Make Me Data Literate – Teaching Kids to Change the World

Brett Sutton on Complexity in Data, Social Media, and more

"Look, there was probably not a great deal in formal education. I'm sure I'm not the first person to have told you that. I wish there were more that related to navigating complexity and understanding ⁓ the kind of wicked problems that we face nowadays." "you shouldn't make an assumption that what you see before… Continue reading Brett Sutton on Complexity in Data, Social Media, and more

Data Centres and Energy, with Ketan Joshi

A very timely and fascinating conversation on Data Centres and their impact on our energy emissions, the tactics used by the industry, and the generative AI industry more broadly. Always a delight to talk with Ketan Joshi! So many great quotes from this conversation, I could have highlighted everything! "it would be more new demand… Continue reading Data Centres and Energy, with Ketan Joshi

Dr Jake Clark on STEM education and all the things!

A fantastic chat with Dr Jake Clark, Principal Evaluation Advisor | Impact & Evaluation for STEM Education at CSIRO. Jake talks about using evidence to make STEM programs the best they can be, among many, many other things! "There's so many great initiatives out there and so it's a matter of like - How is… Continue reading Dr Jake Clark on STEM education and all the things!

David Spriggs and Data for Social Good

In this episode we sat down with David Spriggs, CEO of InfoExchange, a not-for-profit social enterprise working to empower the community help the not-for-profit sector have more impact in their work through the use of technology and data. This is also the first episode of this podcast with video as well as audio. We hope… Continue reading David Spriggs and Data for Social Good

Helen Dickinson on Qualitative Data and Inclusive Research

"one of the other things that sometimes gets said is that qualitative research is subjective because it's based on people's thoughts and perceptions And to that I guess I'd say well, you know to a degree is but I don't think there's any approach at all in research that doesn't involve subjectivity"