Best Open Environmental Data Project Podcasts (2025)

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Designers as anthropologists: On empowering design teams 38:02

1h ago38:02

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Dani Snyder on leading design teams out of their silos As someone who started out as an industrial designer and who is now the Head of Design AI, Servicing and Communications at JPMorganChase, Dani Snyder deeply understands the design process and organizational design. This week Dani joins Tammy to talk about how to empower design teams. She shares…

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Change Agent: On Having the Courage to Take Risks 29:13

9d ago29:13

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Ecolab’s Kevin Doyle on striving for constant improvement As a young man Kevin Doyle’s dad gave him some advice - try and improve your job every single day. Since then Kevin has worked at companies like Visteon and Delphi and is now the Chief Digital Officer at Ecolab. This week Tammy chats with Kevin about what motivates him as a leader and how he…

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Bringing Vision and Logic Together: With Tom Kotlarek 39:00

15d ago39:00

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How diversity of thought can bring creative visions to life This week Tammy is joined by her colleague and long-time collaborator, Tom Kotlarek. Tom is the SVP of Global Delivery and Operations at Launch and has worked at some of the biggest companies out there, from NASA to DreamWorks - he’s even met Jacques Cousteau! When Tom and Tammy first met …

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179: Project Planning 1:43:00

15d ago1:43:00

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Intro topic: Lego event space & retail store: https://www.instagram.com/bambeecave News/Links: StackOverflow Question Count Going Down https://gist.github.com/hopeseekr/f522e380e35745bd5bdc3269a9f0b132 DeepSeek claims its ‘reasoning’ model beats OpenAI’s o1 on certain benchmarks https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/20/deepseek-claims-its-reasoning-model-…

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Writing the Soviet History of Philosophy in the 1960s–1980s 47:16

15d ago47:16

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About the Lecture: During the 70 years of its existence, the Soviet Union claimed to be a communist state based on the philosophical doctrines of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, and, at the later stages, Vladimir Lenin. This made philosophy a mandatory course in every Soviet university and led to the creation of a peculiar version of the history of ph…

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Putting People In the Right Positions: On Leading Innovative Teams 40:07

23d ago40:07

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Scott Campagna on fostering innovative thinking As Senior Director of Emerging and Immersive Technology at Launch, Scott Campagna has one of the coolest jobs out there. This week on Catalyst, Tammy and Scott chat about how Scott got to where he is today and how he manages teams of highly creative, forward-thinkers. They discuss how to build psychol…

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Vulnerability In the Face of Change: With Peter Kang 40:43

30d ago40:43

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Peter Kang on the art of adapting In many industries, AI threatens to disrupt traditional ways of working. For Peter Kang this isn’t a scary notion but an empowering one. This week on Catalyst, Tammy is joined by Peter Kang who has decades of experience in creative agencies. Tammy and Peter discuss how vulnerability can help individuals navigate th…

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Navigating Corporate Life with Humor: With Chappell Ellison 43:27

1M ago43:27

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Launch by NTT DATA’s Chappell Ellison on balancing professionalism whilst staying true to yourself and your creativity. This week on Catalyst, Tammy is joined by Director of Digital Strategy, Chappell Ellison as they dive into what it means to bring your authentic self to work and how it can drive customer engagement. They also share their thoughts…

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Intelligent Experiences: With David Armano 37:24

1M ago37:24

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David Armano on leading with empathy and the promise of intelligent design. How are we going to experience technology in the future? In this week’s episode, Tammy Soares, the President of Launch by NTT DATA and the new host of Catalyst, is joined by David Armano to look at where we’re going with intelligent design. They share some promising use cas…

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From the Archives: On the Parallels Between Software and Architecture 32:23

2M ago32:23

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Chris shares some insights after embarking on his first ever construction project In this episode from the archives, Chris and Gina sit down to discuss the parallels between software development and building in real life. From the importance of communicating expectations, to making information recommendations, to giving guidance and direction on co…

