Civic Tech Chat

Civic Tech Chat is a podcast about the civic tech

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Civic Tech Chat is a podcast about the civic technology movement. We seek to harness the power technology has to improve the delivery of public services to people everywhere.
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Relevance Drives Rigor: Exploring Open Data with R
Episode 106
Wednesday, 29 April, 2026

Christian Martinez shares his journey from cognitive neuroscience to civic tech, highlighting the importance of open data, reproducible research, and building accessible tools like R packages. Discover how relevance drives rigor in education and data projects, and learn practical tips for getting started with open data and open source development.Resources and ShoutoutsNYC Open Data Portal: https://opendata.cityofnewyork.us/NYS Open Data Portal (MTA data also lives here): https://data.ny.gov/NYC Open Data Student Gallery Book: https://martinezc1-nyc-open-data-student-gallery.share.connect.posit.cloud/Music Credit: Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol