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Using Data Science To Name Your Baby

  • by Kushal Chakrabarti
  • Posted on July 17, 2019July 17, 2019
  • Data Science

Turns out it’s harder than you’d think to name a (mixed-race) baby. Couldn’t you use data science to do this?

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Food From The Equator Tastes +28% Better (Unless You’re Rich)

  • by Kushal Chakrabarti
  • Posted on March 19, 2019June 18, 2019
  • Data Science

After analyzing 428,580 reviews by 58,106 people over 10,215 restaurants, we found that food from the equator tastes measurably better. By the time you arrive in Indonesia from Norway, the food tastes 28% better.

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Weddings

  • by Kushal Chakrabarti
  • Posted on September 21, 2018June 18, 2019
  • Life

I got married to this amazing (silly, kind, hot) lady a few weeks ago—

Looking impossibly, impishly cute at the reception.

Wrapped in a prayer shawl during the Jewish ceremony.

Possibly a bit bored during the Hindu ceremony.

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What’s the Safest Airline for Pets? The Ranked Guide to 18 Airlines

  • by Kushal Chakrabarti
  • Posted on March 15, 2018March 16, 2018
  • Data Science

Horizon/Alaska Airlines was the #1 safest overall airline (+49% safer than average) for pets.

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Introducing Herbie

  • by Kushal Chakrabarti
  • Posted on March 9, 2018March 11, 2018
  • Photography

I’ve always been a dog person, but this handsome fella’s been growing on me—

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Swinging Above San Francisco

  • by Kushal Chakrabarti
  • Posted on July 19, 2015March 14, 2018
  • Photography

Walking late at night with Simba in Bernal Heights, I met this guy swinging above San Francisco. I didn’t have my DSLR with me, so I just used my iPhone.

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The Best Leadership Advice I’ve Ever Gotten

  • by Kushal Chakrabarti
  • Posted on January 15, 2014March 9, 2018
  • Leadership

Simba and I relaxing afterwards in Laguna Beach

But then, once upon a cloudy Seattle day, you talk to someone who gives you some of the best advice you’ve gotten in your life.

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Kushal loves data & people. He's led billion-dollar data science teams, founded two VC-backed startups, and authored 20+ patents & papers. He's been named Social Entrepreneur of the Year, Seattle's Top 40 Under 40 and speaks frequently on using tech for good.

Top Data Science Posts

  • What’s the Safest Airline for Pets? The Ranked Guide to 18 Airlines

    March 15, 2018
  • Food From The Equator Tastes +28% Better (Unless You’re Rich)

    March 19, 2019
  • Using Data Science To Name Your Baby

    July 17, 2019

Top Leadership Posts

  • The Best Leadership Advice I’ve Ever Gotten

    January 15, 2014
  • 10 Amazing People — My Reply To Yesterday’s School Shootings

    December 15, 2012
  • The 10% Rule — How Hard Work & Compound Interest Are Related

    December 5, 2012

Top Startup Posts

  • The 10% Rule — How Hard Work & Compound Interest Are Related

    December 5, 2012
  • Why I Walked Away From $1 Million

    November 22, 2012
  • Stop Building Dumb Stuff

    October 21, 2012

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