Blythe Terrell (@blytheterrell) is the senior editor for science & health at the data journalism website www.FiveThirtyEight.com.  We talk about how data can inform our understanding of what's happening in the world and how those of you out there with data science backgrounds can get involved in sharing the good news about your work -- and vice versa!  We also are reminded that space is amazing, which always bears repeating.  Space is amazing.

Data Science Demystified, Ep. 8: Blythe Terrell - Data-Driven Journalism!

Steve Tam is the VP of Marketing at Snips, a startup developing software at the intersection of artificial intelligence and privacy.  They've made it big in France and are now taking on the US to share the news about how much more valuable AI could be to us if only we could trust it.  Steve shares thoughts on the ethics of privacy in a data-rich world and his vision for a future where technology helps us more but interrupts our lives less.  Check out https://maketechnologydisappear.com , https://snips.ai , and https://snips.ai/content/intro-to-ai/ for more!

Data Science Demystified, Ep. 9: Steve Tam - The Link Between Artificial Intelligence and Privacy

Nick Adams is a sociologist and data scientist who is up to some very cool stuff. Namely, he's developed a new way to analyze text, and on the way to figuring that out also figured out the relationship between police and protests (hint: it has to do with politics!). Find out more at www.textthresher.org !

jonesrooy