[PODCAST] The Rise of Data Science & Making Job Retraining Work

Dr. Durr founded DataReady DFW in summer 2019. She currently serves as the Executive Director of the organization. She earned a PhD in Information Systems in December 2018 at the University of North Texas. Dr. Durr started DataReady DFW after her own experiences as a female minority Data Scientist. She grew up in a single parent household with a parent who was in and out of incarceration. Dr. Durr believes the high cost to entry in Data Science and STEM in general is a barrier for many in undeserved populations. She is dedicated to increasing diversity to move the Data Science profession forward as a discipline. 

You can reach Dr. Angel Durr at LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/drangeldurr/ 
Website: datareadydfw.org/ 

Here is the Official Breakdown:
4:20     Introductions
5:40     Dr. Durr's Political Science and transition into Data Science
8:05     Data Science's influence on politics and considerations around ethics
9:40     Two sides of ethics: Presention of Data vs. How the Data is Being Used
10:17   Can data be pure? Or is there always bias?
11:24   Statistics without context is meaningless
12:23   Data used in Marketing to prime consumers for a product/solution, not just recognizing customer preference
14:41   Definition of Data Science
17:37   Future of Data will be simplified with easier platforms
18:20   Will Data Scientists become obsolete as AI becomes more sophisticated?
20:47   What is DataReady DFW?
21:00   The two areas of focus: At Risk Communities and K-12 education
24:47   The many different Data Science Disciplines examples: Data Visualization, Data Mining, Data Governance, Data Integrity, Data Analytics
25:45   DataReady DFW Partnerships with Dallas ISD and Girls Scout of North Texas
27:24   Jobs will go away with automation, but DataReady DFW is preparing to train the underprivileged for a skillset that will survive automation
28:11   Dr. Durr's consulting and strategy conversations with businesses, particularly around CRMs
30:37   Biggest challenge is the financials to meet the demand on how to fund the efforts through partnering with both profits and non-profits
33:33   The great potential for corporations to leverage DataReady DFW for projects and in return, giving the students real world experience
35:37   Calling all recruiters to partner with DataReady DFW students as compelling Data Scientists into the city
37:03   Dr. Durr shares that although she is dyslexic and disgraphic, anyone who has an interest and abstract thinking skills can be a Data Scientist
40:13   Why are Data Scientists not IT?
41:33   Should Data Science fall under the Business and not CTO/CIO organization?
42:47   Dr. Durr argues that Data needs to fall under it's own organization because it overlays so many different aspects of business, a Chief "Data or Digital" Officer.
47:30   Diversity and Inclusion in Data Science and business in general