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
Nov 1, 2022 • 1h 11min
623: Data Analyst, Data Scientist, and Data Engineer Career Paths
Jon Krohn speaks with Shashank Kalanithi, the man who makes a sport out of YouTube and data analytics out of sports. Listen in as he talks about how he got started producing YouTube videos on data science, the essential differences between data science roles, and how data could shape the future of the sports industry.This episode is brought to you by Datalore (datalore.online/SDS), the collaborative data science platform. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit JonKrohn.com/podcast for sponsorship information.In this episode you will learn:• What motivated Shashank to start his YouTube channel [04:31]• The must-have technical skills for every data scientist [16:59]• The soft skills needed for data science [20:52]• The differences between data analyst, data scientist and data engineer [24:26]• How data are currently being applied in the sports industry [38:38]• The “needs” divide between digital native and traditional companies [45:34]Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/623
Oct 28, 2022 • 24min
622: Burnout: Causes and Solutions
Is burnout on the horizon for you and your team? Christina Maslach, author of the new book "The Burnout Challenge," joins Jon Krohn to help us identify the common signs of looming burnout while steering us in a healthier direction.Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/622Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit JonKrohn.com/podcast for sponsorship information.
Oct 25, 2022 • 1h 12min
621: Blockchains and Cryptocurrencies: Analytics and Data Applications
Cryptocurrency and blockchain take center stage this week as we welcome Chief Economist at Chainalysis, Philip Gradwell, to discuss the data science applications in this exciting field.This episode is brought to you by Datalore (datalore.online/SDS), the collaborative data science platform, by Zencastr (zen.ai/sds), the easiest way to make high-quality podcasts, and by Bunch (superdatascience.com/bunch), the AI driven leadership coach. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit JonKrohn.com/podcast for sponsorship information.In this episode you will learn:• What the role of a chief economist entails [5:50]• What are blockchains and cryptocurrency? [8:23]• How analyzing cryptocurrencies differs from established fiat currencies [12:48]• Philip's work at Chainalysis [26:07]• Philip's crypto data analytics pipeline [34:48]• How Philip develops data products for a wide range of users [46:18]• How the blockchain facilitates innovative computing and machine learning technologies [51:52]• What Philip looks for in the data scientists he hires [1:04:59]Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/621
Oct 21, 2022 • 7min
620: OpenAI Whisper: General-Purpose Speech Recognition
What’s your secret to superb audio recognition? Whisper it. We mean that literally—Whisper is the latest in OpenAI’s growing suite of models aimed to benefit humanity. On this episode of Five-Minute Friday, host Jon Krohn reviews OpenAI’s latest model, Whisper. This tool will vastly improve the way human speech is recognized and converted to text. Jon gets under the hood to show how the team managed to get such a powerfully accurate recognition model. Listen to the episode and find out how you can try it yourself, for free!Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/620Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit JonKrohn.com/podcast for sponsorship information.
Oct 18, 2022 • 1h 21min
619: Tools for Deploying Data Models into Production
Jon Krohn speaks with Erik Bernhardsson, the man who invented Spotify’s original music recommendation system. They address the different ways to interview a data science candidate, how to deploy a data model into the cloud, and the approach he took that made Spotify go from a digital music startup to an AI-driven streaming giant.This episode is brought to you by Datalore (datalore.online/SDS), the collaborative data science platform, by Zencastr (zen.ai/sds), the easiest way to make high-quality podcasts, and by Bunch (superdatascience.com/bunch), the AI driven leadership coach. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit JonKrohn.com/podcast for sponsorship information.In this episode you will learn:• The data problem that Erik’s company Modal Labs solves [04:32]• Erik’s prolific blogging career [09:15]• Opportunities for making data teams more efficient and productive [14:42]• Erik’s views on interviewing data scientists and software developers [20:18]• Erik’s tips and tricks for data science interviewees [31:35]• How Erik built Spotify’s original music recommendation system [38:58]• Applying vectors to other tools, and opportunities for working with vectors [47:45]• Using Annoy to search across vectors [50:57]• Building Python module Luigi for Spotify [55:20]• The tools that Erik loves to work with [1:06:23]Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/619
Oct 14, 2022 • 4min
618: The Joy of Atelic Activities
Telic and atelic activities take center stage this week as Jon Krohn contemplates how our daily actions contribute to our overall sense of fulfillment.Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/618Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit JonKrohn.com/podcast for sponsorship information.
Oct 11, 2022 • 1h 11min
617: Causal Modeling and Sequence Data
Dr. Sean Taylor, Co-Founder and Chief Scientist of Motif Analytics, joins Jon Krohn this week for yet another perspective on causal modeling. Tune in for a great conversation that covers large-scale causal experimentation, Information Systems, Bayesian parameter searches, and more.This episode is brought to you by Datalore (datalore.online/SDS), the collaborative data science platform, and by Zencastr (zen.ai/sds), the easiest way to make high-quality podcasts. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit JonKrohn.com/podcast for sponsorship information.In this episode you will learn:• Sean on his new venture, Motif Analytics [4:23]• The relationship between causality and sequence analytics [15:26]• Sean's data science work at Lyft [22:21]• The key investments for large-scale causal experimentation [27:25]• Why and when is causal modeling helpful [32:34]• Causal modeling tools and recommendations [36:52]• Facebook's Prophet automation tool for forecasting [40:02]• What Sean looks for in data science hires [50:57]• Sean on his PhD in Information Systems [53:34]Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/617
Oct 7, 2022 • 6min
616: The Four Requirements for Expertise (beyond the 10,000 Hours)
10,000 hours of study: Will it make you an expert? On this episode of Five-Minute Friday, host Jon Krohn explores whether increasing your skills is just a numbers game or if there is more to becoming proficient in your area of interest, whether that’s flute playing or data wrangling.Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/616Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit JonKrohn.com/podcast for sponsorship information.
Oct 4, 2022 • 55min
615: How to Ace Your Data Science Interview
“Being a great data scientist” and “being great at a data science interview” are not one and the same. Jon Krohn speaks with Nick Singh about how to strengthen your interviewee skills, and how you can even beat out more senior competition to land a coveted data science role.This episode is brought to you by Datalore (datalore.online/SDS), the collaborative data science platform, and by Zencastr (zen.ai/sds), the easiest way to make high-quality podcasts. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit JonKrohn.com/podcast for sponsorship information.In this episode you will learn:• Nick’s inspiration for writing his bestselling book, Ace the Data Science Interview [06:21]• Why Nick believes in being a work generalist [12:37]• How DataLemur supports emerging data scientists for free [15:43]• Why Nick started DataLemur off the back of his book [21:31]• Portfolio essentials for any data scientist [22:36]• The three most common things data scientists get wrong at the interview [24:33]• How data science introverts can shift their mindset about self-promotion [37:58]• Great responses to end your data science interview on the right foot [42:21]Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/615
Sep 30, 2022 • 34min
614: Thriving on Information Overload
World-leading futurist, author and entrepreneur, Ross Dawson joins us for the first of our extended Five-Minute Friday episodes. As information overwhelm becomes increasingly unavoidable, Dawson is here to share the five powers from his new book 'Thriving on Overload', to help us transition from overwhelm into abundance. Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/614Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit JonKrohn.com/podcast for sponsorship information.
