Dr. Lawrence Gray • Python Educator • AI Advocate • Believer that computational thinking can transform lives
Start Your JourneyHow Python helped me rebuild my mind — and my mission
2013: Rising star at Johns Hopkins, working on Nobel Prize-worthy biomedical research.
Then: Grandmother's death triggered severe depression. Cognitive abilities collapsed.
"I had to dictate my dissertation line by line to my wife, taking three minutes to formulate each sentence."
Discovery: Python's structure provided a cognitive ladder out of darkness.
Method: Focus on single problems, build up systematically, rebuild executive functions.
"Python didn't just teach me to code — it taught me to think again."
Today: Train Fortune 500 ML teams, Georgetown professor, AI leader.
Mission: Helped 3,500+ students discover that Python is for Everyone.
"If Python can rebuild my mind, imagine what it can do for yours."
"Computational thinking isn't just for computer scientists. It's a fundamental skill for solving problems systematically and preparing for an AI-augmented future where human creativity and problem-solving become more valuable than ever."
Trusted by Fortune 500 companies and leading academic institutions
Blue River Technology (John Deere)
Training Fortune 500 professionals in ML implementationKUNGFU.AI
Led AI teams and product developmentSpark (KPMG subsidiary)
Enterprise data science strategyGeorgetown University
Data Analytics & Python ProgrammingJohns Hopkins School of Medicine
20+ years biomedical researchNumFOCUS
Open source scientific computingStudents Trained
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Hidden Layers Podcast
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"Computational Thinking & Learning Python During an AI Revolution"
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