Benchmarking TensorFlow on Cloud CPUs: Cheaper Deep Learning than Cloud GPUs

Using CPUs instead of GPUs for deep learning training in the cloud is cheaper because of the massive cost differential afforded by preemptible instances.

July 5, 2017 · 7 min

Advantages of Using R Notebooks For Data Analysis Instead of Jupyter Notebooks

The relatively new R Notebooks improve the workflows of common data analysis in ways Jupyter Notebooks can’t.

June 6, 2017 · 8 min

Blockbuster Movies with Male Leads Earn More Than Those with Female Leads

On average, blockbuster movies with male leads generate 22% more domestic box office revenue, and this difference is statistically significant.

April 13, 2016 · 8 min

The Importance of Sanity-Checking Datasets Before Analysis

The 1972 TV Special ‘The Lorax’ is the best movie ever, earning $1.2 billion?

April 6, 2016 · 6 min

Facebook Reactions and the Problems With Quantifying Likes Differently

Apparently, there is little statistical relationship between things that are cute and things that make you go YAAASS.

February 29, 2016 · 6 min