Genevieve Hayes Consulting

Twice-weekly advice to help data scientists transform their technical skills into business clout, cash, and freedom to call their own shots.

Soggy Bias

Published: Sun, 12/01/24

Hi, There's nothing more annoying than leaving for work without an umbrella and getting rained on during your journey home. Yet, carrying an umbrella…

The Placebo Effect

Published: Wed, 11/27/24

It's not just in your mind Hi, Did you know:Pain killers are more powerful if they're red (and if they're branded);Sleeping pills are more effective…

Uncertainty and Risk

Published: Sun, 11/24/24

Quantifying risk is easy Hi, Quantifying risk is easy. If you can accurately measure the odds of an event of interest occurring (be it a poker hand or…

Trust

Published: Sun, 11/17/24

You don't need to understand how an aeroplane works to catch a flight from Melbourne to LA Hi, You don't need to understand how an aeroplane works to…

It Could Happen to You

Published: Wed, 11/13/24

Hi, Back in February, GitHub "banned" their own co-founder because "something went wrong" with their automation. The fact that he posted about it on…

The Trouble with AutoML

Published: Sun, 11/10/24

The trouble with AutoML is... Hi, The trouble with AutoML is it automates the part of model building people actually enjoy, while leaving the "boring…

It's Not Exactly Rocket Science

Published: Sun, 11/03/24

Hi, Being able to build a machine learning model typically takes most data scientists years of study and an advanced degree. As opposed to being able…

Frankenfiction

Published: Wed, 10/30/24

Hi, There's a subset of the horror genre that makes most people ask "Why?" but makes the cold, black hearts of fans (like me) sing. Known as…

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