Ideas

Thinking more precisely about data

Short essays on the ideas behind my courses, lectures and research-oriented teaching.

New article · 15 August 2026

What AI really changes in teaching data analysis — and what should not change

A practical, slightly provocative essay on what AI has genuinely improved, which assignments it has exposed, and why validation matters more than ever.

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New format · 8 August 2026

Knowledge Panorama

One complete topic on one visual canvas: concepts, connections, examples and a path to understanding. Not a slide deck, mind map or ordinary infographic.

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Data never speaks for itself

Every chart already contains choices: what to measure, whom to include, which scale to use and what to leave out. Good analysis begins with the question: what conclusion are we actually entitled to make?

AI accelerates answers, not validation

A model can generate code, explanations and hypotheses quickly. It cannot take responsibility for data quality, a fair comparison or the consequences of a decision. This makes data expertise more important, not less.

Probability is a language of decisions

Probability is not only about coins and dice. It helps distinguish coincidence from evidence, reason about risk and recognize situations in which intuition fails with remarkable confidence.