For a long time, tech culture has focused too narrowly on technical skills; this has resulted in a tech community that too often puts companies and code over people. Greater Than Code is a podcast that invites the voices of people who are not heard from enough in tech: women, people of color, trans and/or queer folks, to talk about the human side of software development and technology. Greater Than Code is providing a vital platform for these conversations, and developing new ideas of what it means to be a technologist beyond just the code. Featuring an ongoing panel of racially and gender diverse tech panelists, the majority of podcast guests so far have been women in tech! We’ve covered topics including imposter syndrome, mental illness, sexuality, unconscious bias and social justice. We also have a major focus on skill sets that tech too often devalues, like team-building, hiring, community organizing, mentorship and empathy. Each episode also includes a transcript. We have an active Slack community that members can join by pledging as little as $1 per month via Patreon. (https://www.patreon.com/greaterthancode)
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202: The Art of Storytelling in Technology with Asra Nadeem
00:42 - Asra’s Superpower: Unrelenting Love For Herself 02:32 - Storytelling * Storytelling is Important for Change * Taking Action with Stories 09:35 - Finding Passionate Builders * No Freedom Without Financial Freedom * Human Creativity vs Technology Automation * You Can Be Who You Want to Be 18:32 - The Responsibility of Creators and Consumers in Tech * Personal Responsibility vs Systemic Issues * Balancing Individual Responsibility with Power Dynamics and Influence * Manipulation, Fear, and Control 42:12 - Telling and Monetizing Stories Globally with Opus AI (https://opus.ai/) * Storyboarding * Democratizing Access to Technology * Oral Storytelling 48:30 - The Role of Individual Responsibility Reflections: Arty: Creating your own power. Asra: What an individual is and what they are responsible for. Rein: A system is a product of its’ interactions. This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.patreon.com/greaterthancode) To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts like this, please do so at paypal.me/devreps (https://www.paypal.me/devreps). You will also get an invitation to our Slack community this way as well. Special Guest: Asra Nadeem.
201: Real Rebels Pay Their Taxes with Nils Norman Haukås
02:58 - Nils’ Superpower: Storytelling * Practicing Presentation * Company/Employer-Sponsored Skill Training (such as storytelling/public speaking) * Taking Courses Unrelated to Your Own Skillset 09:39 - Deleting Code * Tension Around Deleting or Refactoring Others’ Code * Etiquette Around ^^ * Sharing Codebases 20:17 - Is it ethical to invest time in learning and using technologies from companies that pay little or no taxes? * Real Rebels Pay Their Taxes (https://nilsnh.no/2020/08/14/real-rebels-pay-their-taxes/) * Value of Everything | Mariana Mazzucato (https://marianamazzucato.com/publications/books/value-of-everything/) * The economics of open source by C J Silverio | JSConf EU 2019 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO8hZlgK5zc) * The Entropic Package Manager (https://www.entropic.dev/) 29:14 - What Can We Do About the Centralization of Power in Large Corporations? * Wanting an Alternative * Developer Purchasing Power * Nix VC Funding * Move Away From Framework-Thinking * Web Components (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Web_Components) * Libraries * Less Competition Between Competitors * Learning the Basics 53:18 - Using Tools for Free as Forms of Support * Alternative Cost Reflections: John: Treating tax avoidance as a social negative. Jacob: Not feeling pressure to use the next new, hot thing. Nils: Practice arguing this problem. Software development is still an incredibly young field. This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.patreon.com/greaterthancode) To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts like this, please do so at paypal.me/devreps (https://www.paypal.me/devreps). You will also get an invitation to our Slack community this way as well. Special Guest: Nils Norman Haukås.
