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Daily Tech News Show (VIDEO)Miss Misinformation 2025 – DTNS Live 5097Andrea Jones-Rooy is here to explain what data sets say about how misinformation is consumed and shared and who’s responsible for making it. Plus we discuss the results of an OpenAI study detailing how people utilize ChatGPT. Meta unveiled its $799 Ray Ban Display smart glasses at Meta Connect. And a viewer is curious about our take on Australia’s social media ban on those 16 years of age or younger.
Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.
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2025-09-191h 07
Behind the DataWhat's actually in US jobs data?Data about the US labor market has been all over the headlines of late -- but what's actually in these numbers? Beyond the recent political upheaval surrounding the August 1, 2025, jobs report, the process of translating complex and nuanced things like labor market activity into numbers, and then making sense of those numbers while also being mindful of long-term deeper trends that might affect those interpretations -- is super fascinating and important.In this episode we talk with Ben Casselman, Chief Economics Correspondent at the New York Times, about how to think about these numbers, how they...
2025-09-0840 minBehind the DataWhy don't we do what makes us happier?We all want to be happier, yet we often avoid the very actions that research shows would actually improve our happiness. We talk with social psychologist Lara Aknin about her work as editor of the World Happiness Report and director of the Helping and Happiness Lab to explore what we know about what makes us happy, and why we don't do more of those things. From the surprising happiness boost we get from acts of generosity to why reaching out to old friends feels harder than it should, we unpack why humans misjudge what will make them happy—and th...
2025-08-2340 min
Fake the Nation“Yes We Can” Forever (w/Danielle Durchslag and Andrea Jones-Rooy)On this week's Fake the Nation, comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined by visual artist/filmmaker Danielle Durchslag and data scientist/podcaster Andrea Jones-Rooy. They talk about Gwyneth Paltrow's enduring allure plus the new theory that Hollywood is hot, horny and white again. They also discuss the magical Trump-Mamdani voter and Donny Jr’s social takeover of DC. They also ask, are men struggling to find love?Follow everyone!@NeginFarsad @DDurch @JonesRooy You can see her upcoming performance schedule at: NeginFarsad.com——Rate Fake The Nation 5-stars on...
2025-08-2152 min
Misfits Makin' It: Oddballs Doing Cool Stuff on Radio MisfitsMisfits Makin’ It – Standup + Data Science + Circus w/ Andrea Jones-RooyMisfits Makin’ It is the podcast component of the misfit comedy shows produced by Lauren LoGiudice. Show dates and info at www.laurenlogiudice.com
In this Misfit Melodrama mini-episode of Misfits Makin’ It Lauren speaks with scientist and comedian Andrea Jones-Rooy. The conversation explores the pressures to specialize, the importance of interdisciplinary thinking, and the realities of navigating comedy and performance as a misfit. Andrea shares insights on self-acceptance, resilience, and finding fulfillment by embracing multiple passions rather than conforming to traditional expectations.
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2025-08-201h 08Behind the DataSeason 3 trailerWelcome back to another season of exploring the world through the magical, clarifying, and thought-provoking lens of data! Find us at behindthedatashow.com or wherever you get your podcasts. Find out more about host Andrea Jones-Rooy, Ph.D., at jonesrooy.com or @jonesrooy on Instagram. We will also have a Substack this season (coming soon)!Behind the Data is a podcast that uncovers the hidden stories within the data shaping our world. From political polls to global happiness trackers, we dive into the datasets that influence the decisions we make—while showing you why data isn’t just...
2025-08-1900 min
Mental Illness Happy Hour#754 Anorexia and OCD - Andrea Jones-RooyAndrea Jones-Rooy is a data scientist, speaker, and stand-up comedian. They join Paul to share their struggles with anorexia and OCD, and how they have managed them over the years. For more about Andrea:Behind the Data (podcast): https://shows.acast.com/behind-the-dataHer site: https://www.jonesrooy.com/If you’re interested in seeing or buying the furniture that Paul designs and makes follow his IG for his woodworking which is transitioning from @MIHHfurniture to its new handle @ShapedFurniture WAYS TO HELP...
