Best Kate Carruthers Podcasts (2025)

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Navigating the Future of AI and Quantum Computing 35:10

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13d ago35:10

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In this episode of the Data Revolution podcast, host Kate Carruthers interviews Gerard Solden, from Multiverse Partners, who shares his journey from banking to AI infrastructure. They discuss the reality of AI technology, the importance of accuracy and reliability in AI systems, and the innovative concept of agentic frameworks. Gerard explains the …

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Jonathan Mast: Getting started with Generative AI 33:40

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My guest this time on the Data Revolution podcast is Jonathan Mast, who runs White Beard Strategies, a business that helps folks to use Generative AI to power their sales and marketing activities. We had a great chat about how people can get started in using Generative AI in their everyday activities. In this chat, Jonathan Mast discusses the trans…

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Jodie Miners - Navigating Cybersecurity for Small Business 31:54

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In this episode of the Data Revolution podcast, I speak with Jodie Miners about the importance of cybersecurity for small businesses, focusing on the SMB 1001:2025 standard. We discuss the challenges small businesses face in implementing cybersecurity measures, the benefits of achieving certification, and practical steps to enhance data protection.…

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Dr Tama Leaver - Navigating the AI Landscape for kids 34:39

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In this episode of the Data Revolution podcast, I speak with Dr. Tama Leaver about the evolving role of data and AI in society, particularly focusing on children's interaction with generative AI, the implications for privacy and consent, and the challenges of educating young people in a rapidly changing technological landscape. We discuss the biase…

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Gladwin Mendez – Rise of the Fractional CDO (3.02) 38:57

4M ago38:57

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Great to have old friend, Gladwin Mendez, back on the podcast to talk about the emergence of the new role of fractional Chief Data Officer (CDO). The rise of fractional CDOs reflects the growing recognition of data's strategic value in modern businesses. As organisations increasingly rely on data-driven decision-making, many are turning to fraction…

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Dr David Bray – AI and building a free society (3.01) 40:01

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Welcome to season 3! My guest for this episode is Dr David Bray He has been thinking deeply about AI for many years. We had a wideranging chat about AI, cybersecurity, new AI’s, state actor attacks and the ongoing greyzone war, the need to use data to maintain free societies, and the importance of working locally and building community. Some things…

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Kane Murdoch & Shaun Lehmann - Catching cheaters or changing assessments - 2.08 31:31

6M ago31:31

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My guests for this episode are Kane Murdoch and Shaun Lehmann. They work in the area of academic integrity at one of Australia's major universities and have been thinking seriously about the problems facing us in academia of ensuring that students behave with integrity in their assessments. The issue is typically referred to as "contract cheating" …

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Ross Dawson - Human Cognition and AI S2.07 28:50

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This time my guest is my friend Ross Dawson. He is always on the cutting edge of new stuff, as you would imagine for a futurist. We had an amazing chat about his current passion for cognitive AI and how it is going to change the world of work. I loved his ideas for humanity working together with AI. "Ross Dawson is a world-renowned keynote speaker,…

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Dr Emma L. Briant - Misinformation and disinformation are data too S2.06 35:11

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This time my guest is Dr Emma Briant, globally renowned researcher on misinformation, disinformation and propaganda. We had a great chat about how these are now the new battlegrounds and how data underpins them. Of course we mentioned the US (a bit). Emma shared her new research and some other resources such as her Patreon. I commend all these reso…

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Dr Kobi Leins - Microsoft Copilot and AI in government 2.5 37:54

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Had a great chat with Kobi Leins about some good feedback on the Australian Governments Microsoft Copilot pilot (full story here: Australian Government trial of Microsoft 365 Copilot). We also had a wide-ranging chat about the upcoming training deficit all organisations have in respect of AI, the recent changes in the federal AI space. Links to stu…

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Brandon Rohrer - Challenges in building AI 2.4 35:43

7M ago35:43

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This time my guest is Dr Brandon Rohrer. He is a data scientist who originally started in researching robots to assist with stroke recovery, and who now works on solving data challenges. Brandon, whom I tracked down via his online discovery work on https://e2eml.school/blog.html where I was captivated by his journey in understanding AI. It is a gre…

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Ray Hilton on AI & Deep Tech