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From the Archives: Finding Product-Market Fit at Large Organizations 30:41

2M ago30:41

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How to innovate and add value to enterprise offerings The stability of large enterprises can be both a blessing and a curse. In this archived episode Chris Losacco is joined by NTT DATA’s Product Management Lead Jamie Bernard to talk about how large organizations can learn to innovate while still taking care of their core business. She explains the…

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From the Archives: Building with the End User in Mind 35:53

2M ago35:53

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Heather Hudnall, NTT Data’s Chief Nursing Informatics Officer, on building medical software that is usable at all points of entry. In this episode from the archives, NTT Data’s Chief Nursing Informatics Officer Heather Hudnall joins Clinton to dive into how we can transform healthcare and health tech for the better. As a former RN she is well verse…

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From the Archives: Creating Innovation Gardens 42:49

2M ago42:49

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Trevor Anulewicz on sustainable innovation for the enterprise Enterprises can sometimes be slow to change. In this episode from the archives, Trevor Anulewicz joins Clinton to dive into how enterprises can grow and nurture innovation gardens so they can succeed far into the future. Trevor breaks down how enterprises can invest in and cultivate cons…

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Mapping Land Use and Habitat Changes in the Caucasus Through Spy Satellite Data 41:48

2M ago41:48

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About the lecture: The legacy of past human activities strongly shapes current landscapes and ecosystems, with today’s actions set to leave similar long-term impacts. Predicting future landscape changes, however, requires a thorough understanding of past ones, yet most land and habitat change studies are limited to recent decades—starting only in t…

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178: Working from Home 1:45:15

3M ago1:45:15

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Intro topic: Smart homes News/Links: SpaceX Starship Flight Test Five / Six https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIKI7y3DTXk ShareDB https://github.com/share/sharedb Orion AR Glasses https://about.fb.com/news/2024/09/introducing-orion-our-first-true-augmented-reality-glasses/ Blade and Sorcery 1.0 is out https://www.meta.com/experiences/blade-sorcery-no…

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Fear of AI: An AI Thought Leader on the Data Around Distrust 39:31

3M ago39:31

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Christen Bell breaks down why people are afraid of AI and how it can be addressed AI has the potential to transform workplaces which can bring many benefits but also many concerns. This week Clinton is joined by Christen Bell, an industrial psychologist and the Lead of the AI Community for NTT DATA’s consulting arm, to chat about some of the main f…

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From the Archives: Is Design Dead? 43:50

3M ago43:50

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A debrief on an important question - is design dead? In this episode from the archives Chris LoSacco, David Schell and Chappell Ellison discuss the current state of design. Design has gone from fighting for a seat at the table to sitting at the head of the table. What will happen now that automation threatens everything that designers hold dear? Is…

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Measuring Productivity in the AI Era 40:42

3M ago40:42

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This week Clinton is joined again by VP of Engineering and Frictionless Enterprise author, Nate Berent- Spillson. In this episode they discuss the importance of a balanced approach to measuring developer performance through various metrics as well as the role of AI in transforming software development processes. They also explore the challenges of …

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From the Archives: On Customer Intimacy 35:46

3M ago35:46

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Clinton, Chris and Nathan on how to develop meaningful client relationships Intimacy isn’t a word you often associate with clients or customers. In this episode from the archives Clinton, Chris Losacco and Nathan Henry chat about the importance of (professional) intimacy. They share tips on how to build lasting and meaningful relationships with cli…

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Post-Protest “Misdemeanorland”: An Ethnography of Legal Repression and Legal Resistance in Russia 46:38

3M ago46:38

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About the Lecture: The legal repression of opposition protests in pre-war Russia is characterized by the deployment of a bifurcated repressive system. This system relies, on the one hand, on “administrative” offenses and, on the other hand, on the criminal justice system to punish protesters. Following the demonstrators from the streets to the poli…

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Driving Into The Future: With Bridgestone 33:47