2025-06-271h 14
Mental Illness Happy Hour#754 Anorexia and OCD - Andrea Jones-RooyAndrea Jones-Rooy is a data scientist, speaker, and stand-up comedian. They join Paul to share their struggles with anorexia and OCD, and how they have managed them over the years. For more about Andrea:Behind the Data (podcast): https://shows.acast.com/behind-the-dataHer site: https://www.jonesrooy.com/If you’re interested in seeing or buying the furniture that Paul designs and makes follow his IG for his woodworking which is transitioning from @MIHHfurniture to its new handle @ShapedFurniture WAYS TO HELP...
2025-06-271h 14
DTNS LiveSurfs Up for AI in Seafood - DTNS Live 5034Main Show starts at 9:32Andrea Jones-Rooy is here to explain the role AI is taking in revolutionizing Aquaculture. Why is Microsoft publishing a magazine? Amazon hopes to replace delivery drivers with robots. And would you pay $22,000 for a luxury-minded display for showcasing your dynamic digital art?Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-06-051h 07DTNS LiveSurfs Up for AI in Seafood - DTNS Live 5034Main Show starts at 9:32Andrea Jones-Rooy is here to explain the role AI is taking in revolutionizing Aquaculture. Why is Microsoft publishing a magazine? Amazon hopes to replace delivery drivers with robots. And would you pay $22,000 for a luxury-minded display for showcasing your dynamic digital art?Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-06-051h 07Behind the DataShark data week!If you've ever thought your data was hard to get, wait until you hear about shark data. We are joined by shark scientist Jaida Elcock to discuss how she gets data about sharks, why it's so difficult -- and why it's so important that we do so despite the challenges. Whether you're naturally interested in sharks, care about our planet and oceans, or just want to hear a really brilliant person talk about some truly fascinating datasets and the amazing feats she undertakes to collect them -- then you're going to love this conversation.Join us...
2025-06-0241 minBehind the DataThe science of self-medication in animalsWhen we think about advances in medicine, most of us probably first picture lab coats and fancy equipment -- but as our guest, biologist Jaap de Roode, author of the extraordinary new book Doctors by Nature: How Ants, Apes, and Other Animals Heal Themselves shares, sometimes big discoveries (in medicine and beyond!) can come from looking for data in surprising new places.Join us for a fascinating conversation about how animals in the wild use medicine, such as plants in their environments, why this is so important to understand, and how we can all make more...
2025-05-2346 min
Make It a Great One with Dr. Dan: #1 Podcast for Inspiring Conversations to Live and Lead On PurposeUsing Data to Make the World Better with Andrea Jones-RooyDr. Dan interviews Andrea Jones-Rooy – data scientist, educator, podcast host, comedian, and circus performer – about how data informs our journeys to being our best selves. Based on her life of weaving in between the worlds of science and art, Andrea believes that it’s at the intersection of science and art that we can make the biggest, most life-changing, and world-changing discoveries.
Andrea’s multi-hyphenate careers (she is equally comfortable entertaining at comedy clubs, speaking to Fortune 500 companies, and sitting behind the podcast mic) prove data is the foundation of how we live, how we make decisions, and how...
2025-05-081h 12Behind the DataSearching for life in the Milky WayIs there life in our galaxy? How would we know if we spotted it? Dr. Moiya McTier, astrophysicist and folklorist, joins us to talk about her Ph.D. research on exactly that, plus the many surprising ways we get data about our universe (plus some existential pondering, of course)! Warning: we will be talking about the vastness of space and it's *no joke*!If you're overwhelmed by the universe but want to be its friend, be sure to check out Moiya's fantastic podcast Pale Blue Pod! I'm also a guest on an episode this week hooray :).
2025-04-1543 min
Pale Blue PodData Science with Dr. Andrea Jones-RooyWhat do space and politics have in common? Big data! Moiya asks Andrea how data science works and she answers with bittersweet examples of how America is less politically polarized than we think.Guest Star: Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy is a professor of political science and data science, a comedian, and a circus performer. Check out her website jonesrooy.com and her podcast Behind the Data (an episode with me coming soon!)MessagesBecome a star and join the patreon at patreon.com/palebluepod!Go supernova and support Pale Blue Pod on PayPalGet your Pale Blu...
