Data science, energy, and technology blog by Mikey Harper.https://mikeyharper.uk/https://mikeyharper.uk/blog/migrating-from-blogdown-to-astro/https://mikeyharper.uk/blog/migrating-from-blogdown-to-astro/After 6 years on Hugo and Blogdown, I finally rebuilt my blog from scratch with Astro, React, and Tailwind CSS. Here's why I made the switch, the options I considered, and how Claude helped me migrate 22 posts in an afternoon.Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mikeyharper.uk/blog/lessons-from-smart-home/https://mikeyharper.uk/blog/lessons-from-smart-home/2 years and 100 devices later. What are my top recommendations in setting up your own smart home?Sat, 20 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://mikeyharper.uk/blog/covid-east-west-relationship/https://mikeyharper.uk/blog/covid-east-west-relationship/A review of analysis by Joel Smalley.Tue, 26 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://mikeyharper.uk/blog/covid-deaths-explainer/https://mikeyharper.uk/blog/covid-deaths-explainer/A guide on how to interpret the daily death statistics published released in the UK.Mon, 11 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://mikeyharper.uk/blog/covid-correlation/https://mikeyharper.uk/blog/covid-correlation/A review of analysis by Joel Smalley, and simulated results to highlight concerns surrounding the interpretation of the statistics.Fri, 08 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://mikeyharper.uk/blog/calculating-neighbouring-polygons-in-r/https://mikeyharper.uk/blog/calculating-neighbouring-polygons-in-r/Guide on how to make neighbouring boundary maps in R.Thu, 02 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://mikeyharper.uk/blog/covid-19-linear-graphs/https://mikeyharper.uk/blog/covid-19-linear-graphs/As more countries find themselves challenging the growth of Covid-19, we explore the data behind the outbreak to see the trajectories that countries are taking.Tue, 24 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://mikeyharper.uk/blog/Covid-19-maps/https://mikeyharper.uk/blog/Covid-19-maps/Code to show the global spread of Covid-19Fri, 20 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://mikeyharper.uk/blog/covid-19-march-17/https://mikeyharper.uk/blog/covid-19-march-17/Some Preliminary data analysis into COVID-19Tue, 17 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://mikeyharper.uk/blog/takeaways-from-rstudio-conf/https://mikeyharper.uk/blog/takeaways-from-rstudio-conf/My reflection rstudio::conf 2019 and all the packages discoveredSun, 20 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://mikeyharper.uk/blog/creating-twitter-wordclouds/https://mikeyharper.uk/blog/creating-twitter-wordclouds/A guide on creating wordclouds using the rtweet package in R.Wed, 12 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://mikeyharper.uk/blog/book-launch-of-a-village-inheritance/https://mikeyharper.uk/blog/book-launch-of-a-village-inheritance/Back in 2014, I discovered a beaten old manuscript written by my grandparents back in the 1973. Today, after smany hours we officially launched the finished book!Fri, 28 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://mikeyharper.uk/blog/walking-london-to-basingstoke/https://mikeyharper.uk/blog/walking-london-to-basingstoke/18 hours, 50 miles, some fun and lots of pain. A write up on how the day went, and a lesson on just because you say you will do something, it doesn't necessarily mean you should.Mon, 10 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://mikeyharper.uk/blog/animated-plots-with-r/https://mikeyharper.uk/blog/animated-plots-with-r/Some examples of using animated plots with geospatial data.Wed, 09 May 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://mikeyharper.uk/blog/flowcharts-in-r-using-diagrammer/https://mikeyharper.uk/blog/flowcharts-in-r-using-diagrammer/A short introduction on how to use R to produce data-driven flowcharts.Tue, 01 May 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://mikeyharper.uk/blog/migrating-to-blogdown/https://mikeyharper.uk/blog/migrating-to-blogdown/Mon, 26 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://mikeyharper.uk/blog/mapping-uk-local-political-data/https://mikeyharper.uk/blog/mapping-uk-local-political-data/For my PhD research, I needed to collect local political data for the UK. This article documents the data sources and procedure used to create a suitable dataset for my analysis, and allows for the analysis to be easily reproduced for use within your own workflow/Tue, 07 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://mikeyharper.uk/blog/writing-reports-in-rstudio-an-introduction-to-rmarkdown/https://mikeyharper.uk/blog/writing-reports-in-rstudio-an-introduction-to-rmarkdown/Learn why you should consider the benefits of RMarkdown for doing data-driven research. This post shares a presentation which I gave to the Spatial Modelling group, and provides some useful resources for futher reading.Mon, 02 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://mikeyharper.uk/blog/gis-in-r/https://mikeyharper.uk/blog/gis-in-r/Although R is widely used for data processing and statistical modelling, it is less frequently known for its powers of handing Geospatial Data. This presentation is aimed to show people the benefits of using R in their analyses, and provides practical guidance on how to get started on your first project.Fri, 01 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://mikeyharper.uk/blog/wind-turbine=success/https://mikeyharper.uk/blog/wind-turbine=success/Conference paper presented at ECOS 2017 on my research into understanding why some wind farms are more successful than others.Fri, 07 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://mikeyharper.uk/blog/cycling-lands-end-to-john-o-groats/https://mikeyharper.uk/blog/cycling-lands-end-to-john-o-groats/Back in May 2016, a friend and I undertook one of the challenges which we had wanted to do for years and cycled the length of the United Kingdom from Land's End to John O' Groats. It was a fantastic experience and something I would love to do again one day. This blog provides a summary of our trip and aims to aid anyone who may be planning their own trip.Mon, 12 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT