Best Dr Linda McIver Podcasts (2024)

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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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Heavy on Fashion talks to Kim McIver, CEO of Sugarlash PRO 28:08

1M ago28:08

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Hello everyone! I am excited to announce that a new podcast episode is on its way. However, there will be a delay in its release due to some technical difficulties. Please refer to the links below for information on upcoming events. Keep in mind that the podcast interview was conducted in May. In this interview, I had the pleasure of speaking with …

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Heavy on Fashion talks to Carly Fleming 26:18

1M ago26:18

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Hello everyone! I am delighted to share that a new podcast episode is coming your way. However, due to some technical difficulties, there will be a delay in its release. Please take a look at the links below for any upcoming events. Please note that this podcast interview was conducted in May, so some of the events mentioned may have already taken …

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Heavy on Fashion talks to Dr. Talal Alsaleem 38:45

2M ago38:45

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Hey divas and gurus! Get ready for an incredible interview that's going to blow your mind. Today, we're diving into a fascinating conversation with Dr. Talal Alsaleem about infidelity, healing from affairs, and relationships. You won't want to miss this! Dr. Alsaleem's latest books, "Unfaithful & Unrepentant: Affairs Beyond the Hope of Repair" and …

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Heavy on Fashion talks to Linda Marie Peavy 41:47

3M ago41:47

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Hi there, fellow fashion lovers! I recently had an amazing conversation with Linda Marie Peavy, a fantastic style influencer and body positivity advocate. Linda has created an incredible fashion guide for mature women, called "The Cultured Curves Guide to Style for Mature Curvy Women, Volume 1". Linda Marie Peavy is a style influencer and body posi…

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Heavy on Fashion talks to Whitney Kopp of Kerasal 17:45

3M ago17:45

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Hello everyone! Recently, I had a great conversation with Whitney Kopp from Kerasal Footcare. In honor of National Foot Health Awareness Month, Kerasal Footcare is running a contest where you can win an exclusive footcare package and a $500 Visa gift card. Maintaining good foot health is crucial, so I encourage you to participate in this fantastic …

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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

4M ago

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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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Grant Ennis

7M ago

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

8M ago

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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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Kate Carruthers on Data Governance and the people side of data

9M ago

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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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Heavy on Fashion talks to Author Erin Zhurkin 38:25

9M ago38:25

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Hello, all my divas and gurus! I had the pleasure to speak to author Erin Zhurkin. Erin recently wrote a fabulous fictional tale called Plus-Size in Paris. Erin and I talked about fashion, writing, being plus size, travel, and more. This was a great interview. Be sure to pick up a copy of Erin Zhurkin's latest novel Plus Size in Paris at https://er…

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Heavy on Fashion talks Ariana Rebello 29:33

10M ago29:33

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I recently had a great conversation with Ariana Rebello, who is a fashion reporter, lifestyle host, and producer of the online show called "I Don't Have Style Either". During the interview, we discussed the fashion industry, her journey in this business, the representation of South Asians in fashion, and much more. Check out Ariana’s show I Don’t H…

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Larene Le Gassick on Data and Accessibility

10M ago

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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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Greg Jericho on communicating with data

12M ago

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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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Heavy on Fashion Talks to Ane Howard of FABA Collection! 40:20

1y ago40:20

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I recently had the pleasure of interviewing the talented self-taught artist and eco-fashion designer, Ane Howard, creator of the FABA Collection. Ane's collection is not only stunning but also eco-friendly and sustainable. We chatted about her inspiration behind FABA, her successful career in fine art, and her passion for sustainable fashion. It wa…

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Heavy on Fashion talks to Dr Danielle Richardson author of the The Glow Up Journal 39:51

1y ago39:51

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Greetings, everyone! This is MalanB, and I welcome you to the Heavy on Fashion Life podcast. I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Danielle Richardson, the author of The Glow Up Journal: Everything You Need to Set Goals, Create Inspo―and Make It Happen! Throughout the interview, we discussed the protagonist's energy, discovering one's purpose, Fie…

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Ep 29 - Kaushalya Gunatilaka 43:55