2025-04-141h 08Behind the DataFear and optimism in the age of AIVasant Dhar has been working on AI since way before it was cool (and before most people thought it was possible). I've admired his work for a long time and since I started this show have wanted to have him on as a guest to talk about the strengths and limitations of LLMs. A few days ago, he published an article in The Hill about how DOGE is using AI wrong, and I knew I had to talk to him immediately.We discuss, indeed, what DOGE is doing wrong, as well as the broader lessons we...
2025-04-0847 minBehind the DataThe power of turning political attitudes into numbersWe take it as a given that Americans are politically polarized, but how do we actually know if empirically this is the case? We talk with Prof. Patrick Egan (NYU) about how we can quantify something as abstract as a political attitude, why doing so helps us understand polarization, and how all of this helps reveal opportunities where we can make progress on areas where we're most divided -- such as climate change.Explore Pat's research and writing: https://wp.nyu.edu/egan/.Papers and resources mentioned in the episode:
2025-03-2530 minBehind the DataBuilding a data warehouse to help find a cure for ALSALS is a fatal motor neuron disease that has no cure and is estimated to affect hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. Why is a cure, or even a meaningful treatment, so elusive? We talk with data engineer, scientist, and rare disease advocate Danielle Boyce at ALS TDI about her work helping us all better understand this terrible illness. While the topic is grim, Danielle provides a lot of hope -- as well as inspiration to all of us to get involved in solving problems through data.Follow Danielle and her amazing data & statistics tips on...
2025-03-1846 minBehind the DataSpying on Elon Musk and Tesla from spaceOceans of numbers come pouring out at us each day about the big tech companies -- whether it's spending on AI, iPhone sales, Tesla stocks ... or, lawsuits against SpaceX by Cards Against Humanity? -- senior tech correspondent Rani Molla is on the case. We talk with her about how to make sense of all the numbers coming our way, the power of zooming out and getting the (literal and figurative!) big picture, and why her comparative literature degree has been a surprisingly huge asset in her numbers-centric work. Also, we find out about what the heck Elon is up...
2025-03-1142 minBehind the DataJust how much misinformation is out there?We all have ideas about how social media and misinformation are affecting us and our world. But, as our guest Prof. Joshua Tucker explains, received wisdom is not the same thing as scientific findings. Join us for a tour de force through how to break down "social media" and "misinformation" into researchable parts that can be theoretically and quantitatively studied -- as well as some seriously surprising findings about both.Fun fact: This episode was originally going to come later in the season, but the topic is so important we decided to release it sooner.
2025-03-0451 min
DTNS LiveHow Do We Measure "Better"? - DTNS Live 4965Social Media and Misinformation are often presented as two sides of the same coin, but what does the data actually say? Andrea Jones-Rooy is here to break it down for us. And surveillance technology used to monitor warehouse workers is being introduced into the office workplace but does it actually measure anything useful? Instagram is looking into the idea of launching Reels as a standalone short-form video app.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
2025-02-271h 03DTNS LiveHow Do We Measure "Better"? - DTNS Live 4965Social Media and Misinformation are often presented as two sides of the same coin, but what does the data actually say? Andrea Jones-Rooy is here to break it down for us. And surveillance technology used to monitor warehouse workers is being introduced into the office workplace but does it actually measure anything useful? Instagram is looking into the idea of launching Reels as a standalone short-form video app.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
2025-02-271h 03Behind the DataSeason 2 trailerWelcome to Season 2 of Behind the Data! We're going to explore brand new topics through the powerful lens of data, find common ground on some issues that are really dividing us, and even gaze into the night sky and the deep seas -- join us for an adventure, and then some, and walk away with a brand new way of looking at the world through the shared language of data. This season you can expect episodes on misinformation, political attitudes, happiness, ALS, tech, and more.Behind the Data is hosted by Andrea Jones-Rooy, Roger Chang is...