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A fantastic conversation with Ray Hilton. “on its own, like data is relatively inert and doesn’t really have much value – like the value comes from what you do with it and how you interpret it. And it can obviously be interpreted in many different ways. “ “It’s not just the fact you’ve identified these people.… Continue reading Ray Hilton on AI…

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Dr Lynn Gribble - AI in education 2.3 35:17

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My guest for this episode is Lynn Gribble. She is an Associate Professor at UNSW Sydney Business School who is passionate about embracing new technology to help in the education process. Lynn has been at the forefront of new technology in education, from pioneering voice feedback to innovating with technology for grading and feedback. She is multi-…

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The AI revolution is a marathon not a sprint 2.2 21:55

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Kate shares her thoughts on us being at the very start of the AI revolution - we are in the Netscape stage of the journey (not the TikTok stage). She also discusses how Generative AI might just be the start of a new generation of user interfaces. And how AI will merge into autonomous systems - which will make things much more interesting. Episode p…

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Dr Melissa Humphries on statistics, social media, and many many things!

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"Every decision that we make, whether we're thinking about climate change, poverty, you know happiness, agriculture... how do we feed everyone, how do we clothe them, all of that is underpinned by data and mathematics.By Dr Linda McIver, Australian Data Science Education Institute

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Andrew Leigh on Data & Politics

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"The rise of populism has been substantial across the advanced world, indeed across developing countries as well. So those of us who believe in data need to be strong proponents of the publication of those data even when it produces results that make us uncomfortable.By Dr Linda McIver, Australian Data Science Education Institute

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Michael Brand, on the Science of Data Science

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"We do not teach people that making mistakes is not just right, but it's the only way of learning. It's the only way of becoming better."Honestly, I want to turn this whole episode into pull quotes! Go listen!By Dr Linda McIver, Australian Data Science Education Institute

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Yarning about data visualization - Quinn Dombrowski - S2.1 28:42

1+ y ago28:42

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This time my guest is the intriguing Quinn Dombrowski, whom I have been keeping an eye on via social media for ages due to their Textile Makerspace project and general all-round niceness and humanity. We had a fascinating chat about some non-traditional approaches to data visualisation. You can even study data visualization with Quinn at Stanford.…

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Ray Fleming - Education, Data, and Generative AI: the future 1.17 35:46

1+ y ago35:46

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This time my guest is an old friend, Ray Fleming from InnovateGPT, who is co-host of the AI in Education podcast. And this a joint podcast where we had a chat about the future of education in the age of AI.

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Grant Ennis

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"So like while we would never believe that if we saw a stone rolling down a mountain, that if we all just stared at it and willed it back up the hill, it would do that, we do tend to believe that if we all individually do our part for the environment or ask people to just individually act that because people want that to be so and want that to work…

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Data needs good management - Mark Nicholls - Episode 16 24:35

1+ y ago24:35

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This time my guest is Mark Nicholls. He is CEO of the Information Professionals Group , who help businesses to leverage digital technology to achieve their business objectives. We had an excellent chat about all of the IT good practices that still need to be done to ensure that good clean data can drive our business processes. A bit about Mark: “Wi…

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Fiona Tweedie on Data Governance

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Fiona Tweedie: data governance is not a topic that gets a lot of love. people yeah switch off when they hear it, but it really is the makes a huge amount of difference to what you're able to do with data (and not just avoiding big regulator fines)By Dr Linda McIver, Australian Data Science Education Institute

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Data in manufacturing - Adam Sharman - Episode 15 23:46

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My guest this time is Adam Sharman from data consultants to the manufacturing sector https://dsifer.com/ - who “combine extensive experience in manufacturing, primary and food processing with world leading data analysis to help business leaders embrace the future of productivity”. We had an excellent chat about the uses of data in manufacturing bus…

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Mark Gray on Physics, Supercomputing, Robodebt, and the future of medicine

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Mark Gray on technology. "people have developed a kind of implicit trust in the way that technology works. And I think partly it's because they don't actually understand how it works. And so, they just choose to trust it. I mean, I've got a lot of experience in programming. ...I would not trust a computer-driven car to not hurt me."…

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Prof. Catherine Flick - Ethics and data in games 1.14 29:29

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My guest for this episode is the charming and erudite Catherine Flick, who is an ethics researcher (and newly minted Professor) working with the Digital Observatory Research Cluster. We have been friends on social media for ages, most recently on the dear departed Pebble, and this was our first chance to chat. We had a fascinating discussion about …

