Agree, this seems like a collection of interviews with some famous folks who are in the field of 'data science' (can we just call it stats please). A handbook i

Agree, this seems like a collection of interviews with some famous folks who are in the field of 'data science' (can we just call it stats please). A handbook is a poor description indeed. For folks interested in learning about this topic there are tons of online courses/videos on the real stuff. The stanford islr course is a great place to start