SCC 52: Cathy O'Neil

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On today's episode of Strongly Connected Components Samuel Hansen speaks with Cathy O'Neil about her work as a mathematician, data scientist, author, and blogger. They discuss why title are not, or maybe are, important, why she left academia for finance, the importance of strong opinions, and a map of mathematics. You should be sure to check out her blog mathbabe.org, her twitter, the work she does at Slate.

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