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Thom Ives, David Knickerbocker, and Carlos Mercado join in on the fun! Huge thanks to our sponsor for this episode - Cloud Academy! Go to https://cloudacademy.com/ and use the coupon code ARTIST for 50% off the monthly subscription fee for life! Check it out and don't forget to register for future office hours: http://bit.ly/adsoh If you want to interact with me multiple times a week, join Data Science Dream Job for 70% off: http://dsdj.co/artists70 Watch the episode on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx-pFwty92wJoWzoO7WlfaM7iYB8qjm We were voted one of the top ten data science podcasts by FeedSpot - check it out here: https://blog.feedspot.com/datasciencepodcasts/ Checkout Nicole's article shouting out the show: https://towardsdatascience.com/supercharge-data-science-3da3ccf103-13da3ccf103 [00:04:05] “I haven’t gotten a job in months, what should I learn next to get a job?” [00:05:39] Follow your own obsession [00:09:44] What to do when you feel like your brain is getting fried from everything you’re learning [00:11:29] Carlos joins in – “Start from the bottom” [00:12:53] Don’t worry about your title [00:15:18] How to get data science experience without having a data science job [00:18:11] David talks about the hype cycle he’s experienced through his career [00:19:40] How to balance your learning [00:22:10] Why you should speak your mind [00:25:01] Thom says a four letter word [00:28:50] Eric comes in with a question that has us stumped for a little bit [00:29:41] Balancing datasets [00:31:32] Rare events [00:35:13] Hyperparameter what? [00:36:15] The issue with random seeds [00:40:31] Thom compliments Eric on sharing his knowledge [00:41:55] Where’s everyone joining in from? [00:46:07] Diversity and representation is important and welcome [00:47:33] Correlation and causation [00:53:07] The importance of critical thinking [00:56:39] David gets into network theory [00:58:11] Functional vs OOP design principles in production [01:00:16] “I want production to be beautiful.” – David Knickerbocker [01:02:04] Network analysis Special Guest: Carlos Mercado.