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 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...
Aug 05, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hilary and Roger talk about the commonplace usage of statistics terminology, Apple’s recent AI announcements, and Microsoft’s Recall feature. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger Peng Hilary Parker 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 24, 2024•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hilary and Roger discuss limitations of AI image generation and the possibility of replacing both podcast hosts with robots. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger Peng Hilary Parker 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 11, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hilary and Roger discuss the latest AI news, open source Llama, and the prospect of humanoid robots. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger Peng Hilary Parker 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 09, 2024•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Roger and Hilary talk about a consulting engagement gone wrong and whether there have been any good consulting engagements. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger Peng Hilary Parker 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 26, 2024•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hilary and Roger talk about whether it might be better if ChatGPT didn’t give you what you wanted. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger Peng Hilary Parker 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 16, 2024•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hilary and Roger discuss what makes a data analytic tool informative for a given problem and Hilary, predictably, gets furious. Show Notes Support us on Patreon Roger Peng Hilary Parker 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 31, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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: 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 Jessic...
Jan 10, 2024•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Nov 15, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hilary and Roger discuss how to improve ChatGPT interactions and important lessons learned from Terminator 2. 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...
Oct 04, 2023•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 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...
Sep 06, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hilary and Roger discuss data vs. oil, large language models, automated vehicles, and Hilary contributes to Roger’s research. 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...
Aug 22, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 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 ...
Aug 12, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hilary and Roger make a special announcement and discuss large language models, prompt engineering, and the frustration of teaching R these days. 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 03, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hilary and Roger discuss Posit ads and continue the discussion of ChatGPT and AI (including AI movies!) 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 17, 2023•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hilary and Roger debate the impacts and time horizon of ChatGPT and its competitors. 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 04, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. 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...
Mar 14, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hilary and Roger winge about Twitter, correct the record about dbt, and consider more counterfactuals. 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 17, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 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 nssdeviation...
Feb 03, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hilary spills a smoothie and coffee and Roger starts teaching again. 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...
Jan 13, 2023•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hilary and Roger close out the year discussing brain biomarkers, ChatGPT and AI art, and Roger’s failed experiment with a rocket company. 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...
Dec 16, 2022•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hilary and Roger design a coffee experiment, sell some mugs, and discuss Roger’s college transcript. Show Notes: Not So Standard Mugs 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...
Dec 03, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hilary and Roger follow up on DALL-E and discuss the main topic of the day – Twitter and whether there are any viable alternatives. Show Notes: Roger as Cowboy 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...
Nov 21, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hilary and Roger discuss Roger’s latest coffee conundrum, remaking the 2007 Apple store, and using DALL-E for ad campaigns. And Roger is hiring a postdoc! Show Notes: Roger’s Postdoc Ad : https://rdpeng.org/postdoc.html Bootcut Jeans Anthropologie Bootcut Jeans Uniqlo Bootcut Jeans Etsy 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 e...
Oct 07, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hilary and Roger celebrate their podcast-iversary by discussing The Dropout, Hilary’s startup experience, and developing a totally straightforward system for living in two different locations. 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...
Sep 22, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hilary and Roger are back after a short break to discuss Roger’s new job, the meaning of data science, and limited liability algorithms. Show Notes: UT Austin Statistics and Data Sciences 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...
Sep 10, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hilary and Roger reflect on rstudio::conf(2022) and follow up on assumptions vs. constraints for statistical methods. Show Notes: Introduction to Modern Statistics 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...
Aug 10, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hilary and Roger discuss the upcoming RStudio Conference and figure out what talks Roger should go to. 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...
Jul 29, 2022•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Hilary and Roger follow up on TikTok, Twitter, and then discuss why statisticians are so bad at training people in data analysis. 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...
Jul 15, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hilary is fresh from raising capital and Roger thinks they should start a TikTok account. 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...
Jul 05, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
