Rachel Wilkerson currently works as a lecturer of data science at Baylor University. Her research aims to translate the dynamics of complex systems to probabilistic graphical models. She previously worked as a data scientist in the civic sector for ten years. Rachel holds a PhD in statistics and an MSc in complexity science from the University of Warwick. Prior to working on the Gratitude project, the largest piece she had ever crocheted was a six–foot–tall saguaro cactus for a parade float.
In need of a small victory and a tactile point of focus, I dedicated a few evenings to mending. Inspired by the beautifully useful Japanese art of sashiko and compelled by a bike-chain-shredded hole in a favourite red jumper, I patched the elbow with geometric...
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Bearing ridicule well points to the wisdom of the cross.
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