Make Me Data Literate

In this episode we sat down with David Spriggs, CEO of InfoExchange, a not-for-profit social enterprise working to empower the community help the not-for-profit sector have more impact in their work through the use of technology and data. This is also the first episode of this podcast with video as well as audio. We hope… Continue reading David Spriggs and Data for Social Good

"one of the other things that sometimes gets said is that qualitative research is subjective because it's based on people's thoughts and perceptions And to that I guess I'd say well, you know to a degree is but I don't think there's any approach at all in research that doesn't involve subjectivity"

Taking a different tack with this episode, a wonderful chat with the remarkable Mark Stickells, AM, CEO of Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre, on AI and the role of Humanities in STEM. “I fundamentally believe knowledge is a human insight. And we work with these tools that are incredibly powerful, but can be incredibly stupid.” “We… Continue reading Mark Stickells on AI & the role of Humanities in STEM

A fantastic conversation with Quantum Computing specialist and all round fascinating thinker, Dr Pascal Elahi. The worst data mistakes I’ve seen, besides let’s say using obviously biased data to prove a result you want is also usually, uh having data, and being like I’m gonna ignore the bits that contradict the answer I want to… Continue reading Pascal Elahi on Quantum Computing, the value of a broad education, and a lot more!

I might ask the same questions every time, but there’s no knowing where the conversations will go! A fabulous episode with the incredible Dr Katherine Ross. Check it out! “So I think my favorite part about data is that it is completely unpredictable. And that may also be my least favorite part about it.” “That’s… Continue reading Dr Kat Ross on Astrophysics, Bias in Science, and Including Diverse Scientists in Education