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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.
Links:
Kevin’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmoore13/
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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