Looks great Joel! Definitely going to check this out and start working through it. I've noticed the huge bifurcation between extremely applied data science and

Looks great Joel! Definitely going to check this out and start working through it. I've noticed the huge bifurcation between extremely applied data science and almost entirely mathematical based. I was always wary of 'learning' data science through applications only, but as you alluded to, it's significantly more exciting. Likewise, most introductory statistics classes are so poorly delivered that many people have a deeply ingrained fear of the underlying concepts. As a side note, do you attend any data events in Seattle? I'm moving there in June after graduation and would love to talk with somebody doing my dream job.