Best TAG Data Science Podcasts (2025)

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Open Hardware Talks: How To NOT Reinvent the Wheel 38:47

20d ago38:47

38:47

Open Hardware Talks is back. This series invites interdisciplinary experts and advocates to a roundtable discussion on the most relevant topics in open-source hardware. Discoverability: How To NOT Reinvent the Wheel. Open and collaborative development promises to accelerate innovation by allowing individuals and teams to share new ideas, build on t…

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Reducing CO2: Using open-source technologies to scale the power of nature 26:39

2M ago26:39

26:39

Much like plants can turn carbon into energy, researchers have been striving to scale the potential of photocatalytic CO2 reduction. Promising as the technology may be, little progress has been made to scale its potential. If the net human-caused CO2 reduction target of 45 % from 2010 levels is to be reached by 2030, the science must be shared. Tha…

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Tagging 6000 Bees: An Open-source System for Species Monitoring 32:52

3M ago32:52

32:52

Did you know that honey bees dance? When honey bees return to the colony from foraging, they share info about their journey with their fellow honey bees by dancing. Besides getting the boogie on, however, little is known about how far honey bees go foraging and what ecological factors impact their journey, e.g. pesticide exposure. In this episode o…

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Democratising Air Quality: An Open-source Solution to Filling Data Gaps in the Global South 24:22

3M ago24:22

24:22

The advancement of low-cost sensors has sparked a boom in air quality monitoring devices. From backpack add-ons to citizen bicycles, air quality devices are enabling citizens to get involved in monitoring local air quality. When looking at global air quality maps, however, the data for South America and Africa remain scarce. As primarily consumer-b…

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1 – Part 1 18:19

4M ago18:19

18:19

More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Murray Leinster

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2 – Part 2 19:40

4M ago19:40

19:40

More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Murray Leinster

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3 – Part 3 25:07

4M ago25:07

25:07

More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Murray Leinster

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4 – Part 4 17:05

4M ago17:05

17:05

More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Murray Leinster

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Building A Better Mousetrap: Scaling animal wellbeing with open-source hardware 23:18

5M ago23:18

23:18

What if research labs didn't have to reinvent the wheel all the time? Rodents like mice and rats play a pivotal role in neuroscientific research. Through a process known as 'head fixation', scientists surgically implant cannulas and electrodes to measure neurophysiological activity. As mice share roughly 95% of our DNA, head fixation experiments gr…

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A Co-benefits Approach: Preserving more than one species with open-source hardware 27:46

6M ago27:46

27:46

Did you know that our understanding of basic functions such as memory, learning and sleep is largely thanks to a giant sea slug? For more than 50 years, Aplysia Californica, a type of slug also known as the California Sea Hare, has been important for understanding how the nervous system works and for investigating the cellular and molecular basis o…

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Microwaves Against Malaria: Life-saving technologies and the question of patenting. 31:52

7M ago31:52

31:52

Urgent needs require urgent solutions, but is open-source always the answer? The UN aims to eradicate malaria in all countries by 2030. However, in some parts of the world, incidents are increasing as the parasites transmitting the disease grow increasingly tolerant to treatment drugs. A novel treatment method using microwaves to kill the parasite …

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High-tech Prosthetics: Granting locomotion to all with open-source robotics. 28:30

8M ago28:30

28:30

How inclusive are advanced prosthetics technologies? The global demand for prosthetics and orthotics is only expected to rise. Yet, access to affordable and innovative solutions varies greatly at local, national and international levels. And while 3D printing has greatly contributed to making prosthetics available in low-income and developing regio…

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Drones for Data Gathering: How open-source hardware is making environmental research more viable 23:18

11M ago23:18

23:18

What does it take to make research catch up with climate change? The Arctic regions hold crucial information about the environmental impact of rising temperatures. Calving glaciers and treacherous territories make it a life-threatening mission to collect it though. As autonomous technologies improve, drones, boats and rovers are increasingly being …

