In this episode, Marijn Markus & I talked about what it is ACTUALLY like being in the data field, how he transitioned from social science to data science, & discuss some real-world data use cases.

Marijn also shared his experience managing data teams, what makes a good junior hire, why you might not need machine learning, & much, much more.

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Connect with Marijn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marijnmarkus/

Timestamps:

(4:40) - Diverse backgrounds matter for programming and stats!

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