1y ago43:55

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BIOMED - BUSINESS - STARTUP ACCELERATOR - MEDTECH - SCALE UPS - AI STARTUPSKaushalya undertook a biomed degree with the aim of transitioning into medicine but early into the degree realised that wasn't the path for her. Pivoting from that into the world of business to see what the hype was all about she found a passion in supporting businesses star…

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Heavy on Fashion talks to Co-founder & CEO Elysia Everett of Friendly Like Me App 35:58

1y ago35:58

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Hello, all my divas and gurus. I am so happy that I was able to interview Co-founder and CEO Elysia Everett of the Friendly Like Me App. Friendly Like Me was created to improve accessibility in public places and make accessibility information easier to find. Accessibility is very important especially now. According to the CDC, 61 million adults in …

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

1y ago

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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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Jas Chambers on Oceans, Environment, and Inclusivity

1y ago

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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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Ep 28 - Samantha Lengyel 42:52

1y ago42:52

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MUSICIAN - INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND POLICY - LINGUISTICS - RISK ADVISORY - CYBERSECURITY - STARTUP FOUNDER - AISam joins us today to share her journey from aspiring musician to finding her love for linguistics and transitioning into tech and founding an AI focused startup - Decoded.AIWe discussed how she ended up pivoting from a promising music …

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Antony Green on Election Data Wrangling

1y ago

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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

1y ago

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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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Ep 27 - Gretch & Gwenny 1:07:56

1y ago1:07:56

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BURNOUT - MENTAL HEALTH - CAREER BREAKS - STARTUPS - DIVERSITY - RETENTION - REDUNDANCY - GOALS - PLANNINGThis episode has it all. This is a Paths Continued episode with guests Gretchen Scott and Gwenny Warnick returning for some wide ranging conversations. The podcast went on a bit of a hiatus after Season 1 as I dealt with burnout and deteriorati…

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Paths Uncovered - Season 2 1:49

1y ago1:49

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With season 1 racking up over 5k listens, it was time to come back!We have an excellent lineup ahead for this season so tune it and listen along. Follow and subscribe on your preferred platform to be notified of all new episodes, out every fortnight!By Akanksha Malik

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Mini Episode 10:59

1+ y ago10:59

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Here a quick rundown of what happening and what is going on with Heavy on Fashion! Go to Linktree: https://linktr.ee/Heavyonfashion for all my links. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavyonfashion/message

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Heavy on Fashion Talks to Author Dana Killion 39:04

1+ y ago39:04

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Hello, all my divas & gurus! I am so happy to give you this exclusive interview with Dana Killion. I got the chance to talk about Dana's latest memoir "Where the Shadows Dance". In this memoir, Dana talks about her past marriage to an addict and all the lessons she has learned from that experience. We talk about grief, betrayal, love, and loss. Dan…

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Autism In New Jersey Resource & More 55:39

1+ y ago55:39

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In this episode, I talk about being a single mom of an autistic son. I name a few resources and organizations, that I am currently reaching out to, for care and assistance. Being a single mom is hard but being a single mom with a child with a neurological disability is even hard. I talk about those struggles and more. The Heavy on Fashion Life Podc…

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First Episode of 2023 38:28

1+ y ago38:28

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The Heavy on Fashion Life Podcast is all about Fashion, Beauty, Style, Business, Love and Life Lessons. The Heavy on Fashion Life Podcast is full of my personal life lessons and stories, great interviews from some of the best in the fashion and beauty industry, and more. So, seat back with a spoon full of Nutella, some sweet potato chips, a good cu…

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Polly Hemming on the ways Climate Data is misused

1+ y ago

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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

1+ y ago

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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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Mirage of Affection 35:09

1+ y ago35:09

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Hello all my divas and gurus. Today, I am talking about Noah progress after being diagnosed with autism, heavy and fashion and relaunching the brand, the resell online closets, and an interesting discussion about the Mirage of affection and self esteem. Support the Heavy on Fashion Life Podcast in 3 ways. 1- Buy me a cup of coffee at https://ko-fi.…

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Paola Oliva Altamirano talks data for social good

1+ y ago

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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

2y ago

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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

2y ago

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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…

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Dr Cameron Murray, Housing Economist

2y ago

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"The first thing I think [about graphs] is: what story am I supposed to believe when I see this? What are they trying to make me think? And then immediately, once you understand 'oh they want me to think that it's really big, or it's going down really quick, this pattern is abnormal…' then I immediately think 'what other stories also fit that data?…

