Podcast of Small Differences

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**Podcast of Small Differences**

A podcast about data science, but also just about work. Hosted by Otis Anderson and Ian Blumenfeld, who have both data scienced for a long time. Hear from some data humans who have had some successes and some failures. We know, this isn’t easy

Latest Episodes:

Ambitious Outcomes Nov 06, 2022

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OKRs. You probably have them. Should you? What should you try to get out of them? How do they make you feel?

Variable and Uncertain Lags Nov 06, 2022

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We are re-publishing lost episodes

Ian and Otis answer some listener mail about what to use when there are no other data scientists to collaborate. They also address the question "Are analysts engineers?" and what that should mean to both hiring managers and candidates.

Lisa, I Want to Buy Your Rock Nov 06, 2022

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Bacon Hot Sauce entrepreneur and Chief Strategist Peter Fishman drops by to talk about election night, investigating metric drops and a few other subject.

I'm not an Ethicist Nov 06, 2022

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Data Science has become dangerous. You could be hurting other people through the practice of your job, and there's no reason to try to reason through it all on your own. Guest John Taylor discusses some ethical frameworks as tools to help you with tough issues.

Human Capital Nov 06, 2022

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Otis and Ian get some gentle, snarky feedback. The theory of human capital is discussed at length.

Aside, Forward, Aside Nov 06, 2022

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We finally discuss Otis' workflow. Some time is spent on the dreaded correlated error terms. Some abuse is hurled at econ departments and stata.

Was the Data Wrong or Were We? Nov 06, 2022

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We read responses to previous episodes. We discuss data engineering decisions early in a company, and discuss Ian's ML workflow in some depth.

Doing the Same Thing Nov 06, 2022

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recovering lost episodes