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Book Review: Stargazers by Fred Watson

Revisions to UK GDP data

Apr 22 2012

Doppelgänger…

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What handsome chaps! Left is Thomas, aged 11 weeks – right is me aged 2-3 weeks.

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I've worked as a scientist for the last 30 years, at various universities, a large home and personal care company, a startup in Liverpool called The Sensible Code Company (formerly ScraperWiki Ltd), GBG and now as a consultant in data science.

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