There’s been a lot of talk about false positive and false negative rates lately, especially with Covid testing being so widespread. If you receive a negative Covid test with a 90% false negative, does that mean that you only have…
zankJune 1, 2021
Got 15 minutes to watch this thrilling video about the current state and future promises of artificial intelligence? I hope you do, because this week I’m going to give my opinion on a few of these points from a recent…
zankMay 18, 2021
There’s been a lot of talk about non-fungible tokens lately. In a brief departure from all things A.I., this week I’ll go over exactly what NFTs are and how people are using them. What is an NFT? NTF stands for…
zankMay 11, 2021
Recently I started reading a book called Nonviolent Communication. The book really got me thinking about the intricacies of text and communication; in particular, the ways text can be interpreted and even charged. This week I want to talk about…
zankMay 4, 2021
In our final Tech Tuesday for the year, I want to wish you all a healthy and happy holiday. This year has been surreal at times and I hope you’ve all kept your health and good spirits as much as…
zankDecember 22, 2020
Remember test taking? Or maybe you’re still taking them. Did you ever cheat on one or have friends who did? There were so many “tricks”. Of course, cheating never pays off in the long run, but that doesn’t stop students…
zankDecember 15, 2020
Last week I spoke at the Transforming Data With Intelligence (TDWI) virtual conference. The topic was the reuse of analytics models - where an analytics model is designed once and reused for multiple purposes. When done right, the reuse of…
zankDecember 8, 2020
With everyone shopping like crazy during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, I figured it would be timely and relevant to discuss a simple way to personalize offers to customers at scale, using a simple recommendation technique: market basket analysis. I’ll…
zankDecember 1, 2020
Remember Bob Ross… the wonderful landscape painter on TV with an infectious smile whose deep, soothing voice guided many a viewer into the world of painting using easy-to-follow, quick, wet on wet oil painting techniques that make painting seem effortless…
zankNovember 24, 2020