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Marcel Haas

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Welcome! I am a passionate data scientist, working as an associate professor of data science in population health at the Leiden University Medical Center at the Health Campus in The Hague . I was once an astrophysicist (the term extronomer was invented here!), have been a data scientist in industry for a decade and…

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I Regret Quitting Astrophysics

In 2013 I decided to quit my career in astrophysics, move back “home” and become a data scientist. The blog post I wrote about my decision was probably my best read publication as a professional astronomer and it was moving to read all the reactions from people who were struggling with similar decisions. I meant every…