Physics is a macho field. Not physically. Take a look at your average physics student. Physics is academically macho. Physics majors love to scoff at the other sciences. Biology’s just bullshit. Where’s the math?! Chemistry is all memorization, whereas Physics derives the quantum numbers from first principles. “Soft” science? That’s not science. Even within Physics, there’s a hierarchy of hardcoreness. Theoretical Physics is clearly at the top. Those who can’t cut it end up beco...| www.ethanrosenthal.com
Welcome to Part II of my journey from academic to industry data scientist. In my previous post, I wrote of my preparation leading up to the application to Insight Data Science. I will now talk about the Insight application process, the actual program, and demoing my project at companies. I will save studying for interviews and the actual interview process for the final post. Application to Insight The Insight written application is fairly straightforward.| www.ethanrosenthal.com