A podcast featuring interviews with a variety of former astronomers / current data scientists. Created as part of the Astronomers Turned Data Scientists (ATDS) community (which also has annual meetings at the American Astronomical Society’s Winter Meeting).
Astronomers Turned Data Scientists Podcast
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15 episodes
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A podcast featuring interviews with a variety of former astronomers / current data scientists. Created as part of the Astronomers Turned Data Scientists (ATDS) community (which also has annual meetings at the American Astronomical Society’s Winter Meeting).
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Recent Episodes
March 11, 2026
15. Isaac Shivvers
Isaac Shivvers discusses his background in Astronomy, Geology, and Physics, his transition to Data Science, and his experience at various Data Scientist jobs, including the bankruptcy of Airware. He then dives deep into Computer Vision: his experiences, beginner projects, steps to take for those who have Astronomy experience and want to get into a Computer Vision role, and his predictions for the future in Computer Vision. Links Isaac’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishivvers/ Airware Bankruptcy Article: https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/14/airware-shuts-down/ Credits Intro Music: Tonight At Eight by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com (no relation) Outro Music: Savour The Moment by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com (no relation) Co-Hosts: Jeffrey Silverman and Joseph A’Hearn Recording: Jeffrey Silverman Editing: Joseph A’Hearn ATDS Podcast Logo: Joseph A’Hearn Thumbnail Headshot Image: Isaac Shivvers Thumbnail Design: Joseph A'Hearn We thank the American Astronomical Society for being an official sponsor of the podcast. Timecodes 0:00 - Intro 1:14 - Background in Geology, Astronomy, and Physics 4:50 - The Decision to Leave Academia 8:41 - The Decision to Enter Data Science 13:30 - First Data Scientist Job at the Startup Airware 23:44 - Subsequent Data Scientist Jobs and Computer Vision 31:50 - How to Get into Computer Vision 40:29 - Beginner Computer Vision Projects 46:00 - Predictions for the Future in Computer Vision 51:38 - Outro #Astronomy #DataScience #Transitions #Podcast #ATDS #Astro2Data
January 2, 2026
14. Marcos Huerta
Marcos Huerta discusses his astronomy background, his transitions first to science policy and later to data science, and his current data science job at Carmax. He also talks about data science bootcamps, interviews, work-life balance, and his predictions for the future of data science and LLMs. Links Marcos’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcoshuerta/ Marcos’s Website: https://marcoshuerta.com/about/ Credits Intro Music: Tonight At Eight by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com (no relation) Outro Music: Savour The Moment by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com (no relation) Co-Hosts: Jeffrey Silverman and Joseph A’Hearn Recording: Jeffrey Silverman Editing: Joseph A’Hearn ATDS Podcast Logo: Joseph A’Hearn Thumbnail Headshot Image: Marcos Huerta Thumbnail Design: Joseph A'Hearn We thank the American Astronomical Society for being an official sponsor of the podcast. Timecodes 0:00 - Intro 1:07 - Astronomy Background 4:18 - Transition to Science Policy 8:06 - Transition to Data Science 11:40 - Job Changes within Science Policy 15:32 - Data Science Bootcamps and Alternatives 21:55 - Interviewing 26:20 - Data Science at Carmax 33:50 - Day-to-Day and Work-Life Balance 40:26 - Predictions for Data Science and LLMs 47:46 - Final Advice 49:40 - Outro #Astronomy #DataScience #Transitions #Podcast #ATDS #Astro2Data
October 20, 2025
13. Julia Silge
Julia Silge discusses how she got into astronomy, her first non-data science positions after leaving academia, and how she then started blogging about data science and going to conferences, which opened up the door to new opportunities, including open source contributions, writing books, and data science positions. She shares advice for those who are considering making the transition from astronomy to data science. She also talks about the experience of speaking at SciPy 2024 about scientific computing across languages. Links: Julia’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliasilge/ Julia’s blog: https://juliasilge.com/blog/ ROpenSci: https://ropensci.org/ Her first O’Reilly book: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/text-mining-with/9781491981641/ SciPy Conference: https://conference.scipy.org/ Her Talk at SciPy 2024: https://youtu.be/MVuxbtERZMI?si=1pSajS3Y1I5CjjBx Credits Intro Music: Tonight At Eight by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com (no relation) Outro Music: Savour The Moment by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com (no relation) Co-Hosts: Jeffrey Silverman and Joseph A’Hearn Recording: Jeffrey Silverman Editing: Joseph A’Hearn ATDS Podcast Logo: Joseph A’Hearn Thumbnail Headshot Image: Julia Silge Thumbnail Design: Joseph A'Hearn We thank the American Astronomical Society for being an official sponsor of the podcast. Timecodes 0:00 - Intro 1:37 - Astronomy Background 7:45 - Careers After Leaving Astronomy 8:49 - Emergence of Data Science 10:36 - UT Austin Astronomy Conducive to Data Science 12:45 - Getting into Data Science 19:13 - First Data Science Job 21:36 - Consulting Roles 25:44 - Writing Books 28:16 - Current Role at Posit PBC 35:51 - Switch from Individual Contributor to Manager 42:50 - Advice for Astronomers Becoming Data Scientists 48:29 - Scientific Computing Across Languages 56:13 - Outro #Astronomy #DataScience #Transitions #Podcast #ATDS #Astro2Data
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