4M ago33:47

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Cam Ahler and Dan Luttrell on digital transformation at Bridgestone Most people associate Bridgestone with tires, but they’re way more than just that. Bridgestone is constantly innovating to keep their fleets and customers happy and on the road. This week Clinton is joined by Cam Ahler and Dan Luttrell from the Bridgestone team to discuss how they …

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177: Vector Databases 1:28:26

4M ago1:28:26

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Intro topic: Buying a Car News/Links: Cognitive Load is what Matters https://github.com/zakirullin/cognitive-load Diffusion models are Real-Time Game Engines https://gamengen.github.io/ Your Company Needs Junior Devs https://softwaredoug.com/blog/2024/09/07/your-team-needs-juniors Seamless Streaming / Fish Speech / LLaMA Omni Seamless: https://hugg…

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Rivers and Society in Late Soviet Georgia: Nation, the Environment and the Everyday 46:20

4M ago46:20

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About the Lecture: Georgia’s 26,000 rivers connect citizens to nature, to their childhood, to their unique regions, each of which has its “mother-river.” The sounds of rushing water as well as the sights and scents of riverside gatherings provoke powerful memories and remain central to Georgian identity. Rivers also form the republic’s economic bac…

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Estonia’s Nordic Identity: History and the Present 55:45

4M ago55:45

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About the Lecture: The idea of Estonia as a Nordic country gained traction in the late 19th century alongside the rise of Estonian nationalism. As Germany and increasingly also Russia came to be perceived as historical adversaries of the Estonian nation, Sweden’s arguably benevolent influence on Estonia’s history in the 17th century ‘good old Swedi…

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Building Empathy: On Human Centered AI 48:04

4M ago48:04

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The Launch and NTT DATA teams on how embracing AI can build a stronger, more caring workforce It’s time to lean into AI literacy. This week on Catalyst, Launch by NTT DATA’s President Tammy Soares is joined by two AI experts, Kim Curley and Wendy Collins, to discuss the human side of AI. They discuss how generative AI can help with the difficulties…

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Enhancing Convenience: On Improving The Customer Journey From Day One 37:54

4M ago37:54

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Megan Wang and Lisa Woodley on transforming the customer experience with data science and AI This week Clinton is joined by Megan Wang and Lisa Woodley from NTT DATA to discuss how to improve the customer experience in the digital age. From the impact of digitalization on service delivery, to the role of AI in enhancing customer interactions, to th…

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Russia’s War against Ukraine and The February 24th Archive Project 42:33

4M ago42:33

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Solidarity Networking and Ukrainian Mental Maps: Russia’s War against Ukraine and The February 24th Archive ProjectAbout the Lecture: I am an East European intellectual and political historian by training, and a student of map prejudices by practice. For a digitally activist Ukraine, the February 24th Archive is a polyphonic treasure trove of solid…

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Orchestrating Citizen Experience: With Colorado’s William Chumley 38:23

4M ago38:23

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William Chumley on prioritizing customer experience at the state level There’s no wrong door to get to government. Every citizen should have an avenue to access government services in some form or another, be it digital or in person. This week Clinton sits down with William Chumley, the Chief Customer Officer for the Governor's Office of Informatio…

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From the Archives: How Leaders Can Create a Healthy Team Environment 41:21

4M ago41:21

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Brant Beard on how to lead teams towards success Encourage your team to be fearless and you can create a culture of collaboration. In this episode from the archives Brant Beard, Assistant Vice President of Application Services at Parallon, joins Launch by NTT DATA’s Clinton Bonner and Robbie Elliott to discuss fostering healthy team dynamics. They …

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“Reporting from a Lost Country,” a conversation with Elena Kostyuchenko 1:05:13

5M ago1:05:13

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About the Lecture: This conversation will be devoted to Elena Kostyuchenko’s book I Love Russia: Reporting from a Lost Country (2023), “a haunting book of rare courage,” as Clarissa Ward, CNN chief international correspondent, called it. In March 2022, as a correspondent for Russia’s last independent newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, Kostyuchenko crossed t…

