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Juan Manuel Contreras, Ph.D.

Juan Manuel Contreras, Ph.D.

Why tech products should be designed alongside psychologists

This essay was published by The Decision Lab on March 24, 2022.

7 min readMar 25, 2022

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Why tech products should be designed alongside psychologists

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Juan Manuel Contreras, Ph.D.
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Towards Data Science

Three questions for a data science manager

A framework for data science management

6 min readAug 29, 2021

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Three questions for a data science manager

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Juan Manuel Contreras, Ph.D.

Returning to a new place

Every year, I return to my hometown of La Paz in the Andean altiplano of Bolivia. Every time, the city seems unchanged at first. Its…

3 min readAug 18, 2021

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Returning to a new place

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Juan Manuel Contreras, Ph.D.

Americans from elsewhere

There is a group of people in the United States with roots in Latin America who are described interchangeably as Latinx, Latino, or…

4 min readAug 17, 2021

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Americans from elsewhere

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Juan Manuel Contreras, Ph.D.

If historical events from May 6th had happened in one day

Religion

4 min readJun 9, 2021

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If historical events from May 6th had happened in one day

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Juan Manuel Contreras, Ph.D.

La brecha política en Bolivia

Este ensayo fue publicado en el periódico Página Siete el 22 de marzo de 2021.

3 min readMar 23, 2021

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La brecha política en Bolivia

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Juan Manuel Contreras, Ph.D.

Los 3 problemas más importantes de Bolivia

Este ensayo fue publicado en el periódico Página Siete el 28 de diciembre de 2020.

3 min readDec 28, 2020

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Los 3 problemas más importantes de Bolivia

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Juan Manuel Contreras, Ph.D.

Agile process development

The what, why, and how of good process

7 min readDec 20, 2020

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Agile process development

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Juan Manuel Contreras, Ph.D.

Bolivia merece un Ministerio de Tecnología

La tecnología digital ha transformado al mundo. El sector privado ha reconocido este hecho y ha creado la posición ejecutiva de jefe o…

3 min readDec 18, 2020

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Bolivia merece un Ministerio de Tecnología

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Juan Manuel Contreras, Ph.D.

Why I joined and left academia

I was 15 years old when I read Primal Fear, a novel about a person alleged to have multiple personalities—a condition now called…

5 min readDec 14, 2020

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Why I joined and left academia

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Juan Manuel Contreras, Ph.D.

Juan Manuel Contreras, Ph.D.

Bolivian-American trained in cognitive neuroscience but working in applied science. Retired bassist and aspiring essayist. Trying to live in the here and now.

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