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Kate Carruthers on Data Governance and the people side of data

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"Behind every business problem is a human being with some kind of need. And if we understand that, we can solve it and increasingly now every business is a data driven business, but you can't let data be the only thing you need to, we need to focus in on the human problems we're trying to solve. And that's probably one of the things that is making …

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Dr Linda McIver - Raising Heretics 1.13 24:12

1+ y ago24:12

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This time my guest is the remarkable Dr Linda McIver, who is the CEO of the Australian Data Science Education Institute. We had a wide-ranging chat about the importance of educating the rising generation to make sense of data in the in the modern world. And, even though we did not talk explicitly about her book, Raising Heretics: Teaching Kids to C…

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Steve Wilson - Identity is all about data 1.12 35:23

1+ y ago35:23

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My guest for this episode is Steve Wilson from Lockstep. He is my go-to human for all things relating to identity. As we were contemplating this episode we started talking about identity (which might not actually be the best word for it) and then Steve said “identity is all about data” and that is where our discussion started. Steve Wilson “Steve i…

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Larene Le Gassick on Data and Accessibility

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A truly thought provoking conversation about data and accessibility with an amazing Software Engineer and Accessibility Expert & Advocate, Larene Le Gassick. "The most popular statistic that is shared about disability is that, you know, if you don't consider accessibility in the web or in mobile apps, you are excluding at least 20% of folks who mig…

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A rambling chat - Kobi Leins - 1.11 30:41

2y ago30:41

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To be fair it has been a hellish month at work so I decided to do a low key chat with a mate because I’m tired. This time my guest is Kobi Leins. Dr Kobi Leins (GAICD) is a global expert in AI, international law and governance. Leins provides strategic advice on selection, implementation and operation of technologies to drive business edge; creates…

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Taming AI - Peter Leonard - Episode 10 19:39

2y ago19:39

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In this episode my guest is Peter Leonard. He is a guru in the legal data and tech space and one of my primary go-to people when I am thinking about data governance, data sharing, regulation, and AI ethics. Today we are talking about some of the issues that folks are going to need to think about as we all wing our way into the AI era. Episode infor…

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Bi-Modal Data and Analytics - Khaled Auf 1.9 24:51

2y ago24:51

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My guest today is Khaled Auf, and we will be talking about the benefits of a bi-modal approach to delivering Analytics, BI and Data Science . We also touch on tri-modal approaches (and even coin the very innovative quad-modal approach 🤣). I have known Khaled for years and we have often chatted about the next big thing in data. Nowadays the next big…

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Greg Jericho on communicating with data

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"I've gone from just not reading the media release, to not even caring what their numbers are and actually finding my own numbers. Which is always a fun thing, because you find things that you haven't looked at in the past and think 'oh, this is something new and cool.'"By Dr Linda McIver, Australian Data Science Education Institute

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Explainable AI - Fiona Tweedie - Episode 8 25:53

2y ago25:53

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This time my guest is Fiona Tweedie. She has been thinking about the need for explainable AI for a long time. We had a fascinating chat on why this is important, why we should care about AI being explainable, some of the risks associated with AI not being explainable. Fiona Tweedie fell in love with the transformative power of data when working on …

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It's about people - Gladwin Mendez - Episode 7 23:20

2y ago23:20

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For this episode of the Data Revolution podcast my guest is Gladwin Mendez. Today we are going to be talking about the important other things that data and technology need to work - people and process. Gladwin is passionate about making a difference to the world through data and relishes the opportunity to expand that to the wider global stage. He …

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New roles for Data and AI - Episode 6 16:27

2y ago16:27

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Everyone seems to be running around trying to work out what the new surge in AI that is driven largely by the growth in generative AI. And so many people are being all doom and gloom about how AI will kill us all, and others saying we will all lose our jobs. And today I will discuss how we will need to look at how our data teams work and the new ro…

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Felipe Flores - New Data Leaders 1.5 25:23

2y ago25:23

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For this episode I am joined by a well-known data leader - Felipe Flores - who is talking about things you need to do as a data leader when you start a new role. Felipe is a data science senior executive with almost 20 years experience. He has worked across data engineering/warehousing, reporting, business intelligence, analytics, data science, mac…

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About Data Protection 1.4 23:48

