Megan Risdal is a data scientist and Product Manager at Kaggle, Google's competitive platform for data science. In a fascinating discussion, she shares her journey from PhD dropout to tech professional, highlighting the differences between academic and industry language. Megan contrasts her experiences at Stack Overflow and Kaggle, emphasizing community dynamics. They also explore the significance of linguistics in AI, touch on her innovative data-themed game show, and discuss the charm of Pittsburgh.