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Richard Denniss on what Economics is (and what it isn’t!) and how to spot Economics being misused

2y ago

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"So economics calls itself the science of the efficient allocation of resources. It tells itself that we help answer the question of what to produce, when to produce, and for whom to produce… but there's nothing in economics that says we shouldn't collect more tax and have a health system that's as good as the Nordic countries. There's nothing in e…

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Laura Summers on Fairness and Ethics in Data and AI

2y ago

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"It's actually interesting to observe the things people are trying to do with data as a way of assessing our civilisational maturity."By Dr Linda McIver, Australian Data Science Education Institute

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Linden Ashcroft on Communicating Climate Data

2y ago

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"The pandemic has shown us that we can act quickly and dramatically for other people, with a positive outcome. We saw a problem, we thought 'oh no, we have to do something about this problem, let's change the way we behave'… that's what we need for climate change."By Dr Linda McIver, Australian Data Science Education Institute

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Ketan Joshi – Data, climate, and communication

2y ago

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It's this really tense balance between the side that treats data as if it's almost reality itself, it's so accurate and precise, and empirical, that it's almost like you're holding the real world in your hand… on the other hand you have the overly sceptical side which is basically someone who has been burnt in the past, like they looked at the back…

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Mel Flanagan on Open Data and Data Storytelling

2y ago

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Mel is a data advocate, designer, storyteller, maker and founder of Nook Studios. This episode is a fascinating look at the case for Open Data, Government Transparency, and accessible Data Story Telling. “I think there’s a lot of work to be done and there’s a lot more impetus now, because the public have that awareness… Continue reading Mel Flanaga…

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Ellen Broad talks Cybernetics, Data Science, and Life.

2y ago

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“I love that the thing that I work on is actually so consequential to better decision making, to solving real world problems. To understanding and evaluating forces in our world. I just love that I’m part of a way of making a difference that has applications in so many settings.” “How do we start to… Continue reading Ellen Broad talks Cybernetics, …

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Dr Owen Churches on using Maths to Understand People

2y ago

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A fascinating conversation with Government Statistician Dr Owen Churches. How government data collection can shape policy and change our understanding of the world."It's worth spending time thinking about the problems, and struggling with them a little bit. The closer you get to the data, the less clear things should be."…

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Professor Alan Duffy talks Data Literacy and Astronomy

2y ago

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Alan Duffy talks Data Literacy and Astronomy. "We are so keen to get into problem solving mode and we don't spend enough considered time checking and cleaning the data, because that's not as much fun as training a machine learning algorithm and seeing what it comes out with. "By Dr Linda McIver, Australian Data Science Education Institute

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Juliette O’Brien – Communicating Covid Data

2y ago

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An amazing conversation with Juliette O'Brien, founder and maintainer of covid19data.com.au - one of the most important sources of Australian Covid19 data and graphs since the very beginning of the pandemic.By Dr Linda McIver, Australian Data Science Education Institute

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Adrian Esterman on Data & Public Health

2y ago

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Make Me Data Literate kicks off with an interview with Professor Adrian Esterman, Epidemiologist and Biostatistician. One of the big problems with experts, whether economic experts or any other sort of science expert, is that they have a lot of trouble bringing their conversation down to the level of the general public. It's not their fault, it's w…

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Ep 26 - Xin Liang 1:15:38

2+ y ago1:15:38

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FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT - ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING - MASTERS - SOFTWARE DEVELOPER - IMAGE RECOGNITION - SPEECH ANALYSIS - CONSULTANT - ML ENGINEERXin is easily one of the most impressive person I know - she was very casual about her 3RD PLACE in a national Chinese maths competition! From the start Xin found herself comfortable with STEM. While she had …

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Ep 25 - Emily Casey 51:43

2+ y ago51:43

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MEDICINE - BARTENDER - SPONSORSHIP DIRECTOR - CORPORATE BANKING - TRAVELLING - HEALTH NGO - STARTUPS - FOUNDER - COMMUNITY BUILDER - HEALTH TECHYou definitely don't see a pathway like this every day - dropping out from 4th year Medicine to find a more scalable path to help people and their healthcare. This chat with Emily is a long time in the maki…

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