Bright Lights Big Data Mike and Tammy Armstrong

Mike and Tammy talk about commuter rail in the US and the possibility of high speed rail.
Also, check out the Green City podcast episodes where Mike was interviewed: https://anchor.fm/lynnae-hentzen/episodes/MIKE-ARMSTRONG-e13r0rk
https://anchor.fm/lynnae-hentzen/episodes/MIKE-ARMSTRONG-2-0-e146fco

And register for the Des Moines Data & Analytics NLP Roundtable on August 13th: https://www.meetup.com/Des-Moines-Data-Analytics/events/279938252/

In which Tammy forgets the name of Mod Podge. Mike and Tammy respond to listener questions about how they chose their careers, and what podcasts they listen to. Also, a new edition of Call Me Algorithm.

Mike and Tammy talk about topics inspired by their latest reads: "The Information: a History, a Theory, a Flood" by James Gleick (for Tammy) and "The City We Became" by N.K. Jemisin (for Mike). Topics covered include communication technologies, natural language processing techniques, and places and identity.

Mike and Tammy discuss maps, both real and (deep)fake, and some of the concepts behind image compression.
(Apologies for the audio tragedy that is this episode - think we managed to salvage it but will do better next time!)

Mike and Tammy each come up with reality competition shows for their industries. Netflix, hit us up.
Merch is back! Check out bit.ly/blbdmerch

Not our strongest episode for naming things. Mike and Tammy discuss urban planning-related board games, and some of the probability concepts in games in general. Mike also invents several board games.

Games discussed:
Machi Koro
Welcome To
Can’t Stop
Tokaido
Galaxy Trucker

Shows:
My First Errand
Grand Designs