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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Not So Standard Deviations episodes:

October 04, 2023 180 - Lessons from T2
Hilary and Roger discuss how to improve ChatGPT interactions and important lessons learned from Terminator 2.

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48min
September 06, 2023 179 - AI Grand Strategy
Hilary and Roger are discussing Python in Excel, speed cubing data, and a grand strategy for AI weapons.

Show Notes:

Python in Excel

World Cube Association

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1h 15min
August 22, 2023 178 - Hilary is Cranky About Everything
Hilary and Roger discuss data vs. oil, large language models, automated vehicles, and Hilary contributes to Roger's research.

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1h 6min
August 12, 2023 177 - We're Back!
Hilary and Roger return to see if anything has changed in the world since they took their break. Topics include the changing world of social media and the "data as oil" metaphor.

Show Notes:

Catching up with the weird world of LLMs

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1h 8min
May 03, 2023 176 - Is R the Worst?
Hilary and Roger make a special announcement and discuss large language models, prompt engineering, and the frustration of teaching R these days.

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1h 3min
April 17, 2023 175 - Apocalypse Later
Hilary and Roger discuss Posit ads and continue the discussion of ChatGPT and AI (including AI movies!)

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59min
April 04, 2023 174 - The Future Was Here
Hilary and Roger debate the impacts and time horizon of ChatGPT and its competitors.

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1h 22min
March 14, 2023 173 - Narrative Diagrams
Hilary and Roger reflect on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, discuss what the goal of data version control is, and critique Roger's idea for a way to learn from other people's data analyses.

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1h 12min
February 17, 2023 172 - Efficient Counterfactuals
Hilary and Roger winge about Twitter, correct the record about dbt, and consider more counterfactuals.

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1h 5min
February 03, 2023 171 - Orchestrating the Reverse ETL
Hilary recovers from COVID while Roger throws various difficult discussion topics at her. They talk about Charlie Javice, Data Day Texas, Posit / Palantir, and classified documents.

Show Notes:

JP Morgan Chase lawsuit against Frank

Palantir news release

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Podcast art by Jessica Crowell
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1h 9min

FAQs about Not So Standard Deviations:

How many episodes does Not So Standard Deviations have?

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