200: "Bad Code" with Damien Burke
02:58 - Damien’s Superpower: Being able to hold contradictory beliefs at the same time. * Working in VERY Local Government (for the City of Los Angeles) 07:05 - What is “Bad Code”? * Episode 188: Going Off the Rails with Damien Burke (https://www.greaterthancode.com/going-off-the-rails) (Damien’s Previous GTC Episode) * Objectivity vs Subjectivity: Why does code lie on that spectrum? * Metrics to Measure Beautiful Code: * Does it make the world a better place? * Is it clear? 16:38 - What should you do with “Bad Code”? * Nothing? (I know it’s bad but it’s okay!) * Do it later? (If you can put it off and make it better later, put it off!) 19:12 - Working With Others: Agreeing on “Good Code” * Go-to Values * Can we understand this? Does it convey the meaning we want it to convey? * What is most communicative? 24:34 - Damien’s Background in Hypnosis * Speaking to the Subconscious * Prescriptivity: Judgement & Punishment 34:14 - Doing Things The Easy Way * Easy Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Fast 41:07 - Distinctions Between Teaching and Learning * Learning is Goal-Driven * Perfection * Numbers tell a story. Numbers can’t give you wisdom. 54:02 - Creating Shared Understanding (in code) Reflections: Jamey: 1) Doing things yourself. 2) I want code to be beautiful because I like things that are beautiful. Rein: The importance of small changes. Damien: The power of language and story and its’ application in the engineering world in a team and in the code you write. This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.patreon.com/greaterthancode) To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts like this, please do so at paypal.me/devreps (https://www.paypal.me/devreps). You will also get an invitation to our Slack community this way as well. Special Guest: Damien Burke.
199: Toxicity in Tech with Amy Newell
04:31 - Amy’s Superpower: Search Algorithms and Finding Things * Finding Things in Code * Visual vs Spacial Awareness 08:39 - Toxic Masculinity and Hierarchies in Engineering Roles * I’m not in security but whenever I hear people taking about who is more technical all I see is folks jockeying for status.(not blaming, that’s the culture we have made in software generally). But from outside whatever y’all mean when you say technical is completely opaque. (https://twitter.com/amynewell/status/1298957052694409218) * “Soft Skills” vs “Technical” 14:22 - Measuring Skill Advancement * The Individual Contributor (IC) vs Manager Track * Management vs Mentorship 21:02 - Congressive vs Ingressive * x + y: A Mathematician's Manifesto for Rethinking Gender by Eugenia Cheng (https://www.amazon.com/Mathematicians-Manifesto-Rethinking-Gender/dp/1541646509) * GTC Episode 038: Category Theory for Normal Humans with Dr. Eugenia Cheng (https://www.greaterthancode.com/category-theory-for-normal-humans) 22:43 - Ways Toxicity Shows Up in The Workplace * Doing/Recognizing “Real Work” * Letting Go of Past Baggage * Amy Newell - Lessons from Bipolar Disorder (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf8TYuAZY8g) (The first time Amy said the word “Patriarchy”) * Microaggressions 29:07 - Unlearning and Psychological Safety 37:07 - The Word “Nontechnical” * Respecting Expertise * Skilled/Unskilled Labor: All Labor is Skilled Labor! 40:41 - Recognizing and Feeling Value * Being Your Authentic Self * Making Culture Better for Everyone; Supporting People & Making Space * Counting Emotional Energy * Enough Leaning In. Let’s Tell Men to Lean Out. (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/10/opinion/sunday/feminism-lean-in.html) * Yes, and-ing Reflections: Jessica: Every person has a unique set of ways they can have an impact and best contribute. Jamey: Feeling like you belong and realizing that others might not. Being aware of both mindsets. Amy: The onus really should be on people who have power and privilege in any conversation to be doing most of the work to be aware of what I see vs what they see. Special Guest: Amy Newell.
198: Learning From Failure with Ravs Kaur
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197: Tips For New Developers with Dan Moore
02:13 - Dan’s Superpower: Ability to Keep Calm * “We need to solve this problem.” * Dealing with Frustration * Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (https://www.amazon.com/Zen-Art-Motorcycle-Maintenance-Paperback/dp/B00ZT1W1DO/ref=pd_lpo_14_t_0/132-3661810-3882807?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00ZT1W1DO&pd_rd_r=9a9d44ae-174a-45d0-9d26-209d9489e335&pd_rd_w=DdnSJ&pd_rd_wg=kqSrE&pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b&pf_rd_r=63K9K68E65P4FKNM9XZC&psc=1&refRID=63K9K68E65P4FKNM9XZC) 07:11 - Maximizing Your Potential as a New Developer and Making a Good Impression * Overindex * Asking Questions * 054: Code Hospitality with Nadia Odunayo (https://www.greaterthancode.com/code-hospitality) * Try New Things, but Enjoy Your Work 17:55 - What Makes a Senior Engineer? * When is a senior engineer not a senior engineer? (http://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/archives/2812) * Impact * Making Mistakes * Pragmaticism vs Perfectionism * The Efficiency Throne as Tradeoff * Recognition Prime Decision-Making 42:51 - Solving Big Problems vs Small Problems * Getting People to Care * Group Accountability & Presenting Deliverables 50:39 - Creating an Organization Where People Can Thrive and Grow * Fostering a Culture of Help 53:17 - Letters To A New Developer (https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/) 57:52 - Community and How They Help Developer Growth Reflections: Dan: Build your mental muscle around tradeoffs. Jacob: Thinking about talking to junior developers. Rein: The context we’re in when we’re thinking changes how we think. This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.patreon.com/greaterthancode) To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts like this, please do so at paypal.me/devreps (https://www.paypal.me/devreps). You will also get an invitation to our Slack community this way as well. Special Guest: Dan Moore.
