After almost ten years in academia I took one of the best decisions of my life: to leave it. This is my experience transitioning from astronomy to data science in search of a more open, fast-paced working environment.
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Rodriguez Zaurín, J. From astronomy to data science. Nat Astron 2, 10–11 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-017-0360-5
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