
Not So Standard Deviations
Roger Peng and Hilary Parker talk about the latest in data science and data analysis in academia and industry.
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Jun 15, 2022 • 1h 1min
159 - Ecosystems vs. Platforms
Hilary and Roger discuss deprecated packages, the tidyverse ecosystem, the end of fashion, creators and platforms, and whether certain people understand data science. Show Notes: Paper that Roger Meant to Write but Didn’t Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

Jun 1, 2022 • 56min
158 - Getting the Email
Hilary and Roger discuss testing apps on iPods, updating R packages and getting the “email” from CRAN, and going back to conferences. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

May 5, 2022 • 1h 4min
157 - Early Morning Vibe
Hilary and Roger discuss Docker for analytic pipelines, deep learning, the right/wrong way to get feedback, and the future of Twitter. Show Notes: Fit without fear: remarkable mathematical phenomena of deep learning through the prism of interpolation Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

Apr 20, 2022 • 1h 7min
156 - Hilary’s New Job
Hilary and Roger talk about Hilary’s new job as Chief Technology Officer of Indyx. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

Apr 12, 2022 • 60min
155 - I Just Wanna ML
Hilary is back from special assignment in the Yukon. She and Roger talk about prediction modeling (and how Hilary hates it), self-driving cars, and chatting (or not) with virtual agents. Show Notes Tensorflow MacOS Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

Apr 4, 2022 • 1h 7min
154 - Just Tweak Some Parameters
Roger welcomes back Lucy D’Agostino McGowan to the show to discuss building prediction models and how they may or may not relate to causal inference. Show Notes: Lucy D’Agostino McGowan Hundreds of AI tools have been built to catch covid. None of them helped. Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

Mar 7, 2022 • 1h 6min
153 - Bee to Bee to Cee
Hilary and Roger discuss whether they understand their models, changing programming languages, using RStudio for everything, and deep learning. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

Feb 21, 2022 • 1h 3min
152 - Totally Normal
Hilary and Roger continue to track Roger’s deep learning journey. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

Feb 7, 2022 • 60min
151 - How Deep Is The Learning?
Hilary and Roger discuss Twitter Spaces, career advice, and deep learning. Show Notes: Deep Learning Book Robert Nowak’s IMS Medallion Lecture Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

Jan 24, 2022 • 57min
150 - Microdosing Data Science
Hilary and Roger discuss Sir David Cox, esport competitions, and hand out more bad career advice. Show Notes: Sir David Cox The Cox Model Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell
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