Change, Technically

Much like open source software, open science is a path to distributed collaboration. By sharing the data from experiments and investigations open and available, scientists can multiply impact and discovery for teams they've never even met.Our guest, Saskia de Vries, talks to us about her work at the Allen Institute, including accelerating the pace of discovery by making scientific data available to everyone who wants it.CreditsSaskia de Vries, guestAshley Juavinett, host + producerCat Hicks, ...

Can creativity mean more for software than productivity? Do we need to let go of “hardcore developer stuff”? Will getting more people to major in computer science fix everything? Ashley and Cat chat with Change, Technically’s first guest star SUE SMITH about developer learning and the future of software teams as technology changes. CreditsSue Smith, guestAshley Juavinett, host + producerCat Hicks, host + producerDanilo Campos, producer + editorWhile not mentioned in the episode, we would be r...

Neuroscience is the hottest STEM field. Why? What does a neuroscientist actually do? Is the brain some mechanically deterministic box configured at birth? Cat knows Ashley has the answers, and now you will, too.CreditsAshley Juavinett, host + producerCat Hicks, host + producerDanilo Campos, producer + editorFor an incisive breakdown of “the crimes against dopamine” please read the piece of that title by Mark Humphries.The myth of mental illness book that Ashley mentioned was written in 1961 a...

What makes someone technical? What are our preconceptions about "technical" skills? How do those beliefs influence outcomes, and the success of who we include? Ashley and Cat dig in.CreditsAshley Juavinett, host + producerCat Hicks, host + producerDanilo Campos, producer + editorOn Communities of Practice, Ashley has published a paper on the impact of the program she co-directs:Zuckerman, A. L., Juavinett, A. L., Macagno, E. R., Bloodgood, B. L., Gaasterland, T., Artis, D., & Lo, S. M. (2...

What does it take to make STEM work more accessible and effective? Ashley and Cat introduce their work and their values by answering this question.CreditsAshley Juavinett, host + producerCat Hicks, host + producerDanilo Campos, producer + editorAshley on teaching coding to neuroscientists:Juavinett, A. L. (2022). The next generation of neuroscientists needs to learn how to code, and we need new ways to teach them. Neuron, 110(4), 576-578.Zuckerman, A. L., & Juavinett, A. L. (2024, March)....