196: Documentation as Performance with Aisha Blake
02:26 - Aisha’s Superpower: Proofreading 04:05 - Documentation * “The Code Documents Itself” * Context / Entry Points * Documentation as a Narrative * The Value of Documentation 07:54 - Forms of Documentation Worth Investing In * Onboarding * Commit Messages * Pull Requests 10:34 - Architecture and Stories * Commit Messages * References * User Stories 17:17 - Telling Stories Through Documentation * Documentation as Performance * < title of conf > (https://www.titleofconf.org/) * Tail Call Optimization: The Musical!! by Anjana Vakil & Natalia Margolis (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PX0BV9hGZY) 23:37 - Defining Documentation 26:17 - Making Documentation Accessible & Approachable * Requires Empathy * Collaboration * Constructing Shared Common Ground 33:33 - Giving Constructive Feedback * Feedback Requires Consent * Interviewing for Interpersonal Skills That Are Required to Give Good Feedback * “Tell me a story…” / Roleplaying * Give Feedback Fearlessly – Aisha Blake (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsoh_EDE9Xc) 44:37 - self.conference (https://selfconference.org/): Focusing on Human Aspects in Technology 48:49 - Technology is NOT Neutral * Moral Responsibility * The Things We Build Have Impact * Inclusion and Exclusion This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.patreon.com/greaterthancode) To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts like this, please do so at paypal.me/devreps (https://www.paypal.me/devreps). You will also get an invitation to our Slack community this way as well. Special Guest: Aisha Blake.
195: Pivoting to PPE with Christina Perla
02:33 - Christina’s Superpower: Resourcefulness, Industrial Design * Pratt Institute (https://www.pratt.edu/) * Building Physical Mockups of Items * Learning on The Go 07:30 - Starting Makelab (https://makelab.nyc/); Inspiration for 3D Printing * Enabling Creatives * Mitigating Risk * Clientele 15:15 - Pivoting to PPE in Lieu of COVID-19 * Making Faceshields * Handling Orders 22:04 - Advice for Other Women Who Want to Start a Business * Focus on What You Don’t Know * Stay Close to Customers 23:42 - Women in 3D Printing (https://womenin3dprinting.com/) * Organizing a Community * Networking * Community Outreach & Support * Responsibilities as a Founder 35:15 - Liking What You Do * Recognizing Emotional Patterns * Hacking Your Emotional API – John K. Sawers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGDRUI8biTc) 42:30 - Tackling Burnout and Getting Creative Juices Flowing Again * Going Back to Your “Why” * Feeling Changes and Self-Reflection 45:46 - Developing and Allocating Revenue to Respond to Current Events * 3D Printing for Emergency Situations * Prototyping and Always Iterating 55:30 - Manufacturing Jigs – Building the Tools to Build the Tools * Tool Making: A Practical Treatise On the Art of Making Tools, Jigs, and Fixtures, with Helpful Suggestions On Heat Treatment of Carbon and High-Speed Steels for Tools, Punches, and Dies (https://www.amazon.com/Tool-Making-Practical-Suggestions-High-Speed/dp/1146153104) 59:23 - Adaptive Capacity (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive_capacity#:~:text=Adaptive%20capacity%20relates%20to%20the,genetic%20diversity%20of%20species) * Embracing Discomfort * Going First Reflections: John: Being in touch with your feelings as a business skill. Christina M.: Stop, drop, and remember my why. Rein: Maintaining capacity for maneuver. Christina P.: Emotions as APIs. This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.patreon.com/greaterthancode) To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts like this, please do so at paypal.me/devreps (https://www.paypal.me/devreps). You will also get an invitation to our Slack community this way as well. Special Guest: Christina Perla.
