E20: Jason Benn's path to ML engineering

Jason Benn is an ML engineer and truly the epitome of a lifelong learner (Cal Newport even wrote about Jason in one of his books on learning!). Oz and Charlie catch up with Jason on his current self-directed ML sabbatical - which he's corralled into a co-working cohort called mleclub.com (similar to Recurse Center but with an ML / AI focus). We discuss the tactical, strategic, and emotional side to effective self-directed learning, and close out with a new segment tentatively called "Would you read the top article on Hacker News right now?".

Shownotes

• Minerva University 
• [book] So Good They Can't Ignore You - Cal Newport
• [book] Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned - Kenneth O. O. Stanley, Joel Lehman
• Jason Benn's website 
• MLE Club

Creators and Guests

Host

Charlie Harrington

Computer programmer, cub novelist

Host

Oz Nova

Learn computer science with me: async via https://t.co/7DJHcrvyg1 or live via https://t.co/3txqrpBkwi. Or, https://t.co/pDTuKaskQZ

Guest

Jason Benn

Community builder & MLE. Founding MLE @ Sourceress (YCS17, exit 2021). Sequoia Scout. Founded the Neighborhood, an event series and RE fund that built coliving!

What is The CS Primer Show?

A show about computer science and computer science education by Charlie Harrington and Oz Nova.