Welcome to The Magical Splendor -- Defense Against the Dark Arts *Digest* for Finance and Machine Learning Muggles -- by me, Mariah Rucker (aka Patronus Code). I am a Software DEV that previously worked in Finance and currently transitioning to Machine Learning, preferably within FinTech, while also helping Muggles become #WizardsInTech. I have a hybrid background in Accounting and Computer Science and decided to share my knowledge with others by combining my love for Harry Potter with Finance and Machine Learning. The Magical Splendor first issue will be released in March. Sign up now so you don't miss the first issue!

Quidditch - the game played by Harry Potter - is now magically appearing in the Oxford Dictionaries, joining that other Potter term "muggle". But what other words dreamed up by author JK Rowling are on the cusp of gaining official recognition? Potterhead... Wrock... Bellatrix... three terms that muggles may not understand. And if you need to be told what a muggle is in the first place, then you can at least consult a dictionary on that one. The BBC has learned that another small list of words associated with the Harry Potter book series are on the Oxford University Press watchlist, which decides on the words likely to gain inclusion in its dictionaries.

Martin Kearn has put together a video called "Machine Learning for Muggles" – clearly he's a Harry Potter fan. It's a great video to watch for muggles and wizards alike, even if you have no idea what a muggle is.

Martin Kearn has put together a video called "Machine Learning for Muggles" – clearly he's a Harry Potter fan. It's a great video to watch for muggles and wizards alike, even if you have no idea what a muggle is.