The Artists of Data Science

You may recognize Ken from YouTube - where he’s amassed 140,000+ subscribers and over 3 million video views. MEMORABLE QUOTES [00:07:21] “… I think some people will think That’s just because they have those qualities, that they remain fixed, that they are unable to change these aspects about themselves, that reinvention is not something possible for them. So they are just going to continue on this path and just continue living up to whatever box they’ve kind of put themselves in.” [00:08:11] “ If I set out everything that I’m going to do and make it as easy for myself to succeed as possible, I’m likely going to find more success than if I just started with everything jumbled.” [00:10:21] “… because you’re putting on that different character. You’re becoming that other person. You’re becoming who you’d like to be, who the last person was that wasn’t living up to standards, whatever that might be.” [00:11:03] “ You can choose to remove that belief system, install a new one and reinvent yourself that way and just kind of reinvent the way you think about things.” [00:11:57] “ I think intelligence is a function of a lot of things and that’s not something we should really care about… You can be successful without being too bright. You just have to understand how systems work, whatever they might be.” [00:12:56] “Understanding that you can do something, believing that you are capable of growth or change over time and eventually, tackling those things head on and proving to yourself that you can do those things.” [00:12:58] “ it’s kind of a step process, you’ve got to believe, you’ve got to see some success and then you’ve got to just run with it as much as you can over time.” [00:37:54] “ Curiosity is what encourages you to keep learning new skills which you are inevitably going to need in this profession.” [00:44:00] “ Humans are still some of the most powerful computers walking around, know we are incredibly attuned to in particular speech or some of these different systems and we can still make good decisions beyond what a computer can do, if we are trained properly.” HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SHOW [00:00:48] Guest Introduction [00:03:13] Ken tells us about the Silver Plaque button he got for 100,000 YouTube subscribers [00:04:54] Talk to us about where you grew up and what it was like there [00:07:58] What would you say if given the opportunity to help somebody who sees things differently? [00:11:21] Have you ever had to stay put without having to really change your surroundings but just the internal stuff? [00:13:13] How you can reinvent yourself through belief systems [00:13:51] What Ken think about luck and it’s interpretation [00:16:02] Are you right now, curious or interested in anything? [00:19:23] How did you find yourself in the data world? [00:21:57] Do you think you need graduate training to become a data scientist? [00:24:03] As an educator, in 10 to 15 years, do you think the education “ ecosystem “ is going to be changed? Do you think college is going to be something you need to do? [00:27:55] Why Ken thinks Schooling breeds interpersonal skills. [00:29:29] Why 66days? of Data Science Science Challenge and what do you think were some of the hardest things to unlearn in that process? [00:33:09] What would you say was your least favorite thing to relearn about Data Science? [00:34:23] In the process of learning new habits, what is the one habit you decided not to pick up because you found it irrelevant to the world of data science? [00:36:08] When you are breaking down large problems into chunks, do you have a systematic way to do it? Or does it vary with every problem you are facing at the time? [00:36:41] What is your favorite question that people ask you about breaking into data science? [00:37:47] What do you think is the most underrated skill that a data scientist can have? [00:40:45] When it comes to projects, what do you think is more important? Content or Process? [00:43:40] What do you think the biggest misconception data scientists have about data science is? [00:45:40] What would you say is the biggest misconception that aspiring data scientists have about data science. [00:46:46] When someone says the bigger picture, what does it mean to you? [00:48:49] How do you decide what next you’ll spend time learning or developing? [00: 52:53] Tell us about your Ken’s Nearest Neighbor’s podcast [00:56:35] it’s 100 years in the future. What do you want to be remembered for? [00:57:41] The Random Round Special Guest: Ken Jee.

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MEMORABLE QUOTES [00:06:11] “ When we are choosing what to believe, we should choose evidence and reason.” [00:11:39] “ ..if you more morality is primarily concerned with reducing suffering and well-being, you know, why not have a moral circle that includes all beings capable of suffering?” [00:14:24] “ Our evidence is never going to be perfect. Our reasoning is highly unlikely to be perfect. It’s all we have but it’s highly unlikely to be perfect. So we should be deeply skeptical about all our beliefs outside the formal system.” [00:15:49] “The real challenge is the ability to have compassion for people you disagree with, even have compassion for people that you think are immoral or are causing harm…doesn’t mean you are weak.” [00:49:14] “I think stoicism is a really good way of helping you balance what you can have an effect on, what you can’t accept, the things you can’t control and try and have a positive influence on other things.” [00:51:48] “ We should try and do the most good we possibly can and we should use evidence and reason and rationality to work out what is most effective to do so. Instead of just emotionally doing what feels good, we should actually tend to think through how we can mitigate the most possible suffering of ascensions as well.” HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SHOW [00:00:37] Guest introduction [00:02:15] Where did you grow up? And what was it like there? [00:03:04] What kind of kid were are you in high school? [00:04:10] How different is life now than what you had imagined it was going to be like when you were that age? [00:04:36] What was your journey like then, from those years till now? What have you been up to? [00:05:55] What is the philosophy of Sentientism? And how did your experience help shape the philosophy itself? [00:12:51] Would that be kind of the line in the sand if we have to binary classify? [00:14:07] How would an ideal standup ideal practitioner of sentimentalism behave in their daily lives? [00:19:45] Does it also encompass the belief that there are differences between us and animals? Why do we even see a difference between man and animals? [00:26:36] How to encompass the entire spectrum in your sphere of compassion [00:29:47] Is evidence-based reason and compassion for all sentient beings just a capacity to process information in some really fast and interesting ways? [00:35:09] How does sentimentalism account for AI? [00:40:06] Why should humans be the ones to include other things in their moral circle when other things might not include us in their moral circle? [00:46:57] What does compassionate retribution look like? [00:49:03] How can we practice compassion a little more in our daily lives? [00:53:54] Jamie tells us about how sentientism starts in infants and how it is trained out of them by society. [00:55:59] It’s 100 years in the future. What do you want to be remembered for? [00:58:31] The Random RoundSpecial Guest: Jamie Woodhouse.

