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Physicist Turned Data Scientist I: A Path from Academia to Industry

Posted on January 10, 2016 by smirshekari

Table of contents: 1. Who am I and to whom I am writing this note? 2. Why am I writing this note? 3. From Academia to Industry 4. What is Data Science and who is a Data Scientist? 5. What … Continue reading →

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My New Job as A Data Scientist: Falling into A Black-Rabbit-Hole

Posted on December 31, 2015 by smirshekari

7 years ago, on exactly the same day as today, I landed in Chicago O’hare airport with 2x32kg full luggage in hand and a big dream in head surrounded by lots of anxiousness and concerns about leaving my family and … Continue reading →

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A Science Strip Show

Posted on January 6, 2015 by smirshekari

I was down with a flue and fever for a couple of days. I still am but it’s the end, hopefully. Tonight I did a bit of work but I went to bed early. Well, exactly one and half hour … Continue reading →

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Earth, Atmosphere, and Satellites in to the scale!

Posted on May 9, 2014 by smirshekari

It was a while that I wanted to see a schematic picture showing the Earth atmosphere compared to the size of Earth and the moon orbit in to the real scale. I’m very happy that I found above picture today … Continue reading →

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The Universe in one day

Posted on May 7, 2014 by smirshekari

The table speaks for itself but a bit of explanation could be the following. The table shows how things look like in time if we rescale the whole history of Universe from Big Bang up to now to one single … Continue reading →

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