Few things bring us more joy than publishing an writer’s first TDS post. A part of it’s the joys of discovering a recent voice sharing their unique experiences and knowledge. One other is realizing, time and time again, that there’s at all times a fresh angle to explore, even after we take care of common questions and challenges.

We’re dedicating this edition of the Variable to recent contributions by our newest cohort of writers, and we’re doing it for a few reasons. First, we desired to have a good time their ability to speak complex ideas with clarity, precision, and a definite personal perspective.

Second—and maybe more selfishly—we’re highlighting these articles within the hope that other members of our community feel similarly inspired to share their expertise with TDS’s audience. We cover a really wide selection of topics—from AI ethics and climate-change data to ML pipelines and product management. All that really matters is that you simply care deeply about your material and think others should care about it, too.

Pleased reading!