194: I Don’t Need You To Like Me, I Need You To Hate Racism with Dr. Courtney D. Cogburn
02:28 - Courtney’s Superpower: Speaking on the Topic of Racism “You can’t prioritize your discomfort over living your own values.” – Courtney White Liberals Are Dangerous: the “I’m liberal...I’m not that bad” narrative Action & Engaging in Antiracist Practices Over Lipservice Antiracism is a Lifelong Learning Process Not Seeing Race is Problematic – Disproportive Representation 13:16 - Adopting Attitudes Towards Antiracism Understanding White Supremacy If It’s Not Antiracist, It’s Racist 16:24 - 1000 Cut Journey (https://vhil.stanford.edu/1000cut/) "1000 Cut Journey" Launches at Tribeca Film Festival (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te5X6pV7AKQ) Culture, Narratives, and Stories are Powerful Tools Feedback & Reactions 25:59 - Empathy is Insufficient * Are you aware of how white you are? 34:34 - The Tendency to Avoid Racism and Talking About Race 39:30 - Systemic Racism and Technology * Diversity is Not About Aesthetics * Centering Race * Training & Onboarding * Hiring From Non-Traditional Backgrounds * Understanding “Social Work” * Shifting Orientation: * Being Antiracist * Being Transdisciplinary * Understanding that avoiding harm is not the same thing as achieving justice Reflections: Rein: “Intention without strategy is chaos.” – Dr. Kim Crayton (https://twitter.com/kimcrayton1?lang=en) Arty: Taking an antiracist approach to product development. Jacob: Thinking more about the phrase “transdisciplinary” and the difference between it and “interdisciplinary.” Courtney: 1. Talking about difficult things in a way that can be anchored in learning. 2. It’s not about what you believe; it’s what you do. 3. There is no neutral in marginalization and oppression. This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.patreon.com/greaterthancode) To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts like this, please do so at paypal.me/devreps (https://www.paypal.me/devreps). You will also get an invitation to our Slack community this way as well. Special Guest: Dr. Courtney D. Cogburn.
193: Optimizing For Happiness with Tudor Gîrba
02:09 - Tudor’s Superpower: Storytelling * Getting Beyond Your Self-Critic * Writing Code is Storytelling * There’s No Semantics Without Syntax 13:04 - Reading Stories (and Code) * Reading Code Takes Place in an Editor * Code is Not Text. Code is Data. 17:56 - Optimizing For Happiness Automation Creates More Jobs Choosing Tools is Important “The tools that we create end up influencing how we see the world.” – Marshall McLuhan 27:48 - Moldable Development * Making Metaphors and Building Abstractions * Glamorous Toolkit (https://gtoolkit.com/) 32:50 - Editing Code as a Joint Activity * rust-analyzer (https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer) * Simultaneous Perspectives Increase Communication Bandwidth 38:40 - Encouraging and Supporting the Presentation of New Ideas and Out-of-the-Box Thinking 58:41 - Culture is Formed by Storytelling; Identity is the Story We Tell About Ourselves * Alasdair MacIntyre (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alasdair-MacIntyre) Reflections: Rein: Reading and writing code can be different, but it can also be the same. See: the functional programming concept of lens (https://medium.com/javascript-scene/lenses-b85976cb0534#:~:text=Composable%20Getters%20and%20Setters%20for%20Functional%20Programming&text=A%20lens%20is%20a%20composable,known%20as%20the%20lens%20laws.&text=The%20getter%20takes%20a%20whole,the%20lens%20is%20focused%20on.). Jessica: At the end of the presentation, if there’s no question that makes you think, then maybe you haven’t moved anything. Look for surprises. Arty: Optimizing for happiness as a first principle. How do we do that more? Tudor: With software, we are forcing people to listen to our ideas and then act according to our thoughts. That is a big responsibility, a privilege, and we have to train that skill. This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.patreon.com/greaterthancode) To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts like this, please do so at paypal.me/devreps (https://www.paypal.me/devreps). You will also get an invitation to our Slack community this way as well. Special Guest: Tudor Gîrba.
