One of the most powerful aspects of data science is its ability to quantify real world phenomena. To use a popular example in the realm of football, fans have always recognised that some chances are of a higher quality than others - a six-yard tap-in is clearly more likely to result in a goal than a …

Another year in the tank - I’ll keep the post fairly short this time. It was a productive year at work, helping Met Office to realise some of their socio-economic benefits by publishing multiple products to open data initiatives. A two-year rolling archive of global deterministic atmospheric …

Highs

2023 was a hectic year, to say the least. The biggest achievement was finally moving home in April after having multiple buyers pull out at the last minute. In the end, we opted for a part exchange on a new build which meant we didn’t have to worry about estate agent fees and took away a …

Fun Stuff

My daughter was born in late 2021, so 2022 for me consisted of many great memories. In June we enjoyed our first holiday as a family in Spain which, despite a four hour delayed flight on departure, was a great time and also marked our first trip abroad since COVID. Fortunately, the …