Have you ever used a typewriter?
As a USB/Bluetooth keyboard?
How is social media changing news?
Expediency, pluralism (both supply and demand), and reversion to the mean (as in the average, not the disposition).
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Brian Williams.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Being responsible for the “high water mark” for accuracy and objectivity.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Python: pandas, numpy, scikit, matplotlib, bokeh, seaborn. R: dplyr, ggplot, sqldf. JavaScript: React, D3/react-vis, recharts. Jupyter.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter. Least favorite? Also, Twitter.
Who do you wish followed you?
Bethany McLean.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I drew comics. Poorly.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The underweighted risks of USD upside/MXN downside in Oct., 2016.
What's your favorite drink?
Kalimotxo, Fernet & Coke, Peroni beer, or any Islay whiskeys.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Bars, museums, & sometimes museums with a bar.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That high finance has only negative potential consequences.
