
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

Aug 26, 2020 • 1h 14min
395: How to Tell Stories with Data
Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic talks about her influential book Storytelling with Data and shares some best practices for conveying meaning from your visualizations.In this episode you will learn:
Cole’s business Storytelling With Data [4:04]
How did Cole get into this space? [7:24]
When did Cole start writing the book? [15:33]
Top 3 tips from the book [22:44]
How to structure a good story [35:17]
Communicating in-person vs. virtually [41:37]
Cole’s upcoming workshops [43:50]
LinkedIn Q&A [48:57]
Cole’s advice on preparing for the future in the field [1:05:22]
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/395

Aug 21, 2020 • 10min
394: Teach It
In this episode, I discuss the power of teaching what you learn to help you retain the highest amount of the information you are learning.Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/394

Aug 19, 2020 • 1h 8min
393: The Importance of Keeping Science in Data Science
John Peach joins to discuss his passion for bringing more scientific approaches to the data science field, making it smarter and more efficient.In this episode you will learn:
John’s move from Canada to the US [3:37]
John’s new position at Oracle [8:31]
Data Science Workflows [9:34]
John’s solution to data science workflow exploration [12:06]
John’s data science design thinking framework [21:20]
Case study [34:21]
Literate statistical programming [43:12]
R or Python? [51:55]
Data unit testing [53:28]
What drives John? [1:00:56]
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/393

Aug 14, 2020 • 13min
392: Start Your Own Morning Ritual
In this episode, I describe my morning ritual and discuss the importance of setting up a morning ritual for yourself.Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/392

Aug 12, 2020 • 1h 51min
391: Data Science Campfire Tales with John Elder
John Elder joins for an amazing podcast to share his data science "campfire tales" spanning over 20 years of his career in the industry. It will definitely help you in your work to incorporate some of the best principles. In this episode you will learn:
John’s first bungee jump [4:01]
Calculus and newer approaches [14:01]
Elder Research [21:11]
Domain knowledge advice [25:26]
The importance of instincts [41:52]
Ensembles and simplicity [59:33]
John’s opinions on neural nets [1:10:49]
Target shuffling method [1:17:27]
What does the future of data science hold? [1:39:53]
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/391

Aug 7, 2020 • 11min
390: Perception vs. Emotion
In this episode, I share a tip I came across this week about avoiding conflict in interpersonal relationships.Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/390

Aug 5, 2020 • 1h 5min
389: Becoming Good Enough: Jumpstarting Your Data Science Career
Josh Hortaleza discusses how he’s become a juggernaut of an aspiring data scientist and powered through networking and internships to reach his goals in the field.In this episode you will learn:
How did Kirill and Josh meet [8:26]
Who is Josh? [12:42]
Josh’s first internships [17:07]
Being “good enough” and the luck factor [34:51]
Josh’s goal [40:55]
Genuine networking [43:08]
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/389

Jul 31, 2020 • 7min
388: Get a Headhunter
In this episode, I share an awesome tip for anyone at any level around recruitment and headhunters.Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/388

Jul 29, 2020 • 34min
387: Becoming a Data Science Leader
Lillian Pierson discusses her work on data leadership and how any data scientist can become a data leader in their organization or community.In this episode you will learn:
Who is Lillian Pierson? [3:27]
Winning With Data [6:08]
Four superpowers of great data leaders [11:53]
Benefits of developing these skills [17:27]
Examples of quick win challenges in Winning With Data [19:34]
Impact of COVID-19 [22:23]
Where is the industry going? [28:26]
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/387

Jul 24, 2020 • 10min
386: Cohort Analysis
Today, I explain cohort analysis and how this can be used for conversion metrics and tracking the customer journey.Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/386