

Super Data Science: ML & AI Podcast with Jon Krohn
Jon Krohn
The latest machine learning, A.I., and data career topics from across both academia and industry are brought to you by host Dr. Jon Krohn on the Super Data Science Podcast. As the quantity of data on our planet doubles every couple of years and with this trend set to continue for decades to come, there's an unprecedented opportunity for you to make a meaningful impact in your lifetime. In conversation with the biggest names in the data science industry, Jon cuts through hype to fuel that professional impact.Whether you're curious about getting started in a data career or you're a deep technical expert, whether you'd like to understand what A.I. is or you'd like to integrate more data-driven processes into your business, we have inspiring guests and lighthearted conversation for you to enjoy.We cover tools, techniques, and implementation tricks across data collection, databases, analytics, predictive modeling, visualization, software engineering, real-world applications, commercialization, and entrepreneurship − everything you need to crush it with data science.
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Dec 12, 2025 • 29min
948: In Case You Missed It in November 2025
In this November episode of “In Case You Missed It” series, Jon Krohn selects his favorite clips from the month. Hear from Shirish Gupta and Tyler Cox (Episode 939), Vikoy Pandey (Episode 941), Marc Dupuis (Episode 937), and Maya Ackerman (Episode 943) on getting back to human motivation and the importance of evaluating the tools and data we use.
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/948
Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information.

Dec 9, 2025 • 1h 10min
947: How to Get Hired at Top Firms like Netflix and Spotify, with Jeff Li
Jeff Li tells Jon Krohn what it's like to work at scale as a data scientist and a machine learning engineer at Netflix, Spotify and DoorDash, as well as how to get a foot in the door at these companies. Jeff also discusses how to run forecasts and trends, and how to read their results. Listen to hear Jeff Li discuss how Spotify became a podcast powerhouse, his startup move.ai, and the tools he uses every day.
This episode is brought to you by the Dell, by Intel, by Fabi, and by Airia.
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/947
Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information.
In this episode you will learn:
(09:05) Forecasting in data science
(23:33) How to get a data science job at Netflix
(30:06) Jeff’s experience on launching an AI startup
(51:57) Jeff’s AI toolkit

Dec 5, 2025 • 8min
946: How Robotaxis Are Transforming Cities
Jon Krohn looks into the benefits of robotaxis, from safety to affordability, in this Five-Minute Friday. Hear about Waymo’s partnership with Jaguar Land Rover, the latest safety studies concerning driverless vehicles, and a case for robotaxis becoming the preferred method of transport in the US, where households spend roughly 15% of their budget on vehicle ownership.
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/946
Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information.

Dec 2, 2025 • 56min
945: AI is a Joke, with Joel Beasley
Is there humor in data? Joel Beasley, host of Modern CTO, tells Jon Krohn how he used AI to turn his sights to stand-up comedy. He also shares his tips on tech leadership that he learned from his popular podcast, Modern CTO, and how he is using generative AI as a collaborative partner in his creative work.
This episode is brought to you by the Dell, by Intel, by Fabi, and by Gurobi.
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/945
Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information.
In this episode you will learn:
(02:14) Joel Beasley on his comedy career
(19:04) Applying the ‘memory palace’ technique
(22:28) About The Modern CTO Podcast
(36:24) Leadership advice from The Modern CTO

Nov 28, 2025 • 8min
944: Gemini 3 Pro: Google’s Back on Top
Google is steaming ahead with launching its top-league new Gemini 3 Pro model across their product suite, from Google Search to Vertex AI cloud services. The multinational tech company is also letting eager early adopters like Wayfair and GitHub. Get all the detailed data, its performance across hard-to-game industry benchmarks, and what this all means for the way you use generative AI, in this week’s episode.
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/944
Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information.

Nov 25, 2025 • 57min
943: Creative Machines: AI in Music and Art, with Prof. Maya Ackerman
Creative human-AI partnerships and AI-generated music: WaveAI CEO and co-founder Maya Ackerman speaks with Jon Krohn about learning to see – and accept – AI’s potential as a creative partner in a human-centric, AI-forward future. Listen to the episode to hear Maya Ackerman discuss reframing hallucination as a creative force, her work at WaveAI, and how to push the boundaries of creativity using generative AI.
This episode is brought to you by the Dell, by Intel, by Gurobi and by Airia.
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/943
Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information.
In this episode you will learn:
(05:20) Maya’s challenge to anthropocentrism
(19:26) How to compose music with AI
(28:13) How to invest in creative empowerment
(32:18) How to produce genuinely creative artworks through AI
(44:58) The future of GenAI

Nov 21, 2025 • 6min
942: Odds of AGI by 2040? LEAP Expert Forecasts and Workforce Implications
What’s on the horizon for AI? Jon Krohn wades through opinions from more than experts, curated by the Longitudinal Expert AI Panel (LEAP), about what we can expect from the industry. From estimates on AI-assisted workers through energy consumption to AI performance in highly skilled domains, find out just how much LEAP thinkers believe AI is permeating our daily work and life in this Five-Minute Friday.
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/942
Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information.

Nov 18, 2025 • 1h 6min
941: Multi-Agent Human Societies, with Dr. Vijoy Pandey
Vijoy Pandey imagines a bold new society in which agents and humans make scientific discoveries and complete physical tasks together, and he tells Jon Krohn about his work at AGNTCY, Cisco’s open-source platform for the Internet of Agents. Listen to the episode to hear Vijoy Pandey talk about how a future society in which multi-agents and humans interact may be a real possibility, what TCP/IP is, how to find trustworthy AI agents, and how to get your hands on AGNTCY today!
This episode is brought to you by the Dell, by Intel, by Fabi and by Gurobi.
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/941
Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information.
In this episode you will learn:
(02:37) All about AGNTCY
(12:04) How an agent-human society might function
(15:19) What an “Internet of Agents” means
(27:17) The future of access management
(41:39) How to trust AI agents
(48:49) How to get started with AGNTCY

Nov 14, 2025 • 43min
940: In Case You Missed It in October 2025
Jon Krohn curates a selection of clips from the month that was. Hear from the orchestrators of an expanding AI universe in this episode of In Case You Missed It, with news, views and groundbreaking ideas from Sheamus McGovern, Jerry Yurchisin, Stephanie Hare, Larissa Schneider, and Adrian Kosowsky. We cover baby dragons, the Hippocratic Oath, and, of course, all the latest in artificial intelligence!
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/940
Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information.

Nov 11, 2025 • 1h 6min
939: Mixture-of-Experts and State-Space Models on Edge Devices, with Tyler Cox and Shirish Gupta
State space models (SSMs), granite models, and Mamba: Dell’s Tyler Cox and Shirish Gupta discuss with Jon Krohn why state space models can process information so efficiently, and how Dell’s AI factory helps enterprises manage custom AI workloads. Hear the latest on the Dell Pro AI Studio and Dell’s partnerships with IBM and Hugging Face in this episode.
This episode is brought to you by the Trainium2, the latest AI chip from AWS and by Gurobi.
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/939
Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information.
In this episode you will learn:
(02:58) Dell Pro AI Studio news
(23:17) How Dell manages interoperability
(28:08) About the Dell/IBM granite models
(47:38) How to troubleshoot AI tools
(52:36) How Dell performs against benchmarks


