Alex LenailUnderstanding and Implementing the hypergeometric test in pythonWhenever I find a topic I can’t find a sufficiently good tutorial or explanation of online, I feel compelled to offer one. I hope this…3 min read·Sep 13, 2017--2--2
Alex LenailWhat is the difference between Ridge Regression, the LASSO, and ElasticNet?tldr: “Ridge” is a fancy name for L2-regularization, “LASSO” means L1-regularization, “ElasticNet” is a ratio of L1 and L2 regularization…7 min read·Jul 31, 2017--1--1
Alex LenailA note to future hackathon organizersReflections from Tufts Polyhack, October 23–24, 201524 min read·Nov 12, 2015----
Alex LenailLed By SheepClimbing rocks is probably the best way I know of to slowly lose all your time and money. There is hardly a better way of doing so.6 min read·Oct 15, 2015----
Alex LenailThat Time We Built a Climbing Wall In Our Backyard…For me, Climbing is yoga on a vertical surface. It’s a negotiation between your will and gravity, and demands a holistic self-discipline I…6 min read·Aug 23, 2015----
Alex LenailI want to send emails from my google domains email through gmail.I registered my domain foo.com through google domains, and then I setup email forwarding so that emails sent to alex@foo.com go to…4 min read·Aug 21, 2015--34--34
Alex LenailThe way we talk about Ethics is brokenAn analogy with the Neural Network Algorithm11 min read·Jul 5, 2015--2--2
Alex LenailTorres Del Paine ‘O Loop’ in 4.5 daysDespite what others tell you, it can be done.13 min read·Feb 6, 2015--2--2
Alex LenailOptimizing transmission of knowledgeThe really fascinating thing about books is the ecosystem they've given rise to. Books have essentially promulgated a set of cultural…4 min read·Nov 14, 2014--2--2