2026/04/30 - Jacob Matson
The agent writes the SQL and the data viz now. Here's what's still your job — and how to implement data-layer changes that took a very hard natural language to SQL benchmark from 30% to 93% accuracy with Gemini Flash.
7:14
2026-04-23
Learn to write effective context for data agents. Covers benchmarks comparing English, SQL, and semantic model formats plus scaling strategies.
Webinar
AI, ML and LLMs
58:00
2026-04-07
Alex Monahan and Jacob Matson walk through DuckDB 1.5's biggest features including the VARIANT type, redesigned CLI, built-in GEOMETRY, and faster joins.
Webinar
38:23
2026-03-17
See how MotherDuck's new query_rw MCP tool lets AI agents write back to your data warehouse, creating tables, storing embeddings, and saving views.
Stream
AI, ML and LLMs
MotherDuck Features
SQL
2026/02/25 - Jacob Matson
Explore first, find the story, iterate on the artifact, test in MotherDuck. The workflow I keep coming back to after weeks of building.
1:00:10
2026-02-25
You know the pattern: someone asks a question, you write a query, share the results — and a week later, the same question comes back. Watch this webinar to see how MotherDuck is rethinking how questions become answers, with AI agents that build and share interactive data visualizations straight from live queries.
Webinar
AI ML and LLMs
MotherDuck Features
2026/02/06 - Jacob Matson
I ran 500 text-to-SQL questions against three frontier LLMs with zero context beyond the schema. 95% accuracy. No semantic layer required.
2026-01-27
Jacob and Jerel from MotherDuck showcase practical ways to optimize your data warehouse for AI-powered SQL generation. Through rigorous testing with the Bird benchmark, they demonstrate that text-to-SQL accuracy can jump from 30% to 74% by enriching your database with the right metadata.
AI, ML and LLMs
SQL
MotherDuck Features
Stream
Tutorial
2026/01/23 - Jacob Matson
From #N column references to boolean math, explore the extreme techniques used to solve the Quackmas 2025 SQL Golf challenge.
2026-01-21
Jacob and Alex from MotherDuck query data using the MotherDuck MCP. Watch as they analyze 180,000 rows of shipment data through conversational AI, uncovering late delivery patterns, profitability insights, and operational trends with no SQL required!
Stream
AI, ML and LLMs
MotherDuck Features
SQL
BI & Visualization
Tutorial
2026-01-13
Watch us dive into NFL playoff odds and PGA Tour stats using using MotherDuck's MCP server with Claude. See how to analyze data, build visualizations, and iterate on insights in real-time using natural language queries and DuckDB.
AI, ML and LLMs
SQL
MotherDuck Features
Tutorial
BI & Visualization
Ecosystem
2025-12-26
In this hands-on workshop, Jacob Matson walks through building a serverless lakehouse from scratch using DuckLake.
Webinar
Tutorial
2025/12/23 - Jacob Matson
What if AI could discover your business logic by mining query history instead of requiring manual metric definitions? Explore how LLMs are replacing static semantic layers with systems that learn from actual usage.
2025/12/16 - Garrett O'Brien, Jacob Matson
Run analytics 200x faster on PlanetScale Postgres with MotherDuck integration. Keep millisecond transactions while pushing analytical queries to serverless compute.
2025/12/12 - Jacob Matson
Christmas presents have vanished! Use your SQL skills to solve the mystery on DBQuacks and win prizes. 15 challenges. One leaderboard.
2025-11-20
Learn how to turbocharge your Python data work using DuckDB and MotherDuck with Pandas. We walk through performance comparisons, exploratory data analysis on bigger datasets, and an end-to-end ML feature engineering pipeline.
Webinar
Python
AI, ML and LLMs
2025-11-14
AI isn't here to replace data work, it's here to make it better. Watch this webinar to see how Hex and MotherDuck build AI workflows that prioritize context, iteration, and real-world impact.
Webinar
AI, ML and LLMs
2025-10-29
Temptation to over-engineer your data stack is everywhere. Watch MotherDuck and Tasman Analytics for the antidote: a practical discussion of why companies try to overbuild and what they can do to resist the temptation.
Webinar
2025-10-14
MotherDuck’s managed DuckLake data lakehouse blends the cost efficiency, scale, and openness of a lakehouse with the speed of a warehouse for truly joyful dbt pipelines. They will show you how!
Talk
2025-09-25
In this webinar, we show how Datacoves and MotherDuck make it possible to connect directly to S3, build dbt models in DuckLake, and visualize the results without the heavy lift of traditional data stacks.
Webinar
dbt
2025-09-10
Hear how DoSomething's data team escaped the enterprise data trap, achieving 20X cost reduction and transforming hours-long queries into seconds with MotherDuck.
YouTube
2025/09/03 - Jelte Fennema-Nio, Jacob Matson
PostgreSQL gets a DuckDB-flavored power-up for faster analytical queries without ever leaving Postgres.
2025/08/22 - Jacob Matson
Tired of clicking? Master 9 essential SQL keyboard shortcuts to achieve a true flow state and make your data analysis faster and more joyful. Learn to run queries, comment, format, and even use AI without leaving your keyboard.
2025/08/04 - Jacob Matson, Alex Monahan
Learn essential SQL to verify AI-generated queries. Master SELECT, JOIN, and CTEs to safely analyze data with LLMs. Includes DuckDB examples and safety tips
2025-07-26
Learn how DuckLake, MotherDuck, and Estuary enable fast, real-time data integration and analytics with modern open table formats, cloud data warehousing, and no-code streaming pipelines.
YouTube
2025/07/25 - Hamilton Ulmer, Jacob Matson
Stay in flow with MotherDuck's latest features. Real-time SQL feedback and natural language editing.
2025/06/27 - Jacob Matson
Stop debugging AI-generated SQL queries. Learn the exact Cursor + MotherDuck setup that makes AI write working SQL on the first try, with step-by-step instructions.
2025-06-26
Watch this special edition of our Getting Started with MotherDuck webinar where we'll cover how to use DuckLake with MotherDuck.
Webinar
2025/06/16 - Jacob Matson, Aditya Somani
Learn how to integrate PostgreSQL with DuckDB and MotherDuck for faster analytics. Compare DuckDB Postgres Extension, pg_duckdb, and CDC approaches with practical examples and best practices for each method.
2025/05/27 - Jacob Matson
Learn how to use the DuckDB Excel extension to directly read, import, and write XLSX files using the read_xlsx function. Plus, MotherDuck tips.
2025-05-21
Imagine writing SQL queries that give you instant visual feedback, transforming your entire data exploration experience. That's what Instant SQL enables with MotherDuck.
YouTube
2025/05/06 - Jacob Matson
Use MotherDuck to power your Tableau Cloud, Server, and Desktop dashboards.
2025-04-22
Jacob Matson shares insights from AI-powered spatial data analysis, exploring how to "vibe code" with AI-generated SQL using MotherDuck and DuckDB for real-world decision-making scenarios.
Talk
AI, ML and LLMs
2025-04-10
Learn how data teams at MotherDuck, Notion, 1Password, and Evidence use AI tools to automate workflows, enrich data, speed up BI development, and enhance documentation.
YouTube
2025/03/07 - Jacob Matson, Andrew Witten
Duckfooding MotherDuck with the postgres scanner
24:42
2025-01-17
In this talk at our MotherDuck Seattle meetup, Jacob, developer advocate at MotherDuck, talked about why we should use more SQL and go hands-on with some practical examples of how to read from Iceberg using dbt, DuckDB, and MotherDuck.
dbt
Meetup
SQL
