Episode 2: Mapes on Maps

The reviews are in on our previous episode and THEY ARE GLOWING!

“Like the Giggle Girls podcast, but about data science.” -our friend’s brother in law.

“Oh cool, I’ll listen to it later.” - my nephew.

“Hey! I recognized your voice.” -an old classmate.

It’s so great that we decided to try making another! Without further ado, it’s episode 2!

Map making is both an art and a science. In this episode, Christie, Rebecca and Bridget chat with Dr. Jennifer Mapes, community geographer at Kent State, and deeply patient person, game for trying things out with a gaggle of fledgling podcasters. Mapes specializes in making maps that are meaningful and motivating.

Want to learn more? Jen’s amazing map documenting the passage of time and nature from her neighborhood walks can be viewed here. The map of Akron looking at pharmacy access for communities of color can be viewed here. Finally, here’s a link to the Mapping May 4th project.

This podcast is produced with the generous support of the Mozilla Foundation and the National Science Foundation, and with input from community members from Mozilla, the Environmental Data Science Inclusion Network, and our colleagues and students at Kent State University. A special shout out to Kristen Dowling and Emily Loccisano from Ideabase for managing our digital presence and branding. Music featured in this episode is Get Suzie With The Corks by Origami Repetika and obtained from freemusicarchive.org under a CC-BY license.

Transcript available: here.