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Make Me Data Literate

Dr Linda McIver, Australian Data Science Education Institute

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Make Me Data Literate features Dr Linda McIver interviewing fascinating people who work with Data, asking the question: What is the one thing you wish everyone knew about data? From Maths Education to Misinformation, we'll cover everything that's interesting about Data Science and how it affects us all.
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WOEMA Podcast - March 15, 2024 Topic: Silicosis Guest: Robert Harrison, MD Listen & enjoy the vast knowledge and experiences of Dr. Robert Harrison, a Public Health Medical Officer with the California Department of Public Health Occupational Health Branch and Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Francisco in the Division of Occup…
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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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"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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Artist Information Connect with Grace Tyler Instagram @Grace.Tyler Youtube Spotify Apple Music Website Tour Merch Special thanks to Kate Martin for her contribution to this podcast. If you’d like a professional voice-over for any of your projects, be sure to reach out to her via: Website Fiverr --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.c…
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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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Artist Information Connect with Rachel LaRen Instagram @RachelLaRen Twitter @RachelLaRen_ Facebook @RachelLaRenMusic Youtube Spotify Apple Music Website Tour Merch Special thanks to Kate Martin for her contribution to this podcast. If you’d like a professional voice over for any of your projects, be sure to reach out to her via: Website Fiverr --- …
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If you or someone you know is in need of immediate help, it is crucial to know that there is a lifeline available: the 988 National Crisis Hotline. This vital service is designed to provide assistance to individuals facing emotional distress, mental health challenges, or contemplating self-harm. By dialing 988, you can connect with compassionate an…
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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 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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"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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Take a listen to this WOEMA Podcast: WOHC22 Site Visit Spotlight. We'll hear from Dr. Jim Lessenger discuss highlights of the WOHC22 Site Visit - A Tour of North Bay Occupational and Environmental History: How does the Gold Rush, the Mare Island Naval Base Closure, and the Port Chicago Explosion inform our current practice of OEM. Learn more here a…
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Welcome to the 3rd and last part of conversation with Dr. Rupali Das, WOEMA President. Dr. Rupali Das is Senior Vice President and California Medical Director at the Zenith Insurance Company and Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCSF’s Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Dr. Das previously served as the Executive Medical Director o…
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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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"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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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 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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“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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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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