Splash Biography

IAN CASTRO, 2nd-year, Media Studies & Microbial Biology major.

Major: Media Studies, Microbial Biology

College/Employer: UC Berkeley

Year of Graduation: 2021

Brief Biographical Sketch:

I'm a sophomore at UC Berkeley studying Media Studies and Microbial Biology, hailing from the East Bay. My interests are all over the place– hence the unique double major– but I'm focusing on computational biology and the First Amendment. I also teach intro data science!

Past Classes

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M514: Exploring Data Science in Splash Spring 19 (Mar. 16, 2019)

Data science, a combination of statistics and computer science, is a rapidly expanding field and applicable to almost any subject. Learn how you can use numbers to figure out facts about the world, make predictions, and visualize trends. We aim to make this course accessible to all skill levels, regardless of past experience. Based on UC Berkeley's fastest growing introductory class with over 1500 students and taught by current course staff. (Please bring a laptop!)