Listen to the podcast On episode 12, we discuss competitions for developers and data scientists. We cover the Hacking Education challenge currently underway at DonorsChoose.org, and we learn more about the broader ecosystem of data science competitions. On today’s show our crew of hosts includes: Katy Huff Geraldine Van der Auwera (moderator) Oliver Hurst-Hiller (special… [Read more…]
2011/05/10
We have successfully recorded the 12th episode, titled “Hacking Education: crowd sourcing for the win!”. The gods of audio editing willing, it’ll be up for your enjoyment tomorrow 5/11.
2011/05/05
Listen to the podcast On episode 11, we depart from our traditional episode format to cover NoSQL databases. What differs about this episode is that we covered a panel discussion that took place at the first ever Austin NoSQL Meetup, right here in Enthought’s headquarters! In addition to hearing the aggregated wisdom of our very knowledgeable panelists, you’ll also… [Read more…]
2011/04/28
Listen to the podcast On episode 10, we discuss how to improve technical education. Panelists address questions including: Why is there such a divide between what is being taught and what should be taught? How can we educate instructors and professors on best practices of education? What online resources can be utilized to help instructors… [Read more…]
2011/04/27
We have successfully recorded Episode 10: How to improve technical education. We will edit and post tomorrow!
2011/04/23
Listen to the podcast On episode 9, we discus the very new Open Source Hardware Defintion 1.0, the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) movement, and how a definition is different than a license. As you’ll soon learn, the hardware world sufficently different from software such that it requires a distinct stragery. Still, the success and failures of open… [Read more…]
2011/04/19
Hello All, Due to scheduling conflicts, this week’s episode recording will be pushed back to Friday and hopefully we will have it out the same day. I am sorry about the tardiness of these past two episodes. Please understand that we are going through some growing pains right now as we try to expand our… [Read more…]
2011/04/17
Listen to the podcast On episode 8, we discuss scientific computing in education for those outside of the Computer Science department! In particular, we muse on the technical skills needed to effectively do research. Apologies for the late post– we flattened some kinks so it should be quicker delivery next time. On today’s show our… [Read more…]
2011/04/06
Listen to the podcast On episode 7, we go straight to the source in our discussion of the Perl Data Language, or PDL for short. PDL is a library for Perl that is similar in size, scope, and purpose to NumPy, Matlab, or IDL. So come with us and learn that there is truly more… [Read more…]
2011/03/31
Listen to the podcast Bootstrap yourself in and prepare for episode 6! This week we discuss the Cython project and some of the impressive things you can do with this ever-more essential language. The skinny is that code written in Cython can be compiled to C, which in turn can be compiled by your favorite… [Read more…]
2011/05/11
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