Julia Silge discusses how she got into astronomy, her first non-data science positions after leaving academia, and how she then started blogging about data science and going to conferences, which opened up the door to new opportunities, including open source contributions, writing books, and data science positions. She shares advice for those who are considering making the transition from astronomy to data science. She also talks about the experience of speaking at SciPy 2024 about scientific computing across languages.  Links:Julia’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliasilge/ Julia’s blog: https://juliasilge.com/blog/ ROpenSci: https://ropensci.org/ Her first O’Reilly book: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/text-mining-with/9781491981641/ SciPy Conference: https://conference.scipy.org/ Her Talk at SciPy 2024: https://youtu.be/MVuxbtERZMI?si=1pSajS3Y1I5CjjBx  CreditsIntro Music: Tonight At Eight by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com (no relation)Outro Music: Savour The Moment by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com (no relation)Co-Hosts: Jeffrey Silverman and Joseph A’HearnRecording: Jeffrey SilvermanEditing: Joseph A’HearnATDS Podcast Logo: Joseph A’HearnThumbnail Headshot Image: Julia SilgeThumbnail Design: Joseph A'Hearn We thank the American Astronomical Society for being an official sponsor of the podcast. Timecodes #Astronomy #DataScience #Transitions #Podcast #ATDS #Astro2Data