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How does tSNE work?
A Deep Dive into Stochastic Neighbor Embedding Introduction In high-dimensional data visualization, t-Distributed Stochastic Neighbor...
Gamze Bulut
Mar 17, 20252 min read
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Famous Swiss Roll example
Understanding Dimension Reduction: PCA vs. t-SNE vs. UMAP with the Swiss Roll When dealing with high-dimensional data, it is often...
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Mar 17, 20253 min read
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What is "Dimension Reduction"?
Today I am trying to understand the logic behind dimension reduction (DR). I wanted to read and write about some simple examples to...
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Mar 17, 20253 min read
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Joy of Life
Trying to beautify the place you are in, shows your joy of life. Joy of life does not pour as rain. You have to cultivate it in...
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Mar 17, 20251 min read
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Questions, Questions
We tossed out our Ninja coffee maker because it was burning the coffee. Iâd almost say my husband felt a wave of pleasure dumping it and...
Gamze Bulut
Mar 13, 20252 min read
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Why Are Some Things Expensive?
While shopping for a shirt for my husband, I noticed something strangeâone shirt costs $20, while another (same fabric, same function)...
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Mar 10, 20252 min read
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Confidence and Women
Confidence and Women: A Seedling That Grows This Womenâs Day, I found myself reflecting on confidenceâwhy do women, on average, have...
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Mar 10, 20253 min read
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Autopilot
Today was a rainy day. As I drove to work, I found myself singing: This morning There is rain in RVA My eyes fill with tears, for no...
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Mar 5, 20252 min read
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Keep Paddling
Do you enjoy water sports like kayaking or rafting? My only experience with rafting was a mild oneâBeaverâs Bend State Park in Oklahoma....
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Mar 5, 20252 min read
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The Hawk, Missed Chances, and Finding Balance
Yesterday, I tossed two pieces of chicken bones with some meat on them into the backyard. Today, I saw a big hawk circling above. It...
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Mar 5, 20253 min read
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The Elasticity of Time: A Ramadan Reflection
Today is the first day of Ramadan, and Iâve noticed something strikingâtime feels extended. Of course, in a practical sense, fasting...
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Mar 5, 20252 min read
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đ¸ How to Rebloom Orchids! đ¸
Did you receive a gorgeous orchid as a gift? 𤊠You admired its beauty đ, took care of it⌠and then, one by one, the flowers fell off....
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Feb 26, 20252 min read
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Let it Flow
It has been snowing for two days. My kids listen to a Turkish cartoon song (Kukuli): đ It is snowing, it is snowing, đ In thick, fluffy...
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Feb 20, 20251 min read
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Of roses and layers
When I was a kid I wrote a mini song: My rose bowed its head When it wept. Its petals fell away When we parted. Source I used to sing...
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Feb 17, 20253 min read
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Taste of memories
Today when I was drinking the juice of my cauliflower dish, it tasted like the sea water I would occasionally swallow when I was in...
Gamze Bulut
Feb 16, 20252 min read
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Taming my soul
Arenât you amazed to see the aquarium shows of dolphins, whales and other animals? Apparently animal brains could be trained with a...
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Feb 14, 20253 min read
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Undo-Addiction
My daughter is starting middle school next year. When I was in middle school, our discussions centered around ârelativity of perceptions,...
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Feb 12, 20253 min read
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Curse of rotten bananas
I like stories where I get to know each of the âthreadsâ first and then I notice how they wrap around each other to make an elegant...
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Feb 10, 20253 min read
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