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465: Dinosaurs, Pirates, Spaceships

Embedded.fm · 1 Dec 2023 · 1h 05m · Episode 465

What this episode covers

Yanina Bellini Saibene, community manager of rOpenSci and co-founder of LatinR, discusses the barriers to learning technology for non-English speakers, citing research on the extra time and bias faced by non-native speakers. She explains the difference between translation and localization, using her work on the Spanish version of 'Teaching Tech Together' as an example of adapting idioms and cultural references. The conversation covers the pedagogical value of R for data science beginners, the limitations of automatic translation tools, and strategies for creating inclusive technical communities.

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Companies
rOpenSci, R-Ladies, The Carpentries, Memfault, LatinR
Products
Teaching Tech Together
Tools
Google Translate, ChatGPT
Also
R, Python

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