PinnedThomas Hikaru ClarkinTowards Data ScienceAn Intuitive Look at the Basics of Information TheoryA non-technical tour of data compression, entropy, encryption, Kolmogorov complexity, and why they matter·11 min read·Jan 18, 2021--3--3
Thomas Hikaru ClarkinTowards Data Science7 Useful Examples of Python’s itertoolsSaving time and code with flexible utility functions and paradigms·6 min read·Feb 17, 2022--2--2
Thomas Hikaru ClarkinTowards Data SciencePython Miniproject: Making the Game of Go from Scratch in PyGameThe ancient game of Go has been played for thousands of years. With more board configurations than there are atoms in the universe, Go is a…·7 min read·Feb 12, 2022----
Thomas Hikaru ClarkinTowards Data ScienceWrite Ultra-Concise Code with Python collectionsThe built-in Python collections library is a treasure trove of useful tools. I will focus on the two structures that I find the most…·3 min read·Oct 10, 2021----
Thomas Hikaru ClarkinTowards Data Science7 Essential Python Skills for ResearchTips and Tricks from a PhD Student·9 min read·Oct 4, 2021--1--1
Thomas Hikaru ClarkI’m Asian and American, Not Asian-AmericanA Reflection on Mixed Identity·8 min read·Apr 3, 2021----
Thomas Hikaru ClarkinTowards Data ScienceTraining a Snake Game AI: A Literature ReviewA survey of methods, from non-ML techniques to genetic algorithms to deep reinforcement learning·7 min read·Feb 3, 2021----
Thomas Hikaru ClarkinTowards Data ScienceSimple Plagiarism Detection in PythonCatching Cheaters using Language Models (With Code, Explanations, and Visualizations)·6 min read·Jan 25, 2021----
Thomas Hikaru ClarkinTowards Data SciencePython Sets are UnderratedA guide to the elegant and helpful uses of built-in Python sets·6 min read·Dec 26, 2020--1--1
Thomas Hikaru ClarkinTowards Data ScienceAnalyze YouTube Discourse and Find Troll Bots with PythonUse the YouTube Data API to Analyze Political Discourse in YouTube Comments and Identify Bots·9 min read·Sep 15, 2020----