Saankhya Mondal

The Science Behind Better Guesses Saankhya Mondal · Follow Published in Towards Data Science · 8 min read · 6 hours ago — Wordle is an addictive online daily word puzzle game developed by The New York Times. The rules are simple. The players get six chances to guess a five-letter word. Wordle gives you feedback on each guess you make by highlighting the letters in your guessed word with green, gray, and yellow colors.

Personalized audiobook recommendations using graph neural networks Saankhya Mondal · Follow Published in Towards Data Science · 8 min read · 8 hours ago — Introduction Spotify is the most popular music-streaming app in the world. In addition to songs and albums, Spotify has a great collection of podcasts and talk shows. They have recently introduced audiobooks in their app. Like any other offering, Spotify wanted to ensure that its audiobook recommendations catered to user’s

Is Tit-for-tat the best strategy in the Iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma game? Saankhya Mondal · Follow Published in Towards Data Science · 5 min read · 1 hour ago — This article will explore how Game Theory illustrates the popular saying, “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” Through examples from the Iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma game, we can see how individual behavior and outcomes are shaped by the surrounding

Key Technical Skills You Need to Kick-start Your Career in Data Science Saankhya Mondal · Follow Published in Towards Data Science · 15 min read · 8 hours ago — Are you curious about data science? Does math and artificial intelligence excite you? Do you want to explore data science and plan to pursue a data science career? Whether you’re unsure where to begin or just taking your first steps into data science, you’ve come

Game theory shows nice guys can finish first Saankhya Mondal · Follow Published in Towards Data Science · 7 min read · 8 hours ago — Contrary to the common belief that nice guys always finish last, Game Theory reveals that nice guys can indeed finish first. I’ll explore this intriguing phenomenon through the Iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma Problem in this article. This article is Part 2 of my Game Theory series, so if you haven’t

Game theory is prevalent in real-life scenarios and decision-making Saankhya Mondal · Follow Published in Towards Data Science · 6 min read · 1 hour ago — Imagine you’re at a table playing a board game. Every decision you make impacts not just your outcome, but also that of your opponents. Each move requires careful thought as you weigh your options against your rival’s potential responses. This back-and-forth creates a challenging situation where planning and