One way is to become conversant in the subject matter of data science consumers, perhaps even obtaining basic certification in the subject matter area of the consumer.

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The toxicology of chromium(VI) in the United States is a really good case study because there are powerful forces aligned on all sides and a relatively small number of scientists really conversant in the details.

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The idea, says Buell Duncan III , IBM's general manager for ISV and developer relations, is to create a network of companies large and small, which are conversant in both nonproprietary, or open, computing standards, like the Linux operating system or the Java programming language, and IBM's suite of hardware, middleware and services.

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Now, I say ourselves because if you are reading this blog you have already self-selected as someone who is conversant with and interested in certain kinds of technology.

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Although riding on a Boeing jetliner is statistically much safer than lying in your bed at home, few members of the flying public are conversant with the thousands of safeguards built into aviation hardware and training procedures that have resulted in no domestic jetliner crashes for over a decade.

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The more you are conversant with what you know, the easier it is to develop your own projects and find your niche in the projects of others.

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