Probability at the End of the Information Age

Surprise, another podcast! (Apparently Kelin’s was the “first”, so this is the “second.” But, from 2022-era Reboot, we have at least 3 older audio posts — I still think they’re excellent, so do check them out if you enjoy audio!)

On certain slices of the internet, Ben Recht might be known as Substack power-user (“that one prof who blogs about math”), professional hot-take-haver, or “recurring podcast guest.” He’s also a computer science professor and one of my PhD advisors at Berkeley.

I recently sat down with him to talk about… Nate Silver’s new book, understanding the world through statistics, the academic rat race, and the psychology of it all.

Listen here on Substack (web or app), or subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. A transcript and takeaways will be published with each episode.