Data is Magic Podcast

Tune in for a chat with Monica Bowen, Human Geneticist! To the best of my plebeian, limited understanding, Monica is essentially Dr. House for rare diseases lurking in the human genome. In many ways, the ultimate data set! How does it feel to work on such personal, intimate data-- yet simultaneously be removed from patients themselves? What's next in the field?

Tune in for a chat with Shanley Knox Harruthoonyan, Founder & Chief Data Nerd at ABLE ecosystems. ABLE builds companies' transparency stories by paying the "doers" (think farmers, accountants, etc) along supply chains to share their data. Supply chains: WAY more interesting than I'd ever thought!!

Episode Notes Ash & Michael Birtwistle, Associate Director of AI Law & Regulation at the Ada Lovelace Institute, talk about the dangerous speed of technological adoption, how we should be thinking about our data with regards to AI, and useful frictions. Special shoutout to the fact that Michael still uses a hotmail email address. The Ada Lovelace Institute is an independent research institute with a mission to ensure data and AI work for people and society. Michael's book recommendations: Everything Must Go by Dorian Lynskey - "It's all about the stories humans tell about the end of the world and what that says about us." Games: Agency as Art by C. Thi Nguyen - "Essentially an extended, accessible thesis on the idea that the reason humans find games compelling is because they represent the art form of agency."

Kim Noel, Global Brand Lead & Content Marketing @ Apple Music & Podcasts How data influences Kim's role on a tactical and strategic level & when to apply a vitamin or pain pill to the business How angry we both are at George RR Martin Why it's important to get out there and touch some grass