Make Me Data Literate

Make Me Data Literate

Dr Linda McIver, Australian Data Science Education Institute

Episodes 40
Avg. Duration 44m
Activity Highly Active
Since May 2022
Latest Episode May 2026

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About This Podcast

Make Me Data Literate features Dr Linda McIver interviewing fascinating people who work with Data, asking the question: What is the one thing you wish everyone knew about data? From Maths Education to Misinformation, we'll cover everything that's interesting about Data Science and how it affects us all.

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Recent Episodes

Dr Jake Clark on STEM education and all the things!

May 29, 2026 1h

A fantastic chat with Dr Jake Clark, Principal Evaluation Advisor | Impact & Evaluation for STEM Education at CSIRO. Jake talks about using evidence to make STEM programs the best they can be,…

David Spriggs and Data for Social Good

Apr 14, 2026 35m

In this episode we sat down with David Spriggs, CEO of InfoExchange, a not-for-profit social enterprise working to empower the community help the not-for-profit sector have more impact in their work…

Helen Dickinson on Qualitative Data and Inclusive Research

Dec 12, 2025 37m

"one of the other things that sometimes gets said is that qualitative research is subjective because it's based on people's thoughts and perceptions And to that I guess I'd say well, you know to a…

Mark Stickells on AI & the role of Humanities in STEM

Nov 26, 2025

Taking a different tack with this episode, a wonderful chat with the remarkable Mark Stickells, AM, CEO of Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre, on AI and the role of Humanities in STEM. “I…

Pascal Elahi on Quantum Computing, the value of a broad education, and a lot more!

Nov 20, 2025

A fantastic conversation with Quantum Computing specialist and all round fascinating thinker, Dr Pascal Elahi. The worst data mistakes I’ve seen, besides let’s say using obviously biased data to…

Dr Kat Ross on Astrophysics, Bias in Science, and Including Diverse Scientists in Education

Sep 10, 2025

I might ask the same questions every time, but there’s no knowing where the conversations will go! A fabulous episode with the incredible Dr Katherine Ross. Check it out! “So I think my favorite part…

Dr Emily Kahl on pretty much everything!

Sep 02, 2025

Amazing conversation with Dr Emily Kahl from Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre, on everything from the need for a humanities education in STEM, the application of Marxist and Feminist Lenses to…

Darren Mansfield on Sleep, Data, and Sleep Tracking Devices

Aug 15, 2025

A super interesting episode with Professor Darren Mansfield on sleep, data, and sleep tracking devices. “imagine if you go and run a one hour documentary on something that’s inconclusive. Here’s all…

Sarah Beecroft on Bioinformatics and the joy of puzzles

Aug 04, 2025

Dr Sarah Beecroft from Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre “it’s fun. Like you, you know, uncovering kind of the deeper insights, I think, which is quite interesting as well. You’re getting closer…

Sarah Pearce on the SKA Low

Jul 07, 2025

Well it’s been a long time between episodes, but we’re back! And wow, have we got some amazing guests lined up. Starting off with, not so much a bang as a fast radio burst, we have Dr Sarah Pearce,…

Ray Hilton on AI & Deep Tech

Nov 19, 2024

​​​​A fantastic conversation with Ray Hilton. “on its own, like data is relatively inert and doesn’t really have much value – like the value comes from what you do with it and how you interpret it.…

Dr Melissa Humphries on statistics, social media, and many many things!

Jul 01, 2024

"Every decision that we make, whether we're thinking about climate change, poverty, you know happiness, agriculture... how do we feed everyone, how do we clothe them, all of that is underpinned by…

Andrew Leigh on Data & Politics

Apr 10, 2024

"The rise of populism has been substantial across the advanced world, indeed across developing countries as well. So those of us who believe in data need to be strong proponents of the publication of…

Michael Brand, on the Science of Data Science

Mar 04, 2024

"We do not teach people that making mistakes is not just right, but it's the only way of learning. It's the only way of becoming better." Honestly, I want to turn this whole episode into pull quotes!…

Grant Ennis

Dec 20, 2023

"So like while we would never believe that if we saw a stone rolling down a mountain, that if we all just stared at it and willed it back up the hill, it would do that, we do tend to believe that if…

Fiona Tweedie on Data Governance

Dec 13, 2023

Fiona Tweedie: data governance is not a topic that gets a lot of love. people yeah switch off when they hear it, but it really is the makes a huge amount of difference to what you're able to do with…

Mark Gray on Physics, Supercomputing, Robodebt, and the future of medicine

Nov 17, 2023

Mark Gray on technology. "people have developed a kind of implicit trust in the way that technology works. And I think partly it's because they don't actually understand how it works. And so, they…

Kate Carruthers on Data Governance and the people side of data

Oct 18, 2023

"Behind every business problem is a human being with some kind of need. And if we understand that, we can solve it and increasingly now every business is a data driven business, but you can't let…

Larene Le Gassick on Data and Accessibility

Sep 08, 2023

A truly thought provoking conversation about data and accessibility with an amazing Software Engineer and Accessibility Expert & Advocate, Larene Le Gassick. "The most popular statistic that is…

Greg Jericho on communicating with data

Jul 26, 2023

"I've gone from just not reading the media release, to not even caring what their numbers are and actually finding my own numbers. Which is always a fun thing, because you find things that you…

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Make Me Data Literate has published 40 episodes since May 2022, covering topics in Education, Self-Improvement.

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