Writing
Fig. 1. Posts per year, 2014–2026.
2017
- Examining Variability in Physical Activity Data with R
Recreating eight methods for visualizing highly variable long-term Fitbit step data in R, inspired by a paper from the University of South Florida.
- Fun on the Fourth
I couldn’t sleep so I did some work getting this site up and running then headed out for some actual running at one of my favorite spots in LA, Griffith Park.
2016
- How Much Fun is Maximum Fun?
I’m a big consumer of podcasts. Ever since I started living on my own while in graduate school I’ve found that having funny and interesting people in my…
- I'm the Doctor Now
Well, it’s finally done. Eight years after I started this crazy graduate school journey I’ve successfully defended my dissertation. It wasn’t easy, it…
- Visualizing Time Series Data
When working with human behavior you’ll almost always have to deal with data that is formatted as a time series. Briefly, time series data corresponds with…
2014
- Ode to the Outshot
I think the @Bullseye out shots are my new favorite piece of radio.
- Hardware is Hard
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about stuff I’ve written, but is lost in other ecosystems. I got a Quora notification this evening and it reminded me of…
- The Data Dilemma
It’s easier than every to measure anything we want, and it’s easier than ever to analyze that data, which means no field of human endeavor is safe from the…
- Living With Data
Earlier this week an old friend of mine sent me a message outlining a request. In an effort to get back to his habit of drawing and creating he was reaching…