Ep 77 Guest episode with Dr Marco Motta, expert in data analysis & visualisation, philosophy doctorate, and funk-rock musician!

In Episode 65, The Occupational Philosophers chat with Dr Marco Motta, who specialises in data analysis and visualisation, with a strong track-record transforming the performance reporting culture of large organisations.

He marries this with a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Queensland and uses his background in critical thinking to help organisations and clients identify, define, break-down and solve complex business challenges.

More importantly, he used to have a funk-rock band together with his brother in their teenage years,and they recently decided to record a cover of the Eurythmics’ classic, “Sweet Dreams,” – we heartily recommend this…Youtube link below!

This is a great conversation with a guest who puts the Aristotle in Analytics!

In this episode, they explore, and scuttle down some real rabbit-holes, on some mind bending topics:

How morality and ethics are culture dependent [12:00]
What’s a slash chord?! (Listen to the first piano accompaniment on this podcast!) [17:50]
What is truth? How do we know we exist? Should we put Descartes before the horse? [25:05]
Is Gravity an absolute fact? Is it just a dip in Space-Time? Might John float out of his chair? [28:50]
Is Schroedinger’s cat alive or dead? The answer finally revealed! [35:39]
How Philosophy usefully informs data analytics and visualisation [37:55]
Why organisations that can manage uncertainty are better equipped to navigate the future [41:25]
What are ‘weak truths’ and how do help us? [43:01]
How does creativity and painting play into data visualisation? [48:01]
Will our robot overlords vaporise us? [54:00]
What advice does Marco have for teams and organisations? [1:05:17]
When is the ‘Occupational Philosophers After Dark’ podcast launching?