Data Journeys

Laura Noren is a data science ethicist and researcher currently working in cybersecurity at Obsidian Security in Newport Beach. She holds undergraduate degrees from MIT, a PhD from NYU where she recently completed a postdoc in the Center for Data Science. Her work has been covered in The New York Times, Canada's Globe and Mail, American Public Media's Marketplace program, in numerous academic journals and international conferences. Dr. Norén is a champion of open source software and those who write it.   Enjoy the show!   Show Notes:   [3:55] Laura explains how she produces the Data Science Community Newsletter, covering things like how the department of defense just got billions in funding to do AI research. How do you incorporate humor into such rigorous coverage? [10:22] How can you distinguish signal from noise in choosing a news source? [12:13] When and how to control your biases in your work when in the heat of the moment. [14:05] Laura’s interests in data science began as an undergraduate at MIT,