All Episodes
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Episode 17: How to Avoid an AI Scandal
AI technology has now reached the point where it can potentially damage the reputation of an organisation, if improperly managed. As a result, many data scientists are...
Episode 16: Improving the Data Science Customer Experience
The launch of Chat-GPT turned the business world upside down and left many people wondering about the future of their careers. How do you compete against AI? One solut...
Episode 15: Graph-Powered Data Science
From social media to electricity grids and the internet itself, we live in a highly interconnected world. But traditional data science techniques don’t adequately allo...
Episode 14: Building Your Authority in Data Science
Data science is an in-demand skill. Yet, many data scientists find it challenging to get started in the industry and to differentiate themselves from other data scient...
Episode 13: Breeding Data Science Unicorns
“Data science unicorns” are those rare people who “understand the (data) problem they seek to resolve, have the mathematical expertise to analyse the problem and posse...
Episode 12: The Role of Data in Environmental Justice
Are you familiar with “environmental justice”? It’s all about equitable access to environmental amenities and the equitable distribution of pollution, and has its root...
Episode 11: Better Workplace Conversations for Data Scientists
Data scientists are constantly being told of the importance of effective communication for their career success. But this advice typically translates to being able to ...
Episode 10: ChatGPT and the Future of Human Computer Interaction
In December 2022, OpenAI released ChatGPT for public testing and within a week of its launch, the user count exceeded 1 million. For many, ChatGPT provided a first gli...
Episode 9: Learning Data Science at Scale with OMSCS
What if you could get a Masters degree in Machine Learning for under US$8000, from a top US university, without quitting your day job or moving location? Georgia Tech’...
Episode 8: Data Science in the Metaverse
Ever since Facebook rebranded itself as Meta, the term “metaverse” has entered everyone’s vocabulary, but there’s still a lot of confusion about what it actually is an...
Episode 7: Finding and Retaining the Best Data Talent
Over the past decade, demand for data talent has grown exponentially, and this has had a massive impact on talent acquision in the data space. Employers of data profes...
Episode 6: Bridging the Chasm Between Data Science and Engineering
The success of data science projects often depends on being able to get stakeholders, from a variety of backgrounds, to work well together. But what if the stakeholder...
Episode 5: Identifying Data Science Use Cases for your Business
Businesses rarely approach data scientists with well-defined problems to solve. Sometimes, the problems businesses devise aren’t appropriate for solving using data sci...
Episode 4: The Role of the Board in Maximising the Value of Data
Have you ever wondered what your organisation’s Board are thinking, when it comes to data use? In this episode, Dr Genevieve Hayes is joined by Dr Stuart Black to disc...
Episode 3: Fairness and Anti-Discrimination in Machine Learning
We all know what it means for a human to discriminate against another human, but the concept of a predictive model or an artificial intelligence is relatively new. Wha...
Episode 2: Leading a Technical Team – Transitioning from Individual Contributor to Manager and Beyond
The two most challenging transitions you can make in your career are transitioning from individual contributor to team lead, and moving from team lead to managing mana...
Episode 1: Building Data Science Capability in Data-Focussed Teams
Data presents incredible opportunities for organisations to create value, but with the current skills and labour shortages that are affecting all businesses, finding a...
