Episode 5: The Legend of Plas Vander

Our guest is Jake VanderPlas, who is a real Data Science Fellow at the UW eScience Institute, and is the author of the recently published Python Data Science Handbook. 

Topics discussed include

BiCapitalization bridging the astronomy-astrology divide whether the e in eScience is the same as the e in eBay Myers-Briggs why Jake keeps saying “transcriptable” like it's a real word whether newsletters have replaced blogs how to talk to people at parties what it’s like being a data scientist in academia whether students still hook up in the library why your zodiac sign isn’t what you think it is whether Pluto is a planet and why people care teaching statistics using simulation how to pronounce "numpy" using deep learning to identify new constellations building an AI that chooses the right data visualization

This week's theme music has a cool Vegas swanky lounge vibe. 

Please listen to it.