Author Archives: Samantha from SocialMath
No more syllabi: how do questions define work tasks?
Once we recycle our school notebooks and leave our classroom behind, there are no more rubrics. There is rarely a syllabus or a well-written assignment. Instead we are met with vague requests and requirements which grow over time. Scope-creep it … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Math, data science
Tagged Business Questions, Meetings, New to Industry
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Transitioning from Academia: A Recommendation
Fabulous article summarizing Dr Karoline Pershell’s career lessons moving from a PhD in Mathematics into a non-linear path to a meaningful career. Continue reading
Posted in Business, Communicating Math
Tagged Academics, Business, Career, math, Transitioning
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Police Transparency
There is surprisingly little published information on police activities or data analysis on their actions by outside sources. At the time of this writing, fivethirtyeight has only published 2 articles in all of 2020 with analysis police actions. Almost nothing … Continue reading
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