A Beginner-Friendly Walkthrough of SVD Using Movie Recommendations

Aug 1, 2025

This article explains Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) in plain terms, using a simple movie recommendation system as an educational demo.

Demystifying Classification Metrics With Real-Life Analogies

Jul 14, 2025

Accuracy, precision, recall, and F1 score demystified through real-world examples like fraud detection, resume screening, and cancer testing.

Explainable AI: SHAP for Explaining Credit Risk Decisions

Jun 24, 2025

A hands-on walkthrough of using SHAP to demystify credit scoring models, complete with code, visuals, and an interactive demo.

The Bonsai and the Forest: Rethinking Culture Through the ‘Smell of the Place’

May 24, 2025

Drawing on Prof. Sumantra Ghoshal’s vivid metaphor, this post explores how the invisible ‘smell’ of an organization shapes behavior, innovation, and leadership.

Under the Hood of Regression Metrics

May 12, 2025

This article uses a car repair analogy to explain five key regression metrics - MAE, MSE, RMSE, R², and Adjusted R² - helping you understand how to evaluate your model's performance effectively.

The Coffee Shop Conundrum: REST vs. GraphQL

Apr 15, 2025

This article uses a story-driven analogy to explain the fundamental differences between REST and GraphQL—two popular approaches for API communication.

LSM-Trees vs. B-Trees: The Tale of Two Delivery Companies

Mar 24, 2025

This post uses a story-driven approach to demystify how databases use LSM and B-Trees to manage data. Complex ideas, explained simply—so they’re easy to understand and remember.

Retrieval-Augmented Generation: The Librarian and the Storyteller

Feb 24, 2025

A story-driven explanation of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), illustrating how combining storytelling with factual retrieval enhances AI's accuracy.

Imperative vs. Declarative Paradigms: A Tale of Two Travelers

Feb 19, 2025

A story-driven breakdown of two core programming paradigms—imperative and declarative—and when to use each.