Using Data Science To Name Your Baby

Turns out it’s harder than you’d think to name a (mixed-race) baby. Couldn’t you use data science to do this?
Turns out it’s harder than you’d think to name a (mixed-race) baby. Couldn’t you use data science to do this?
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.
Horizon/Alaska Airlines was the #1 safest overall airline (+49% safer than average) for pets.
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.
These days, I spend a lot of my time traveling. Fundraising, speaking, sure — but the best kind of travel is visiting Vittana youth in countries all around the world.
I always ask what we’re doing right, how we’ve screwed up, and whether we’re living up to their hopes and dreams. Trust me, they don’t hold back — I’ve gotten an earful a few times!
In the past few months, I’ve been through Rwanda, Jordan and the Philippines. They always remind me of growing up in India — countries of deep contradiction, with pockets of very real opportunity amidst extreme, palpable poverty.
Take Rwanda for instance. What do you think of first when you hear Rwanda? The genocide, right?