Housing — the lack of it, and the difficulty in finding an affordable home – has been a major issue in the US presidential election, which takes place in just under two weeks. It's an important enough issue that Kamala Harris has come out with a whole plan aimed at
The US election campaign ends in another two weeks, and one of the biggest issues among the electorate is the cost of housing. The problem with housing, from a variety of articles I've read, stems from too little supply. But of course, it's not quite that
This week, we looked at a data set that discussed the temperature from June, July, and August of this year, showing how much hotter it was than usual. The data came from Climate Central (https://www.climatecentral.org), an organization aimed at explaining climate change to the general public, whose
Housing — the lack of it, and the difficulty in finding an affordable home – has been a major issue in the US presidential election, which takes place in just under two weeks. It's an important enough issue that Kamala Harris has come out with a whole plan aimed at
The US election campaign ends in another two weeks, and one of the biggest issues among the electorate is the cost of housing. The problem with housing, from a variety of articles I've read, stems from too little supply. But of course, it's not quite that
This week, we looked at a data set that discussed the temperature from June, July, and August of this year, showing how much hotter it was than usual. The data came from Climate Central (https://www.climatecentral.org), an organization aimed at explaining climate change to the general public, whose
If you live in the northern hemisphere, then you've likely started to feel the weather getting cooler over the last few weeks. I wouldn't say that the weather in Israel has gotten cold, but it's definitely nice to be able to sit outside for
Level up your Pandas skills, one week at a time.
If you live in the northern hemisphere, then you've likely started to feel the weather getting cooler over the last few weeks. I wouldn't say that the weather in Israel has gotten cold, but it's definitely nice to be able to sit outside for
This week, we looked at power plants around the world, and specifically at nuclear power plants. My interest was piqued by a recent set of stories describing how Microsoft is investing in the re-activation of Three Mile Island's nuclear power plant, in order to generate enough electricity for
I must admit that I never knew much about Three Mile Island, other than that it was the famous site of a nuclear plant, that something had gone wrong in the 1970s, and that no one had actually gotten hurt. I was thus rather surprised to not only hear about
This week, we looked at relief offered by FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (https://fema.gov), to a variety of disasters over the years. FEMA has provided food and water, as well as numerous other type of assistance, to people affected by Hurricane Helene, which passed through (among other
Hurricane Helene (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Helene) caused massive of damage when it passed through the Southeastern United States in the last week, including massive flooding in parts of North Carolina. Hurricanes are large and deadly, and it's thus no surprise that President Joe Biden was
Thanks to everyone who attended this month's office hours! It's always great fun to chat with you folks. I'm enclosing the video here, as well as the Jupyter notebook + Python file (with Streamlit app) I used. Plus, since we discussed my trip to Taiwan,
Do you have questions about Pandas? Join me for my monthly office hours! Come and chat about any questions or problems you have. Or just come to chat; I'm always happy to talk. This session is only for paid BW subscribers, including members of my Python+Data program.
[Administrative note: This month's Pandas office hours will take place on Sunday, September 29th, at 7:15 p.m. in Israel. I'll send full info, including a link to the Zoom session, tomorrow. Come and ask any Pandas-related questions you have!] Elections are about choosing a
You've probably heard that the US is holding elections on Tuesday, November 5th – not just for president, but also for a variety of other federal, state, and local positions. The US, more than many other countries, allows and encourages people to donate not only to their favorite politicians
Yesterday, I wrote that the Federal Reserve was almost certainly going to lower interest rates, and that there was discussion over whether they would lower them by a quarter point or half a point. In the end, the Fed lowered rates by half a point (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/
Inflation is coming down around the world, and central banks are lowering interest rates accordingly. The most important central bank, the US Federal Reserve, is expected to announce the first reduction in interest rates in four years. Today's Washington Post says that experts are divided on whether it&