Ken's Nearest Neighbors
The Ken's Nearest Neighbors Podcast is about telling the unique stories of the people in the data and AI space. In highly technical fields, we often lose sight of the individuals who are making the positive change. The podcast focuses on who these people are and how they have approached the big decisions in their life that shaped their world view and career. While the podcast is centered on a technical domain, the conversations often touch on personal philosophy, the pursuit of meaning, and how...
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How to Craft a Fulfilling Career by Embracing Your Authentic Self (Jess Ramos) -...
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What Does ChatGPT Mean for Students, Teachers, and Kagglers? (Ruchi Bhatia) - KN...
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Seeds of Innovation: Data Science's Role in Agribusiness (Serg Masís) - KNN Ep....
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The Myth of Job Security in Big Tech (Michael Galarnyk) - KNN Ep. 143
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The Best Way for Universities to Prepare Data Science Students? (Greg Hogg) - KN...
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Inside the Kaggle Grandmaster Team at NVIDIA (Theo Viel) - KNN Ep. 141
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Rage Quitting SF (Tina Huang and Zach Wilson) - KNN Ep. 140
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The Modern Data Stack: Everything You Need to Know (Chris Tabb) - KNN Ep. 139
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Where AI Meets Religion and Psychedelics (David Gonzalez) - KNN Ep. 138
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The Data Project too Risky to Share in an Interview (Zach Quinn) - KNN Ep. 137
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Creating Career Insurance in the Age of Tech Layoffs (Matt Harrison) - KNN Ep. 1...
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Why are Data Science Jobs Disappearing? (Jay Feng) - KNN Ep. 135
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From Highschool Teacher to Data Science Leader (Ben Doremus) - KNN Ep. 134
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The Future of Data Engineering (Joe Reis and Matt Housley) - KNN Ep. 133
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The TRUTH About Landing Your First Data Job (Avery Smith) - KNN Ep. 132
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How To Prioritize Work and School For a Data Career - KNN Ep. 131 (Devansh)
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When Comedy Collides with the Tech Scene (Socially Inept) - KNN Ep. 130
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The TRUTH About Working in Gaming as a Data Scientist (Carly Taylor) - KNN Ep. 1...
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How She Built Her Own Role at Google (Stephanie Wong) - KNN Ep. 128
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Leaving His Data Analyst Job for Good (Stefan Masnikovic) - KNN Ep. 127
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Podcast Update, Feedback, and Future Plans - KNN Ep. 126
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The Secret Analytics War Behind International Team Golf (Dylan Beirne) - KNN Ep....
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The Woman Behind the Kaggle Days World Championship (Maria Parysz) - KNN Ep. 124
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Working at Kaggle as a Kaggle Grandmaster (Walter Reade) - KNN Ep.123
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Why She Left a Big Tech City to Advance Her Career (Christina Stathopoulos) - KN...
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Multiplying His Income 6X in 4 Years With Data Jobs (Shashank Kalanithi) - KNN E...
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Cowboys vs. Scientists (DJ Rich) - KNN Ep. 120
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An Inside Perspective on Baseball Analytics (Jeremy Frank) - KNN Ep. 119
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Why You SHOULD Take Risks Early in Your Career (Patrick Akil) - KNN Ep. 118
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Quantifying "Soft Skills" to Get the Most Out of Your Career (Cole Nussbaumer Kn...
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Using GPT-3 To Automate Dating and Work (Dmitri Mirakyan) - KNN Ep.116
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Why He Left His Startup To Pursue Data Science Tutorials on YouTube (Keith Galli...
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What You're Getting Wrong about Data Vis - According to a UX Designer (Thomas Wa...
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Why He Shared His Tech Salary on LinkedIn (Zach Wilson R2) - KNN Ep. 113
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The Man Behind the Bam! (Josh Starmer Round 2) - KNN Ep. 112
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Data Analytics YouTuber Faceoff! (Luke Barousse & Alex Freberg) - KNN Ep. 111
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Everything You Need to Know About ML Ops (Miki Bazeley) - KNN Ep. 110
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Recession Planning for Data Scientists(Shailvi Wakhlu) - KNN Ep. 109
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Answering Your Anonymous Questions (Data Science Masters, Learning, Salary) KNN...
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Navigating The Maker vs Manager Tradeoff (Jared Dean) - KNN Ep. 107
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How Analytics Fits into a Competitive Jiu Jitsu Career (Breylor Grout) - KNN Ep....
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Can Data Science Be Beautiful? (Thu Vu) - KNN Ep. 105
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How a Sports Agent Uses Data Science (Ian Greengross) - KNN Ep. 104
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What Comes After Landing Your Dream Data Science Job? (Jeff Li Round 2) - KNN Ep...
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Lost After College to Top Data Scientist (Kristen Kehrer) - KNN Ep. 102
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How He Made Learning to Code Completely Free (Quincy Larson) - KNN Ep. 101
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[Special] A Parent's Perspective on Our Work (Art Jee) - KNN Ep. 100
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The Power of Bringing People Together (Tina Huang & Luke Barousse ) - KNN Ep. 99
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Behind the Scenes of a Data Science Movie (Hunter Kempf) - KNN Ep. 98
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What Is A Tech Lead REALLY? (Zach Wilson) - KNN Ep. 97
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