Published in Age of Awareness·PinnedProfessors as Creators — how the Creator Economy could transform educationWhen choosing a university to attend, which factors do prospective students look for the most? The brand and reputation of the school, it’s facilities, accommodation, culture, available courses, academic rankings, and the kind. What you’d find in an average prospectus. Few people care about the professors who teach the subject…Education4 min readEducation4 min read
Dec 7, 2022I played chess against ChatGPTCan the world’s most famous language model defeat a software engineer? — ChatGPT is a large language model designed for conversation, that Twitter users around the world have found scarily human-like in its answers. The AI model doesn’t only answer generic questions about facts, but it can also write accurate code in multiple programming languages, as well as debug code written by…Artificial Intelligence6 min readArtificial Intelligence6 min read
Published in Coinmonks·Oct 24, 2022Decentralisation, crypto, and youWhy reducing decentralisation could reduce risks in DeFi and Web3, and widen their appeal beyond early adopters. — There’s an inherent trade-off between decentralisation and the ability to coordinate things: the fewer participants, the easier it is to agree on anything. …Defi6 min readDefi6 min read
Sep 20, 2022Known and unknown unknownsThere are two kinds things we don’t know: known and unknown unknowns. Learning about the first kind is easy: just pick up a book, sign up for a course, or ask someone who knows to teach the answer to you. If you want to play chess but don’t know how…Education3 min readEducation3 min read
Apr 27, 2022Blockchains and interoperability — the case for crypto as social innovationIs crypto a technological revolution that will remake the world in its image, just like the internet and iPhone did? — If you’re reading this article, you probably need no explanation into what crypto or blockchain technology is (if so, feel free to skip to the next part). But to recap, a blockchain is an append-only transaction log that guarantees the immutability of transactions in previous blocks. This guarantee is protected…Blockchain13 min readBlockchain13 min read
Published in Level Up Coding·Mar 22, 2022Better error handling in Golang: Theory and practical tipsHere’s why Go uses returned errors over exceptions — How should a programming language treat errors? For example, a function that opens a file with a given name and reads it to a buffer could fail for many reasons: the file might not exist, the opening program might lack permissions to open it, or it could be too large…Golang8 min readGolang8 min read
Jun 5, 2021Social media has become antisocial — here’s how to save itThink small — Why is it so hard to make friends online? It’s perhaps a strange question to ask: most of us aren’t used to interacting closely with strangers on the internet. But we spend hours of our time each day browsing the web, often in sites specifically labelled as “social media”. How…Social Media6 min readSocial Media6 min read
Dec 31, 2020Do you have a New Year’s Theme yet? Here’s mine for 2021!New Year’s Resolutions don’t work. Here’s how setting a theme for 2020 shaped the year, and what my theme for 2021 will be. — Do you start your New Year with a Resolution? Many people do, and the results are usually not great. That is why I don’t set myself resolutions — I set a theme for the New Year. Popularised by YouTuber and podcaster CGP Grey, a yearly theme guides you to improve…Productivity6 min readProductivity6 min read
Published in Towards Data Science·Sep 30, 2020Predicting Formula 1 results with Elo RatingsBuilding predictions with a model, data pipelines and a Monte Carlo simulation — Formula 1 races often feel predictable: Mercedes has won the past 5 championships and 7 of the first 9 GPs in the 2020 season. There is certainly no lack of Formula 1 predictions online — anyone from professional pundits to self-appointed armchair “experts” is often keen to share theirs. …Sports5 min readSports5 min read
Sep 25, 2020How to find your dream tech internshipA graduate software engineer and two-time intern shares his experience — If you are a student planning a career in technology, you probably need no convincing over the value of internships. Internships allow students to gain professional experience, network with professionals, and earn money over the summer break. They can also be great fun, if you find a company that matches…Technology9 min readTechnology9 min read
