Ep. #9, Radical Accountability in Software with Wes McKinney

In this groundbreaking novel, Ursula K. Le Guin delves into the society of Gethen, a planet where the inhabitants are androgynous and only enter a state of sexual arousal once a month. The story follows Genly Ai, an envoy from the Ekumen, as he navigates the complexities of Gethenian culture and politics. The novel is a profound exploration of gender, identity, and the human condition, challenging traditional notions of masculinity and femininity.

The Tao Te Ching is a central text in Taoist philosophy and religion. It consists of 81 brief chapters or sections that discuss the nature of the Tao, which is described as the source and ideal of all existence. The text emphasizes living in harmony with nature, the importance of simplicity, humility, and the interconnectedness of all things. It critiques unnatural actions and social activism based on abstract moralism, advocating for a life of 'nonaction' (wu wei) and spontaneity. The text has been highly influential in Chinese philosophy and has been translated numerous times, making it one of the most translated texts in world literature.

This book is concerned with the nuts and bolts of manipulating, processing, cleaning, and crunching data in Python. It focuses on the Python programming language and its data-oriented library ecosystem, particularly pandas, NumPy, and Jupyter. The book equips readers to become effective data analysts by providing a guide to the latest versions of these tools. It covers data manipulation, preparation, and cleaning, and is ideal for those looking to build data applications using Python