2025-02-2500 min
Broccoli and Ice Cream with Myq KaplanAndrea Jones-Rooy and Behind the DataAndrea Jones-Rooy! Comedian! Scientist! Podcaster! Circus performer! Friend! Delight! More! Want more information? Well, you've come to the right place: ABOUT ANDREA JONES-ROOY Ph.D.: Andrea Jones-Rooy is a unique voice who combines science with comedy to empower audiences of any education level to utilize data and tools accessible to all. AJR helps people learn to cut through the noise, better understand our world, and emboldens them to act. AJR holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Michigan. Formerly a professor of data science at NYU and a quantitative...
2025-02-0744 min
Keith and The Girl comedy talk show3888: Behind the Data w/ Andrea Jones-RooyNew guest and data scientist Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy shares the science behind our lives in regard to topics such as politics, crime, movies, our personal computer algorithms, and more. Andrea and Keith also discuss listener colonoscopies, Donald Trump ending your government support, Super Bowl LIX, and the 97th Academy Awards.
2025-01-2900 min
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2025-01-131h 24NosillaCast Apple PodcastNC #1027 How We Cover CES, Tombot Robotic Comfort Dog, Soliddd Vision Correction, Monar Canvas Speaker, Andrea Jones-Roy on Data Science
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CCATP #806 — Andrea Jones-Rooy on Being a Data Scientist
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2025-01-131h 24
Chit Chat Across the PondCCATP #806 — Andrea Jones-Rooy on Being a Data ScientistAndrea Jones-Rooy is a data scientist, a standup comedian, _and_ a circus performer. Andrea delves into the realms of data science, its significance, and how it is often misunderstood in mainstream narratives. Andrea begins by reflecting on their journey to becoming a data scientist.
Andrea was a professor of data science at NYU Center for Data Science and they taught an undergraduate course called "Data Science for Everyone". The cool thing is you can watch Andrea teach the same material for free in a video series of the same name: Data Science for Everyone on YouTube.
2025-01-1152 minChit Chat Across the PondCCATP #806 — Andrea Jones-Rooy on Being a Data ScientistAndrea Jones-Rooy is a data scientist, a standup comedian, _and_ a circus performer. Andrea delves into the realms of data science, its significance, and how it is often misunderstood in mainstream narratives. Andrea begins by reflecting on their journey to becoming a data scientist.
Andrea was a professor of data science at NYU Center for Data Science and they taught an undergraduate course called "Data Science for Everyone". The cool thing is you can watch Andrea teach the same material for free in a video series of the same name: Data Science for Everyone on YouTube.
2025-01-1152 minBehind the DataHow to inspect data about your own life to find fulfillmentHow do we know what career/path/decision is right for us? How can data science help? In this special season 1 finale, we are joined by Megan Hellerer, career coach to luminaries such as AOC, as well as the author of Directional Living: A Transformational Guide to Fulfillment in Work and Life to discuss why traditional career advice doesn't work, why instead we should treat our daily decisions and behaviors like data to be studied, and how, once we collect that data, to conduct hypothesis tests to find further clues about what a uniquely fulfilling life might look like...
2024-12-0954 minBehind the DataThe art and science of measuring democracyIs democracy in decline around the world? This is a major question on many of our minds, and luckily for us there are very smart, thoughtful people working on tracking (as well as explaining, understanding, and predicting!) exactly this. We are joined by professor Brigitte Seim, who is a project manager for the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) dataset, which is one of the biggest and most elaborate efforts to track democracy around the world to date. We discuss how to think about turning something as abstract and unwieldy as "democracy" into a number, how to make sense of and...
2024-12-0243 min
Laugh Lines with Kim & Penn HoldernessCan Data Unite Us? with Dr. Andrea Jones-RooyEveryone is about to have Thanksgiving with friends and family, some who may have very different political views than they do. It used to be that you could find something to agree on with those of another political party. Data shows that the political polarization in our country is worst now than ever. How did we get here? How do we fix it? This week we invited data scientist, research consultant, and keynote speaker, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Ph.D. on the show to discuss (she's a stand-up comedian and circus performer too - fun fact!)We talk...
2024-11-2640 minBehind the DataWhat can we learn from data about what actually happened in the election?Approximately ten billion different narratives about what happened in the recent US presidential election have emerged since said election. But how many of these narratives can be substantiated by data? How can we tell?Political scientist Seth Masket joins us to discuss how to make thoughtful inferences from this data, how and why to be skeptical of evidence-free opinions, and the importance (just like in the last episode!!) of being thoughtful about whether our narratives are based on data or we (or others who are trying to persuade us of something) are simply trying to pick...