192: Bringing Our Whole Selves with Siobhán Cronin
02:36 - Siobhán’s Superpower: Catalyzing Personal and Community Change 04:19 - Managing Change During COVID-19 * Experiencing Joy While Grieving * Bringing Your Whole Self to Work (a boundary being stretched like never before) * Working From Home: Ranges of Experiences and Comfort-Levels 13:51 - Pros and Cons of Bringing Your Whole/Full Self to Work * Building Affinity & Care * Interfacing with Capitalism * Painpoints as Learning Opportunities * Having Boundaries * Building Inclusive Communities and Workspaces * Extending Grace and Care 34:08 - People Have to Do Work on Themselves “You’re not categorically a good person.” – Siobhán Check Yourself: Look at Yourself Honestly Psychological Safety Reflections: John: How can we inculcate more caring into corporate environments? Jerome: Being more fearless; acknowledging consequences but not letting them stop us. Jacob: Being more visible. Siobhán: Building on each other’s ideas during the call and showing care while showing up. This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.patreon.com/greaterthancode) To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts like this, please do so at paypal.me/devreps (https://www.paypal.me/devreps). You will also get an invitation to our Slack community this way as well. Special Guest: Siobhán Cronin.
191: Sitting Down Together with Amy Tobey
02:14 - Amy’s Superpower: Looking at a mess and seeing the potential for what it could be. 03:40 - Generalists vs Specialists * 071: Brein Power with Rein Henrichs (https://www.greaterthancode.com/brein-power) * T-Shaped Skills (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-shaped_skills) “The job description should describe the capabilities that the team needs, not that the individual needs.” 15:28 - Finding a “Beautiful” Mess in Technical Systems “The biggest impediment to change is your users.” – Jessica Richard Dawkins Demonstrates Laryngeal Nerve of the Giraffe (https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xdm5he) 22:40 - Artisanal and Industrial Modes of Production * Systems are indelibly stamped by the experience of the people who built them 28:25 - Design, Use, and Reliability 32:30 - Convincing Executives to Care About a Thing * Now vs Later * Where do we spend our attention to maximize value? * Viable System Model (https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xdm5he) * Context Over Control / Communication Without Authority 41:08 - Whistleblowing is Good Because Misuse of Authority is Bad 51:33 - SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) “The goal of SRE is to change the way your organization relates to the systems it runs.” – Rein Reflections: Jessica: Bonus question: Amy, why do you hate the word, “mature”? Rein: “A problem is an abstraction extracted from a mess via analysis.” – Russel Ackoff Amy: Models: We keep trying the same patterns and complaining about the same outcomes. Thinking by Machine: A Study of Cybernetics (https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Machine-Cybernetics-Pierre-Latil/dp/B0000CJKQE) Cybernetic Revolutionaries: Technology and Politics in Allende's Chile (https://www.amazon.com/Cybernetic-Revolutionaries-Technology-Politics-Allendes/dp/0262525968/ref=sr_1_1?crid=NIL0S9DU27P9&dchild=1&keywords=cybernetic+revolutionaries&qid=1594244894&s=books&sprefix=cybernetic+re%2Cstripbooks%2C158&sr=1-1) Greater Than Code Episode 093: BOOK CLUB! Cybernetic Revolutionaries with Eden Medina (https://www.greaterthancode.com/cybernetic-revolutionaries) Brain of the Firm (https://www.amazon.com/Brain-Firm-Stafford-Beer/dp/047194839X) This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.patreon.com/greaterthancode) To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts like this, please do so at paypal.me/devreps (https://www.paypal.me/devreps). You will also get an invitation to our Slack community this way as well. Special Guest: Amy Tobey.