Don't have time to listen to the whole episode? Check out the summary here: https://www.comet.ml/site/comet-office-hours-recap-for-june-13-2021 Comet provides a self-hosted and cloud-based meta machine learning platform allowing data scientists and teams to track, compare, explain and optimize experiments and models. Backed by thousands of users and multiple Fortune 100 companies, Comet provides insights and data to build better, more accurate AI models while improving productivity, collaboration and visibility across teams. Register for future sessions here: http://bit.ly/comet-ml-oh Checkout Comet ML by visiting: https://www.comet.ml/ [00:00:58] Community member Marin talks about his journey transitioning into data science. [00:03:17] Marin talks about why he was scared to embark upon his job search journey [00:06:11] What were some of your challenges as you were making this transition? [00:10:37] The failure of networking [00:16:04] How do you maintain your focus and not just get off track? [00:28:31] Harpreet realizes that the advice he has just given comes from a privileged position and talks about how he maintained focus and momentum when he was on the journey to BECOMING a data scientist. [00:34:15] Asha describes “The Steve Jobs Syndrome” [00:37:03] How to go about finding a job and using LinkedIn effectively [00:42:17] Mark comes by and we discuss his desire to get on the speaker circuit [00:44:32] Mark talks about his experience as a data scientist at startups [00:52:35] Mark talks about how he keeps his momentum up [00:56:14] Community member Chris asks a question around how much he should know about cloud SQL databases

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Steve is a data science leader who is evolving the way people look at AI and innovation. He’s an entrepreneur, investor, author, academic and technical manager by profession. And he’s on a mission to inspire people through his involvement in the latest technology trends and projects. Find Steve Online LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenouri QUOTES [00:17:54] "What I found through this journey: it's about consistency. You will not get any benefit because of one anomaly. And people will not start trusting you just because one of your posts went super viral. It's a long game." [00:20:10] "That was another achievement for me, to overcome that feeling and fear of feeling reserved and vulnerable..." [00:39:14] "I believe a thought leader is a person that shares their own opinion and has some original content added to the latest trends and cutting edge." HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SHOW [00:01:42] Guest Introduction [00:03:02] Where did you grow up and what was it like there? [00:07:07] What were you like in high school? [00:08:17] Steve talks about entrepreneurship [00:12:46] Steve’s tips for becoming big on LinkedIn [00:16:14] How to go viral on LinkedIn [00:18:24] What is it like to have your posts viewed by millions of people? [00:21:46] Why you should stop being scared and just post it! [00:24:29] What is your favorite type of message or your favorite type of question to get from your audience? [00:29:21] Please don’t message Steve asking him to do your homework… [00:30:08] What type of questions annoy you? [00:34:06] How Steve finds cool content [00:37:45] What Steve follows to stay up on industry trends [00:39:04] What does being a thought leader mean to you? [00:41:13] Where do you see the field of A.I. headed in the next five years [00:45:07] Do you see a certain industry really starting to bloom and blossom because of the COVID world that we now live in? [00:48:03] Do you think that data scientists necessarily need to pursue graduate training? [00:56:04] Learn how to learn [00:58:01] Can’t land a data science job? Listen here [01:02:29] It is one hundred years in the future, what do you want to be remembered for? [01:04:00] Random RoundSpecial Guest: Steve Nouri.

