Not So Standard Deviations

Not So Standard Deviations

Roger Peng and Hilary Parker

Episodes 100
Avg. Duration 1h 4m
Activity Dormant
Since Nov 2019
Latest Episode May 2025

Publishing Details

Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Hosting
rss.libsyn.com

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About This Podcast

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

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Recent Episodes

190 - Indefinite Leave

May 19, 2025 19m

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…

189 - LLMs and Data Science

Aug 05, 2024 1h 7m

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:…

188 - Everyday Statistics Terms

Jun 24, 2024 41m

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…

187 - Building Robot Hilary

Jun 11, 2024 1h 3m

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…

186 - Humanoid Robots

May 09, 2024 57m

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…

185 - Consultation Lessons Learned

Feb 26, 2024 44m

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…

184 - Unknown Unknowns

Feb 16, 2024 46m

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…

183 - What's an Informative Tool?

Jan 31, 2024 1h 14m

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…

182 - The Best CEOs Not Named Hilary

Jan 10, 2024 57m

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…

181 - Welcome to the Parkerverse

Nov 15, 2023 1h 1m

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…

180 - Lessons from T2

Oct 04, 2023 47m

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…

179 - AI Grand Strategy

Sep 06, 2023 1h 14m

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…

178 - Hilary is Cranky About Everything

Aug 22, 2023 1h 5m

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…

177 - We're Back!

Aug 12, 2023 1h 7m

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:…

176 - Is R the Worst?

May 03, 2023 1h 2m

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…

175 - Apocalypse Later

Apr 17, 2023 58m

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…

174 - The Future Was Here

Apr 04, 2023 1h 21m

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…

173 - Narrative Diagrams

Mar 14, 2023 1h 11m

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. …

172 - Efficient Counterfactuals

Feb 17, 2023 1h 4m

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…

171 - Orchestrating the Reverse ETL

Feb 03, 2023 1h 8m

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…

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