NASA Physicist Turned Data Scientist (Tim Bowling) - KNN Ep. 02

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English - October 29, 2020 22:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 36 ratings
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KNN Ep. 02 - In this episode I interview my friend Tim Bowling who transitioned from a NASA Physicist to a Data Scientist.

Tim's work focused on simulating asteroid collisions and understanding the possible impacts that these could have on planet habitability.

Before entering data science, he attended a data science boot camp in Chicago called metis. He believes that these could be helpful for some people entering the field, but not for everyone.

I talk with Tim about his expectations about data science versus reality, and about how his previous experience have made him successful in the field.

We also talk at length about what someone who is new to data science should do to achieve success in their first position in the field.