Today the science subreddit is having a discussion on racial bias in science in conjunction with Science Magazine publishing “Doing Science while Black,” by Dr. Ed Smith. This discussion has inspired me to share some research that I did a year and a half ago on the “pipeline problem” in tech, and STEM more broadly.… Continue reading The Globalization of the Digital Divide
Category: Personal
I’m Suing Civis Analytics
Update: Somehow I missed that members of the same Obama analytics team were called out for their lack of diversity on the campaign trail. In this context, their quotes to and about me below provide an explanation. Update 2: My follow-up piece on this subject is here. Update 3: I also want to highlight more statistics about… Continue reading I’m Suing Civis Analytics
So My Teacher Wrote A Book
My good friend wrote a book. His name is Derek Smith and he's a high school English teacher at Morgan Park Academy on the south side of Chicago. Before that he taught outside of Boston and inside Beirut. Before that he was in the Peace Corps. And before that we became friends in the Fall… Continue reading So My Teacher Wrote A Book
I’ve been busy again
I haven't posted anything in a few months. The summer has been a little crazy, again. I moved, served a wacky first year in my local school council (LSC), and started a new job as a manager of an analytics team at a large digital advertising firm in the Loop. Unlike the end of last summer, not all… Continue reading I’ve been busy again
Municipal Cyberbullying
My apartment made it onto the front page of the Chicago Tribune yesterday by being on Chicago's new 'problem landlords' list. I can confirm that there is a problem, but it's with the City of Chicago and the Chicago Tribune. The previous landlord had a bunch of violations. Then he sold the building to a friend of mine. My friend then made… Continue reading Municipal Cyberbullying
The Wonut
At the end of April my brother opened up his second Waffles Cafe location, this one just off the Magnificent Mile near Ohio and Michigan. Since I was in the middle of a job search/getting my statistical consulting practice started, I had the opportunity to help a brother in need. I recall him saying something to the effect… Continue reading The Wonut
My LSC experience to date
Today was supposed to be our first regular LSC meeting of the year at Pilsen Academy. It was rescheduled for next week. I received no notification. We had an irregular meeting last week. That meeting was scheduled on the preceding Friday for the following Monday. The planning meeting in July was scheduled a little more… Continue reading My LSC experience to date
