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Make Me Data Literate

by Dr Linda McIver, Australian Data Science Education Institute
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  • Associate Professor Nicole White on the value of messy data

    October 2, 2026

    This episode of Make Me Data Literate features Associate Professor Nicole White discussing the nuances and assumptions that can impact data collection and analysis. “When we collect data, you know, it’s never purely objective. It’s it’s…

  • Associate Professor Kazjon Grace on AI and Creativity

    September 17, 2026

    This episode of Make Me Data Literate features Associate Professor Kazjon (Kaz) Grace discussing the use of AI in creative pursuits, design, and education, and how powerful it could be if we used it to help us think more instead of less…

  • Associate Professor Karen Lamb on Rigorous Research Design

    August 28, 2026

    This episode of Make Me Data Literate is a super interesting chat with Associate Professor Karen Lamb about biostatistics, rigorous experiment design, the human side of statistics and more. “Because to me the whole thing is statistics. If…

  • Professor Crystal Abidin on the Anthropology of Social Media

    August 10, 2026

    A wonderful conversation about how social media works, and the humanity of data. Check it out! “Data is man made. This is something that we need to stress, especially in the age of generative AI. You know, even for a pedestrian who is…

  • Antony Green on the changing election data landscape

    July 20, 2026

    A fascinating conversation with Psephologist Antony Green on how the collapse of the two party vote, and the rise of independents and One Nation, impacts election night analysis. Plus the usefulness of polling, and why polling results get…

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  • Brett Sutton on Complexity in Data, Social Media, and more

    July 2, 2026

    “Look, there was probably not a great deal in formal education. I’m sure I’m not the first person to have told you that. I wish there were more that related to navigating complexity and understanding ⁓ the kind of wicked problems that we…

  • Data Centres and Energy, with Ketan Joshi

    June 16, 2026

    A very timely and fascinating conversation on Data Centres and their impact on our energy emissions, the tactics used by the industry, and the generative AI industry more broadly. Always a delight to talk with Ketan Joshi! So many great…

  • Dr Jake Clark on STEM education and all the things!

    May 29, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

    A fantastic chat with Dr Jake Clark, Principal Evaluation Advisor | Impact & Evaluation for STEM Education at CSIRO. Jake talks about using evidence to make STEM programs the best they can be, among many, many other things! “There’s so…

  • David Spriggs and Data for Social Good

    April 14, 2026 · 36 min

    In this episode we sat down with David Spriggs, CEO of InfoExchange, a not-for-profit social enterprise working to empower the community help the not-for-profit sector have more impact in their work through the use of technology and data…

  • Helen Dickinson on Qualitative Data and Inclusive Research

    December 12, 2025 · 38 min

    "one of the other things that sometimes gets said is that qualitative research is subjective because it's based on people's thoughts and perceptions And to that I guess I'd say well, you know to a degree is but I don't think there's any…

  • Mark Stickells on AI & the role of Humanities in STEM

    November 26, 2025

    Taking a different tack with this episode, a wonderful chat with the remarkable Mark Stickells, AM, CEO of Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre, on AI and the role of Humanities in STEM. “I fundamentally believe knowledge is a human…

  • Pascal Elahi on Quantum Computing, the value of a broad education, and a lot more!

    November 20, 2025

    A fantastic conversation with Quantum Computing specialist and all round fascinating thinker, Dr Pascal Elahi. The worst data mistakes I’ve seen, besides let’s say using obviously biased data to prove a result you want is also usually, uh…

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About the show

Make Me Data Literate features Dr Linda McIver interviewing fascinating people who work with Data, asking the question: What is the one thing you wish everyone knew about data? From Maths Education to Misinformation, we'll cover everything that's interesting about Data Science and how it affects us all.