Data rarely tells the whole story. The Data Scientist’s job is to imagine what we might not know, not just infer from the data we happen to have. Paleontologists and paleoartists must imagine the fur, fat, and feathers that might have accompanied dinosaur fossils. Data Scientists should do the same and imagine everything that might have surrounded any data artifacts. At minimum, this requires creativity and humility in the face of great unknowns.

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