When building a neural network, it’s important to initialize weights beforehand. Weights can be thought of as the amount of influence the input has on the output. With weight initialization, we set the weights to random values to prevent the layer outputs or gradients from vanishing or exploding. Zero Initialization To understand…

Some of the most widely used performance metrics are accuracy, recall, precision, and F1 score. Accuracy, the most well-known metric, is the number of correctly predicted observations over the total number of instances. …

(A continuation of An Evil Stranger) I had spent several days in the facility. Doctors and nurses surrounded me at all times, taking tests, doing blood work, and checking my vitals. I was exhausted and had a very strict schedule set in place by the doctors. My eyes blurred as…

(Based on a Harris Burdick illustration) I find pleasure in reading and writing. It is always nice to dive deep into the unknowns of a book, wrapped up in the fictional characters of magic and marvel. The scenes depicted are things that I could only dream of. Every aspect of…

I was trapped. Confined to a dark, desolate room. I looked around, for the smallest bit of light that would provide me with warmth. But there was none to be found. The smooth walls enclosed me in a way where I found it hard to breathe. There was no sound…

Lake Tahoe is an amazing and scenic place to go in any time of year. During the Christmas holiday, my family and I visited this winter wonderland. However, to fully enjoy the snow experience, you need to have the proper snow gear. On this trip we needed snow boots, a…

Welcome to my blog! My name is Anya Iyer and I am eleven years old. Ever since the age of five, I have been writing. Whether it is short stories or medium novels, I love to write. I have written and published four books on Amazon and I have just…

It was a beautiful day in Munich, a humble kingdom in Bavaria. I was peacefully riding a magnificent black stallion. As the princess of Munich, I had access to almost anything. “Giddy up, Gabriel,” I said as I launched my foot into Gabriel’s lower belly By doing that, the speed…

Based on a Harris Burdick picture. It was a pleasant day in October and halloween was nearing. The cool breeze and swaying brown, yellow, orange, and red leaves, drifted down gently from trees. All the kids were laughing and playing in the crisp fall air, throwing leaves at each other…