Photo of the Day: Beautiful Shot of Mars

Yesterday I watched the movie "The Martian" and I was astounded by the beautiful visual effects that showed Mars. Here is a glorious shot of the real planet.

A photo of mars taken by Viking Orbiter 1.

Image Credit: NASA | JPL | USGS

Original Source: Lush Oasis to Arid Desert: How Our View of Mars Has Changed

Data Science - The job of the present and future

Often while conducting my job-hunt I have stumbled upon a job titled 'Data Scientist'. In the beginning uninformed and uneducated in the nerve-racking process of job-seeking, I believed it simply to be a job for someone qualified and capable of handling and manipulating data within different sectors of applied science.

How mistaken I was. The title nowadays may refer to a vast variety of employment sectors and not just the applied sciences. These may include Media, Education, Consulting, Retail, Social Networking and many others. As a matter of fact, this job description nowadays, rarely is used to describe an expertise based solely in Data Science.

The results of this survey showcased in Forbes, are quite revealing regarding the job potential of a Data Scientist:

Data Science Falls Into Many Roles

The title of Scientist used to mean something in the world. It seems today it has been reduced to something everyone with a basic core of skills can attain. We have to move with the ages.

And so I start this blog

What is another unemployed scientist sitting at home getting lost in the piles of unsuccessful job applications going to do? How about starting a new blog that he can share his opinions on a matter he is passionate about? That is exactly what I am going to do here for myself first and foremost, and if anyone wants to join me in this journey, is welcome to drop by and leave me a comment.