Inspiring Computing

About Inspiring Computing

The Inspiring Computing podcast is where computing meets the real world. This podcast aims to trigger your curiosity by talking to proficient and advanced users of MATLAB, Python, Julia who use these tools to deepen their understanding of the world, simulate, explore trade-offs and gain insights that help companies add more value. In addition to proficient users we will also talk with the product marketing, toolbox authors, package developers and library maintainers to see what drives the development and what issues they are solving for others to benefit from.

Publisher

Gareth Thomas

Category

education · science · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Jan 2023

Latest episode

27 Feb 2025

Latest episodes

27 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Feb 2025

   The Rise of Narwhals in Open-Source

   In this episode of Inspiring Computing, Marco Gorelli discusses the unexpected success of Narwhals, a highly downloaded and extremely lightweight and extensible compatibility layer between data frame libraries such as pandas and polars. We dive into Marco's inspiring journey from a mathematics background to becoming a key contributor in the open-source community. Marco shares his initial struggles, motivations, and the eventual widespread adoption of narwhals. The conversat...

2. 

   20 Feb 2025

   Exploring stdlib: JavaScript's Answer to Technical Computing

   This episode of Inspiring Computing features a discussion with Athan, the maintainer of stdlib, a JavaScript library designed for numerical and scientific computing. Athan shares his experience and his career journey, starting from a non-computer science background through his PhD program at Oxford and eventually leading to his passion for open-source development. He explains the unique benefits and challenges of building scientific computing tools for the web, emphasizing the powerful...

3. 

   9 Dec 2024

   Unlocking Sensor Fusion: From Academia to Real-World Applications

   In this episode of the Inspiring Computing podcast, Marcus shares his fascinating journey from growing up in Fortaleza, Brazil, to becoming a notable figure in the tech industry in the Netherlands. He discusses his academic background, including his master's and Ph.D. work on sensor fusion and robotics, and how he learned the vital importance of integrating various technologies like MATLAB, Python, and C++ for different applications. Marcus also recounts the challenges and successes in launch...

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

6,303

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Podcast Authority Score: 44 / 100

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Quality

50

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

30

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