The Intertidal Pod(cast)

The Intertidal Pod(cast) explores how we track and understand the world around us and talks with people pioneering new ways of learning about the planet. Also, terrible fish puns. Our goal is to help you better understand the what and why of data on the world around you so you can dig in and use your data stewardship skills for good. You can find us on your podcast app of choice.

#10: COMPUTER VISION WITH BEN WOODWARD AT CVISION AI

For our final episode of the Intertidal Pod (for now!) I'm talking with my friend and sometime AI collaborator Ben Woodward of CVision AI. We talk about the importance of open source data and algorithms, the challenge of building community around open source projects, and lasers.

#9: Using Git to Drive Better Science with Dr. Julie Lowndes

This episode, I’m speaking with Dr. Julie Lowndes of Openscapes.

Openscapes, a platform for open science, and an example from a UMass lab using Github to lay out what they work on and how they work together.

Don’t learn R alone! Resources for you and your friends: 

#8: Seafood Data Detective with Dr. Jessica Gephart

This episode, I’m speaking with Dr. Jessica Gephart - Assistant Professor of Environmental Science at American University.

Ever heard the quote about the huge amount of seafood America imports? Turns out, it might not be that huge after all. Because: math. Dr. Jessica Gephart loves math and we talk about how she’s applying it to understand the resilience of the world’s food systems. Also mentioned: the Seafood Globalization Lab, conversion factors, the NOAA Seafood Trade database website, and the horror of zebra mussels.

#7: Conservation Aquaculture with Dr. Halley Froehlich

Or, when you start out wanting to be a fashion designer and end up defining a field to feed the planet.

Dr. Halley Froehlich talks about how community college can change your life, the delight of a global open source coding community, and adorable spiny lumpsuckers. Also mentioned: Tidal fish farm monitoring from (Alphabet) X, Scoot Science, and the journey of the green sturgeon.

#6: Conservation Technology with Shah Selbe

In this episode of the podcast, I’m speaking with Shah Selbe - a Conservation Technologist.

We get technical with conservation engineer Shah Selbe and Fieldkit, his project to make low-cost, connected sensors you can use anywhere in the world (except maybe a boiling river in the Amazon). Also mentioned: Christine Liu’s Art about Art & Science, DAT protocols, Los Angeles Unified School District’s Data Science curricula.

#5: Data & Decisions with Dr. Jono Wilson

This episode of the podcast, I’m speaking with Dr. Jono Wilson, Lead Fisheries Scientist at the Nature Conservancy.

How do you get from fish data to fish decisions? People, discussions, and time. Dr. Jono Wilson talks about setting the stage for data-driven conversations with the FishPath tool, working in and out of academia, conservation aquaculture, and abalone “eyelashes.”

#4: Data Literacy is a Process

FISH DATA SERIES 104

Emilie Franke, Kim Gordon and Katie Latanich talk about their careers in fisheries and building our data literacy as we go. Also, what to do with your Sony minidisc collection.

Resources for this episode: the EcoCast fish forecasting tool; the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability; and Too Big To Ignore, the home for research on the most common fisheries in the world - “small-scale fisheries.”

#3: The Data Life Cycle

FISH DATA SERIES 103

In episode three of our series, we're talking through the way data moves from its first collection to when it’s stored or deleted. How to think about the different stages of the data lifecycle to help your data live its best life and retire well.

Resources for this episode: a more detailed data life cycle and a video about how parrotfish poop creates white sand beaches.

#2: What is Data in Fisheries?

FISH DATA SERIES 102

In episode two of our series, we talk about data strategy, developing a data plan, and the tradeoffs between picking different data types. We also dive deeper into fishy data with our guest Dr. Bill Karp. 

Resources for this episode: the paper I quote from on fisheries management, a description of America’s fisheries law (the Magnuson Stevens Act), and everything you need to know to navigate the fisheries management system from the Gulf of Maine Research Institute’s training program.

#1: What is Data (the ocean version)?

FISH DATA SERIES 101

For our first episodes, we’ll dive into that question and topics about data you think maybe you should know already. We’re living in an age when “data” gets used in every other sentence and it can feel like we’re all expected to be expert data creators, analysts, stewards, and subjects. Data World is a lot. Let’s break it down, using as many fishy examples as we can.

Resources from this episode: the Data Literacy Network, Alix Dunn’s essay on Technical Intuition, and a video on using artificial intelligence to identify whale sharks.