Data, decision making, and being human

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PyData Carolinas September 15, 2016 Data, decision making, and being human Carol Willing @willingcarol

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@willingcarol Welcome 2 Qualitative data visualized.

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@willingcarol Let’s begin • Introduction to mentoring (illustrated) • A story • Why mentoring matters • How to mentor • A question 3

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@willingcarol – Margaret Daniels Tyler “Encourage others to imagine the possible.” 4

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@willingcarol “Someday, each of you will ﬂy.” 5

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@willingcarol “Impossible. According to my calculations... d = (g×t²)/2 In 2 seconds, I will drop over 19 meters. Splat.” 6

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@willingcarol “Look at Lorena Barba’s notebook on aerodynamics. You can ﬂy!” 7

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@willingcarol Life changing 8

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@willingcarol Transform 9

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@willingcarol – Margaret Daniels Tyler “Encourage others to imagine the possible.” 10

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@willingcarol 11 The story begins...

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@willingcarol 12 1977

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@willingcarol 13 1983

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@willingcarol data points 14

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@willingcarol expected outcome from data • Graduate with honors • Pursue a PhD in Electrical Engineering • Excel in digital communications research 15

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@willingcarol Why am I... 16

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@willingcarol my data: four words 17 Broken. Isolated. Stupid. Failure.

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@willingcarol Competent connected successful intact 18

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@willingcarol broken isolated stupid 19 FAILURE

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@willingcarol Another data set privilege perfection panic PTS(“delete the D”) 20

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@willingcarol MDT and MIT 21

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@willingcarol Why do you want to get a PhD in EE? 22

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@willingcarol What would you like to learn and create? 23

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@willingcarol Why? Education opens doors. 24

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@willingcarol Coached Questioned Encouraged 25

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@willingcarol It is possible. 26

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@willingcarol Dear Margaret, Thank you. 27

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@willingcarol 28 Why mentoring matters

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@willingcarol Great leaders encourage future leaders 29

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@willingcarol Impact of Mentoring 30

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@willingcarol Inclusive communities 32

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@willingcarol Real world problems Collaboration government ofﬁcial economist biologist statistician doctor 34

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@willingcarol We need inclusive problem solving 35

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@willingcarol How to mentor 36

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@willingcarol 37 “Be a slacker.” SLQAR

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@willingcarol Show up 38

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@willingcarol Listen 39

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@willingcarol Question 40

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@willingcarol Act 41

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@willingcarol Recharge 42

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@willingcarol Be a “SLQAR” show up listen question act recharge 43

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@willingcarol What will you do to 44 “Encourage others to imagine the possible” ?

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@willingcarol Thank you 45

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@willingcarol Attributions • Breakout game image - Wikimedia • PyCon PH images - PyCon PH photographer • Photos and drawings - Carol Willing 46

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@willingcarol More about Margaret Daniels Tyler 47 [source: Technology and the Dream: Reﬂections on the Black Experience at MIT, 1941-1999 By Clarence G. Williams] [http://edvancefoundation.org/news/edvance-foundation- calls-for-creation-of-a-national-college-transfer- partnership-as-a-path-to-enhance-american-higher- education/]