Issue #139
July 4, 2021
This weeks Data Science Book is " Hands-On Data Visualization: Interactive Storytelling From Spreadsheets to Code " by J. Dougherty, I. Ilyankou. Data visualization, and in particular, storytelling with Data is an often overlooked skill that can help you stand out among your peers. Being able to explain your results, highlight the key points and messages can help you maximize your professional impact. This book is one of the best introductions to Data Visualization and storytelling using a wide range of tools and techniques that are presented through hands-on, step by step, tutorials. The book focuses on generating interactive visualizations that can be embedded within your customer facing website or internal dashboard using a wide range of practical tools.
- 1. The Rise of A.I. Fighter Pilots [newyorker.com]
- 2. Cognitive Load Theory and its Applications for Learning [scotthyoung.com]
- 3. Reversing an integer hash function [taxicat1.github.io]
- 4. What is a Lagrange point, the final destination for the James Webb Space Telescope? [washingtonpost.com]
- 5. A probabilistic programming language in 70 lines of Python [mrandri19.github.io]
- 6. Strict Python function parameters [sethmlarson.dev]
- 7. Abuse and harassment on the blockchain [blog.mollywhite.net]
- • Forgetting as a form of adaptive engram cell plasticity (T. J. Ryan, P. W. Frankland)
- • Conspiracy mentality and political orientation across 26 countries (R. Imhoff, F. Zimmer, O. Klein, J. H. C. António, M. Babinska, A. Bangerter, M. Bilewicz, N. Blanuša et al)
- • Spurious normativity enhances learning of compliance and enforcement behavior in artificial agents (R. Köster, D. Hadfield-Menell, R. Everett, L. Weidinger, G. K. Hadfield, J. Z. Leibo)
- • A social perspective on perceived distances reveals deep community structure (K. S. Berenhaut, K. E. Moore, R. L. Melvin)
- • Changes in COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Black and White Individuals in the US (T. J. Padamsee, R. M. Bond, G. N. Dixon, S. R. Hovick, K. Na, E. C. Nisbet, D. T. Wegener, R. K. Garrett)
- • Millions of Co-purchases and Reviews Reveal the Spread of Polarization and Lifestyle Politics across Online Markets (A. Ruch, A. Decter-Frain, R. Batra)
- • "I can't keep it up anymore." The Voat.co dataset (A. Mekacher, A. Papasavva)
- • Assortative Mixing in Weighted Directed Networks (U. Pigorsch, M. Sabek)
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