Rumblings of an astrophysicist turned data scientist
As may be clear from other entries on this blog, I have worked in academia and in industry. At this point, I have spent a decade in both, roughly. There are numerous differences between the two worlds, many of which very much worth writing about. Perhaps I will do so, some day. Today, one such Continue reading Promotion: a reward to beg for?
Van het Regeerprogramma en de Miljoenennota van het huidige kabinet kun je vinden wat je wilt. Dat doe ik dan ook. Bezuinigingen op zorg, onderwijs, cultuur en wetenschap zijn maatregelen waar ik me meestal niet achter schaar. Over één onderwerp verwacht je dat ik, als onderzoeker in de data science en AI in de populatiegerichte Continue reading AI lost de administratiedruk in de zorg niet op
Every once in a while, I join events aimed at Early Career Researchers to talk about possible career paths, some personal experience in job hopping and to hopefully give some useful advice for ECRs when they re on cross-roads in their professional life path. I like these events and find them to be very helpful for Continue reading Addressing Early Career Astronomers
It has almost been half a year now. My gig as an assistant professor of data science in population health is taking shape. So far: little teaching, lots of learning, and finding my place in a foreign land. Time for some reflection and some projection. The Health Campus The Hague is an annex of the Continue reading Englishman in New York
I very recently quit a teaching program that I have been part of for more than four years, to which I had a personal connection after all those years. Besides it being lucrative, it was also a program that was for a good part shaped by me and colleagues and which was fun and fulfilling Continue reading What determines what I teach?
We re at the start of 2023. It has almost become a habit for me to switch jobs about yearly, over the last few years. I have never intended it that way, but apparently I needed a few de-tours to find out where I wanted to go. I have not made it a secret that I Continue reading New year? New career!
My Patreon experiment lasted for 5 months. It was fun and I learned more than my patrons, I bet!
I m a Linux user. Perhaps that should have read I m a Linux fan . At work (for the last 8 years) I was forced to have a Windows workstation, but VMs and my personal laptops have been running Linux since 2001, and so have many of my work computers. Next month, in my new job, I ll Continue reading New laptop, new Linux distro!
I have indicated already earlier on this blog that I miss academia, and that I wouldn t mind moving back into an academic job. I have made some attempts recently and want to reflect on the process here. Spoiler alert: I ll start a job at the University of Amsterdam very soon! In my journey back into Continue reading The bumpy road to academia s side entrance
For basically all situations in science and data science, the Bayesian interpretation of probability is what suits your needs.