Relevance Drives Rigor: Exploring Open Data with R

About this episode

Christian Martinez discusses his transition from cognitive neuroscience to civic tech, emphasizing the significance of open data and accessible tools.

Christian Martinez shares his journey from cognitive neuroscience to civic tech, highlighting the importance of open data, reproducible research, and building accessible tools like R packages. Discover how relevance drives rigor in education and data projects, and learn practical tips for getting started with open data and open source development. Resources and Shoutouts NYC Open Data Portal: https://opendata.cityofnewyork.us/ NYS Open Data Portal (MTA data also lives here): https://data.ny.gov/ NYC Open Data Student Gallery Book: https://martinezc1-nyc-open-data-student-gallery.share.connect.posit.cloud/ Music Credit: Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol

People in this episode

Host: Ryan Koch

Guest: Christian Martinez

Topics covered

• open data
• civic tech
• reproducible research
• education
• R packages
• open source development

Keywords

• open data
• civic tech
• R packages
• reproducible research
• education
• open source

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NYC Open Data Portal, NYS Open Data Portal, NYC Open Data Student Gallery Book

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