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 19, 2019 • 1h 15min
323: Data Science as a Freelance Career
I chatted with top Upwork freelancer Wesley Engers who has worked over 150 jobs in data science. He’s worked in a variety of industries and shared a few of his most interesting jobs and offered advice for those considering diving into freelance data science work.In this episode you will learn:
Wesley on Upwork [9:11]
Wesley’s background [16:20]
How Wesley onboards a client [26:32]
Good clients vs. bad clients [31:12]
Tools [37:23]• Wesley’s best projects [45:09]
Freelance vs. full-time work [59:26]
Tips about getting into Upwork [1:06:48]
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/323
Dec 13, 2019 • 24min
322: Diets
In this week’s FiveMinuteFriday we are with Vitaly and Hadelin again and we are discussing our diets and how we maintain feeling healthy and good through food intake.Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/322
Dec 12, 2019 • 1h 21min
321: The Life of One Advanced Data Scientist
I sat down with Morgan Mendis whom I met at DSGO this year. He is one of the most advanced data scientists I’ve met and he’s been using his skills and experience to give back to his community. We discuss his career, his dreams, his ideology, and his hunt for a VP of Data Science at his former company.In this episode you will hear:
Catch up since DSGO 2019 [8:04]
VP of Data Science at Inspire [12:00]
Morgan’s career dreams [22:04]
Morgan’s experience [30:50]
Tools & solutions [1:01:33]
How you can get involved [1:12:45]
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/321
Dec 6, 2019 • 37min
320: Mentorship
In this week’s FiveMinuteFriday I sat down with Vitaly and Hadelin to discuss the concept of mentorship and how we work through our professional and personal hurdles with mentors.Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/320
Dec 5, 2019 • 1h 19min
319: The Path to Data Visualization
I sat down with Jonathan and Ogo, two DataScienceGO attendees, who are experts in the field of data visualization. Their methods and backgrounds differ but ultimately they believe in the same goal: telling a meaningful story.Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/319
Nov 29, 2019 • 9min
318: Amazing
In this week’s FiveMinuteFriday I discuss the concept of “fake it until you become it” and use of the word “amazing” when thinking about your current state and when people ask how you are.Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/318
Nov 28, 2019 • 1h 3min
317: A Deep Dive Into Neural Nets
An incredible young guest is in this episode after he attended DSGO. Edis is a 15-year-old, building his own neural networks. We discussed his background, his process of building neural networks from scratch, Kaggle competitions, and the benefit of online data science education.Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/317
Nov 22, 2019 • 11min
316: Make It About Yourself
In this week’s FiveMinuteFriday I discuss how best to handle disagreements by keeping your focus on yourself and your own actions.Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/316
Nov 21, 2019 • 1h 13min
315: Making Data Accessible
Back by popular demand is Gabriela de Queiroz to discuss various data accessibility issues and how her work, talks, and organizations are working to make data science and AI more available across the board.In this episode you will learn:
What’s new with Gabriela [7:14]
How does Gabriela find the time? [10:50]
Gabriela at DSGO [16:45]
IBM’s Data Asset Exchange [27:48]
What is Docker? [44:32]
Gabriela’s code background & team [46:34]
R-Ladies [54:50]
Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/315
Nov 15, 2019 • 5min
314: Meet the Team
I asked the team what was one wish they had for our students on their data science journey. The answers are inspirational and encouraging for students at all levels.Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/314
