Chances are that your organization has been harboring these fakers for years, but the good news is that they're easy to identify if you know what to look for. Data charlatans are so good at hiding in plain sight that you might even be one without even realizing it.

For those who like brainfood on your vacation, here's a handy index of all my articles from 2018 boiled down to 30 (occasionally cheeky) punchlines to help you avoid/cause awkward silences at family events and holiday parties. Bonus: Videos, podcasts, foreign language translations for your non-English-speaking friends and family to enjoy, and an end-to-end deep learning tutorial for the Pythonistas among you. What on earth is data science? Data science is the discipline of making data useful. What Great Data Analysts Do -- and Why Every Organization Needs Them.