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).

Astronomers Turned Data Scientists Podcast is a business podcast hosted by astro2data, with 15 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

astro2data hosts Astronomers Turned Data Scientists Podcast, a business show with 15 episodes published.

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  Episode #15

  15. Isaac Shivvers

  Mar 10, 202652 minS0

  <p>Isaac Shivvers discusses his background in Astronomy, Geology, and Physics, his transition to Data Science, and his experience at various Data Scientist jobs, including the bankruptcy of Airware. He then dives deep into Computer Vision: his experiences, beginner projects, steps to take for those who have Astronomy experience and want to get into a Computer Vision role, and his predictions for the future in Computer Vision.</p> <p> </p> <p>Links</p> <p>Isaac’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishivvers/ </p> <p>Airware Bankruptcy Article: https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/14/airware-shuts-down/ </p> <p> </p> <p>Credits</p> <p>Intro Music...

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  Episode #14

  14. Marcos Huerta

  Jan 2, 202650 minS0

  <p>Marcos Huerta discusses his astronomy background, his transitions first to science policy and later to data science, and his current data science job at Carmax. He also talks about data science bootcamps, interviews, work-life balance, and his predictions for the future of data science and LLMs. </p> <p> </p> <p>Links</p> <p>Marcos’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcoshuerta/ </p> <p>Marcos’s Website: https://marcoshuerta.com/about/ </p> <p> </p> <p>Credits</p> <p>Intro Music: Tonight At Eight by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com (no relation)</p> <p>Outro Music: Savour The Moment by...

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  Episode #13

  13. Julia Silge

  Oct 19, 202557 minS0

  <p>Julia Silge discusses how she got into astronomy, her first non-data science positions after leaving academia, and how she then started blogging about data science and going to conferences, which opened up the door to new opportunities, including open source contributions, writing books, and data science positions. She shares advice for those who are considering making the transition from astronomy to data science. She also talks about the experience of speaking at SciPy 2024 about scientific computing across languages. </p> <p> </p> <p>Links:</p> <p>Julia’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliasilge/ </p> <p>Julia’s blog: https...

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  Episode #12

  12. Chris Lindner

  Aug 12, 202550 minS0

  <p>Chris Lindner talks about his Astronomy background, his transition into Data Science, as well as his stint as a professional Poker player. He also discusses how as a graduate student he was involved in starting a study group about entering Data Science, how there is no real method to interviews, how he continues to stay connected to Academia through events like Astronomy on Tap, and what non-technical skills are important for Astronomers looking to become Data Scientists. </p> <p> </p> <p>Links:</p> <p>Chris’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-lindner-170a0385/ </p> <p> </p> <p>Credits</p> <p>...

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  Episode #11

  11. Tom Kirsh

  Apr 10, 202548 minS0

  <p>Tom Kirsh talks about his astronomy experience during undergrad, learning data science foundations, getting hired as a data scientist, and his next career steps. He also offers advice about how to pitch yourself in interviews and emphasizes the need for data cleaning.</p> <p> </p> <p>Links:</p> <p>Tom’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomaskirsh/ </p> <p> </p> <p>Credits</p> <p>Intro Music: Tonight At Eight by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com (no relation)</p> <p>Outro Music: Savour The Moment by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com (no relation)</p> <p>Co-Ho...

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