Banana Data Podcast

Welcome back to our bi-weekly episodes of Season 5 of the Banana Data Podcast! This season, we’re ushering in the notion of humanizing data science. In last week’s episode, we explored data strategy and how humanization can level it up. This week, we discuss  the ethical implications of humanizing your data with very special guest and past host Triveni Gandhi. Subscribe to the Banana Data Podcast on Apple or Spotify to receive alerts and stay up to date on the big conversation in data and AI. 

Check out what we’ve been reading:

• To Be Seen We Must Be Measured: Data Visualization and Inequality
• Perspectives on Data Ethics

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Welcome back to our bi-weekly episodes of Season 5 of the Banana Data Podcast! This season, we’re ushering in the notion of humanizing data science. In last week’s episode,  we explored data visualization with Nathan Mannheimer from Tableau. This week, we discuss the ins and outs of data strategy from the individual level all the way up to the enterprise and how humanization can level up your strategy. Subscribe to the Banana Data Podcast on Apple or Spotify to receive alerts and stay up to date on the big conversation in data and AI. 

Check out what we’ve been reading:

• Avoid Getting “Facebooked” — Adopt a Conscious Data Strategy
• AI: From Moonshot to Reality
• Building an Inclusive AI Strategy for Data Democratization
• Making Open Source a Sustainable Part of AI Strategy

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Welcome back to our bi-weekly episodes of Season 5 of the Banana Data Podcast! This season, we’re ushering in the notion of humanizing data science. In last week’s episode, we explored the importance of storytelling with data. This week, we discuss data visualization with Nathan Mannheimer, Director of Data Science and Machine Learning at Tableau. Subscribe to the Banana Data Podcast on Apple or Spotify to receive alerts and stay up to date on the big conversation in data and AI. 

Check out what we've been reading: 

• Humanizing AI: A Case For Cognitive Design Thinking And Custom AI
• Human-Looking Data Visualizations Don’t Boost Empathy — Yet

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Welcome back to our bi-weekly episodes of Season 5 of the Banana Data Podcast! This season, we’re ushering in the notion of humanizing data science. In last week’s episode, we explored the importance of human in the loop within the ML pipeline with Christina Hsiao, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Dataiku. This week, we discuss storytelling with data. Subscribe to the Banana Data Podcast on Apple or Spotify to receive alerts and stay up to date on the big conversation in data and AI. 

Check out what we've been reading and watching: 

• Using Visualization to share the human impact of Numbers
• The Power in Effective Data Storytelling
• Making Data Mean More Through Storytelling

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Welcome back to our bi-weekly episodes of Season 5 of the Banana Data Podcast! This season, we’re ushering in the notion of humanizing data science. In last week’s episode, we discussed what happens when humanization fails and consequences that can occur with Jeremie Harris Towards Data Science. This week, we are joined by Christina Hsiao, Senior Product Manager at Dataiku to discuss the importance of having a human in the loop within the ML pipeline. Subscribe to the Banana Data Podcast on Apple or Spotify to receive alerts and stay up to date on the big conversation in data and AI. 

Check out what we've been reading: 

• What's MLOps? Managing complex ML systems at Scale
• MLOps as a Critical, Emerging Role

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Welcome back to our bi-weekly episodes of Season 5 of the Banana Data Podcast! This season, we’re ushering in the notion of humanizing data science. In last week’s episode, we discussed differing methodologies and functionalities within the data science field with Emma Irwin, Solutions Engineer at Dataiku. This week, we are joined by Jeremie Harris of Towards Data Science to discuss what happens when humanization fails and consequences that can occur. Subscribe to the Banana Data Podcast on Apple or Spotify to receive alerts and stay up to date on the big conversation in data and AI. 

Check out what we've been reading and watching: 

• Becoming an Intelligent Organization in the Age of AI: Firsthand Strategies From the CDO of Morgan Stanley
• Artificial Intelligence and Ethics: Sixteen Challenges and Opportunities

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Welcome back to our bi-weekly episodes of Season 5 of the Banana Data Podcast! This season, we’re ushering in the notion of humanizing data science. In last week’s episode, we discussed how data scientists & citizen data scientists collaborate to deliver value to the non technical audience. This week, we are joined by Emma Irwin to discuss differing methodologies and functionalities within the data science field and her role as a Solutions Engineer at Dataiku. Subscribe to the Banana Data Podcast on Apple or Spotify to receive alerts and stay up to date on the big conversation in data and AI. 

Check out what we've been reading: 

• Building and Leading Your Organization's Data Capability

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Welcome back to our bi-weekly episodes of Season 5 of the Banana Data Podcast! This season, we’re ushering in the notion of humanizing data science. In last week’s episode, we discussed why technology’s long-term goal shouldn’t solely be efficiency, but actually emotional intimacy. This week, we were joined by Matt Dorros to discuss the rise of the citizen data scientist and his role as a data analyst manager and data citizen at Wayfair. Subscribe to the Banana Data Podcast on Apple or Spotify to receive alerts and stay up to date on the big conversation in data and AI. 

Check out what we've been reading and watching: 

• The Rise of the Citizen Data Scientist
• Citizen Data Scientists: Where Do They Belong?
• Why the Concept of “Citizen Data Scientist” Terrifies Me

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Welcome back to our bi-weekly episodes of Season 5 of the Banana Data Podcast! This season, we’re ushering in the notion of humanizing data science. In last week’s episode, we discussed how data insights can be humanized in an easily digestible manner. This week, we’ll guide you through why technology’s long-term goal shouldn’t solely be efficiency, but actually emotional intimacy. Subscribe to the Banana Data Podcast on Apple or Spotify to receive alerts and stay up to date on the big conversation in data and AI. 

