Paul HiemstrainBetter ProgrammingWhy Julia is Beautiful, But I Probably Will Not Switch From PythonWhere the sheer momentum of Python makes it hard for me to justify switching to Julia8 min read·Mar 20, 2023--8--8
Paul HiemstrainTowards Data ScienceStrength in Numbers: Why Does a Gradient Boosting Machine Work So Well?Where we learn why solving complex problems using simple basis functions is such a powerful concept6 min read·Dec 8, 2022--2--2
Paul HiemstrainTowards Data ScienceDoes my new central heating boiler help with these crazy high gas prices?Where we use linear regression with interactions to benchmark the performance of my new central heating boiler in an energy crisis7 min read·Sep 26, 2022----
Paul HiemstrainTowards Data ScienceDeep learning and linear regression are a lot more related than you might thinkThe opportunity and cost of the ability of neural networks to solve any problem7 min read·Mar 21, 2022----
Paul HiemstrainTowards Data ScienceWhere is the population center of the world?Where we find a circle on the globe where 50 percent of people live inside the circle6 min read·Jan 10, 2022--2--2
Paul HiemstrainTowards Data ScienceYou probably do not need that for loopHow a declarative mindset will help you write much better data science code4 min read·Dec 27, 2021--3--3
Paul HiemstrainTowards Data ScienceIntuitions are extremely helpful in learning data scienceAnd where I rave for a bit about Deep Learning with Python by Francois Chollet4 min read·Sep 25, 2021----
Paul HiemstrainTowards Data ScienceStructure Your Data Science Projects by Continuously Telling StoriesWhere we try to plan the inherently hard-to-plan4 min read·Sep 15, 2021--1--1
Paul HiemstrainTowards Data ScienceWhy do humans learn so much faster than machine learning models?Where we use the magic of word embeddings to illustrate an understanding of the world leads to better machine learning models5 min read·Sep 4, 2021--2--2