Becoming a Data Scientist Podcast Special Episode

November 13, 2016

I was invited to join in with 7 other data people to talk about the US election and the subsequent major questions surrounding the forecasts, since basically all of them heavily leaned toward a different overall outcome. You will recognize many of the people in this chat from other podcasts and publications online, and I’ll link to all of their profiles in the show notes for this episode.

Enjoy!

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A Few Quick Announcements

August 13, 2016

https://www.becomingadatascientist.com/podcast-player/1159/a-few-quick-announcements.mp3Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 2:52Website link: http://www.BecomingADataScientist.com/ Survey link:...

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Becoming a Data Scientist Podcast Episode 13 – Debbie Berebichez

July 5, 2016

https://www.becomingadatascientist.com/podcast-player/1118/becoming-a-data-scientist-podcast-episode-13-debbie-berebichez.mp3Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 01:01:45 | Recorded on May 27, 2016In this interview, we meet physicist Debbie Berebichez, who you might recognize from her TEDx talks, her appearances in Discovery Channel’s Outrageous Acts of Science and other TV shows! Debbie grew up in Mexico City and was discouraged by her family and teachers from studying science, but later went on to become the first Mexican woman to get a PhD in physics from Stanford, and is now Chief Data Scientist at Metis Data Science Bootcamp in New...

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Becoming a Data Scientist Podcast Episode 12 – Data Science Learning Club Members

June 14, 2016

Verena, David, Kerry, and Anthony are members of the Becoming a Data Scientist Podcast Data Science Learning Club! They appear in the order in which they joined the club, and each discuss their starting points before joining, their participation in the activities, and advice they have for new data science learners.

Episode Notes & Links

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Becoming a Data Scientist Podcast Episode 11 – Stephanie Rivera

June 2, 2016

Stephanie Rivera has worked in machine learning and data science for academic research (at University of Tennessee), for the government (Department of Defense), for a large consulting firm (Booz Allen), and now for a startup (MyStrength). In the interview, she discusses her career path, her experiences with mentorship, and her role in authoring The Field Guide to Data Science and the Explore Data Science online course.

Links and Resources

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