Make Me Data Literate

This episode of Make Me Data Literate features Associate Professor Nicole White discussing the nuances and assumptions that can impact data collection and analysis. “When we collect data, you know, it’s never purely objective. It’s it’s sort of like this very complex series of assumptions and decisions that we make along the way” “The thing… Continue reading Associate Professor Nicole White on the value of messy data

This episode of Make Me Data Literate features Associate Professor Kazjon (Kaz) Grace discussing the use of AI in creative pursuits, design, and education, and how powerful it could be if we used it to help us think more instead of less. “I think the tech industry is very good at human focused things. I… Continue reading Associate Professor Kazjon Grace on AI and Creativity

This episode of Make Me Data Literate is a super interesting chat with Associate Professor Karen Lamb about biostatistics, rigorous experiment design, the human side of statistics and more. “Because to me the whole thing is statistics. If it doesn’t work from the start, if the design isn’t right, then there’s no point in me… Continue reading Associate Professor Karen Lamb on Rigorous Research Design

A wonderful conversation about how social media works, and the humanity of data. Check it out! “Data is man made. This is something that we need to stress, especially in the age of generative AI. You know, even for a pedestrian who is listening in who may not be very well versed in social media,… Continue reading Professor Crystal Abidin on the Anthropology of Social Media

A fascinating conversation with Psephologist Antony Green on how the collapse of the two party vote, and the rise of independents and One Nation, impacts election night analysis. Plus the usefulness of polling, and why polling results get misinterpreted. Transcript Linda (00:00)Welcome back to another episode of Make Me Data Literate. once again I’ve got… Continue reading Antony Green on the changing election data landscape

“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

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

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!

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

"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"