"The rise of populism has been substantial across the advanced world, indeed across developing countries as well. So those of us who believe in data need to be strong proponents of the publication of those data even when it produces results that make us uncomfortable.De către Dr Linda McIver, Australian Data Science Education Institute

"We do not teach people that making mistakes is not just right, but it's the only way of learning. It's the only way of becoming better."Honestly, I want to turn this whole episode into pull quotes! Go listen!De către Dr Linda McIver, Australian Data Science Education Institute

"So like while we would never believe that if we saw a stone rolling down a mountain, that if we all just stared at it and willed it back up the hill, it would do that, we do tend to believe that if we all individually do our part for the environment or ask people to just individually act that because people want that to be so and want that to work…

Fiona Tweedie: data governance is not a topic that gets a lot of love. people yeah switch off when they hear it, but it really is the makes a huge amount of difference to what you're able to do with data (and not just avoiding big regulator fines)De către Dr Linda McIver, Australian Data Science Education Institute

Mark Gray on technology. "people have developed a kind of implicit trust in the way that technology works. And I think partly it's because they don't actually understand how it works. And so, they just choose to trust it. I mean, I've got a lot of experience in programming. ...I would not trust a computer-driven car to not hurt me."…

"Behind every business problem is a human being with some kind of need. And if we understand that, we can solve it and increasingly now every business is a data driven business, but you can't let data be the only thing you need to, we need to focus in on the human problems we're trying to solve. And that's probably one of the things that is making …

A truly thought provoking conversation about data and accessibility with an amazing Software Engineer and Accessibility Expert & Advocate, Larene Le Gassick. "The most popular statistic that is shared about disability is that, you know, if you don't consider accessibility in the web or in mobile apps, you are excluding at least 20% of folks who mig…

"I've gone from just not reading the media release, to not even caring what their numbers are and actually finding my own numbers. Which is always a fun thing, because you find things that you haven't looked at in the past and think 'oh, this is something new and cool.'"De către Dr Linda McIver, Australian Data Science Education Institute

RD:"Why aren't we collecting the data? Because they don't want to admit failure. They don't want to make it easy for me to tell you what the cost to GDP of this heroic approach to covid has been."De către Dr Linda McIver, Australian Data Science Education Institute

"I remember my first day at university, I was one of those overly friendly people who introduced myself to everyone in a lecture theatre of a thousand and never saw those people again. I remember sitting there in that first term, one of the lecturers did say 'just be aware. we are another species, we're an animal, but the data would suggest that we…

Antony Green is well known as the ABC's Election Data Specialist, and he generously shared his time and expertise in a wide ranging conversation about the statistics of elections, how stats are misused, and what he wishes everyone knew about data. Turns out there's a vast amount of preparation that goes into those fascinating election night broadca…

Michael Franklin is a Software Engineer at the Centre for Population Genomics, and a former student of mine. This was a really interesting chat that roamed all over the place! Have a listen.De către Dr Linda McIver, Australian Data Science Education Institute

The Be Data Lit duo talks with Dr. Brandeis Marshall, a self-ascribed data rebel. Brandeis is dedicated to exposing and mitigating the harmful impact of data practices on technology and society. In this episode, she discusses her journey to expose harmful data practices and how representation matters. Join Allen and Sarah during this lively discuss…

This is an infuriating interview with Polly Hemming, Senior Researcher at The Australia Institute. Polly is amazing, but the interview is infuriating because of the outright deceit practiced in the field of Climate Data and Carbon Credits. I kept wanting to stop the interview to scream and throw things. An enlightening, fascinating, and enraging co…

"Particularly in the Indigenous context, We're really keen to unpack this notion of research objectivity or independence. To make the point that the person who's doing the evaluation/data analysis really brings their own social and cultural baggage to that question. So on that basis we're trying to make the case that it's important for Indigenous p…

This is a great chat about critical thinking and the importance of scepticism in Data Science, and the importance of data and scientific literacy around the world. Check it out!De către Dr Linda McIver, Australian Data Science Education Institute

An amazing conversation with Neuroscientist Associate Professor Nic Price from Monash University, who has a lot to say about the way we teach science, how we can understand the brain, and how we need to get comfortable with uncertainty. Check it out!De către Dr Linda McIver, Australian Data Science Education Institute

An amazing chat that ranged over the power of data storytelling, the impact of scientific fraud, and how to stay positive in the face of environmental catastrophe, Professor Euan Ritchie is a remarkable science communicator, an Ecologist, and a seriously lovely human being."Data is power and knowledge, and if we have good data it gives us opportuni…

"The first thing I think [about graphs] is: what story am I supposed to believe when I see this? What are they trying to make me think? And then immediately, once you understand 'oh they want me to think that it's really big, or it's going down really quick, this pattern is abnormal…' then I immediately think 'what other stories also fit that data?…

"So economics calls itself the science of the efficient allocation of resources. It tells itself that we help answer the question of what to produce, when to produce, and for whom to produce… but there's nothing in economics that says we shouldn't collect more tax and have a health system that's as good as the Nordic countries. There's nothing in e…

"It's actually interesting to observe the things people are trying to do with data as a way of assessing our civilisational maturity."De către Dr Linda McIver, Australian Data Science Education Institute

"The pandemic has shown us that we can act quickly and dramatically for other people, with a positive outcome. We saw a problem, we thought 'oh no, we have to do something about this problem, let's change the way we behave'… that's what we need for climate change."De către Dr Linda McIver, Australian Data Science Education Institute

