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 Shoutouts
NYC 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