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Overcoming Obstructionism: With Greg Larkin 41:24

5M ago41:24

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Greg Larkin on how to have the hard conversations that catalyze new growth In every industry there are insiders and outsiders. Greg Larkin prides himself on being an outsider. Greg was the first person to publicly predict the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis and has since gone on to launch dozens of transformative products for Fortune 500 companies. T…

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Russian-Speaking Latvians at the Borders of Global History 53:53

5M ago53:53

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About the lecture: In December 1989, in officially recognizing the authenticity of the 1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact’s secret protocol, the USSR Congress of People’s Deputies evinced the hope that the globally divided historical consciousness of the Cold War would be replaced with a new conception of the past, reflecting “a whole and mutually interd…

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176: MLOps at SwampUp 1:58:37

5M ago1:58:37

1:58:37

James Morse: Software Engineer at Cisco System Administrator to DevOps Difference between DevOps and MLOps Getting Started with DevOps Luke Marsden: CEO of Helix ML How to start a business at 15 years old BTRFS vs ZFS MLOps: the intersection of software, DevOps and AI Fine-tuning AI on the Cloud Some advice for folks interested in ML Ops Yuval Fern…

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The Future is Photonics: On Tech and Sustainability 33:43

5M ago33:43

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Can large companies contribute to society, be sustainable, and be profitable? Vito Mabrucco thinks so. This week on Catalyst, Clinton is joined by Vito Mabrucco, NTT Corporation's Global Chief Marketing Office, to discuss how NTT balances ethics, collaboration, innovation and sustainability. Vito shares some of NTT's current innovations and delves …

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Secrets of State 54:20

5M ago54:20

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About the Lecture: The National Security Archive, based at George Washington University, has pioneered the use of the Freedom of Information Act to open classified U.S. files, and then to match those American primary sources with newly opened (and often now closed) archives in the former Soviet Union and countries of the Warsaw Pact. This presentat…

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Project to Product: With Dr. Mik Kersten 36:56

5M ago36:56

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Mik Kersten on transforming value streams with the flow framework What's the best way to connect strategy to delivery? Dr. Mik Kersten wrote the book on it. This week Clinton is joined by Dr. Mik Kersten, the CTO at Planview and author of Project to Product, and Keith Buehlman, Senior Director of Business Value Acceleration at Launch by NTT DATA, t…

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Why Open + Climate? 16:45

5M ago16:45

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In this bonus episode for Season 3, Madhuri Karak speaks with Michelle Thorne (Green Web Foundation) and Shannon Dosemagen (Open Environmental Data Project), two co-founders of Open Climate. Together, they delve into curated collision, a knowledge commons for climate information, and the importance of open for climate action.…

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Writing the Twentieth Century in Post-Stalin Russia 50:07

5M ago50:07

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About the lecture: This talk will offer an overview of Professor Shevelenko’s current book-length project and will focus on a few case studies. The book examines artistic and intellectual tendencies that shaped the thinking about the “age of extremes” (to use Eric Hobsbawm’s appellation for the twentieth century) during the late Soviet and post-Sov…

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From the Archives: From Code to Canvas 36:29

5M ago36:29

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Per Kristian Stoveland on his generative art series The Harvest Generative artists are trailblazing a brand new, technology-based future. In this archived episode Clinton sits down with Per Kristian to hear all about how he developed his ambitious generative art collection The Harvest. Per Kristian explains what generative art actually is, how it d…

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From The Archives - The Power of the Platform 40:27

6M ago40:27

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Nate Berent-Spillson on the power of platform thinking In the enterprise world, there are three main reasons for why an organization may be struggling to gain momentum: organizational muscle memory, structural friction, and legacy technical debt. In this archived episode Clinton is joined by Nate Berent-Spillson, NTT DATA’s VP of Engineering, to di…

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Telecom Through the Years: With The First Lady of Wireless 37:39

