Hi All, I’ve also been exploring data science in my off time. I started learning the basics of ML algos with a Udemy course, but have been supplementing that very general instruction with O’Reilly texts on data science using R, SQL, and others. I think a repo/forum/listserv would be a really great idea. For information Kaggle.com<http://Kaggle.com> has been helpful. For open data data.world also seems to be a good source. Best, Matt Matthew T. Mccarthy Ph.D. Candidate/Lecturer PO Box: 413 Milwaukee, WI 53201 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee On Feb 22, 2017, at 2:10 PM, Lauri Goldkind <goldkind@fordham.edu<mailto:goldkind@fordham.edu>> wrote: Hi Craig, I am a CS DBMS dropout. I must admit I found the teaching style daunting as a returning student (memorize SQL code cold). The shared repository would be very welcome. Best, Lauri. _________________________________________ Lauri Goldkind, PhD Graduate School of Social Service Fordham http://www.laurigoldkind.net/ There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you its going to be a butterfly. --- Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983) On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 3:10 AM, Craig Hamilton <Craig.Hamilton@bcu.ac.uk> wrote: Dear Jose, I’d be happy to share some of my experiences with you. From a standing start about 18 months ago, during my own PhD, I took a similar decision. During that time I’ve managed to learn some basic programming and have been able to use some data science techniques on my own data. Drop me a line if you’d like to discuss things. To start with, I’d recommend the Partially Derivative podcast. This is a magazine show about data, data science and so on, that will give you a good feel for the field as an outsider. I found this episode from a couple of years ago particularly good as a ‘Where to start’ guide: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__ partiallyderivative.com_news_2015_01_09_episode-2D9-2Dthe- 2Done-2Dthat-2Dwill-2Dtotally-2Dchange-2Dyour-2Dlife&d=DwIGaQ&c= aqMfXOEvEJQh2iQMCb7Wy8l0sPnURkcqADc2guUW8IM&r= Zm5R0WfUGSV1wBpvGCnQPiijPYegJoKsm7pYy73Uvps&m=AmPT- BHXMJ387Lx8h5M5vPidprcokhRADNDIwbLVzXo&s=PqpfcFwEmLgmEZ_ appqqS20zqGsmnP2HUo3_Y9sdgqE&e= . If any other AoIR list colleagues think it would be useful to set up some sort of group discussion/repository of resources for social science/humanities scholars, I’d be happy to be involved. Kind regards Craig On 22 Feb 2017, at 05:19, Jose Marichal <jfmarichal@gmail.com<mailto:j fmarichal@gmail.com>> wrote: Colleagues, I'm a mid-career Ph.D. social scientist going on sabbatical next year and I'd like to immerse myself in learning different aspects of data science/machine learning... I'd be grateful if folks could recommend programs or opportunities for Ph.D.'s to learn these tools. 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