Kevin Moore talks about how he got into Astronomy and transitioned from there to Data Science. He discusses his current job at a startup. He goes into details about programming, interviews, and the role of LLMs in the future of Data Science.
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Credits
- Intro Music: Tonight At Eight by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com (no relation)
- Outro Music: Savour The Moment by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com (no relation)
- Co-Hosts: Jeffrey Silverman and Joseph A’Hearn
- Recording: Jeffrey Silverman
- Editing: Joseph A’Hearn
- ATDS Podcast Logo: Joseph A’Hearn
- Thumbnail Headshot Image: Kevin Moore
- Thumbnail Design: Joseph A'Hearn
Timecodes
- 0:00 - Intro
- 0:47 - Astronomy Background
- 2:40 - Transition to Data Science
- 4:52 - First Data Science Job
- 7:15 - Scala and Python
- 9:40 - Programming, Computational Astrophysics, and Tools to Get a Data Science Job
- 16:09 - Favorite Projects Venturing into the Unknown
- 17:26 - Joining a Startup As a Data Scientist
- 23:03 - Interviewing Data Scientist Candidates
- 39:17 - Future of NLP and LLMs
- 48:33 - Outro
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