Ben StenhaugNew Blog Post — Making R code over 100 times faster: An exampleAs a data science software consultant for the Stanford libraries, I often hear people complain that R is slow.1 min read·Jan 9, 2019----
Ben StenhauginTowards Data ScienceResearch on Teaching Data ScienceI wrote this as part of taking Hadley Wickham’s Readings in Applied Data Science course at Stanford in the spring of 2018.11 min read·Sep 30, 2018----
Ben StenhaugThe First DribbleI noticed in basketball why I’m bad. I noticed why I was bad my sophomore year and got cut. I finally figured it out. I play differently in…2 min read·Aug 31, 2017----
Ben StenhauginTowards Data ScienceTeaching data science is brokenThe way we teach data science is broken. Actually, even that statement strikes me as generous. In most cases, I’m not sure we even try.7 min read·Aug 23, 2017--2--2
Ben StenhaugWhat am I feeling?There’s this old trick I remember hearing about that if you really want a girl to fall in love with you, you should do exciting things like…2 min read·Jun 21, 2016----
Ben StenhaugThe student experienceI’ve been thinking about getting started lately. I read in Jo Boaler’s Mathematical Mindsets about the “I just have to give them…3 min read·Jun 17, 2016----
Ben StenhaugWorth knowingSome things in life are more valuable to know than others. A few of the things that seem most valuable to know are about keeping healthy…1 min read·Jun 14, 2016----
Ben StenhaugPrinciples for Knowledge WorkPrinciple 1 — Get to deep work: Spend as much time as possible in deep work. Deep work is focusing without distraction on a cognitively…3 min read·Jun 7, 2016--1--1
Ben StenhaugEstimatingIt seems to me that life is a lot about estimating the importance of different things. The better the estimates I make, the better life I…1 min read·Jun 6, 2016----
Ben StenhaugMaking friendsI was talking to my friend on the phone the other day about moving to a new city and making friends. I was telling her how I’ve been in…2 min read·Jun 6, 2016----