{"id":32826,"date":"2025-01-10T16:56:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T00:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/?p=32826"},"modified":"2025-01-12T15:59:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T23:59:34","slug":"ccatp-806","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/ccatp-806\/","title":{"rendered":"CCATP #806 \u2014 Andrea Jones-Rooy on Being a Data Scientist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/551a7fd6e4b0ebba59b5c792\/1586961587078-UQIJHI9ERG706XRIX7IQ\/good-test.jpg?format=1000w\" alt=\"Andrea Jones-Rooy wearing a jeans jacket, holding a microphone with a spotlight on her. It appears she's on stage doing standup comedy\" align=\"right\" width=\"200\" margin-left=\"5px\" \/>Andrea Jones-Rooy is a data scientist, a standup comedian, <em>and<\/em> a circus performer. Andrea delves into the realms of data science, its significance, and how it is often misunderstood in mainstream narratives. Andrea begins by reflecting on their journey to becoming a data scientist.<\/p>\n<p>Andrea was a professor of data science at NYU Center for Data Science and they taught an undergraduate course called &#8220;Data Science for Everyone&#8221;. The cool thing is you can watch Andrea teach the same material for free in a video series of the same name: <a href =\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLoGqAxLE0kqwQ2lEFjZ9kpRpgVWr-rMd6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Data Science for Everyone on YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I watched all 20 episodes, and I have to tell you it was fascinating. I may have gushed just a little bit about how awesome it was.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-32826-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nosillacast\/traffic.libsyn.com\/nosillacast\/CCATP_2025_01_10.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nosillacast\/traffic.libsyn.com\/nosillacast\/CCATP_2025_01_10.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nosillacast\/traffic.libsyn.com\/nosillacast\/CCATP_2025_01_10.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a title=\"mp3 download\" href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nosillacast\/traffic.libsyn.com\/nosillacast\/CCATP_2025_01_10.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mp3 download<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read an unedited, auto-generated transcript with chapter marks: <a href=\"https:\/\/podfeet.com\/transcripts\/CCATP_2025_01_10.html\">CCATP_2025_01_10<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andrea Jones-Rooy is a data scientist, a standup comedian, and a circus performer. Andrea delves into the realms of data science, its significance, and how it is often misunderstood in mainstream narratives. Andrea begins by reflecting on their journey to becoming a data scientist. 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