2024-11-2546 minBehind the DataWhat data does your doctor collect about you?Dr. Steven Novella, clinical neurologist and host of The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe podcast joins us to share how he collects and analyzes data when he works with patients (there is so much more going on than I realized!) as well as how AI can hopefully improve the practice of medicine if we get it right. It's a longer episode than usual, but I hope you'll agree it's well worth it. Follow Steve:https://www.theskepticsguide.org/https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/https://theness.com/neurologicablog/Follow Andrea:
2024-11-181h 09Behind the DataThe (often) false promise of personal fitness dataScience journalist and athlete Christie Aschwanden takes us inside the not-so-scientific world of the fitness and health data that's tracked by various apps we probably own and/or are tempted to buy, and she helps us more carefully discern what's actually useful to follow and what we're better off ignoring. Plus -- an existentially (and scientifically!) important discussion about the power of uncertainty (and why it doesn't have to feel bad).Christie's Scientific American podcast is Uncertain. Her book is Good to Go: What the Athlete in All of Us Can Learn About the Strange Science...
2024-11-1139 minBehind the DataSuper cool data about movies (that are not reviews!)When we think of data and movies the first (and maybe only) thing that comes to mind for many of us is movie reviews. But there is so much more we can learn about movies and ourselves if we just think outside the box a little bit and apply data and scientific thinking in creative ways. We talk with Walt Hickey, author of the book You Are What You Watch: How TV and Movies Affect Everything, about all kinds of exciting applications of data to track how movies affect us physically and emotionally, the value of exporting (and importing...
2024-11-0439 minBehind the DataWhy can't we agree on crime statistics?Crime data is all over the news these days and, at least in the United States, it seems like you can tell any story you want to about whether crime is going up or down and whose fault it is. How should we be thinking about this data to figure out of what's really going on? We speak with Jeff Asher, crime data analyst and co-founder of JH Datalytics, which recently launched the Real-Time Crime Index, about where crime data comes from, why everyone seems to be disagreeing about it, and how to think and talk about it more...
2024-10-2837 minBehind the DataPolitical pollsPolitical polls are in our faces these days whether we want them or not -- especially if you're in the US during election season. We talk with polling expert and database journalist Dhrumil Mehta of Columbia University (formerly Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight) about how to think about polls. Are they all just noise? Do they tell the future? Something in the middle? Join us to explore where political polls come from, how to evaluate them, and how to make the most of the information they offer.Materials referenced in the show:Example polling...
2024-10-2836 min
Facts MachineEpisode 72: Ballot Cleanser (ft. Dr. Lindsey Cormack PhD, Dr. Justin Williams PhD & Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy PhD)In this Political Science-themed episode, we were joined political scientist and author Dr. Lindsey Cormack PhD, historian and comedian Dr. Justin Williams PhD, and political scientist, comedian, and circus performer (!!) Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy PhD for deep dives on democracy, laughs about gaffes, and trivia that’ll have you polling in the aisles!
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2024-10-2258 minBehind the DataSeason 1 TrailerThis is a short preview of what to expect in season 1! We'll have eight episodes coming out Mondays, beginning Oct. 28 with two episodes, and six weekly episodes after that through Dec. 9. We'll cover topics from political polls to crime data, from fitness apps to medical data, and from TV & movies to the health of democracy, and more! Join us to go to the root of the technological revolutions happening all around us -- as well as learn a bit more about ourselves along the way.You can find the show at BehindtheDataShow.com. We are proud...
2024-10-2100 min
Saturday Gigantic016. W/ Andrea Jones-RooyWelcome back for another Gigantic Saturday! This week we have on a special guest data scientist, author, comedian and circus performer Andrea Jones-Rooy. She is a jack of all trades, but a master of data science. We spoke about the data A.I. systems use to create algorithms, surprising information in crime data and what data should be saved from modern time. We also began by speaking about 9/11 as it was the 23rd year since it the day.We always appreciate you coming back and we hope to keep giving you something worthwhile.Che...