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The Future of Food: (Re)growing vertical farming with open-source automation 33:16

11M ago33:16

33:16

Why did high-tech farming go bust? Vertical Farming was one of the big new technologies of the early 2010s. By growing crops vertically with less water and no pesticides, big vertical farms promised to revolutionise food production. So why are the same vertical farms going bust across Europe and the US just ten years after they boomed? In this epis…

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Open Hardware Talks: Validating openness (with OSHWA and Open Source Ecology Germany) 35:46

12M ago35:46

35:46

Welcome to a new HardwareX podcast series: Open Hardware Talks. In addition to our regular episodes exploring open-source hardware projects, we're launching a new deep-dive series. Open Hardware Talks explores key concepts of open-source hardware in casual conversations with experts and practitioners from across the ecosystem. For the first episode…

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Getting the Absolute Best Data Science Talent to Solve Marketing Problems 18:46

1y ago18:46

18:46

-Describe the marketing / data science dance - do we need data science for successful marketing?-What are the types of jobs for data scientists in marketing?-What are the key skills for a marketing data scientist?-What about other types of non-technical skills? Like domain knowledge or personal attributes?-How should data science talent vary based …

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From Gaza to Ukraine: Exploring the Glia open-source tourniquet and scaling decentralised manufacturing during conflict 32:22

1y ago32:22

32:22

How can we make life-saving medical equipment more accessible in areas under blockade, with low infrastructure, or with limited resources? In a time where almost every region in the world is seeing a rise in conflict, tourniquets have become increasingly necessary for avoiding excessive civilian casualties. Yet, proprietary tourniquets remain large…

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The Role of the CAIO 19:04

1y ago19:04

19:04

What is this How this interacts with other C”suite Technical business culture What can this solve for us

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Reducing Barriers to Complex Data Science Entry by Leveraging AI 18:08

1y ago18:08

18:08

In this episode of TAG Data Talk, Dr. Beverly Wright discusses with Hua Ai: What are the types of data science work able to get automated, managed with AI? How can AI help, what steps are reduced How does this change the necessary skill set? Are we writing ourselves out of a job? Final piece of advice for leveraging AI to reduce data science barrie…

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Defining and Adapting your Data Science Career 25:41

1+ y ago25:41

25:41

In this episode of TAG Data Talk, Dr. Beverly Wright discusses with Giang Do: What is a Data Science career? Value of Experience, Exposure and Knowledge. What are the tricks to a successful career? Tips you wish you had known.

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Building Data Science and AI Capabilities to Last 22:14

1+ y ago22:14

22:14

In this episode of TAG Data Talk, Dr. Beverly Wright discusses with Deepac Jose: what are some of the capabilities importance of challenging status quo breaking silos how to know you’ve won final piece of advice

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Applying a Data-Informed Approach to Influence Leaders and Business Decision-Makers 24:03

1+ y ago24:03

24:03

In this episode of TAG Data Talk, Dr. Beverly Wright discusses with Ned Caron: What do we mean by data-informed? How does this differ from data-driven or other philosophies? What are the challenges and benefits for adopting data-informed decision making? What advice would you offer to someone trying to move in the data-informed direction?…

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Evolution of Data Science: Enhancing Productivity, Not Replacing You 17:39

1+ y ago17:39

17:39

In this episode of TAG Data Talk, Dr. Beverly Wright discusses with Jorge Figueroa: AI Monopoly - Join or fight. Some developers are scared about AI being monopolized instead of thinking about the possibilities and opportunities new AI platforms represent in their projects. AI - A new danger to some professions or a new tool? Will use reporting as …

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Ensuring Scalable Data Science Solutions 15:52

1+ y ago15:52

15:52

In this episode of TAG Data Talk, Dr. Beverly Wright discusses with Dinakar Deshmukh: what does it mean for a solution to be scalable how have we lacked in this area as an industry why it’s important to make solutions that last the future of data science products and scalability

