If you’re anything like me, you would have over thought something in life. Overthinking rarely ends well. I come up with spurious correlations, irrational tangents, and my ability to make any meaningful predictions becomes clouded. Come to think of it, we fill our days with predictions to such an extent; I’d question the honesty of … Continue reading The negative effects of overthinking can be computationally demonstrated
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Man, what a beating
I am now in full swing in my postgrad at UCL. Two twelve hour shifts over the weekend rolling into lectures into lectures throughout the week. I wanted to get information on projects so in between this I've been juggling multiple meetings and reading around each project in order not to waste the supervisors' time. … Continue reading Man, what a beating
X-ray research develops more than just medicine
It was my first day at UCL. In the morning the induction was much the same as any other departments. Talks on plagiarism, university policies, timetabling/deadlines, and marking schemes. It got real when researchers started giving talks on their projects. What really encapsulated the essence of why I wanted to apply physics to medicine was … Continue reading X-ray research develops more than just medicine
Stonewalling with bad stats
Unless you never go on the Internet you will have come across people either bashing Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump. I myself have done this. In fact, the election has been so hyped I bet even the politically inactive have an opinion about each side. Because of the explosion of data in the last couple … Continue reading Stonewalling with bad stats
Reserving a table in a cafe = very annoying!
Every time I get in line to order and pay at a busy cafe there is always someone who gets their friend to reserve a table for them whilst they place the order. I thought this annoyed most people, however, from speaking to people I have realised that it's accepted. How is this? Firstly let's … Continue reading Reserving a table in a cafe = very annoying!
Use Excel? Automate and speed up the boring stuff with Python!
The more familiar you get with code and databases the more you cringe when you hear that the data is in Excel. As soon as I got the hang of databases I would try my best to avoid excel at all costs. It's slow, takes up a lot of memory for what it's storing, gets … Continue reading Use Excel? Automate and speed up the boring stuff with Python!
Day with no phone = half power
I drifted in and out of sleep. The alarm hadn’t gone off so there was still time to get more rest. Some time later I wake up, happy with myself that I’m rested enough to actually beat the alarm. I roll over to check the time only to realize that my phone was completely dead … Continue reading Day with no phone = half power
You’re a clinician, you already have a coding niche.
Finding a niche in coding can help you get your foot in the professional door, however, there are some risks. If your skill set is too narrow you can force yourself out of the competition. If you risk it and jump in a trending part of tech that doesn't catch on you've also forced yourself … Continue reading You’re a clinician, you already have a coding niche.
Enigma, a mechanical analogy to software
I recently went to the Polish cultural institute in Hammersmith to see a talk on the WW2 enigma machine. I was not disappointed, the good condition facilitated a working demonstration. Not only was this a treat to see from a historical perspective, it is a physical embodiment of how high, and low level code works … Continue reading Enigma, a mechanical analogy to software
Tips for clinicians who want to commit to learning code
This year has been very rewarding. Students, juniors, and seniors have been sharing their stories and desires. Although it's heart warming, to to see clinicians learning how to code, I'm aware that the early stages of interest are very delicate. In the early stages, you won't be able to produce something cool or useful. Like … Continue reading Tips for clinicians who want to commit to learning code
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