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Episode 5: Reproducibility in Scientific Computing
Listen to the podcast On episode 5, by popular demand, we discuss the theme of reproducibility in scientific computing. Today we hit on a lot of topics, but don’t be saddened by the current...
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T+2 and SciPy 2011
Hello All, Due to scheduling issues this week, we will be recording Episode 6: Cython on Thursday. Sorry for the delay. It will be worth the wait; I promise! Additionally, last week the Call for...
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Episode 6: Cython
Listen to the podcast Bootstrap yourself in and prepare for episode 6! This week we discuss the Cython project and some of the impressive things you can do with this ever-more essential language. The...
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Episode 7: Perl Data Language
Listen to the podcast On episode 7, we go straight to the source in our discussion of the Perl Data Language, or PDL for short. PDL is a library for Perl that is similar in size, scope, and purpose to...
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Episode 8: What skills and knowledge do computational scientists need to learn?
Listen to the podcast On episode 8, we discuss scientific computing in education for those outside of the Computer Science department! In particular, we muse on the technical skills needed to...
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T+3 & New Developments
Hello All, Due to scheduling conflicts, this week’s episode recording will be pushed back to Friday and hopefully we will have it out the same day. I am sorry about the tardiness of these past two...
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Episode 9: Open Source Hardware Definition
Listen to the podcast On episode 9, we discus the very new Open Source Hardware Defintion 1.0, the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) movement, and how a definition is different than a license. As you’ll soon...
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Episode 10 recorded!
We have successfully recorded Episode 10: How to improve technical education. We will edit and post tomorrow! Filed under: Uncategorized
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Episode 10: How to Improve Technical Education
Listen to the podcast On episode 10, we discuss how to improve technical education. Panelists address questions including: Why is there such a divide between what is being taught and what should be...
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Episode 11: Austin NoSQL Meetup
Listen to the podcast On episode 11, we depart from our traditional episode format to cover NoSQL databases. What differs about this episode is that we covered a panel discussion that took place at...
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Episode 12 recorded!
We have successfully recorded the 12th episode, titled “Hacking Education: crowd sourcing for the win!”. The gods of audio editing willing, it’ll be up for your enjoyment tomorrow 5/11. Filed under:...
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Episode 12: Hacking Education: crowd sourcing for the win!
Listen to the podcast On episode 12, we discuss competitions for developers and data scientists. We cover the Hacking Education challenge currently underway at DonorsChoose.org, and we learn more...
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Episode 13: Data Array Summit – The (Near) Future of NumPy
Listen to the podcast On episode 13, we recap the events of the Data Array Summit that took place last weekend at Enthought HQ in Austin, TX. The summit was a chance for NumPy developers from the...
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Apps for Science (Episode 12 erratum)
Have you hugged a scientist today? If not, here’s a way to make up for it. Go sign up now to compete in scientific publisher Elsevier’s Apps for Science contest on challengepost.com. It’s a great...
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Episode 14: Accessible Science with Hacker Spaces
Listen to the podcast On episode 14, we discuss an accessible hacker space model for innovation and education at Sector67 in Madison, WI. Panelists address questions including: What is Sector67, and...
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Episode 15: DragonEgg
Listen to the podcast On episode 15, we talk about the DragonEgg project. DragonEgg is a GCC plugin that uses GCC to parse the source, and LLVM to perform optimization and code generation. We discuss...
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Open Hardware Summit 2011 – Call for Submissions
The following part of the call for submissions for the 2011 Open Hardware Summit 2011 in NYC! You can find the original post here. Open Hardware and Conference Chairs Alicia Gibb and Ayah Bdeir were...
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Episode 16: Numpy’s Datetime, Domain Specific Languages, Workflow Management
Listen to the podcast Episode 16 is in a ‘Lightning Round’ style where each of our panelists brings a topic to the discussion. We then proceed to hack it out, as briefly as possible. The three rounds...
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More episodes on their way…
Hi faithful InSCIght subscribers, Just wanted to drop a line that in spite of technical difficulties, we will have an episode coming out for this week. In the meantime, please entertain yourself with...
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Episode 17: THW MSU Bootcamp, Mental Context Switching, YAML
Listen to the podcast On episode 17, our panelists bring lightning topic talks to the table for discussion. This weeks topics cover the spectrum of scientific computing education, workflow...
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