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Successfully Leveraging AutoML to Solve Complex Problems 21:18

1+ y ago21:18

21:18

In this episode of TAG Data Talk, Dr. Beverly Wright discusses with Chad Harness: describe automl to the business person how do these types of tools work what are the right ways to leverage automl expectations for the future of automl tools

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Getting the Education Right: Choosing academic programs to stimulate a successful career in data 16:27

1+ y ago16:27

16:27

In this episode of TAG Data Talk, host Dr. Beverly Wright talks with Justin Grieshop: Describe the backgrounds and disciplines in data science and analytics How to show the importance of diversity of thought Advice for understanding the right education and how to extract value from those resources

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Building and Managing the Data Science Product Development Process 18:42

2y ago18:42

18:42

In this episode of TAG Data Talk, we talk with Patrick Halpin about Building and Managing the Data Science Product Development Process

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Evolution of Data Scientists: The Transitioning Role of Data Scientist 23:25

2y ago23:25

23:25

In this episode of TAG Data Talk, we talk with Lyndsey Padden about the Evolution of Data Scientists: The Transitioning Role of Data Scientist

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Dispelling the AI Hype 21:15

2y ago21:15

21:15

In this episode of TAG Data Talk, we talk with Nan Li about Dispelling the AI Hype

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Developing and delivering a quick data science project 26:29

2+ y ago26:29

26:29

In this episode of TAG Data Talk, we talk with Kevin Enyekwe and Chanyong Yoo about Developing and Delivering a Quick Data Science project

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Enabling an Analytics Culture through Transformative Processes 21:47

2+ y ago21:47

21:47

In this episode of TAG Data Talk, we talk with Stephanie Dean about Enabling an Analytics Culture through Transformative Processes

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Leading Data Scientists 22:51

2+ y ago22:51

22:51

In this episode of TAG Data Talk, we talk with Ken Viciana about Leading Data Scientists

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Power Up with Data 18:01

2+ y ago18:01

18:01

In this episode of TAG Data Talk, we talk with Johnny Howze on how to Power Up with Data

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Leveraging Data Science for Actionable Insights 17:46

2+ y ago17:46

17:46

In this episode of TAG Data Talk, we talk with Eric Friedman about Leveraging Data Science for Actionable Insights

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Connecting and Leveraging Academic Partnerships in Data Science 31:40

3y ago31:40

31:40

In this episode of TAG Data Talk, we talk with Anqi Zou about connecting and leveraging academic partnerships in data science

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Unlocking Data along the Value Chain in Manufacturing 20:53

3y ago20:53

20:53

In this episode of TAG Data Talk, we talk with Frank Borovsky about Unlocking Data along the Value Chain in Manufacturing

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HILO Studio for Innovations in Textile Manufacturing (with Sara Diaz Rodriguez, Natalija Krasnoperova, and Lukas Schattenhofer from Berlin, Germany) 41:58

3y ago41:58

41:58

In this episode, we talk to the creators of Studio HILO that offers open source technologies for local yarn production, along with remote workshops and vocational training to facilitate user-driven experimentation. Our three guests are Sara Diaz Rodriguez (co-founder of Studio HILO, textile design and technologies consultant), Natalija Krasnoperova…

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Identifying the Why Why: Strategies to understand true problems and questions for data science projects 18:45

3y ago18:45

18:45

In this episode of TAG Data Talk, we talk with Selma Dogic about strategies to understand true problems and questions for data science projects

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Music Composition and Environmental Sensing (with Chet Udell) 44:24

3y ago44:24

44:24

In this fourth episode of HardwareX Season 2 podcasts, our guest is Chet Udell who is an Assistant Professor of Biological and Ecological Engineering at Oregon State University (USA). Dr. Udell is the Director of the Openly Published Environmental Sensing (OPEnS) lab at his university. His lab is an NSF and USDA funded Makerspace led by a staff of …

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Building and Advancing a Data Science Career 24:43

3y ago24:43

24:43

In this episode of TAG Data Talk, we talk with Christina Stathopoulos about building and advancing a data science career.

