Getting started in data science? Today's episode is for you! Sidney Arcidiacono is absolutely crushing her first year in the field; we discuss the options for getting started in the field and top tips for early-career success.

Trained as a phlebotomist (blood-sample collection), Sidney was inspired by the potential for machine learning to revolutionize healthcare, so she jumped feet first into a full-time computer science degree at Make School, specializing in the data science track. From no familiarity with code or models just a year ago, Sidney's immersion has paid off: She's now fluent in the modern data science software stack and landed a summer data science internship at GreenLight Biosciences, Inc., an RNA-molecule therapeutics firm (like the Pfizer/BioNTech/Moderna vaccines).

Sidney is terrifically sharp and engaging; I think you'll enjoy hearing from her as much as I did during filming.

Watch or listen here.