Biochemist and general-purpose nerd, occasionally posting computer/camera tinkering. Joined during the first(?) Twitter migration and always open to learn from people who have been here longer.
I am incredibly weak for puns; you have been forewarned.
Host on the #scicomm podcast @interactome
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| Twitter (that I no longer use) | @bleushift12 |
| Pronouns | They/He |
| Location | New England, USA |
I do not wish to doxx myself so it's hard to portray this online, but I just received the following email from Walmart with a 4-digit zip code. My zip code has a leading zero, so who wants to bet someone updated the database to store zip codes as an integer?
(I only made a Walmart account to take advantage of a particular deal, so probably I should just delete it anyways.)
Listen to this episode from The Interactome on Spotify. When we think of science, we often think of data being collected in test tubes and laboratories, but lots of data actually exists in the context of mountains, roads, neighborhoods and countries. Join Joe, Sarah and Natalie and special guest Rylee Wrenner as they discuss Geographic Information Science (GIS), which allows researchers to understand the kinds of data that are best visualized on a map. Along the way, they discuss how to make useful models, the centuries-old origins of GIS in epidemiology, and somehow manage to relate GIS to cheese. Join us to learn about GIS and witness our continuing inexplicable obsession with dairy products. And no, we are not sponsored by the cheese section at Trader Joe's. Seriously, Natalie, I shouldn't have to add this to an episode about GIS. Links: Our Website: https://interactomemedia.wixsite.com/website Twitter: https://twitter.com/theinteractome Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/interactome_media/ Mastodon: @[email protected] Credits: Audio/Video Editing: Sam Pickell Artwork: Maia Reyes Intro/Outro Music: Geovane Bruno - Dancing In The Future Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:38 Meet Rylee 5:12 What is GIS? 12:28 Applications of GIS 13:45 Accessing and using GIS 17:17 Rylee's work 19:39 What disciplines are involved in GIS? 22:43 What do you need to get started with GIS? 25:03 Obtaining good data for GIS 28:29 Data privacy 34:57 The cheese party 36:34 What makes a good model? 38:52 Rylee's long-term GIS goals 40:58 Final thoughts 43:52 Outro