What role does popular science play in society? Well, I've woken up this morning thinking about electromagnetic field theory and how this is extended to field theories in general. There is not rosy way of explaining it. Yet, there are numerous popular science books and documentaries, about physics in particular …
I've just completed the O'Reilly course on Reactive Python for Data Science, a wonderful course only hampered by the fact that it is based on an outdated API. I'm still coming to grips with the key concepts because it's all so new. I'll list below (for my future self) …
In order to realise true autonomy, a system will require to abide by the following principles:Existence of state - the system must exist in distinct states with clear state transitionsAwareness of state - the system should know the current state; a system should be capable of self-observationDecoupling …
I now base most of my thinking on data upon the following premise: data consists in only two forms - sequences or measures. Sequences are assemblies of symbols defined a priori by some social convention to convey meaning while measures are numerical estimates (whole or fractiona) of the attributes …
"Features are always and everywhere aspects of integration, not implementation."---Righting Software, Juval LöwyWhen I was a graduate student, I once ventured to acquire a toy helicopter for two reasons: 1) I could finally afford such seemingly useless distractions and 2) I had always been curious about toys that …