As part of the NFL Big Data Bowl in late 2018, I created a presentation that discusses how I explored game data to uncover insights on how NFL player speed can lead to NFL success. The results weren’t always what I expected them to be!
For me, every day is an Earth Day. The video shown in this article explains why that is the case.
In-Q is a spoken word artist. His work is insightful and interesting. This work of art helps me understand why I have chosen to do the global climate change work I have been doing for years. I hope you enjoy the video.
Racing up a lighthouse isn’t an everyday experience. When you try to beat your 7-year-old, it becomes abundantly clear that you’ve had to much computer time and not enough training time!
YouTube is king when it comes to reaching people with your message. There is no doubt in my mind that this is true. In this video, I give several examples that compare and contrast the effectiveness of YouTube, Linked-In, and Wordpress.
In this episode, I discuss and show a few examples of the beautiful, precise, and functional Bridge City woodworking tools.
This is the story of how I created my first woodworking project. This story goes way back to the mid-1960’s. I wonder if I owe my love of woodworking to my first mentor.
In Episode 20 of the Kenny Cool series, I give thanks to my Aunt Birdie who taught me a sure-fire hiccup cure. It has never failed me and now you can give her thanks the next time you have a case of the hiccups.
In KC Special Episode #2, I revisit a decision I made to bypass a job offer from Microsoft, back in the 1988. I sometimes wonder how different my life history would be had I taken that job, although I would still make the same decision today knowing how my life has unfolded!
In the first Kenny Cool special edition video, I thank Tableau for choosing me to be a 2019 Zen Master. I explain some behind the scenes attempts I made to work for Tableau. Even though I was never hired, I continued to pursue my Tableau passions ,and now I am a bit of a Tableau historian.
In Kenny Cool Episode #4, I discuss the various methods available for using the Data Blends Blog.
In Kenny Cool episode #3, I discuss a really cool antique desk that features an internal locking system.
In Kenny Cool episode #2, I discuss how much fun I recently had working with real NFL data as part of a competition.
This is episode #1 of a new series of short videos I plan to make. I want to convey some interesting stories. I only plan on these being 5 minutes or less.
It is believed that my friend Al is the oldest functioning woodworker in the USA. I’d like to introduce you to him and show you some of his amazing work.
As I look back on my geological and environmental science career, there were a few stories that have stuck with me. In this article, I share three stories that left imprints in my mind.
I have been a student of the earth and life on earth throughout my life. Never before have I listened to someone with such immense intelligence and insight that has the ability to take complicated topics and explain them with such clarity that I could have my 7-year-old listen to him speak. Many thanks to Rich Roll for his continued excellence in podcasting and teaching us about the status of life on earth.
Preeclampsia (pre-e-CLAMP-si-a) is a condition unique to human pregnancy. It is diagnosed by the elevation of the expectant mother’s blood pressure usually after the 20th week of pregnancy. In this story, we used data collection and visualization to help our doctor make the right choices for my wife during our high-risk pregnancy.
Contrary to the “Agony of an Eduction”, this article expresses the joy of an education. The joy comes from first learning to use Tableau.
Ten years of happiness data is what I used to find something interesting. I didn’t plan on writing this article, but an anomaly I detected really made me think about the significance of this data.