class: inverse, middle # You're a data scientist? Blog about it!<br> <br> <span style = 'font-size: 130%;'>Sam Csik | Data Training Coordinator</span> National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis<br> <br> <span style = 'font-size: 130%;'>Masters of Environmental Data Science | Fall 2021</span> Slides & source code available on [<svg aria-label="GitHub" role="img" viewBox="0 0 496 512" style="height:1em;width:0.97em;vertical-align:-0.125em;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;font-size:inherit;fill:#93C6C2;overflow:visible;position:relative;"><title>GitHub</title><path d="M165.9 397.4c0 2-2.3 3.6-5.2 3.6-3.3.3-5.6-1.3-5.6-3.6 0-2 2.3-3.6 5.2-3.6 3-.3 5.6 1.3 5.6 3.6zm-31.1-4.5c-.7 2 1.3 4.3 4.3 4.9 2.6 1 5.6 0 6.2-2s-1.3-4.3-4.3-5.2c-2.6-.7-5.5.3-6.2 2.3zm44.2-1.7c-2.9.7-4.9 2.6-4.6 4.9.3 2 2.9 3.3 5.9 2.6 2.9-.7 4.9-2.6 4.6-4.6-.3-1.9-3-3.2-5.9-2.9zM244.8 8C106.1 8 0 113.3 0 252c0 110.9 69.8 205.8 169.5 239.2 12.8 2.3 17.3-5.6 17.3-12.1 0-6.2-.3-40.4-.3-61.4 0 0-70 15-84.7-29.8 0 0-11.4-29.1-27.8-36.6 0 0-22.9-15.7 1.6-15.4 0 0 24.9 2 38.6 25.8 21.9 38.6 58.6 27.5 72.9 20.9 2.3-16 8.8-27.1 16-33.7-55.9-6.2-112.3-14.3-112.3-110.5 0-27.5 7.6-41.3 23.6-58.9-2.6-6.5-11.1-33.3 2.6-67.9 20.9-6.5 69 27 69 27 20-5.6 41.5-8.5 62.8-8.5s42.8 2.9 62.8 8.5c0 0 48.1-33.6 69-27 13.7 34.7 5.2 61.4 2.6 67.9 16 17.7 25.8 31.5 25.8 58.9 0 96.5-58.9 104.2-114.8 110.5 9.2 7.9 17 22.9 17 46.4 0 33.7-.3 75.4-.3 83.6 0 6.5 4.6 14.4 17.3 12.1C428.2 457.8 496 362.9 496 252 496 113.3 383.5 8 244.8 8zM97.2 352.9c-1.3 1-1 3.3.7 5.2 1.6 1.6 3.9 2.3 5.2 1 1.3-1 1-3.3-.7-5.2-1.6-1.6-3.9-2.3-5.2-1zm-10.8-8.1c-.7 1.3.3 2.9 2.3 3.9 1.6 1 3.6.7 4.3-.7.7-1.3-.3-2.9-2.3-3.9-2-.6-3.6-.3-4.3.7zm32.4 35.6c-1.6 1.3-1 4.3 1.3 6.2 2.3 2.3 5.2 2.6 6.5 1 1.3-1.3.7-4.3-1.3-6.2-2.2-2.3-5.2-2.6-6.5-1zm-11.4-14.7c-1.6 1-1.6 3.6 0 5.9 1.6 2.3 4.3 3.3 5.6 2.3 1.6-1.3 1.6-3.9 0-6.2-1.4-2.3-4-3.3-5.6-2z"/></svg>](https://github.com/UCSB-MEDS/writing-blogposts) --- # I made my first blog post 🎉 .center[ *And I'm here to tell you why you should too.* ] .center[ <iframe src="https://samanthacsik.github.io/posts/2021-09-21-my-first-test-post/" width="70%" height="400px" data-external="1"></iframe> ] --- # Why blog? -- * Build your online profile/portfolio * **"...sharing *anything* is almost always better than sharing nothing."** -[@drob](https://twitter.com/drob) in his post, [Advice to aspiring data scientists: start a blog](http://varianceexplained.org/r/start-blog/) -- * Practice writing & communication skills -- * Stay atop DS trends -- * Solicit feedback from the community -- * Network¹ .footnote[ ¹Real people have gotten real jobs because the right person noticed their blog post at the right time. Lucky for sure, but not unheard of! ] -- * Learn something new and/or solidify understanding -- * Combat imposter syndrome * **"Once you've shared some analyses and code, you'll probably find that you were underrating yourself in some areas."** also -[@drob](https://twitter.com/drob) in his post, [Advice to aspiring data scientists: start a blog](http://varianceexplained.org/r/start-blog/) --- # Contribute to the MEDS Community Blog! [Scout Leonard](https://scoutcleonard.github.io/) & [Juliet Cohen](https://julietcohen.github.io/) published our first student-authored MEDS blog post this week: .center[ <iframe src="https://ucsb-meds.github.io/posts/2021-09-24-summery-summary/" width="70%" height="400px" data-external="1"></iframe> ] --- # Explore other data science blogs * [The Distillery: Showcase](https://distillery.rbind.io/showcase.html) (collection of `{distill}` blogs - you can even add yours!) * [Kara Woo](https://blog.karawoo.com/): senior data science engineer at InsightRX (and NCEAS alum) * [Julia Silge](https://juliasilge.com/blog/): data scientist & software engineer at RStudio * [David Robinson](http://varianceexplained.org/about/): principle data scientist at HEAP * [Vicki Boykis](http://veekaybee.github.io/): machine learning engineer at Tumblr * [Chelsea Parlett-Pelleriti](https://cmparlettpelleriti.github.io/writing.html): Assistant Prof at Chapman University & stats consultant * [R-bloggers](https://www.r-bloggers.com/): a blog aggregator of content contributed by bloggers who write about R .footnote[ This is by no means an exhaustive list. [Twitter](https://twitter.com/home?lang=en) is also a great place to find cool people blogging about cool data science stuff. ] --- # Customizing your blog posts Check out my [blog post](https://samanthacsik.github.io/posts/2021-09-21-my-first-test-post/) for details on how to do the following: 1. Adding a preview image 2. Assigning posts to categories 3. Adding a table of contents 4. Creating citeable blog posts 5. Adding a bibliography 6. Adding an appendix