That's not [data] science!

We are excited to announce that Mara Averick will be the speaker at the next R-Ladies Boston meetup, on May 30th, 2018.

Mara has a wealth of experience in data analysis and visualization, or in her own words, she is a “data nerd at large”. Mara currently works as "tidyverse developer advocate" at RStudio. She has an amazing talent in digging into heavily technical subject matters, and presenting them in an easy-to-understand form for less-technical audience.

Here is the abstract of Mara's talk:

"The boundaries of science and its constituent disciplines have never been static. Nevertheless, these boundaries and their associated terms have been fiercely defended and debated from within. Scientific norms and authority are established with an audience in mind — the public, policymakers, stakeholders, and even institutions. Though 'public understanding of science' has been the subject of academic inquiry for several decades, the channels and opportunities for engagement have changed dramatically with the rise of social media, and 'democratized' vectors of communication, including the co-production of open-source software."

Food and drinks will be provided by our awesome hosts!

We request that you share a full name through the RSVP (only goes to organizers) so we can accommodate our host's security practices.