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by Jon Krohn · English

The latest machine learning, A.I., and data career topics from across both academia and industry are brought to you by host Dr. Jon Krohn on the Super Data Science Podcast. As the quantity of data on our planet doubles every couple of years and with this trend set to continue for decades to come, there's an unprecedented opportunity for you to make a meaningful impact in your lifetime. In conversation with the biggest names in the data science industry, Jon cuts through hype to fuel that professional impact. Whether you're curious about getting started in a data career or you're a deep technical expert, whether you'd like to understand what A.I. is or you'd like to integrate more data-driven processes into your business, we have inspiring guests and lighthearted conversation for you to enjoy. We cover tools, techniques, and implementation tricks across data collection, databases, analytics, predictive modeling, visualization, software engineering, real-world applications, commercialization, and entrepreneurship − everything you need to crush it with data science.

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959: Building Agents 101: Design Patterns, Evals and Optimization (with Sinan Ozdemir)Intro “Building Agents 101” on designing, evaluating, and optimizing agentic AI systems, contrasting workflows vs agents, model types, context windows, and practical evaluation/benchmarking; includes…20 Jan 2026 · 1 h 5 min · 24 chapters
958: Without Trusted Context, Agents are Stupid (featuring Salesforce’s Rahul Auradkar)Why agentic AI fails without “trusted context,” and how Salesforce’s unified data engine (Data360, Tableau, MuleSoft, plus Informatica) provides governed, harmonized data grounding for agents.16 Jan 2026 · 24 min · 9 chapters
957: How AI Agents Are Automating Enterprise Data Operations, with Ashwin RajeevaAgentic data management for enterprises—how AI agents can automate data cataloging, data quality, and self-healing data pipelines across hybrid/multi-cloud “data sprawl,” using Excel Data’s X-Lake…13 Jan 2026 · 1 h · 17 chapters
956: From Agent Demo to Enterprise Product (with Ease!) feat. Salesforce’s Tyler CarlsonHow Salesforce’s AppExchange and Agent Force 360 help teams move AI agents from demos/prototypes to enterprise-ready products, emphasizing security, reliability, deterministic control, and production…9 Jan 2026 · 26 min · 12 chapters
955: Nested Learning, Spatial Intelligence and the AI Trends of 2026, with Sadie St. LawrenceSuper Data Science episode with futurist Sadie St. Lawrence predicting the five biggest AI trends for 2026, recapping her 2025 predictions and the show’s 2025 awards (wow moment, comeback,…6 Jan 2026 · 1 h 9 min · 24 chapters
954: Recap of 2025 and Wishing You a Wonderful 2026Episode 954 is a year-end recap of 2025 and a New Year greeting for 2026, focusing on generative AI progress, “agentic AI,” and what organizations should prepare next.2 Jan 2026 · 4 min · 3 chapters
953: Beyond “Agent Washing”: AI Systems That Actually Deliver ROI, with Dell’s Global CTO John RoeseDefines “agentic AI” as autonomous systems that execute work with intent/validation (not just chat).30 Dec 2025 · 51 min · 18 chapters
952: How to Avoid Burnout and Get Promoted, with “The Fit Data Scientist” Penelope LafeuilleHow to avoid burnout and get promoted as a data scientist by aligning career direction with sustainable fitness, nutrition, and sleep; includes practical routines and career/portfolio advice.26 Dec 2025 · 31 min · 16 chapters
951: Context Engineering, Multiplayer AI and Effective Search, with Dropbox’s Josh ClemmUniversal, AI-powered enterprise search at Dropbox (Dropbox Dash) plus “context engineering” for agentic AI, multiplayer/team-aware assistants, and how to avoid AI “work slop.”23 Dec 2025 · 1 h · 17 chapters
