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Blog name: DataKind datakind-data-science-blog Description: Using data to save the world. That’s what DataKind is all about. Using the same algorithms and techniques which companies use to make a profit and using them to create a sustainable world where all human needs are met – That’s founder Jake Porway’s vision and it seems they are doing a great job. Check out their blog to see what they get up to and how they help everything from Foster Care to Disaster prevention. A wonderful and ethical company and blog Alexa Rank: 638,290 Post frequency: 1-2 per week Article to check out: Follow the amazing efforts to protect the endangered banded leaf monkey from extinction. Have a read of this article to see how the RBLWG are using machine vision to compare photos of the monkeys so they can more accurately judge population numbers and geolocation to assess habitat. Protecting Singapore’s Endangered Banded Leaf Monkey
Blog name: Probably Overthinking It Probably overthinking it-data-science-blog
Description: Allen Downey is an author and professor at Olin College. He writes generally about data science and Bayesian statistics. He has built a nice clear blog (although this is his new blog, he links to his old one which has a large archive). Allen is active on twitter and often goes through problems with his followers. If you fancy trying to solve some problems or are just looking for some general data science and statistics reading, this is a good place to go. Alexa Rank: 1,005,753 Post frequency: 2-4 per month Article to check out: If you like dungeons and dragons (the game, obviously) and/or Bayesian statistics problems, then have a look at this problem. The solution is posted below in Jupyter so you can compare. The Dungeons and Dragons Problem
Blog name: Springboard Springboard-data-science-blog
Description: Springboard covers a few topics but it doesn’t detract from its data science articles. Some really nice posts here with an attractive presentation. It contains career tips, lists and data science as a general topic. It is an inviting blog for almost anybody, whether you’re just getting into AI or are already a deep learning veteran. Alexa Rank: 43,323 Post frequency: Daily Article to check out: Everybody enjoys a good TED talk and if you’re reading this then you also enjoy data science. Sometimes those things combine and sometimes someone is kind enough to compile the 11 best data science TED talk out there. How nice of T.J DeGroat to do that – he even gives a brief synopsis of each one. Plenty to keep you engaged. 11 Must-Watch TED Talks on Data Science