190: Social Media, Privacy, and Security with Joe LeBlanc
01:32 - Joe’s Superpower: Hospitality * Greater Than Code 054: Code Hospitality with Nadia Odunayo (https://www.greaterthancode.com/code-hospitality) 06:20 - Social Media: It's time for us to stop acting like we are getting access to social media for free. * When you add up your household's cable/Internet/phone bills, you're paying bare minimum $100/mo. * This money isn't going to Facebook and Twitter, but it is the entry fee for bringing these platforms into your home, where they subsequently track everything you do, everyone you know, build a facial recognition database with the photos you post, and determine your sexual orientation before you even disclose it (https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/facebook-can-tell-if-you-re-gay-based-few-likes-n823416). * Nobody reads the privacy policies. * UBDI – Universal Basic Data Income (https://www.ubdi.com/) 15:36 - Owing Your Identity & Data * Email Plus: An Idea * Slack (https://slack.com/), Microsoft Teams (https://www.microsoft.com/en/microsoft-365/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software) * A Key / Distributed Data Idea 25:25 - Protecting Children’s’ Privacy & Data 32:00 - Leading The Movement; Rolling Out a Solution: Taking back control of our data * People who are willing to be hobbyists * Experimentation & Activism Reflections: Christina: The value and the power of open source and thinking beyond giving your data out willy-nilly. Jacob: Teaching our children to be thoughtful technologists. Jerome: Keeping our kids safe is a job on top of a job, and the goalpost keeps moving! Joe: A reminder that other people are thinking about this. We are all concerned about privacy. This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.patreon.com/greaterthancode) To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts like this, please do so at paypal.me/devreps (https://www.paypal.me/devreps). You will also get an invitation to our Slack community this way as well. Special Guest: Joe LeBlanc.
189: Succeeding in Science with Deborah Berebichez
01:13 - Debbie’s Superpower: Having an excellent memory and a detailed-oriented brain 03:23 - Teaching Science in Fun Ways * Sourcebooks Baby University Books, Assorted Science Titles, Set of 4 (https://www.schoolspecialty.com/sourcebooks-baby-university-four-book-set-2023976?kxconfid=u7avswvjn&source=google&campaignid=9240857700&placement=shopping&keyword=&gclid=CjwKCAjw88v3BRBFEiwApwLevfrBS0j1HjYBbeJEDTBCZd6TlGLCGEJap-mjxWraRahzKDOThgol3BoCYvgQAvD_BwE) * Thermodynamics for Babies and Toddlers (https://www.amazon.com/Thermodynamics-Babies-Toddlers-Maths-Science/dp/1075151368) * thesciencebabe (https://www.youtube.com/user/thesciencebabe/videos) (Debbie’s YouTube Channel) * Ruth Spiro Books (https://ruthspiro.com/books/) 05:49 - Understanding Data & Data Literacy * First Steps to Understanding: See Examples; Do Experiments * Demystifying Data Science (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-17j6vjbfr8) * Why Correlation does not Imply Causation in Statistics (https://www.mathtutordvd.com/public/Why-Correlation-does-not-Imply-Causation-in-Statistics.cfm) * Divorce And Margarine (https://blogs.ams.org/blogonmathblogs/2017/04/10/divorce-and-margarine/#:~:text=The%20correlation%20between%20the%20divorce,book%20of%20the%20same%20name.) * Metis Data Literacy Course (https://www.thisismetis.com/corporate-training/courses/data-literacy) 15:16 - Negative Results Are Important (Failure) * Education Between Boys vs Girls * Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck (https://www.amazon.com/Mindset-Psychology-Carol-S-Dweck/dp/0345472322) * Growth vs Fixed Mindset (https://fs.blog/2015/03/carol-dweck-mindset/) * Battling Discouragement, Lack of Confidence, and Perseverance 29:20 - Human Performance is Contextual – Science can be exclusionary 34:27 - Debbie’s Inspiration to Become a Scientist * Your Story Is Your Power: Free Your Feminine Voice 41:17 - Debbie’s TV Career * The Physics of High Heels (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIIo0SlagD8) * Dr. Debbie Berebichez Talks About Science (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCqRPJMd7EA) * Debbie’s National Geographic Reel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bfOq2O3U2w) * Humanly Impossible (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1701983/) * Debbie’s IMDb Page (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5636666/?ref_=tt_cl_t1) * Co-Hosting Discovery Channel’s Outrageous Acts of Science (https://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/outrageous-acts-of-science/) 50:29 - Finding Ways to Solve Complex Concepts * Go Back to the Basics * Using Code is For Solving Problems; Critical Thinking * Taking a Holistic View Reflections: Rein: Gordon Pask’s Conversation Theory (https://www.instructionaldesign.org/theories/conversation-theory/) Arty: Teaching the how and teaching the why. Astrid: Perseverance and authenticity: Being yourself and allowing yourself to evolve. Debbie: This podcast was much different from being a guest on other podcasts. This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.patreon.com/greaterthancode) To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts like this, please do so at paypal.me/devreps (https://www.paypal.me/devreps). You will also get an invitation to our Slack community this way as well. Special Guest: Deborah Berebichez.