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Portable, open-source wireless spectrophotometer (with Katrina Laganovska from Riga, Latvia) 24:18

3y ago24:18

24:18

In this third episode of HardwareX Season 2 podcasts, our guest is Katrina Laganovska from the Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, Riga LV-1063, Latvia . She is the first author of an HardwareX article titled “Portable low-cost open-source wireless spectrophotometer for fast and reliable measurements” along with co-authors Aleks…

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Aligning IT data function with data science efforts 27:03

3y ago27:03

27:03

In this episode of TAG Data Talk, we talk with Scott Taylor about Aligning IT data function with data science efforts.

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Open-source pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (with Diego Lagos-Susaeta from Santiago, Chile) 16:51

3y ago16:51

16:51

In this second episode of HardwareX Season 2 podcasts, our guest is Diego Lagos-Susaeta who is affiliated with the Centre for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (CeBiB), Department of Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology and Materials, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile. Our guest is the first author of an HardwareX article titled “openPFGE: An open…

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HardwareX in the Limelight (with Editors-in-Chief Joshua Pearce and Todd Duncombe, and Associate Editor Santosh Pandey) 17:35

3y ago17:35

17:35

In this first episode of HardwareX Season 2 podcasts, our new host is Dr. Sanli Faez who is the Assistant Professor (tenured) of Physics at Utrecht University. Our guests are Dr. Joshua Pearce and Dr. Todd Duncombe who are the Editors-in-Chief of HardwareX and have edited the Special Issue: COVID-19 Medical Hardware. We also invite Dr. Santosh Pand…

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Data Science and Artificial Intelligence from a CTO's perspective 19:36

3+ y ago19:36

19:36

In this episode of TAG Data Talk, we talk with Manuj Aggarwal about Data Science and Artificial Intelligence from a CTO's perspective.

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The Many Faces of Data Science 20:56

3+ y ago20:56

20:56

In this episode of TAG Data Talk, we talk with Alex Yurchenko, SVP, Chief Data Science Officer at Black Book, about The Many Faces of Data Science.

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Enabling AI Efforts by Improving Data Governance 23:55

3+ y ago23:55

23:55

In this episode of TAG Data Talk, we talk with Peggy Tsai about Enabling AI Efforts by Improving Data Governance.

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HardwareX and Open Source Hardware with co-Editor-in-chief (Joshua Pearce, PhD) 25:35

3+ y ago25:35

25:35

In this episode of HardwareX podcast, we talk to Professor Joshua Pearce who is the co-Editor-in-Chief of HardwareX. Dr. Pearce is the Thompson Chair in Information Technology and Innovation, cross-appointed in the Richard Ivey School of Business and Western University’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. Pearce is a renowned ex…

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The Journey of HardwareX with co-Editor-in-chief (Todd Duncombe, PhD) 17:38

3+ y ago17:38

17:38

In this episode of HardwareX podcasts, we talk to Todd Duncombe who is the co-Editor-in-Chief of HardwareX. Todd is a Postdoctoral researcher at the renowned ETH Zurich, Department of BioSystems Science and Engineering in Basel, Switzerland. He has published several impactful papers and inventions on Droplet Microfluidic, Analytical Chemistry, Mass…

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Discussions with the Publishing Director at Elsevier (Sarah Jenkins) 22:12

3+ y ago22:12

22:12

In this episode of HardwareX podcasts, we talk to Sarah Jenkins who is the Publishing Director at Elsevier. She is currently located at Oxford, UK. Sarah has served Elsevier in various capacities over the past 19 and a half years, and has led many successful projects at Elsevier. It is an absolute pleasure to chat with Sarah on her initiatives and …

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