It’s dizzyingly strange to be a student again, 5 years after I first graduated. I am older (not a lot wiser), and in the interim I have got married and bought a house. I joke that nowadays while many of my fellow students are out enjoying the nightlife, I am returning to my house in … More On the Origin of Data Science
I get asked a lot what I’m studying at university. When I reply with “data science”, I have come to expect a momentary flicker of panic on the person’s face before they reply with “oh right!”. It’s an encounter that will be familiar to anyone who has done a degree in something outside of National … More Defining Data Science
I began this blog by introducing myself and my newfound love of data science. What I didn’t do was explain the title: ‘Cryptic Meg’. ‘Meg’ is simple of course – it is a shortening of Megan, and what some people call me. ‘Cryptic’ is more complicated. The word occurred to me originally because I enjoy … More Being Cryptic
Hello world! You may recognise this greeting as the traditional first output of a new computer programme. It also serves nicely as the opening line of a new blog, especially one which will be concerned with coding, computing… and the world. To be clear – I am not a computer programme. My name is Megan … More Hello World
Cryptic Meg 