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Critical Thinking & Data Science: Conversations with Debbie Berebichez, Metis Chief Data Scientist
By Metis • April 01, 2019

As a physicist, TV host, and our Chief Data Scientist, Debbie Berebichez is always up to something interesting. Lately, she's been focused on the relationship between Critical Thinking and Data Science and discussed it on both the DataFramed podcast and the Story By Data YouTube channel. Check out both here.

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Why Take a SQL Fundamentals Course? (Isn’t it an Old Language from the 70s?)

By Emily Wilson • October 04, 2018

Yes, SQL is an old language developed in the 70’s. But many great and lasting technological advances came about in that same decade. For this post, we sat down with Jonathan Balaban, a Metis Sr. Data Scientist who helped develop our Live Online SQL Fundamentals part-time course. He discusses how he and others on the team came to develop this course based on bootcamp graduate feedback, why SQL is important to know, and why it’s likely to continue standing the test of time.

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For Those in Industry, Teaching Bootcamps Has Tangible Career Benefits

By Emily Wilson • September 18, 2018

Going through a data science bootcamp is an intense experience for everyone involved. Students work at a breakneck pace unparalleled in other learning environments, absorbing new and difficult concepts and skills, and applying them to projects starting as early as week one. All the while, instructors shoulder the hopes and fears of their cohorts as they guide and teach them over the course of 12 weeks. For interested individuals, teaching a bootcamp can have tangible career benefits related to industry goals and aspirations. Read how here.

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Course Report Interview: Why Student Chose Part-Time Python Course Before Bootcamp

By Metis • August 07, 2018

In an interview with Course Report, current Metis bootcamp student Carolina Gonzalez discussed her decision to take the Metis Beginner Python & Math for Data Science part-time course before applying to the full-time immersive bootcamp.

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SwitchUp Chats with Brendan Herger, Metis Sr. Data Scientist in San Francisco

By Metis • May 23, 2018

In this post, SwitchUp interviews Brendan Herger, a Metis Sr. Data Scientist based in San Francisco. Find out what he loves about teaching, about his passion for machine learning, and how he helped found Capital One's Center for Machine Learning.

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SwitchUp Chats with Roberto Reif, Metis Sr. Data Scientist in Seattle

By Metis • June 05, 2018

Read a great interview between SwitchUp and Roberto Reif, Metis Sr. Data Scientist in Seattle. In it, he discusses ideal qualities of Metis students, the strength of the bootcamp curriculum, and much more.

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SwitchUp Chats with Alice Zhao, Metis Sr. Data Scientist in Chicago

By Metis • May 30, 2018

SwitchUp recently sat down with Metis Sr. Data Scientist Alice Zhao, who teaches our 12-week data science bootcamp in Chicago. Read about her favorite student success stories, her advice for those coming into the bootcamp, and much more.

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As Bootcamp Deadline Approaches, Sr. Data Scientist Discusses Value of Immersive Learning

By Emily Wilson • February 26, 2018

As we approach another Final Application Deadline (Monday, March 5th!) for Data Science Bootcamps in Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago, and New York City, we sat down with Metis Sr. Data Scientist Jonathan Balaban to ask him about the value of the 12-week program. In this Q&A, he talks about his professional background, why he wishes data science bootcamps had been around when he was learning and pursuing a career, and what students will get out of their time at Metis.

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Instructor Sergey Fogelson on the Importance of Grasping Machine Learning & AI Principles

By Emily Wilson • February 01, 2018

As Viacom's Vice President of Analytics and Measurement Sciences, Sergey Fogelson uses machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques almost every day. In this Q&A, he discusses why he's excited to share his knowledge with students in our upcoming Live Online Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence Principles course.

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Paul Trowbridge on the Importance of Having a Solid Stats Foundation

By Emily Wilson • January 05, 2018

Paul Trowbridge, instructor of our upcoming Live Online Statistical Foundations for Data Science & Machine Learning course, discussed the need for a firm stats foundation, talked about his career, and more during a recent Q&A.