Not So Standard Deviations

By Roger Peng and Hilary Parker

Roger Peng and Hilary Parker talk about the latest in data science and data analysis in academia and industry.... more

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The podcast currently has 193 episodes available.

Not So Standard Deviations episodes:

May 19, 2025 190 - Indefinite Leave
190 - Indefinite Leave

After a very brief summary of the changing data science landscape, Hilary and Roger do not actually end the podcast but discuss taking an indefinite leave, leaving the door slightly ajar for future opportunities.

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Roger Peng

Hilary Parker

List of NSSD Fellows

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20min
August 05, 2024 189 - LLMs and Data Science
Hilary and Roger discuss Hilary’s Use R! keynote presentation, LLMs and R, and whether R (or any programming language) has a future. Also, a brief preview of Roger’s JSM 2024 talk.

Show notes:

Support us on Patreon

Roger Peng

Hilary Parker

List of NSSD Fellows

Get the Not So Standard Deviations book

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Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com

Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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1h 8min
June 24, 2024 188 - Everyday Statistics Terms
Hilary and Roger talk about the commonplace usage of statistics terminology, Apple’s recent AI announcements, and Microsoft’s Recall feature.

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Roger Peng

Hilary Parker

List of NSSD Fellows

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Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com

Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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42min
June 11, 2024 187 - Building Robot Hilary
Hilary and Roger discuss limitations of AI image generation and the possibility of replacing both podcast hosts with robots.

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Roger Peng

Hilary Parker

List of NSSD Fellows

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Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com

Podcast art by Jessica Crowell
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1h 4min
May 09, 2024 186 - Humanoid Robots
Hilary and Roger discuss the latest AI news, open source Llama, and the prospect of humanoid robots.

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Roger Peng

Hilary Parker

List of NSSD Fellows

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58min
February 26, 2024 185 - Consultation Lessons Learned
Roger and Hilary talk about a consulting engagement gone wrong and whether there have been any good consulting engagements.

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Roger Peng

Hilary Parker

List of NSSD Fellows

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45min
February 16, 2024 184 - Unknown Unknowns
Hilary and Roger talk about whether it might be better if ChatGPT didn’t give you what you wanted.

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Roger Peng

Hilary Parker

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47min
January 31, 2024 183 - What’s an Informative Tool?
Hilary and Roger discuss what makes a data analytic tool informative for a given problem and Hilary, predictably, gets furious.

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Roger Peng

Hilary Parker

List of NSSD Fellows

Get the Not So Standard Deviations book

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Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com

Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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1h 15min
January 10, 2024 182 - The Best CEOs Not Named Hilary
Hilary and Roger ring in the new year with some discussion of AI and data science, Roger’s upcoming spring semester data science course, and some predictions for 2024.

Show Notes:

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Roger on Twitter/X

Roger on BlueSky

Hilary on Twitter/X

Hilary on BlueSky

List of NSSD Fellows

Get the Not So Standard Deviations book

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Find past episodes

Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com

Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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58min
November 15, 2023 181 - Welcome to the Parkerverse
Hilary and Roger discuss Hilary’s new ChatGPT consulting business and tease the future of data analysis with AI.

Show Notes:

Support us on Patreon

Roger on Twitter/X

Roger on BlueSky

Hilary on Twitter/X

Hilary on BlueSky

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

...more
1h 2min

FAQs about Not So Standard Deviations:

How many episodes does Not So Standard Deviations have?

The podcast currently has 193 episodes available.

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