AI · Machine Learning · Data Science · Causal Inference · Engineering

Linh V. Nguyen

Independent Writer  ·  AI & Data Science  ·  Technical Writing  ·  Minimal Visualist

Featured Article

The $0.25 Tax That Changed Everything

A single quarter. A fractional levy that rippled through markets, behaviour, and systems in ways nobody expected. An exploration of how tiny policy interventions can cascade into transformative, irreversible change.

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Economics · Policy · Causal Inference

The $0.25 Tax That Changed Everything

How a fractional tax cascaded into systemic transformation — and what it teaches us about second-order effects.

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Economics · Policy · Causal Inference

Beyond the Wall: When Countries Become Experiments

Examining geopolitical enclosures as natural laboratories — and what the data reveals about policy outcomes.

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Machine Learning · Engineering · Optimization

Stuck in a Local Minimum — And How I Climbed Out

A personal account of optimisation traps in ML training, and the strategies that finally broke the plateau.

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Algorithms · Machine Learning · Engineering · Optimization

Genetic Algorithms Simplified: A Step-by-Step Example

Evolution as computation — a beginner-friendly deep dive into how genetic algorithms actually work, with working examples.

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Statistics · Machine Learning · Data Drift · Distribution

The Day Model Started Acting Strange

An investigative narrative into unexpected model drift — what happens when AI behaviour deviates from the expected path.

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Genetic Programming · Evolutionary Algorithm · Symbolic Regression

Survival of the Fittest Programs

How machines evolve to solve problems — exploring genetic programming and what it means for autonomous AI.

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Finance · Stock Price Prediction

Is Stock Price Prediction a Rabbit Hole?

What a deliberately naive model revealed about the limits — and surprising insights — of financial machine learning.

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Data Visualisation · Machine Learning · Clustering

Simple Yet Powerful: Enhancing Static Data Visualisation

Unlocking hidden potential in static charts — techniques for surfacing patterns that animated dashboards often miss.

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Sketch · Minimal Visual · Drawing

Life's Complexity in Simple Lines

A collection of mental models, paradoxes, and patterns distilled into illustrated concepts.

About

Writing at the intersection of data, machines & ideas

I'm Linh V Nguyen — a writer and practitioner exploring artificial intelligence, machine learning, and the quantitative lens through which we can better understand the world. My articles bridge technical depth with accessible storytelling, published across Towards AI, Data Driven Investor, and AI Advances.

Machine Learning Algorithms Data Visualization Causal Inference Engineering Policy & Economics Optimization

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