I went to two tech events this week and I thought you might like to know a little about them. On Monday I attended Think, Drink, Do run by an innovation agency called Paper. The idea is to get together of an evening and do a little of all three. There were three talks to … Continue reading
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Beautiful Knowledge
Yesterday I went to David McCandless’s talk “Knowledge is Beautiful” at the British Library. It’s part of a series of events in conjunction with the Beautiful Science exhibition and I felt lucky to have snaffled up a last-minute spare ticket as the talk was sold out. If you work in data and you aren’t already … Continue reading
For Data Wizards Everywhere
Today’s discussion topic is the similitude between querying databases and casting spells. If you are not a person who deals frequently with databases, that probably means nothing to you. Actually, I imagine many of you who do deal frequently with databases are equally mystified. I shall endeavor to explain. Databases are made up of tables. … Continue reading
In a Merry Hour: Caitlin E McDonald 