950: Happy Holidays from All of Us at the SuperDataScience PodcastHoliday greeting episode from the Super Data Science Podcast team, thanking listeners and wishing happy holidays and a good new year, with a promise of more data science, machine learning, and AI…19 Dec 2025 · 2 min · 1 chapter
949: Why AI Keeps Failing Society, with Stanford professor Alex “Sandy” PentlandAlex “Sandy” Pentland argues AI will “fail society” when it models people and institutions incorrectly—treating humans as rational/logical rather than social.16 Dec 2025 · 55 min · 18 chapters
948: In Case You Missed It in November 2025A monthly “best of” roundup from Super Data Science Podcast (episode 948, Nov 2025), covering (1) IBM Granite 4.0’s hybrid state space + transformer design for long-context LLMs, (2) “zero trust for…12 Dec 2025 · 29 min · 8 chapters
947: How to Get Hired at Top Firms like Netflix and Spotify, with Jeff LiJeff Li (Netflix) discusses how to get hired at top firms and how forecasting/AI systems work at scale, focusing on time-series forecasting, pitfalls, and when “sexy” models or agents are actually…9 Dec 2025 · 1 h 10 min · 25 chapters
946: How Robotaxis Are Transforming CitiesHow robotaxis (especially Waymo) could transform cities economically, safely, socially, and physically, and what policies are needed to prevent congestion and support labor transitions.5 Dec 2025 · 8 min · 5 chapters
945: AI is a Joke, with Joel BeasleyJoel Beasley, a software engineer turned CTO/podcaster, discusses using AI to measure “laughs per minute” and optimize stand-up sets, leading to a 20-day U.S. tour after ~10 months of comedy.2 Dec 2025 · 56 min · 26 chapters
944: Gemini 3 Pro: Google’s Back on TopGemini 3 Pro performance and why it signals Google is back on top in frontier AI.28 Nov 2025 · 8 min · 2 chapters
943: Creative Machines: AI in Music and Art, with Prof. Maya AckermanAI creativity in music and art—why the “freak-out” is new, how creativity should be judged, and how to design human-centered GenAI that amplifies rather than replaces people.25 Nov 2025 · 57 min · 22 chapters
942: Odds of AGI by 2040? LEAP Expert Forecasts and Workforce ImplicationsLEAP (Longitudinal Expert AI Panel) forecasts on AI milestones, odds of AGI-level transformation by 2040, and workforce/infrastructure implications.21 Nov 2025 · 6 min · 4 chapters
941: Multi-Agent Human Societies, with Dr. Vijoy PandeyMulti-agent “human societies” and how to trust, connect, and evaluate AI agents via Cisco’s open-source Agency project (“Internet of Agents”), including neurosymbolic/digital-twin approaches and…18 Nov 2025 · 1 h 6 min · 26 chapters
940: In Case You Missed It in October 2025October 2025 “In Case You Missed It” roundup (episode 940) covering: (1) rewiring professional skills for AI’s fast pace, (2) real-world mathematical optimization use cases, (3) practical AI ethics…14 Nov 2025 · 43 min · 15 chapters
939: Mixture-of-Experts and State-Space Models on Edge Devices, with Tyler Cox and Shirish GuptaHow Dell’s on-device AI stack (rebranded from “Dell Pro AI Studio” into the “Dell AI Factory”) makes running modern LLMs locally/at the edge easier, including model catalogs, on-device frameworks,…11 Nov 2025 · 1 h 6 min · 24 chapters
938: Frontier AI Agents for Data Science, with Sphinx’s Rohan KodialamFrontier AI agents for data science that operate on data as a “modality,” not as text/code, to reduce failures from generic LLM coding agents.7 Nov 2025 · 19 min · 7 chapters
937: How to Design AI-First Products, with Marc DupuisDesigning AI-first business intelligence products that let semi-technical users and data teams explore data faster while adding guardrails for cost, accuracy, and reproducibility.4 Nov 2025 · 1 h · 23 chapters
936: LLMs Are Delighted to Help Phishing ScamsReuters investigation on how six major LLM chatbots can be prompted to generate phishing scams, despite initial safety refusals, and how those messages can successfully trick people.31 Oct 2025 · 5 min · 3 chapters