BioHackers Podcast Ep. 3 - Biodata, AI, & Workflows featuring Ben Sherman

Welcome to Episode 3 of the BioHackers Podcast! In this episode, David and Alex welcome Ben Sherman to the show. Together, they discuss the role of AI in finding patterns in data, the magic of workflows, image analytics, the top 3 skills of a computational scientist, and how to become a Groovy coder. (11:32) Magic of Workflows | Ben’s Dream Job (15:30) Workflow Managers = Next Generation of Code (18:28) How Hard is it to Use Workflow Managers? (21:14) “Groovy” Nextflow Programming Language (25:49) Nextflow Tower is an Onramp to the Cloud (29:38) BioScience Research is Troubleshooting (31:50) AI Applications for BioSciences (36:04) Image Analytics is Common Denominator for AI Applications (46:04) Top 3 Skills to become a Computational Scientist (48:09) What is a BioHacker to You? (54:30) Enjoy the Show!