Notebook
Review articles, stories, opinion essays, and half-baked ideas
The story behind my dissertation
A visiting talk, a question my advisor asked himself, and the problem that has kept me busy ever since.
How Random Forests Can Save Our Forests
Using ML's Random Forest algorithm to predict and prevent forest fires, landslides, deforestation, and pest invasions — and why it outperforms logistic regression across all four.
They Already Know the Formula — They Just Don't Know Its Name Yet
Teaching linear approximation backwards: building the formula out of arithmetic students already trust, from a supported calculus pilot at LSU.
[Post title — replace me]
A short excerpt that hints at what the post is about and why someone should read it.