Welcome to the seventy sixth ever issue of Monday Morning Data Science from the Fred Hutch Data Science Laboratory. We are excited to show you what we have been working on (Fresh from the Lab), plus links that we think you would be interested in (Our Weekly Bookmarks Bar). Part of the purpose of this newsletter is to start conversations, so if you have a question or there is something you would like to share with us please let us know by responding directly to this email.
Fresh from the Lab
[Event: SciWiki Doc-a-thon] Share the Knowledge! We’re updating the Fred Hutch SciWiki with the knowledge and tutorials you need to work effectively with computation at Fred Hutch. Want to help? Join our SciWiki Doc-a-Thon. We’ll have editors to guide you in your contributions, and make sure that your contribution gets acknowledged. Have some pizza, learn to work on GitHub, and contribute knowledge or edit articles! Make things easier for you and others. Click the link above for more details.
Our Weekly Bookmarks Bar
[Newsletter: [VS] Codes] DaSL Translational Analytics Data Scientist Vivek Sriram is starting a newsletter and blog focused on biomedical data science and clinical informatics, mixed with technical tutorials, personal career advice, and miscellaneous detours. Click the link above to subscribe.
[Blog Post: Don't Worry about LLMs] Vicki Boykis' post discusses how the excitement surrounding Large Language Models (LLMs) often overshadows the fundamental engineering and machine learning problems they present. She emphasizes the importance of focusing on specific, practical use cases rather than getting overwhelmed by the myriad of potential applications. Through storytelling and historical analogies, Boykis highlights the value of simplicity, focus, and iterative development in effectively utilizing LLMs in real-world projects.
As always you can contact us by replying directly to this email, you can contact the Data Science Lab at data@fredhutch.org, or you are welcome to join us on the Fred Hutch Data Slack Workspace. For more information about the Fred Hutch Data Science Lab, visit our website: https://hutchdatascience.org/. See you next week!
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