Tutorials

Hands-on explorations of data science concepts, tools and methods

Choosing the Right Genomic Dataset: A Five-Pillar Framework for Researchers

Genomics
Data science
Research methods

This practical field guide for non-specialists working with genomic datasets argues that the hardest part of genomic research is selecting the right dataset and offers a five pillar framework to navigate that decision.

May 29, 2026
Alieyeh Sarabandi Moghaddam, Fatemeh Torabi, Emma Squires, Professor Kenneth Langlands

​Testing Multi-Agent Systems in the LLM Age: A Practical Guide for Data Scientists

A structured approach for testing Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) and some key questions to start you thinking critically about how your systems may be working.

Dec 12, 2025
Peter Capsalis
Dark blue square with off-white rectangle at the bottom and small random white stars, and two white circles slightly off centre. Five black dots denote two eyes and three buttons on a snowman. Two brown lines look like arms. Two red rectangles form a hat. Orange triangle as a nose, with text reading Merry Christmas at the bottom.

Creating Christmas cards with R

R
Data visualisation

The programming language R is capable of creating a wide variety of geometric shapes that can be used to construct high quality graphics – including festive images. In this tutorial, Nicola Rennie walks us through the process of using R packages to create and send Christmas cards with R.

Dec 12, 2023
Nicola Rennie
Portrait of Adolphe Quetelet, superimposed on a photo of blooming purple lilacs. Quetelet portrait from Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain. Lilacs photo by Arina Bogachyova/iStock.

A demonstration of the law of the flowering plants

Prediction
History of data science
Statistics

The day a flower blooms is one of the earliest phenomena studied with systematic data collection and analysis. The prediction rule developed nearly three centuries ago is still used by scientists – with relatively few changes – to plan harvests, manage pests, and study ecosystems stressed by climate change. In this tutorial, Jonathan Auerbach introduces the “law of the flowering plants” and demonstrates how it can be applied to modern datasets.

Apr 13, 2023
Jonathan Auerbach
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