Super Data Science: ML & AI Podcast with 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.
Latest episodes
May 30, 2025 • 12min
892: We’re In The AI “Trough of Disillusionment” (and that’s Great!)
Businesses have entered a “trough of disillusionment” for AI. In this Five-Minute Friday, Jon Krohn learns why Fortune 500 execs are so frustrated with the tools and how they can work their way up the “slope of enlightenment” towards effective AI. Hear why AI takeup hasn’t so far gone to plan in the corporate world and what that world needs from AI to encourage greater business engagement.
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/892
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May 27, 2025 • 1h 2min
891: Conversational AI is Overhauling Data Analytics, with Martin Brunthaler
Martin Brunthaler talks to Jon Krohn about founding Adverity, a data analytics platform for marketing that simplifies integrating data from multiple sources and crunching them into actionable insights. Learn how Adverity became a data analytics powerhouse serving multiple industries, and why Martin thinks AI will strengthen rather than diminish the job market for data scientists, data analysts, and machine learning engineers.
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/891
Today’s episode is brought to you by Trainium2, the latest AI chip from AWS and by the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA
Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information.
In this episode you will learn:
(03:52) How Martin co-founded Adverity
(14:26) The features of Adverity
(39:24) If data analysts, data scientists, and ML engineers should worry about Adverity making their job redundant
(48:29) Martin’s predictions for the future for data analysts and data scientists
(51:39) Martin’s tips for success as a CTO
May 23, 2025 • 7min
890: The “State of AI” Report 2025
In this week’s Five-Minute Friday, Jon Krohn reveals highlights from Stanford University’s AI Index Report. Released a few weeks ago by the Institute for Human-Centered AI, this annual report details the incredible technical advances, policies, and investments in artificial intelligence. Hear which models achieve the best performance relative to their size, in what scenarios top AI systems can outperform humans (and when humans still outperform AI), and more in Jon’s five key takeaways.
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/890
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May 20, 2025 • 1h 7min
889: AI-Powered Virtual Reality: The Future of Education and Entertainment, with Mary Spio
Founder of CEEK’s Mary Spio talks to Jon Krohn about how the platform contributes to the emerging community of digital creators with its blockchain-powered virtual experiences. Hear how Mary got her first investors for CEEK and how it is used across industries as diverse as education, entertainment, aviation, and healthcare.
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/889
This episode is brought to you by Adverity, the conversational analytics platform and by the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA.
Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information.
In this episode you will learn:
(03:42) What CEEK is and the multiple industries it serves
(38:47) How Mary developed VR headsets to reduce nausea experienced by women headset users
(42:10) The growing potential for immersive experiences
(44:36) How to mitigate the risks of immersive-experience misuse
(51:56) Mary’s tips for career success
May 16, 2025 • 32min
888: Teams of Agents: The Next Frontier in AI Collaboration, with Mike Pell
Mike Pell speaks to Jon Krohn about The Microsoft Garage, a program that drives the culture of innovation at the tech multinational, and how listeners can apply their principles to foster innovation in their workplace. In this Five-Minute Friday, you’ll hear more about Microsoft’s approaches to agentic AI, the future of human-AI collaboration in the workplace, and why experimentation and curiosity are critical skills for the future of work.
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/888
Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information.
May 13, 2025 • 1h 2min
887: Multi-Agent Teams, Quantum Computing and the Future of Work, with Dell’s Global CTO John Roese
Jon Krohn speaks to John Roese about the promise of multi-agent teams for business, the benefits of agentic AI systems that can identify and complete tasks independently, and how these systems demand new authentication, authorization, security and knowledge-sharing standards. They also discuss how to use AI to refine project ideas down to a core business need, as well as the new and emerging careers in the tech industry and beyond, all thanks to AI.
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/887
This episode is brought to you by Adverity, the conversational analytics platform and by the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA.
Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information.
In this episode you will learn:
(03:54) Why ROI is the most important aspect of an AI-driven project
(14:06) Why high-impact AI projects trigger a flywheel of success
(23:32) The future of agentic systems
(30:28) How to manage agentic systems at scale
(46:36) The disruptive nature of quantum computing
May 9, 2025 • 36min
886: In Case You Missed it In April 2025
Our In Case You Missed It episode for April has clips on NVIDIA’s and Dell’s product and service offers including an overview of NVIDIA’s GPUs, AI Enterprise, and its microservices. You’ll also hear about AWS’ focus on bringing choice to customers and the incredible power of its Graviton CPU, how Zerve opens access to AI deployment, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany’s multi-chip integration, and why reliance on the cloud might soon become a practice of times past.
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/886
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May 6, 2025 • 1h 15min
885: Python Polars: The Definitive Guide, with Jeroen Janssens and Thijs Nieuwdorp
Jeroen Janssens and Thijs Nieuwdorp are data frame library Polars’ greatest advocates in this episode with Jon Krohn, where they discuss their book, Python Polars: The Definitive Guide, best practice for using Polars, why Pandas users are switching to Polars for data frame operations in Python, and how the library reduces memory usage and compute time up to 10x more than Pandas. Listen to the episode to be a part of an O’Reilly giveaway!
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/885
This episode is brought to you by Trainium2, the latest AI chip from AWS, by Adverity, the conversational analytics platform and by the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA.
Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information.
In this episode you will learn:
(07:44) Why Jeroen and Thijs wrote Python Polars: The Definitive Guide
(21:54) Best practices in Polars
(25:55) Why Polars has so many users
(34:32) The benefits of the Great Tables package
(51:06) Jeroen and Thijs’ partnership with NVIDIA and Dell for Python Polars: The Definitive Guide
May 2, 2025 • 7min
884: Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Why Everyone’s Talking About It
Model Context Protocol (MCP) is Anthropic’s hottest tool, with over 1,000 community-built MCP servers in operation by February alone. In this Five-Minute Friday, Jon Krohn explains what took so long for users to catch on: Anthropic released MCP in November 2024. Hear more about the buzz behind MCP, its applications, and how easy it is to get started.
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/884
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Apr 29, 2025 • 1h 4min
883: Blackwell GPUs Are Now Available at Your Desk, with Sama Bali and Logan Lawler
Returning after the “Super Bowl of AI”, NVIDIA GTC, Sama Bali and Logan Lawler talk to Jon Krohn about their respective work at tech giants NVIDIA and Dell. Sama and Logan discuss the next-gen Blackwell GPUs to their collaboration with Dell in launching Pro-Max PCs specially designed to take on heavy computational workloads as well as the incredible performance of GB 10 and GB 300 workstations, and the widening accessibility of AI developer tools and models.
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/883
This episode is brought to you by ODSC, the Open Data Science Conference, by Adverity, the conversational analytics platform and by the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA.
Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information.
In this episode you will learn:
(07:29) About Dell’s Pro Max PCs
(14:01) Why having a Blackwell GPU from Nvidia is a great option for those new to training and deploying AI models
(36:47) When it makes sense for a data scientist to switch from a Unix to a Windows based system
(46:33) Logan’s and Sama’s predictions for AI
