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title: "Episode 2: Data, Science, and Data Science with Scott White"
description: We chat with Scott White, learn about his experience filing for patents, the value of cross-disciplinary collaboration, ricin testing and his recent foray into data science. 
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# Episode 2: Data, Science, and Data Science with Scott White

Posted by [Research This Team](https://www.researchthis.us/episodes/author/research-this-team) on May 16, 2020 10:50:52 PM

In Episode 2 we chat with Scott White, learn about his experience filing for patents and getting involved with the entrepreneurial side of science while at university, the value of cross-disciplinary collaboration, ricin testing and his recent foray into data science. 

Highlights:

- Getting negative results isn't necessarily a failure
- The appropriate number of times to take a Thermodynamics course
- Polymer substrates for cochlear implants 
- How much DNA you need to order to qualify for free shipping

Here's [Scott's Google Scholars page!](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Jase9fkAAAAJ&hl=en)

 

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