Learning Bayesian Statistics

#75 The Physics of Top Gun 2 Maverick, with Jason Berndt


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If you’re a nerd like me, you’re always curious about the physics of any situation. So, obviously, when I watched Top Gun 2, I became fascinated by the aerodynamics of fighters jets. And it so happens that one of my friends used to be a fighter pilot for the Canadian army… Immediately, I thought this would make for a cool episode — and here we are!

Actually, Jason Berndt wanted to be a pilot from the age of 3. When he was 6, he went to an air show, and then specifically wanted to become a fighter pilot. In his teens, he learned how to fly saliplanes, small single engine aircrafts. At age 22, he got a bachelor’s in aero engineering from the royal military college, and then — well, he’ll tell you the rest in the episode.

Now in his thirties, he owns real estate and created his own company, My Two Brows, selling temporary eyebrow tattoos — which, weirdly enough, is actually related to his time in the army…

In his free time, Jason plays the guitar, travels around the world (that’s actually how we met), and loves chasing adrenaline however he can (paragliding, scuba diving, you name it!).

Our theme music is « Good Bayesian », by Baba Brinkman (feat MC Lars and Mega Ran). Check out his awesome work at https://bababrinkman.com/ !

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Links from the show:

  • My Two Brows website: https://mytwobrows.com/
  • My Two Brows on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/my_two_brows/
  • My Two Brows on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6eQgQ4qoGE2RStDJkumUGg
  • PyMC Labs Workshop – Hierarchical Bayesian Modeling of Survey Data with Post-stratification: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efID35XUQ3I


Abstract

written by Christoph Bamberg

In this episode of the Learning bayesian statistics podcast we do not talk about Bayesianism, let alone statistics. Instead we dive into the world of fighter jets and Top Gun pilots with Jason Berndt. 

Jason is a former fighter jet pilot turned entrepreneur. He looks back at his time as a pilot, how he got there, the challenges and thrills of this job and how it influences him now in his new life. 

We also touch upon physics and science related aspects like G-force, centrifugal power, automation in critical environments like flying a fighter jet and human-computer interaction.

Jason discusses the recent movie Top Gun: Maverick and how realistic the flying was as well as the description of the fighter pilots’ lives.


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