Hear Jon Krohn’s favorite five clips from his April interviews. Chief Scientist at Posit PBC Hadley Wickham on the subtle differences between Python and R. Professor of Business Analytics Barrett Thomas walks through the variables that companies should consider when using drones or any other tech to improve their business operations and bottom line. Aleksa Gordić, Founder of Runa AI believes an overhaul of the current educational system is long overdue. Bernard Marr discusses the future of GenAI and its impact on the world of work. And SuperDataScience founder Kirill Eremenko gives a lively wo ..read more

Want to become a data scientist? Jon and Adam discuss the key steps to becoming a data scientist, with a focus on developing portfolio projects. Hear about the 10 project ideas Adam recommends in his book to help you stand out in the data science community. Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/780 Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information ..read more

Tidyverse, ggplot2, and the secret to a tech company’s longevity: Hadley Wickham talks to Jon Krohn about Posit’s rebrand, Tidyverse and why it needs to be in every data scientist’s toolkit, and why getting your hands dirty with open-source projects can be so lucrative for your career. This episode is brought to you by Intel and HPE Ezmeral Software (https://bit.ly/hpeintel). Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information. In this episode you will learn: • All about the Tidyverse [04:46] • Hadley’s favorite R libr ..read more

Mixtral 8x22B is the focus on this week's Five-Minute Friday. Jon Krohn examines how this model from French AI startup Mistral leverages its mixture-of-experts architecture to redefine efficiency and specialization in AI-powered tasks. Tune in to learn about its performance benchmarks and the transformative potential of its open-source license. Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/778 Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information ..read more

Generative AI is reshaping our world, and Bernard Marr, world-renowned futurist and best-selling author, joins Jon Krohn to guide us through this transformation. In this episode, Bernard shares his insights on how AI is transforming industries, revolutionizing daily life, and addressing global challenges. With his extensive experience advising top organizations worldwide, he also examines the ethical considerations of AI deployment. This episode is brought to you by Intel and HPE Ezmeral Software (https://bit.ly/hpeintel). Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit pass ..read more

What are the risks of AI progressing beyond a point of no return? What do we stand to gain? On this Five-Minute Friday, Jon Krohn talks ‘books’ as he outlines two nonfiction works on AI and futurism by Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom. Listen to a breakdown of DEEP UTOPIA and SUPERINTELLIGENCE in this episode. Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/776 Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information ..read more

Tech entrepreneurship, artificial superintelligence, and the future of education: Aleksa Gordić speaks to Jon Krohn about his strategies for self-directed learning, the traits that help people succeed in moving from big tech to entrepreneurship, and the social impact of artificial superintelligence. This episode is brought to you by Ready Tensor, where innovation meets reproducibility (https://www.readytensor.ai/). Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information. In this episode you will learn: • How to motivate yo ..read more

Covariant's RFM-1: Jon Krohn explores the future of AI-driven robotics with RFM-1, a groundbreaking robot arm designed by Covariant and discussed by A.I. roboticist Pieter Abbeel. Explore how this innovation aims to merge digital intelligence with the physical world, promising a new era of efficiency and autonomy. Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/774 Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information ..read more

Dr. Barrett Thomas, an award-winning Research Professor at the University of Iowa, explores the intricacies of Markov decision processes and their connection to Deep Reinforcement Learning. Discover how these concepts are applied in operations research to enhance business efficiency and drive innovations in same-day delivery and autonomous transportation systems. This episode is brought to you by Ready Tensor, where innovation meets reproducibility (https://www.readytensor.ai/). Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship ..read more

Kirill Eremenko joins Jon Krohn for another exclusive, in-depth teaser for a new course just released on the SuperDataScience platform, “Machine Learning Level 2”. Kirill walks listeners through why decision trees and random forests are fruitful for businesses, and he offers hands-on walkthroughs for the three leading gradient-boosting algorithms today: XGBoost, LightGBM, and CatBoost. This episode is brought to you by Ready Tensor, where innovation meets reproducibility (https://www.readytensor.ai/), and by Data Universe, the out-of-this-world data conference (https://datauniverse2024.com). I ..read more