <- Quickly explore CSVs on your local machine (HT Giuseppe Sollazzo)
November 25, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Visprex https://www.visprex.com/ <- Quickly explore CSVs on your local machine (HT Giuseppe Sollazzo)
Hidden Patterns in Folk Songs Reveal How Music Evolved https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hidden-patterns-in-folk-songs-reveal-how-music-evolved/ <- Folk songs AND dataviz in one article. I promise you that that doesn't happen often (HT Duncan Geere)
November 25, 2024 at 2:49 AM
Hidden Patterns in Folk Songs Reveal How Music Evolved https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hidden-patterns-in-folk-songs-reveal-how-music-evolved/ <- Folk songs AND dataviz in one article. I promise you that that doesn't happen often (HT Duncan Geere)
How women’s basic rights and freedoms are being eroded all over the world https://theconversation.com/how-womens-basic-rights-and-freedoms-are-being-eroded-all-over-the-world-243302
November 23, 2024 at 3:29 AM
How women’s basic rights and freedoms are being eroded all over the world https://theconversation.com/how-womens-basic-rights-and-freedoms-are-being-eroded-all-over-the-world-243302
This week's eclectic mix of nonprofit data jobs that caught my eye has been unleashed https://buttondown.com/emails/479fdfa7-08d3-47c2-a6f5-c537a0e8f4fb/completed
November 17, 2024 at 11:32 AM
This week's eclectic mix of nonprofit data jobs that caught my eye has been unleashed https://buttondown.com/emails/479fdfa7-08d3-47c2-a6f5-c537a0e8f4fb/completed
When LLMs Learn to Lie – Communications of the ACM https://cacm.acm.org/news/when-llms-learn-to-lie/ <- LLMs have some potentially interesting applications but we should remember they are still very early stage and treat them as such
November 14, 2024 at 6:27 PM
When LLMs Learn to Lie – Communications of the ACM https://cacm.acm.org/news/when-llms-learn-to-lie/ <- LLMs have some potentially interesting applications but we should remember they are still very early stage and treat them as such
Mangroves in the Maldives have been drowning as sea level rises – new study https://theconversation.com/mangroves-in-the-maldives-have-been-drowning-as-sea-level-rises-new-study-240138
November 14, 2024 at 8:54 AM
Mangroves in the Maldives have been drowning as sea level rises – new study https://theconversation.com/mangroves-in-the-maldives-have-been-drowning-as-sea-level-rises-new-study-240138
Autumn leaves are staying green for longer in Britain – here’s why https://theconversation.com/autumn-leaves-are-staying-green-for-longer-in-britain-heres-why-243224
November 13, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Autumn leaves are staying green for longer in Britain – here’s why https://theconversation.com/autumn-leaves-are-staying-green-for-longer-in-britain-heres-why-243224
This video from The Pudding on different aspects of queue theory is fun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r3gElTiLik
November 11, 2024 at 8:54 AM
This video from The Pudding on different aspects of queue theory is fun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r3gElTiLik
Could we ever decipher an alien language? Uncovering how AI communicates may be the key https://theconversation.com/could-we-ever-decipher-an-alien-language-uncovering-how-ai-communicates-may-be-the-key-242618
November 10, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Could we ever decipher an alien language? Uncovering how AI communicates may be the key https://theconversation.com/could-we-ever-decipher-an-alien-language-uncovering-how-ai-communicates-may-be-the-key-242618
This week's newsletter is out. It's a list of nonprofit datjobs that have coaught my eye. I've thrown in a smattering of public sector jobs and maybe the odd link ot two. https://buff.ly/3ABNjXs
November 10, 2024 at 5:03 PM
This week's newsletter is out. It's a list of nonprofit datjobs that have coaught my eye. I've thrown in a smattering of public sector jobs and maybe the odd link ot two. https://buff.ly/3ABNjXs
Misinformation really does spread like a virus, suggest mathematical models drawn from epidemiology https://theconversation.com/misinformation-really-does-spread-like-a-virus-suggest-mathematical-models-drawn-from-epidemiology-242679
November 10, 2024 at 8:54 AM
Misinformation really does spread like a virus, suggest mathematical models drawn from epidemiology https://theconversation.com/misinformation-really-does-spread-like-a-virus-suggest-mathematical-models-drawn-from-epidemiology-242679
I'm playing with some bus transit data in my spare time and this post on Visualizing MBTA Data from 2014 has given me lots of inspiration (HT @puntofisso) https://mbtaviz.github.io/?utm_source=puntofisso&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=582-quantum-of-sollazzo
November 9, 2024 at 6:25 PM
I'm playing with some bus transit data in my spare time and this post on Visualizing MBTA Data from 2014 has given me lots of inspiration (HT @puntofisso) https://mbtaviz.github.io/?utm_source=puntofisso&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=582-quantum-of-sollazzo
An updated version of the Scottish AI Playbook is available https://www.scottishaiplaybook.com/
November 9, 2024 at 8:54 AM
An updated version of the Scottish AI Playbook is available https://www.scottishaiplaybook.com/