Astronomers Turned Data Scientists Podcast
A podcast featuring interviews with a variety of former astronomers / current data scientists. Created as part of the Astronomers Turned Data Scientists (ATDS) community (which also has annual meetings at the American Astronomical Society’s Winter Meeting).
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Episodes
Friday Apr 19, 2024
Friday Apr 19, 2024
Marcel Haas discusses what led him into Astronomy, why and how he transitioned to Data Science, his experience in various Data Science positions, and his current role teaching Data Science. He also talks about differences in the field between Europe and North America, transferable skills, and craft beer.
Music by Shane Ivers: Tonight At Eight (Intro), Savour The Moment (Outro)
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Genevieve Graves discusses her transition to Data Science, sharing her experience with startups and consulting, how to decide what to do, how VCs determine what projects to fund, the future in the field, why astronomers make good data scientists, and how she discovered work-life balance.
Music: Tonight at Eight, Savour the Moment - Shane Ivers
Friday Feb 02, 2024
Friday Feb 02, 2024
Jess Kirkpatrick discusses her transition to Data Science, outreach for others considering a similar transition, multiple moves between companies, interesting projects, and predictions for the next few years in Data Science.
Music by Shane Ivers: Intro - Tonight At Eight, Outro - Savour The Moment
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
Taka Tanaka discusses his transition from Astronomy to DS, his career progression to DS Manager, and what he expects to unfold in DS during the next few years.Tonight At Eight (Intro) & Savour The Moment (Outro) by Shane Ivers - Silverman SoundCo-Hosts: Jeffrey Silverman and Joseph A'Hearn