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| 1 | +# About Project Pythia |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +Project Pythia is the education working group for [Pangeo](https://pangeo.io) |
| 4 | +and is an educational resource for the entire geoscience community. |
| 5 | +Project Pythia is a home for Python-centered learning resources that are _open-source_, |
| 6 | +_community-owned_, _geoscience-focused_, and _high-quality_. |
| 7 | + |
| 8 | +## Why do we need Project Pythia? |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +Scientists working in a multitude of disciplines rely heavily on |
| 11 | +computing technologies for their research. Numerical simulations |
| 12 | +run on supercomputers are used in the study of climate, weather, |
| 13 | +atmospheric chemistry, wildfires, space weather, and more. Similarly, |
| 14 | +a tremendous volume of digital data produced by numerical simulations, |
| 15 | +or observations made with instruments, are analyzed with the help |
| 16 | +of powerful computers and software. Thus, today’s scientists require |
| 17 | +not only expertise in their scientific discipline, but also require |
| 18 | +high-level technical skills to effectively analyze, manipulate, and |
| 19 | +make sense of potentially vast volumes of data. Computing environments |
| 20 | +change rapidly, and two technologies that have emerged and are being |
| 21 | +adopted by scientific communities relatively recently are Cloud |
| 22 | +Computing platforms and a software ecosystem of scientific tools |
| 23 | +built around the open source programming language called Python. |
| 24 | +Project Pythia provides a public, web-accessible training |
| 25 | +resource that will help educate current, and aspiring, earth |
| 26 | +scientists to more effectively use both the Scientific Python |
| 27 | +Ecosystem and Cloud Computing to make sense of huge volumes of |
| 28 | +numerical scientific data. |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +## Why the name _Pythia_? |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +In ancient Greek mythology, the god [Apollo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo) |
| 33 | +is said to have slain the monstrous [Python](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_(mythology)). |
| 34 | +Apollo's temple was later served by the [Oracle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle) |
| 35 | +of [Delphi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphi), |
| 36 | +who was known as the [Pythia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythia). |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +Like the Oracle of old, Project Pythia will help you make sense of things that seem mysterious. |
| 39 | +We will not, however, _slay_ your [Python](https://www.python.org), |
| 40 | +but instead help you _improve_ it -- and help you to help others do the same! |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +## Who is Project Pythia? |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +Pythia is an open and welcoming community! Look [here](index.md#join-us) for info |
| 45 | +on how to get involved. |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | +## Project Pythia Goals |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +1. _The Pythia Portal:_ A searchable online portal that |
| 50 | + provides scientists at any point in their career with educational |
| 51 | + content and real-world examples needed to learn how to navigate and |
| 52 | + integrate the myriad packages within the Python ecosystem for the |
| 53 | + geosciences. |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | +2. _Cloud-Deployable Pythia Platforms:_ A light-weight, |
| 56 | + Binder-based platform that will make it possible to launch portal |
| 57 | + content in customizable executable environments in the Cloud with |
| 58 | + only a “single click.” |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +## Presentations about Project Pythia |
| 61 | + |
| 62 | +To learn more about Project Pythia and its history, see this list of presentations (listed in reverse-chronological order): |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | +| Forum | Date | Presenter | Format | Title (with link) | |
| 65 | +| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | |
| 66 | +| Pangeo Showcase | 2024-10 | Brian Rose | slides | [Project Pythia Cookbooks](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-RS9DviJnOzwlRMNv1786UMYJ8PmQU-ohu0vo51NM0Q/edit?usp=sharing) | |
| 67 | +| Ocean Sciences | 2024-02 | Brian Rose | slides | [The Project Pythia Cookbook Initiative](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1tvABElX-0CgiuzMfY7XFY-gsXzGUXqWV6k2qJeTw5bk/edit?usp=sharing) | |
| 68 | +| AMS | 2024-01 | Drew Camron | slides | [Project Pythia: Three Years of Community Building Through Open Source Technology and Education](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nZfWWozBKQzVCYpKUqWPX51MEgSAhgfM/view?usp=sharing) | |
| 69 | +| AMS | 2024-01 | Kevin Tyle | slides | [Cooking up a Storm with Project Pythia](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1zMsoCg1RMHGZDuLLV0QsZB6NwKE7CKo5_8iFAGDGj6o/edit?usp=drive_link) | |