6M ago37:39

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Arlene Harris on the transformation of the telecommunications industry Telecommunications has come a long way since the 60s. This week Clinton is joined by telecom pioneer, Arlene Harris, and NTT DATA’s Devin Yaung to discuss how platforms and the telecom industry have changed over the past 60 years. They delve into Arlene’s incredible journey from…

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Signs and Symptoms: Spotting and Tackling Design Debt 37:35

6M ago37:35

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Two design experts on the costs of accruing design debt We hear a lot about technical debt but what about its equally bothersome cousin design debt? This week on Catalyst Clinton sits down with NTT DATA design experts Mohit SantRam and Kevin McGrath to talk about design debt. They share the tell-tale signs of how to spot design debt and the first s…

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175: Resume Writing 1:40:55

6M ago1:40:55

1:40:55

175: Resume Writing Intro topic: DSLR Photography vs Camera Phone News/Links: Free Internet while flying by abusing edits to your profile name https://robertheaton.com/pyskywifi/ Making Animated Characters with AI Art https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSN76gb_Z28 On 10x Engineers https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/06/19/the-real-10x-developer-makes-thei…

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A Colonial Muslim History of China and the World 59:18

6M ago59:18

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A Colonial Muslim History of China and the WorldThe Tarikh-i Ḥamidi of Mullah Musa Sayrami (1836–1917) is celebrated as a monument of Uyghur literature and the preeminent Muslim history of nineteenth-century Xinjiang (East Turkestan). Yet it is more than a chronicle — it is a history of the world as seen from the heart of Eurasia and an argument a…

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Open Data Linking Observations about Sand Mining 17:34

6M ago17:34

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In this episode, we look into the painstaking compilation of data previously inaccessible and scattered between different government agencies, that is finally shedding light on an extractive industry with massive environmental climate and livelihood consequences: sand mining. In this episode, Madhuri Karak speaks with Siddharth Agarwal about India …

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Emissions Data as an Accountability Mechanism 25:33

6M ago25:33

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We need to burn fewer and fewer fossil fuels to keep greenhouse gas emissions low and ensure the 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold isn't breached. But can we manage and reduce something that we didn't measure accurately in the first place? National governments signed the Paris agreement to limit global warming and cut emissions, but the data on fossil …

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Los derechos y recursos de las comunidades afrodescendientes 21:28

6M ago21:28

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Los datos son una pieza clave para que las comunidades puedan reclamar sus derechos y recursos, y la ausencia de datos puede dificultar ese proceso. En este episodio, la presentadora Madhuri Karak habla con José Luis Rengifo, director del Proceso de Comunidades Negras (PCN) y Omaira Bolaños, directora de los Programas de América Latina y Justicia d…

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The rights and resources of Afro-descendant communities 21:28

6M ago21:28

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Data is a key piece of how communities make claims on rights and resources—and the absence of data can make that claims making process difficult. In this episode, host Madhuri Karak speaks with Jose Luis Rengifo, the director of the Process of Black Communities (PCN) and Omaira Bolaños, the director of the Latin America and Gender Justice Programs …

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Blueprints and Whiteboards: On What Makes a Good IT Architect 35:44

6M ago35:44

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Jason Aitchison on good IT architecture practices The saying goes “all together all from the start,” and that goes for architects too. This week Clinton is joined by Jason Aitchison, Senior Director at NTT DATA, to discuss what makes a good IT architect. Jason shares the traits he looks for in an architect, from creativity to proven problem solving…

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The Formulation and Flow of National Identity from the Late Czarist Times to Today 1:14:10

7M ago1:14:10

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From Moldova to Tajikistan, from Belarus to Uzbekistan: The Formulation and Flow of National Identity from the Late Czarist Times to TodayRiordan will explore the formulation of identity over the past 150 years in Moldova, Tajikistan, Belarus and Uzbekistan. Drawing on decades of on-the-ground work and research across all four countries, Riordan wi…

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