413: Changing The World With Data

Emmanuel Letouzé discussed in-depth his work in global data science literacy and how he hopes data science will benefit the world in various societal and socio-economic challenges. In this episode you will learn: Parenting and its effects on Emmanuel’s life and work [3:14] Why did Data-Pop Alliance come to life? [8:42] Working with Harvard and MIT [13:04] Examples of projects and areas of focus [18:16] Data as lenses and data as lever [29:43] Sustainable Development Goals indicators [38:21] How can we use data as a lever? [43:41] How can data help with disaster resilience? [57:09] The future of data science [1:04:09] Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/413

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The latest machine learning, A.I., and data career topics from across both academia and industry are brought to you by host Dr. Jon Krohn on the Super Data Science Podcast. As the quantity of data on our planet doubles every couple of years and with this trend set to continue for decades to come, there's an unprecedented opportunity for you to make a meaningful impact in your lifetime. In conversation with the biggest names in the data science industry, Jon cuts through hype to fuel that professional impact. Whether you're curious about getting started in a data career or you're a deep technical expert, whether you'd like to understand what A.I. is or you'd like to integrate more data-driven processes into your business, we have inspiring guests and lighthearted conversation for you to enjoy. We cover tools, techniques, and implementation tricks across data collection, databases, analytics, predictive modeling, visualization, software engineering, real-world applications, commercialization, and entrepreneurship − everything you need to crush it with data science.