Welcome to the fiftieth 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
[(New!) Job Posting: Data Scientist III] This Data Scientist position will be working with our translational research community to support effective high performance computing, developing and sharing reproducible bioinformatic workflows, and implementing support systems for research applications. Click the link above to apply!
[Datatudes Podcast: Reproducibility! Run it again!] Spooky: listen to learn about the scary hidden damage that Excel may be doing to your data! Join Candace for an in-depth discussion about reproducibility.
Our Weekly Bookmarks Bar
[Write More "Useless" Software] Nicole Tietz-Sokolskaya emphasizes the importance of writing "useless" software as a means of exploration, play, and experiencing the joy of computing, apart from the daily pressures of professional obligations. She provides examples of such projects she has undertaken for fun and learning, highlighting that play is crucial in the world of technology and encouraging others to indulge in it.
[Spooky Data Story from Stack Overflow] The original poster’s work supervisor gives frightening advice in this throwback scary post that the SO community tries to diagnose!
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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