2y ago23:48

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Thinking about data protection. Transcript available here ENISA threat landscape: https://www.enisa.europa.eu/topics/cyber-threats/threats-and-trends NIST Cyber Security Framework: https://www.nist.gov/cyberframework Thanks for listening! You can find more episodes at datarevolution.tech © Kate Carruthers – Data Revolution Podcast 2023 https://data…

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Mark Pesce talking AI - Episode 3 24:24

2y ago24:24

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In this episode I am having a chat with Mark Pesce - well known futurist, inventor, author, educator and broadcaster - about artificial intelligence (AI). We talk about how fast AI is moving, in weeks and days not months or years anymore. And we also talk about some of the scary stuff and how this technology does not have agency (yet), and about ho…

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Data governance and why it is important - Kate Carruthers 1.2 17:35

2y ago17:35

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In this episode of the Data Revolution podcast, Kate Carruthers delves into the critical topic of data governance, emphasizing its importance in managing data as an asset. She discusses the complexities of the current data landscape, the necessity of robust data governance frameworks, and the collaborative efforts required to ensure data security a…

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Covid Data – Why aren’t we collecting it anymore?

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RD:"Why aren't we collecting the data? Because they don't want to admit failure. They don't want to make it easy for me to tell you what the cost to GDP of this heroic approach to covid has been."By Dr Linda McIver, Australian Data Science Education Institute

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Welcome to the Data Revolution Podcast - Kate Carruthers 1.1 14:06

2y ago14:06

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In this episode Kate Carruthers covers her personal journey into the world of data and gives an overview of some key concepts for future episodes of the Data Revolution podcast. The picture on this episode is a waratah from one of my bushwalks. Thanks for listening! You can find more episodes at datarevolution.tech © Kate Carruthers – Data Revoluti…

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Jas Chambers on Oceans, Environment, and Inclusivity

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"I remember my first day at university, I was one of those overly friendly people who introduced myself to everyone in a lecture theatre of a thousand and never saw those people again. I remember sitting there in that first term, one of the lecturers did say 'just be aware. we are another species, we're an animal, but the data would suggest that we…

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Antony Green on Election Data Wrangling

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Antony Green is well known as the ABC's Election Data Specialist, and he generously shared his time and expertise in a wide ranging conversation about the statistics of elections, how stats are misused, and what he wishes everyone knew about data. Turns out there's a vast amount of preparation that goes into those fascinating election night broadca…

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Michael Franklin on Bioinformatics, ChatGPT, and Data Science in Health

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Michael Franklin is a Software Engineer at the Centre for Population Genomics, and a former student of mine. This was a really interesting chat that roamed all over the place! Have a listen.By Dr Linda McIver, Australian Data Science Education Institute

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Polly Hemming on the ways Climate Data is misused

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This is an infuriating interview with Polly Hemming, Senior Researcher at The Australia Institute. Polly is amazing, but the interview is infuriating because of the outright deceit practiced in the field of Climate Data and Carbon Credits. I kept wanting to stop the interview to scream and throw things. An enlightening, fascinating, and enraging co…

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Jarrod Hughes on Indigenous Data Governance and Sovereignty

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"Particularly in the Indigenous context, We're really keen to unpack this notion of research objectivity or independence. To make the point that the person who's doing the evaluation/data analysis really brings their own social and cultural baggage to that question. So on that basis we're trying to make the case that it's important for Indigenous p…

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Paola Oliva Altamirano talks data for social good

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This is a great chat about critical thinking and the importance of scepticism in Data Science, and the importance of data and scientific literacy around the world. Check it out!By Dr Linda McIver, Australian Data Science Education Institute

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Nic Price on Data, Neuroscience, and the brain

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An amazing conversation with Neuroscientist Associate Professor Nic Price from Monash University, who has a lot to say about the way we teach science, how we can understand the brain, and how we need to get comfortable with uncertainty. Check it out!By Dr Linda McIver, Australian Data Science Education Institute

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Euan Ritchie on communicating data, scientific method, and how science works

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An amazing chat that ranged over the power of data storytelling, the impact of scientific fraud, and how to stay positive in the face of environmental catastrophe, Professor Euan Ritchie is a remarkable science communicator, an Ecologist, and a seriously lovely human being."Data is power and knowledge, and if we have good data it gives us opportuni…