Data Impact
1h 36mIntermediate2023-12-06
Authors

DJ Patil
Data Scientist, Mathematician, and former US Chief Data Scientist
Course details
Data science has revolutionized the world in many ways, as the use of data—including AI and machine learning—impacts every facet of our everyday lives—not to mention supercharging sites and services like Google and LinkedIn. But what is data science? How did we get to this point? And how will we use data science in the near and distant future? In this series, former U.S. Chief Data Scientist DJ Patil interviews some of the most influential people in tech. You’ll want to catch every episode for an insider’s perspective on the impact of data science on our world—past, present, and future.
Skills covered
Data Science FoundationsData ScienceOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Data science - How did we get here
Roger Magoulas
- 02 - The changing data landscape
- 03 - The invention of Big Data
- 04 - What data scientists should know
- 05 - Building teams and consensus
- 06 - The future of data science
Ben Lorica
- 07 - From academia to hedge fund
- 08 - Tips for presenting data
- 09 - Trend spotting - Deep learning
- 10 - Surprises in data-science evolution
- 11 - AI and the crown jewel of data
- 12 - Flexibility wins the day
Danah Boyd
- 13 - Aha moment - A reckoning
- 14 - Ask smart questions
- 15 - Collective learning
- 16 - Tough conversations
- 17 - Power dynamics at play
- 18 - Building our community