It's this really tense balance between the side that treats data as if it's almost reality itself, it's so accurate and precise, and empirical, that it's almost like you're holding the real world in your hand… on the other hand you have the overly sceptical side which is basically someone who has been burnt in the past, like they looked at the back…

Finding career and life balance Join Allen and Sarah as they record a Be Data Lit planning session. Find out what’s been happening with them over the past few months, as they have had to navigate loss, grief, and more. In this episode, they will talk about their next steps for Be Data Lit, question nuclear families, and their predictions for the fu…

Mel is a data advocate, designer, storyteller, maker and founder of Nook Studios. This episode is a fascinating look at the case for Open Data, Government Transparency, and accessible Data Story Telling. “I think there’s a lot of work to be done and there’s a lot more impetus now, because the public have that awareness… Continue reading Mel Flanaga…

“I love that the thing that I work on is actually so consequential to better decision making, to solving real world problems. To understanding and evaluating forces in our world. I just love that I’m part of a way of making a difference that has applications in so many settings.” “How do we start to… Continue reading Ellen Broad talks Cybernetics, …

A fascinating conversation with Government Statistician Dr Owen Churches. How government data collection can shape policy and change our understanding of the world."It's worth spending time thinking about the problems, and struggling with them a little bit. The closer you get to the data, the less clear things should be."…

Alan Duffy talks Data Literacy and Astronomy. "We are so keen to get into problem solving mode and we don't spend enough considered time checking and cleaning the data, because that's not as much fun as training a machine learning algorithm and seeing what it comes out with. "De către Dr Linda McIver, Australian Data Science Education Institute

An amazing conversation with Juliette O'Brien, founder and maintainer of covid19data.com.au - one of the most important sources of Australian Covid19 data and graphs since the very beginning of the pandemic.De către Dr Linda McIver, Australian Data Science Education Institute

Make Me Data Literate kicks off with an interview with Professor Adrian Esterman, Epidemiologist and Biostatistician. One of the big problems with experts, whether economic experts or any other sort of science expert, is that they have a lot of trouble bringing their conversation down to the level of the general public. It's not their fault, it's w…

Welcome to the fifth episode of the Be Data Lit – which is all about Data & Taxes. As the title says, taxes are a central theme to our discussion with Jon Agnone, reformed researcher and People Analytics Senior Leader at Salesforce. With Tax season right around the corner in the US, what better time to talk about Jon & Allen’s secret love of doing …

In this episode, Allen and Sarah (fangirl and boy) chat with the authors of , Lauren Klein and Catherine D'Ignazio. They talk about their career journeys, and the importance of applying intersectional feminist thought when analysing data. Lauren and Catherine are serious badasses, sharing how the Data Feminism journey started with a conference pape…

Welcome to the third episode of the Be Data Lit – Holding out for a Hero (the hero is you!). , the founder of Audit Data Hub, shares her data journey and closing the data literacy gap. Nicola is a former mechanical engineer who's designed aircraft early in her career. While looking for a hero to show her what others were doing in the audit data spa…

Welcome to the second episode of the Be Data Lit – Learning to Fly. This episode also brings our first guest, Jacob Martinez. Jacob is teaching the youth of his community to learn how to fly – through networks, representation, and skills. Jacob is the inspiration you need in the world of data literacy – he’s making a difference and paving the way f…

Be Data Lit is about increasing advocacy in the Data Literacy space, while empowering ALL individuals to thrive in a data driven world. Our data literacy focus is on diversity, underserved communities, and non-traditional paths toward success with data. Welcome to the debut episode of the Be Data Lit! podcast. But what is this? Another data podcast…

In this episode, we spoke with Sanne Hombroek. Sanne is the Chapter Lead Data Analytics @ ING Netherlands. We discussed how ING adopted the tribe and guild model (the Spotify model) to expand data literacy at the enterprise. Spotify's agile organization model has been a great source of inspiration for many companies. Sanne walked us through some of…

Helena Sternkopf developed a maturity and competency model to define data literacy. Helena's work has been a great source of inspiration for us. You can discover the Enterprise Data Literacy Program that we developed here: https://www.axisgroup.com/axis-academyDe către Data Literates

Removing the silos and collaborating on data projects in organizations are crucial parts of the data literacy programs. Games can be an effective means to bring this understanding to teams. In this episode, we talked to Simon Bullmore about Datopolis, the board game that was designed by the Open Data Institute. As you play the game, you need to col…

In this episode of the Data Literates, you will hear from Farbod Nasiri. Farbod is the Senior Human Capital Transformation Director at PWC. He summed up his experience around enabling organizations with thousand to hundred thousand employees through designing employee experience programs. We focused on how data and data literacy initiatives will tr…

In this episode of the Data Literates, you will hear from Fi Gordon. If you are a member of the data viz fam, you know Fi for sure. Fi’s energy and charisma are contagious. We had a ton of fun talking to her about her successful implementation of The Tableau Quest at CommSec. The Tableau Quest is a gamified data literacy program to improve speed to…

In this first podcast, we start with a brief intro of who we are and what we’re going to cover. We then move into Milad’s Twitter Board to discuss recent events and posts from the wonderful Data Literacy community, including OpenData, Data Literacy efforts in Singapore, insights from Qlik’s CEO Mike Capone, the Data Literacy Conference, and a few o…