188: Going Off the Rails with Damien Burke
01:10 - Damien’s Superpower: The ability to hold conflicting beliefs at the same time. * Blind Men and an Elephant (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_men_and_an_elephant) * Law of Excluded Middle (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_excluded_middle#:~:text=In%20logic%2C%20the%20law%20of,and%20the%20law%20of%20identity.) 04:09 - Life is Hard. How do we make things easy? * Simon’s Ant (https://everything2.com/title/Simon%2527s+ant) * Emergent Behavior (https://www.thwink.org/sustain/glossary/EmergentBehavior.htm#:~:text=Emergent%20behavior%20is%20behavior%20of,of%20a%20system's%20individual%20parts.) * Conway’s Game of Life (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life) * Embodied Cognition (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embodied_cognition#:~:text=Embodied%20cognition%20is%20a%20topic,the%20mind%20influences%20bodily%20actions.) * Cognitive Systems Engineering (https://www.ppi-int.com/resources/systems-engineering-faq/relationship-cognitive-systems-engineering-systems-engineering/#:~:text=Cognitive%20Systems%20Engineering%3A%20Cognitive%20Systems,is%20both%20efficient%20and%20robust.) * Joint Cognitive Systems (https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=joint+cognitive+systems&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart) 12:03 - Treating Expertise as Transferable to Different Fields * Technical Privilege * Cognitive Bias (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases) – List of Cognitive Biases * Heuristic Shortcuts * Specifications not Test (https://damienburke.com/specifications-not-tests) – Damien’s “Don’t Call it Test-Driven Development Essay * Fundamental Attribution Error (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_attribution_error) 17:54 - Loving Yourself Unconditionally and Seeing Flaws “You are whole, perfect, and complete.” (https://twitter.com/ExMember/status/839518385499066368) – Damien Burke Virginia Satir (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Satir): The basis of human interaction is acknowledging the inherent value in ourselves and another person. Giving Feedback – The key is authenticity. Treating People The Way They Want to be Treated vs How YOU Want to be Treated The Platinum Rule (https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/the-platinum-rule-2) Mister Rogers: What do you do with the mad that you feel? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viqPDiH7M9A) “The problem is never the problem; how we cope is the problem.” – Virginia Satir (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Satir) 27:03 - Shakespeare was Garbage * Playing Shakespeare (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2VnxiW3oqk) * Highbrow Language * Looking For Richard (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looking_for_Richard) 30:08 - Sponsorship Message 31:20 - EarlyWords (https://www.earlywords.io) / Morning Pages * The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron (https://www.amazon.com/Artists-Way-25th-Anniversary/dp/0143129252) 36:08 - Damien’s Background in Theater and Applying it to Tech “I play the piano, but my instrument is the orchestra.” – Attribution Unknown “The conductor is the only person in the orchestra that doesn’t make a sound.” – Benjamin Zander (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Zander) Being a Leader/Conductor/Manager is an Act of Service 41:42 - Ontological Coaching * Epistemic – What even is knowledge? * The Scientific Method (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method#:~:text=The%20process%20of%20the%20scientific,observations%20based%20on%20those%20predictions.&text=Scientists%20then%20test%20hypotheses%20by%20conducting%20experiments%20or%20studies.) Reflections: John: Why Tacit Knowledge is More Important Than Deliberate Practice (https://commoncog.com/blog/tacit-knowledge-is-a-real-thing/) Rein: It is hard to translate theory into practice. Damien: Life is hard. Make everything you can easy! This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.patreon.com/greaterthancode) To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts like this, please do so at paypal.me/devreps (https://www.paypal.me/devreps). You will also get an invitation to our Slack community this way as well. Special Guest: Damien Burke.