Veronika joined us in 2023. She recently finished her Ph.D. in Computational Neuroscience at the University of Oxford, and previously worked in the Data Journalism team at the Financial Times.
Veronika joined us in 2023. She recently finished her Ph.D. in Computational Neuroscience at the University of Oxford, and previously worked in the Data Journalism team at the Financial Times.
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