2024-09-141h 04
Daily Tech News ShowBehind the Data - DTNS 4835Welcome to "Behind The Data". We all know that data is all around us -- it powers every algorithm, predictive model, and AI tool that is revolutionizing our lives. But where does it come from? Who collected it? How do we know if it's any good? For every dataset shaping our lives, there is a person or team making impactful decisions about what to track and how to track it that we are barely talking about. In this show we go behind the data to understand the stories and incentives behind how all this data came to be, why...
2024-08-1937 min
Half Stack Data ScienceS03E10 - Data science needs you! - with Andrea Jones-RooyIf you're an aspiring analyst and want to test your existing data skills on real-world problems while learning both new skills and a framework you can apply to any problem, David's book Solve Any Data Analysis Problem is available on the Manning website through the Early Access Program and it's out in print later this year.
Find it at https://www.manning.com/books/solve-any-data-analysis-problem
In this episode, we welcome back a former guest, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Ph.D.
Andrea is the founder of Data...
2024-05-2259 min
Daily Tech News Show"I Am Not a Robot!" - DTNS 4620We explore how AI is impacting the world of mathematics with data scientist Andrea Jones-Rooy. Plus some retailers are souring on the concept of self checkout lanes. And the Information reports that Meta is paying millions of dollars to celebrities for the rights to recreate their personalities as chatbots.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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2023-10-0632 min
Feminist BuzzkillsFRIENDS FROM WOMB TO TOMBWow, it has been a huge week for white dudes who think they’re the Property Brothers of your uterus, we’re talking about ALL OF THEM on this week’s “Feminist Buzzkills!” Have you heard about the ruling on the federal mifepristone case in Amarillo, Texas? NEITHER HAVE WE! The judge hasn’t ruled yet, but we do have new info. We’re breaking down the latest deets on what Judge Dingleberry (AKA Matthew Kacsmaryk) has been saying and not saying. On the list for getting dragged this podisode include, but are not limited to: a whinyass dude in Texas who’s...
2023-03-171h 04
Service From Hell104 ~ Dr Andrea Jones-Rooy Eats Fire Pt. 2Back again this week is Comic, Social Scientist, Professor, and Fire Eater Dr. Andrea @Jonesrooy. Dr. Jones Roy finishes up on academia and on not getting tipped in China, even when the patrons were shelling out thousands of dollars on the experience. Make sure to find them on all of the things!
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2023-02-1346 minService From Hell103 ~ Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy Eats Fire Pt. 1Comic, Professor and Social Scientist Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy is with us for 2 weeks in a row to discuss being a professor at a VERY visible university, eating fire in exchange for money, and why comedy is less scary than teaching. They are lovely and we do this for 2 weeks in a row. Visit their website to see how incredible they actually are!
We're still begging for money on Patreon which is perfunctory because y'all get this for free anyway. But! We're trying!
2023-02-0655 min
ReThinkingWhy data don’t have all the answers with data scientist Andrea Jones-RooyAndrea Jones-Rooy is a data scientist who’s skeptical about data—and a comedian. Andrea and Adam talk about the perks and perils of sharing data on social media, the similarities between the scientific method and comedy, and the value of adding an air of mystery to the way we communicate discoveries. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/RWAG12For the full text transcript, visit ted.com/podcasts/rethinking-with-adam-grant-transcriptsInterested in learning more about upcoming TED events? Follow these links:TEDNext: ted.com/futureyouReThinking is produ...
2022-12-0630 min
Worklife with Adam GrantWhy data don’t have all the answers with data scientist Andrea Jones-RooyAndrea Jones-Rooy is a data scientist who’s skeptical about data—and a comedian. Andrea and Adam talk about the perks and perils of sharing data on social media, the similarities between the scientific method and comedy, and the value of adding an air of mystery to the way we communicate discoveries. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/RWAG12For the full text transcript, visit ted.com/podcasts/worklife/worklife-with-adam-grant-transcriptsInterested in learning more about upcoming TED events? Follow these links:TEDNext: ted.com/futureyou Hosted on Acast...
