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Bright Lights Big Data
By Mike and Tammy ArmstrongSocial Sciences
Bright Lights Big Data episodes
- BLBD 17: Dónde Está la Biblioteca? (w/Marlu Abarca)
Mike and Tammy chat with Marlu Abarca about her work with bilingual programming at the Des Moines Public Library.
DMPL Annual Report: https://www.dmpl.org/about-us/annual-report
DMPL/Evelyn K Davis Digital Literacy Class: https://www.dmpl.org/events/digital-literacy-class-0#.XDwWBy3MzEY
Latinos in Iowa 2018 report: https://www.iowadatacenter.org/Publications/latinos2018.pdf
Latino Day on the Hill LIVE SHOW: https://humanrights.iowa.gov/cas/la/events/2019-latino-day-hill
37 min - BLBD 16: Bright Lights, Big Year
Mike and Tammy reflect on personal and professional highlights of 2018, noteworthy urban planning and analytics headlines from the past year, and the exciting things to come in 2019... such as our first-ever live show! Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/267874697253638/
Also check out:
Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic - storytellingwithdata.com
Janelle Shane (Twitter) - https://twitter.com/janellecshane?lang=en
Des Moines Bicycle Collective - https://www.dsmbikecollective.org
42 min - BLBD 15: Give Local - Young Women's Resource Center (w/Sarah Myren)
Mike and Tammy chat with Sarah Myren to learn more about the impactful work of the Young Women's Resource Center. Part 2 of the holiday giving series.
Learn more and donate: https://ywrc.org
26 min - BLBD 14: Give Local - Iowa Homeless Youth Centers (w/Toby O'Berry)
Mike and Tammy chat with Toby O'Berry to learn more about the transformational work Iowa Homeless Youth Centers does in our communities. Part 1 of the holiday giving series.
Learn more and donate: http://www.iowahomelessyouth.org
31 min - BLBD 13: Forking Shirtballs
Mike and Tammy explore urban planning and analytics themes in The Good Place. Season 1 spoilers!
35 min - BLBD 12: Don't Be a Lawyer (w/Rob Sand)
Mike and Tammy chat with Democratic candidate for Iowa State Auditor, Rob Sand, and wrap up their introduction to problem solving series with a discussion on making and implementing recommendations.
“Don’t Be a Lawyer” song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs-UEqJ85KE
Rob Sand’s website - https://robsand.com
0 min - BLBD 11: Problem Solving 4 - Source of Truth
Mike and Tammy each share how they go from data to insights in their professions.
38 min - BLBD 10: Don't Go Chasin' Bioswales (w/Katie Rock)
Tammy and Mike discuss the role of the Polk County Soil and Water Conservation District with Commissioner Katie Rock.
Check out their website at https://www.polk-swcd.org
32 min - BLBD 9: Bills, Bills, Bills (and Elections and Taxes) w/Jamie Fitzgerald
Mike and Tammy chat with Polk County Auditor Jamie Fitzgerald about his office’s role in administering elections, paying the county’s bills, and more.
https://www.polkcountyiowa.gov/auditor/election/
33 min - BLBD 8: Problem Solving 3 - Hey Bob, Where Are the Eagles?BLBD 8: Problem Solving 3 - Hey Bob, Where Are the Eagles?Mike and Tammy Armstrong
Our latest entry in our Problem Solving series focuses on data exploration and is chock full of cooking analogies.
32 min
About Bright Lights Big Data
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Urban planner Mike Armstrong and data scientist Tammy Armstrong discuss their industries and interview local change makers in Des Moines, Iowa.