Read the recap of the epiosde here: https://www.comet.ml/site/comet-office-hours-recap-for-june-6-2021/ Comet provides a self-hosted and cloud-based meta machine learning platform allowing data scientists and teams to track, compare, explain and optimize experiments and models. Backed by thousands of users and multiple Fortune 100 companies, Comet provides insights and data to build better, more accurate AI models while improving productivity, collaboration and visibility across teams. Register for future sessions here: http://bit.ly/comet-ml-oh Checkout Comet ML by visiting: https://www.comet.ml/ Checkout the latest FREE e-book from Comet - Building Effective Machine Learning Teams: https://bit.ly/3bWrJ0O Or on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CometML On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmN63HKvfXSCS-UwVwmK8Hw Vote in the data community content creators awards! http://bit.ly/data-creators-awards Check it out and don't forget to register for Friday Happy Hour sessions: http://bit.ly/adsoh Watch the episode on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx-pFw_ty92wJoWzoO7WlfaM7iYB8_qjm Checkout the interview I had with the Super Data Science Podcast: https://www.superdatascience.com/podcast/landing-your-data-science-dream-job [00:00:09] What advice would you give to the younger version of yourself? [00:07:14] Don’t be afraid of posting on LinkedIn [00:08:07] What are some topics from statistics I should learn? [00:12:48] A high level (and incomplete) overview of the ML process [00:21:27] “Whenever I’m faced with a new problem, I’m stuck” [00:28:15] A question on pricing optimization and Harpreet stumbles his way through it [00:39:09] What’s your approach to reading books?

Get 70% off of Data Science Dream Job today! http://dsdj.co/artists70 Vote in the data community content creators awards! http://bit.ly/data-creators-awards Check it out and don't forget to register for future office hours: http://bit.ly/adsoh Register for Sunday Sessions here: http://bit.ly/comet-ml-oh [00:01:32] What were you confused about when you first started to break into data science? [00:02:54] “What exactly hiring managers were really looking for was something that I found really confusing. “ – Dave Langer [00:04:04] “And then you study like mad and you get all these things and then you land on the job and you're making PowerBI dashboards all day.” [00:05:22] Eric Sims speaks on it [00:07:54] Do you even need a undergrad degree to be in data science? [00:11:49] “I feel like a wasted my time in grad school. I could learn this shit on my own.” [00:12:45] Greg Coquillo speaks on this topic [00:15:25] Antonio weighs in [00:19:21] We hear from James, Dave Langer, and Vivian on this topic [00:25:39] Greg Coquillo talks about minimizing risk during the job search process [00:33:48] Martin looks for some insight for the job search process location. [00:36:49] Dave Langer gives Martion some really valuable advice [00:39:25] Greg talks about how to stand out from the crown [00:45:20] Russell Willis on network advice [00:48:54] Breaking into data science from a data analyst role [00:49:33] Philosopher Harpreet comes out and talks about imposter syndrome [00:52:30] Greg on how to overcome imposter syndrome and how to talk about your previous experience in an interview [00:57:48] Dave Langer on imposter syndrome [01:02:03] Ben Taylor is in the house! [01:03:15] Ben Taylor on all of the above

We've got a conversations episode today! Arjun is a good friend of mine and co-host of the Rising Laterally podcast! Connect with Arjun Online LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shiftsinperspective/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RisingLaterally Podcast: https://www.risinglaterally.com/ Find Rising Laterally wherever you get your favorite podcasts and be sure to leave them a five-star review! QUOTES [00:17:02] “ Everyone’s playing a game basically and the first thing you have to do is figure out where the value lies for the person that you’re talking to or interacting with.” [00:19:44] “If we were truly truly truly evolved and we really were human in every situation, we would be able to get over the things that are human conditions that hold us back.” [00:23:18] “Mathematics is interesting in so far as it occupies our reasoning and inventive powers. But there is nothing to learn about reasoning and invention if the motive and the purpose of the most conspicuous step remain incomprehensible.” [00:25:19] “Be more kind, be more compassionate…. If you are really going to be empathetic, you have to be able to feel pain. You have to actually be able to put yourself in some of someone’s shoes.” [00:27:40] “By reading a book, you can download decades in days, just all that compressed information in a book here.” [00:38:45] “Just do something, because when you are doing something, you are living.” [00:57:59] “I just want to be remembered for someone who had his own opinions, brought energy, brought passion, and along the way, hopefully, help shift some perspectives.” [00:59:39] “…you have to be the catalyst…to say what’s never been said, do what’s never been done before. Draw, paint, sing, sculpt, dance, act what’s never been done before.” HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SHOW [00:00:26] Guest Introduction [00:03:15] Arjun tells us about where he grew up and what it was like there [00:04:57] We learn about Argun’s experience living in the states as a child of Indian immigrants [00:06:38] How Arjun left his job of 10 years to pursue his own career path [00:09:48] What has the process for getting to know and study yourself on a deeper level been like? [00:13:19] Arjun talks about the one thing that helps him to stay focused [00:14:06] What Arjun does when he is running [00:15:31] How he struggles with paying attention to audiobooks and why sleep is important [00:17:02] Arjun shares his thoughts and memories about the Game theory [00:18:56] What are the three things you are grateful for today? [00:19:41] How do you feel when our ability to think is taken for granted? [00:26:24] How long have you known your co-host, Jay? [00:27:40] Arjun talks about the journey so far and the challenges he came across [00:31:19] How Arjun decides what option to test when faced with multiple choices [00:32:51] How to navigate social media as a data scientist [00:40:52] Arjun makes mention of a near-death experience. He tells us more about it [00:46:03] How do you do with goal setting? [00:52:49] Have you thought about time differently? [00:57:45] It’s 100 years in the future, what do you want to be remembered for? [00:59:39] The Random Round Special Guest: Arjun Sachdev.