Author: jrogel
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Forecasting the Future: Time Series, Prophets, and Cross-Validation
The second edition of Advanced Data Science and Analytics with Python features significant updates, focusing on trustworthy model building and practical forecasting. A chapter dedicated to Meta’s Prophet framework discusses its strengths in handling seasonality and trends, emphasising robust evaluation methods to ensure forecasts remain reliable in real-world applications.
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The Jackalope Returns: A Second Edition For Advanced Data Science
Writing a second edition of a technical book is a little like rebooting a long-running sci-fi series. You don’t want to erase the canon, but you do want better special effects, sharper dialogue, and fewer plot holes. With that spirit very much in mind, I’m delighted to say that the second edition of Advanced Data Science and Analytics…
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When Code Eats Creativity: Discovering My Works in the Anthropic Compensation List
✍️ Ever wondered whether your books could end up as fuel for an AI — without you ever knowing? I discovered two of mine did. Now Anthropic has agreed to pay US $1.5 billion to authors in what may be the first major AI-copyright settlement. This post explores what that means — not just for…
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Directing What’s Going to Happen to Us? – OSO Theatre 2025 Autumn Writers’ Studio Showcase
I had the joy of directing What’s Going to Happen to Us? at the OSO Theatre’s 2025 Autumn Writers’ Studio Showcase — a beautifully intimate piece about love, uncertainty and the small moments that change everything. Working with the brilliant Nora Holmen and Alfredo Mudie Smart was a genuine privilege, and together we shaped a…
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Keeping Podcasts Playing on Apple TV
There are certain moments in life when technology promises serenity and delivers chaos. You sit down, ready for an evening of podcast-fuelled pottering about, and your Apple TV decides—rather unilaterally—that you’ve had quite enough stimulation for one episode. The screen goes black, the sound stops, and the whole thing curls up for a nap like…
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Proud to Join the 2025 Global Top 100 Innovators in Data & AI
I’m delighted — and truthfully, a little humbled — to share that I’ve been included in Corinium Global Intelligence’s 2025 Global Top 100 Innovators in Data, Analytics & AI. It’s not every day that you find your name listed alongside extraordinary leaders who are shaping how the world uses data and artificial intelligence. When I first…
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What’s Going to Happen to Us – Directing at OSO Theatre
I’m delighted to share that I’ve been invited to direct Merry Graham’s short new play What’s Going to Happen to Us? for a showcase at the OSO Arts Centre in Barnes on 23 November 2025 under the theme of Anticipation. At first glance, the play is set simply: a hospital room, a man in a dressing gown, and…
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GPT-5 Adoption: Between Hype, Hesitation, and Opportunity
🚀 GPT-5 Adoption: Game-changer or Overhyped?
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AI, the NHS, and the Urgency of Now
A Practitioner’s Response to Lord Darzi’s Vision Earlier this year at the Alan Turing Institute, Lord Darzi of Denham delivered what may become one of the most defining healthcare addresses of the decade. In a keynote followed by an engaging conversation with Professor Cathy Sudlow (see video below), he laid bare both the challenges and…
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Apple’s Icon Composer: Promising, Impressive, but Not Quite Ready for Prime Time
At WWDC 2025, Apple introduced Icon Composer, an ambitious tool designed to streamline the often cumbersome process of creating app icons. Touted as “one tool to rule them all,” Icon Composer promises developers a revolutionary experience — crafting a single layered icon that automatically scales to suit iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Intrigued by the…