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Data Humans

Data Humans

By: Libby Heeren
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 Libby is a self-professed Data Human on a mission to speak candidly about the day-to-day work of data professionals and tear down the veil of mystery that hangs over the world of data jobs. Find her at datahumans.club2022 Career Success Economics
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  • Meet Mark Rieke: career transition from mechanical engineering, craving more technical work, and how we all belong in data

    Meet Mark Rieke: career transition from mechanical engineering, craving more technical work, and how we all belong in data
    Aug 7 2024

    Meet Mark Rieke, a data scientist. We talk about how he transitioned from mechanical engineering to customer experience analytics, and from that to Bayesian-flavored data science, as well as our thoughts on advanced degrees, the reality of data jobs vs the online hype, and how we all belong in the data world.

    Find more from Libby at datahumans.club

    Stuff mentioned in the episode -

    Stan: https://mc-stan.org/

    StanCon: https://mc-stan.org/events/stancon2024/

    NormConf: https://www.youtube.com/@normconf/playlists

    Mark on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markjrieke/

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    38 mins
  • Meet Madison Ostermann: from music major to computer science, making tough choices, and working for NASA

    Meet Madison Ostermann: from music major to computer science, making tough choices, and working for NASA
    Aug 1 2024

    Meet Madison Ostermann, a data scientist at NASA. You'll hear us talk about her non-linear path from music major to computer science major, what a data job in government looks like for her, and the pivotal decisions she’s made throughout her education and career journey so far.

    Find more from Libby at datahumans.club

    Stuff mentioned in the episode -

    The Business of Authority Podcast Episode: https://thebusinessofauthority.com/episodes/1c25a3df

    Madison on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/madisonostermann/

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Meet Norma Padrón: data entrepreneurship after academia, the quantitative side of economics, and finding communities for success

    Meet Norma Padrón: data entrepreneurship after academia, the quantitative side of economics, and finding communities for success
    Jul 25 2024

    Meet Norma Padrón, a health economist and entrepreneur. We talk about what her work looks like, her journey from mathematics to economics and public health, how finding communities along the way helped her succeed, and more.

    Find more from Libby at datahumans.club

    Stuff mentioned in the episode -

    American Economic Association: https://www.aeaweb.org/

    Norma on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/normapadron/

    Norma's website: https://www.normapadron.com/

    Women in ML and DS: https://wimlds.org/

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    42 mins
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