Check out what we've been reading and watching: 

• Weeks Of My Life Poster
• Don't Just Digitize, Humanize 
• Humanize Data with Creative Intelligence

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We're kicking off Season 5 of the Banana Data Podcast today. This season, we’re ushering in the notion of humanizing data science. We’ll guide you through issues such as why trends and technologies matter beyond your centralized data team and beyond the tech industry and what it truly takes to humanize technology. Subscribe to the Banana Data Podcast on Apple or Spotify to receive alerts & easy access to the latest data science content!

Check out what we've been reading and watching: 

• The Case for Humanizing Data
• TED Talk: Lack of Data Is an Issue of Global Injustice

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Welcome to part 2 of “In English Please!” This recap episode is summary of our "In English Please" segments which are quick explanations of complex data science terms, processes, or phenomena distilled into easy to understand concepts. Think of this as your data science encyclopedia. Here is the second part of the two part series on “In English Please."

Check out our In English Please Glossary!

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The Banana Data Podcast team is currently prepping for Season 5. In the meantime, check out a recap of all our In English Please segments. These “In English Please” segments are quick explanations of complex data science terms, processes, or phenomena distilled into easy to understand concepts. Think of this as your data science encyclopedia. Here is part 1 of the two part series on “In English Please."

Check out our In English Please Glossary!

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In this Banana Byte, our podcast hosts discuss a recent breakthrough in drug discovery catalyzed by AI and Machine Learning. What are the larger implications of this discovery and why is it significant?

Check out what we're reading: 

• London A.I. Lab Claims Breakthrough That Could Accelerate Drug Discovery
• How Machine Learning is Transforming Drug Discovery
• The US Government Will Pay Doctors to Use These AI Algorithms
• One of biology's biggest mysteries 'largely solved' by AI

This is one of our Banana Byte series-  which are short, bi-weekly segments we run live on LinkedIn and Twitter, where we discuss the latest headlines and topics in the data science space. Be sure to tune in for our next live session, or check this one out on Linkedin, and stay-up-to-data with the Banana Data Podcast!

In our final episode of season 4, Chris and Triveni discuss looming trends in data science and AI that will lead us into 2021. We'll touch on latency, normalized AI, citizen data scientists, and actualized responsible AI.

Check out what we've been reading: 

• Data Privacy & Security
• NLP & Conversational Analytics 
• Gartner’s Top Technology Trends That Will Define 2021

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With the holidays in full force, we’re taking stock of all that we’re grateful for in our lives. In this Banana Byte, the Banana Data Podcast team shares the top data tools that they are thankful for. These tools make data science easier, quicker, and more understandable thus improving our lives every day.

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This is one of our Banana Byte series-  which are short, bi-weekly segments we run live on LinkedIn and Twitter, where we discuss the latest headlines and topics in the data science space. Be sure to tune in for our next live session, or check this one out on Linkedin, and stay-up-to-data with the Banana Data Podcast!

Today we’re sitting down with a roundtable of data science and machine learning experts from Spotify, PwC, and Google Cloud. What does it truly mean to be steeped in the data science industry and what considerations should be addressed as a practitioner?

Roundtable Interviewees: 

• Sanjay Agravat, Machine Learning Specialist at Google
• Alex Simonoff, Senior Data Scientist at Spotify
• Abdallah MJ Musmar, Data Science Lead at PwC 

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In a world of work that is becoming increasingly virtual, the volume of data available to understand and predict employee output is growing at exponential pace. People analytics by virtue of AI and big data is essential to managing and improving organizations’ effectiveness.

Learn more about the article's we're reading:

Tech Is Transforming People Analytics. Is That a Good Thing? by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic and Ian Bailie (Harvard Business Review)

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This is one of our Banana Byte series-  which are short, bi-weekly segments we run live on LinkedIn and Twitter, where we discuss the latest headlines and topics in the data science space. Be sure to tune in for our next live session, or check this one out on Linkedin, and stay-up-to-data with the Banana Data Podcast!

On today’s episode, we are speaking to Oscar Wahltinez, Engineer at Google and Board Member at FinMango, about his work on the Covid Monitor Project and the value of data transparency and access for all. 

Here you can find links to Oscar's ongoing work: 

• The COVID Monitor
• FinMango.org
• Florida COVID Action

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We're turning our attention towards the new Netflix documentary on the harms and potential of social networking: 'The Social Dilemma.' In this episode, Chris and Triveni comment upon the film's perspective on  data commodification, accountability, and how the we can all be more responsible and effective creators. 

Take a look at what we're reading: 

• You watched ‘The Social Dilemma.’ Read these 11 books next, by Ashley Boyd and Audrey Hingle (Fast Company) 

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Core algorithms might only take up a few times of code and a few minutes to do so. But, the rest of the program may get messy quickly. In this Banana Byte, we tackle the question of when its worth it to invest your time in code and the trade-offs between developing something accurate vs. something quick. 

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This is one of our Banana Byte series-  which are short, bi-weekly segments we run live on LinkedIn and Twitter, where we discuss the latest headlines and topics in the data science space. Be sure to tune in for our next live session, or check this one out on Linkedin, and stay-up-to-data with the Banana Data Podcast!