Insights Personal observations, insights and analysis. Subscribe for updates Get new posts directly in your inbox Please leave this field empty Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. Search Search Filter by category Data Analytics and AI Economic Analysis and Research Perspectives Public policy All Insights Calculating the United State’s ‘reciprocal’ tariffs 04-04-2025 Data Analytics and AI, R-Programming Read more Going solo II: some (more) things to think about before becoming an independent consultant 13-03-2025 Perspectives this post explores some of the personal implications of becoming a freelance consultant, such as 'relevance deprivation' and leaving the comfort of having an established systems for managing your time, performance and career path. Read more Going solo: things to think about before becoming an independent consultant 15-02-2025 Perspectives In this post I outline some of the things I wish I'd known about becoming an independent consultant before taking the plunge. Read more From code to conversation: Localized AI fun with LM Studio and the ellmer package 20-01-2025 Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics and AI, R-Programming Summary: in this post I demonstrate how you can interact with locally hosted LLM models in R using the ellmer package and LM Studio. Read more How I ChatGPT: Utilizing ChatGPT as a Public Policy Professional 18-01-2024 Artificial Intelligence, Public policy Read more Page1 Page2 Page3 Page4 Page5