| 70 | +| AMS | 2024-01 | Brian Rose | slides | [Project Pythia's vision](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nG3iJr6Q7_ktKHg6PXzna7DMp4HDiFgS7scqjKLtXNA/edit?usp=sharing) | |
| 71 | +| AGU | 2023-12 | Brian Rose | slides | [The Project Pythia Cookbook Initiative](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1J6wgvypXxYZ4uTQHsquyH_tlY6KiQXBcxb3cwdd3FUM/edit?usp=sharing) | |
| 72 | +| AGU | 2023-12 | Julia Kent | slides | [Project Pythia: Empowering Geoscientists through Open-Source, Open-Science Collaboration](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1wm0RxaswVh_YJFcYsHduONsYiYNLc69f0XuHnP7Vfh8/edit?usp=sharing) | |
| 73 | +| SciPy | 2023-07 | Kevin Tyle / Drew Camron | slides | [Better (Open-source) Homes and Gardens with Project Pythia](https://drive.google.com/file/d/125Wk3TTImHqSYLkgPNsy4_M_w3aENgLr/view?usp=sharing) | |
| 74 | +| Pythia Cook-off 2023 | 2023-06 | Brian Rose / Drew Camron | slides | [Cook-off 2023 Introduction: All about Pythia, Cookbooks, and the Cook-off!](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NUnkZLyf4HXkPfQATjoUAs1s9cQAAtTlmVUMwQQmvMg/edit?usp=sharing) | |
| 75 | +| CI2023 Reproducibility Challenge | 2023-05 | Brian Rose | slides | [Project Pythia: Learning Python Geoscience Software](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7915657) | |
| 76 | +| ISS | 2023-04 | Julia Kent | slides | [How Project Pythia Leverages GitHub for Community Contributions](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13MH5968BAfR6IxplGVbM2bSJ6uRoa5Wkzk5axqvmCX4/edit?usp=sharing) | |
| 77 | +| ESDS forum | 2023-03 | Brian Rose | slides | [Project Pythia Cookbooks](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1goieS2kjajD93fPSKm6aP2GroNotV9zu/view?usp=sharing) | |
| 78 | +| AMS | 2023-01 | Drew Camron | talk | [Project Pythia: A Community Update on Open and Sustainable Geoscientific Python Education](https://ams.confex.com/ams/103ANNUAL/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/421702) | |
| 79 | +| AMS | 2023-01 | Max Grover | talk | [ARMing the Open Science Community with Radar Cookbooks: from the Colorado Rockies to the Gulf Coast and Beyond](https://ams.confex.com/ams/103ANNUAL/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/417388) | |
| 80 | +| AGU | 2022-12 | Kevin Tyle | slides | [Project Pythia - Transforming Software Engineering Education for GeoScience](https://eppro01.ativ.me/src/EventPilot/php/express/web/planner.php?id=AGU22) | |
| 81 | +| AGU | 2022-12 | Julia Kent | slides | [Project Pythia: A Pangeo Community Tool for Open-Source Education](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19oWV7LULijtIYObrNW3ccoRLNFV9lYA0APuPlXAx_z8/edit?usp=sharing) | |
| 82 | +| SciPy | 2022-07 | Kevin Tyle | slides | [A Community-built Training Resource for the Geoscientific Python Software Ecosystem](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1tyPkDVDKZX5BsWk9j-TTwiKT8mNQBBZG/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=114646835079460879999&rtpof=true&sd=true) | |
| 83 | +| ESDS forum | 2022-05 | Julia Kent | slides | [Project Pythia: A Community Learning Resource for Geoscientists](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NGLFwqJdsu53CtsCqZLO3dxQtRcelOsm/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107342162699810699865&rtpof=true&sd=true) | |
| 84 | +| AMS | 2022-01 | Drew Camron | slides | [Project Pythia: A community update](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NuV5sI3oGhvuUt_s8hzmj0UA9MqCtlxWTADbJHjr9ow/edit?usp=sharing) | |
| 85 | +| AMS | 2022-01 | Kevin Tyle | slides | [Leveraging Project Pythia in an Advanced Geoscience & Visualization Course](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1D8kkpsX4CE3rT5QQliH6JfKYeY76fT1gClIEzboxgko/) | |
| 86 | +| AMS | 2022-01 | Max Grover | slides | [Rethinking CESM Diagnostics through the Lens of Earth System Data Science](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1aTw0DmaZ-7PQtWXxQqdik825r5mOoYRe/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=113419461755911727326&rtpof=true&sd=true) | |
| 87 | +| AGU | 2021-12 | Kevin Paul | e-poster | [Pangeo and Project Pythia: Helping Geoscientists Navigate the Scientific Python Ecosystem](https://agu2021fallmeeting-agu.ipostersessions.com/Default.aspx?s=CF-91-F4-F8-35-E4-B7-40-F2-8C-F6-86-76-97-11-02) | |
| 88 | +| AGU | 2021-12 | Kevin Paul | e-poster | [Project Pythia: A Resource to Help Geoscientists Navigate the Scientific Python Ecosystem](https://agu2021fallmeeting-agu.ipostersessions.com/Default.aspx?s=25-22-8E-6D-6E-CB-B4-E9-6D-08-78-2A-61-2F-62-09) | |
| 89 | +| AGU | 2021-12 | Julia Kent | abstract | [ESDS Educational Efforts](https://t.co/hQ1wGQZB18) | |
| 90 | +| Pangeo Showcase | 2021-06 | Brian Rose | video + slides | [Project Pythia: a community learning resource for Python-based computing in the geosciences](https://discourse.pangeo.io/t/june-23-2021-project-pythia-a-community-learning-resource-for-python-based-computing-in-the-geosciences/1601) | |
| 91 | +| AMS | 2021-01 | John Clyne | video | [Project Pythia: a community learning resource for geoscientists](https://youtu.be/_UxlrwB_evo) |
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