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.

Summer Podcast Recommendations - 2024

Published: Sun, 12/22/24

My top picks for your Christmas break Hi, One thing I love about the Christmas break is that I finally have time to catch up on all the podcasts,…

Automating the Automators

Published: Wed, 12/18/24

How AI and ML are Transforming Data Teams Hi, In many organisations, data scientists and data engineers e ist as support staff. Data engineers are…

Disney Movies Cause Divorce

Published: Sun, 12/15/24

Is Mickey bad for your marriage? Hi, Between 2000 and 2012, the correlation coefficient between the UK divorce rate and the number of movies released…

I Don't Know

Published: Wed, 12/11/24

Y or N? Hi, One of the first lessons I learned while working as a university lecturer is that it's OK to say "I don't know." Nobody e pects anyone to…

Crying Wolf

Published: Sun, 12/08/24

Don't become the data scientist who cried wolf Hi, There's a phenomenon known as "wet" or "soggy bias" whereby some weather forecasts have been shown…

Data Storytelling in Virtual Reality

Published: Wed, 12/04/24

The intersection of data science and art Hi, In the 2002 movie, Minority Report, the future of data interaction is depicted as Tom Cruise standing in…

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…

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