Month: January 2017

Algorithms and echo chambers in the world of learning

There has been lots in the news this past year about social media bias and echo chambers, which started gaining prominence when algorithms started meddling in your news feed. The major web companies collect a huge amount of data about you and in doing so are building a detailed profile comprising demographic data, likes and purchases and other…
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The quantified cyclist: analysing Strava data using R

This post was edited on 09 May 2017 to add some clarity around authenticating with the Strava API. In 2016 I made a commitment to myself to record every cycle ride I made. As both a leisure cyclist and cycle commuter, I was keen to know how far I rode in a year, what was…
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