2022-12-0630 minDaily Tech News ShowNice Looking Code, But Does It Work? - DTNS 4408Two weeks ago we had a discussion with Andrea Jones-Rooy on how the problems that come about because we don’t fully understand how AI Models work. Today we have our follow-up on the same topic focusing on what we could and should do to mitigate the issues surrounding AI generated “answers”. As companies move forward with commercializing algorithmically-generated content, we can now see the initial crop of policy approaches on how to treat it. And how much longer do we need to wait for fully self-driving semi-trucks?Starring Tom Merritt, Nica Montford, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Roger Chang...
2022-12-0532 minDaily Tech News ShowThe Capital “T” Truth About Machine Learning – DTNS 4401As AI gets more sophisticated the scientists who’ve developed them are at a loss on how they exactly work. We ask data scientist Andrea Jones-Rooy to explain what’s going on and what it says about the limitations of AI.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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2022-11-2230 min
Let's Get CivicalThe 2022 Midterms - with Andrea Jones-Rooy!In this week’s episode of Let’s Get Civical, Lizzie and Arden talk about the 2022 midterms with political and data scientist Andrea Jones-Rooy! Join them as they talk about why midterm elections favor the party not in the presidency, what could happen if the Democratic and Republican Parties splintered, and what they think will happen in this year’s midterm elections! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @letsgetcivical, @lizzie_the_rock_stewart, and @ardenjulianna. Or visit us at letsgetcivical.com for all the exciting updates! Learn more about your ad...
2022-11-0254 min
Oh No! with Anna CampionEpisode 95 // Rational Choice Theory with Andrea Jones-RooyAnna chats with Andrea Jones-Rooy (@jonesrooy on Instagram and Twitter) the comedian, circus performer, and Ph.D. political scientist about humans being irrational, losing the crowd at stand-up, and TikTok!
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2022-10-2747 min
A Word with Tom MerrittIdentity - Andrea Jones-RooyWhat is Identity? Political scientist Andrea Jones-Rooy talks about how we decide our identities, what they mean how complex they are and whether they are as important as we think they are. Also why her neighbors keep playing New York New York!Featuring Tom Merritt and Andrea Jones-Rooy.Links:http://www.jonesrooy.com/https://twitter.com/jonesrooyhttps://www.instagram.com/jonesrooy/ Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt.
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2022-10-201h 02A Word with Tom MerrittIdentity - Andrea Jones-RooyWhat is Identity? Political scientist Andrea Jones-Rooy talks about how we decide our identities, what they mean how complex they are and whether they are as important as we think they are. Also why her neighbors keep playing New York New York!Featuring Tom Merritt and Andrea Jones-Rooy.Links:http://www.jonesrooy.com/https://twitter.com/jonesrooyhttps://www.instagram.com/jonesrooy/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-10-201h 02A Word with Tom MerrittIdentity - Andrea Jones-RooyWhat is Identity? Political scientist Andrea Jones-Rooy talks about how we decide our identities, what they mean how complex they are and whether they are as important as we think they are. Also why her neighbors keep playing New York New York!Featuring Tom Merritt and Andrea Jones-Rooy.Links:http://www.jonesrooy.com/https://twitter.com/jonesrooyhttps://www.instagram.com/jonesrooy/ Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt.
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2022-10-201h 02
Deliberate Leaders Podcast with Allison DunnData Science Needs You with Andrea Jones-Rooy, Ph.D.Andrea Jones-Rooy, Ph.D., is a professor and the Director of Undergraduate Studies at the NYU Center for Data Science, where they teach the flagship undergraduate course, Data Science for Everyone, as well as advanced courses on Natural Language Processing.Andrea is also a research consultant and keynote speaker for global Fortune 500 and tech companies of all sizes on how to thoughtfully integrate data science into achieving their goals, especially in the people analytics space. When they aren't doing those things, they perform standup, trapeze, and fire all over the world.Andrea hosts the podcast...
2022-09-1221 min
Exolore: facts-based fictional worldbuildingBuilding a Political System with Andrea Jones-RooyIt's hard to build a world without thinking about politics. Who has power, what can they do with it, and what happens when political ties turn sour? Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy is here to answer all of my questions about what makes a government. HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (@GoAstroMo), astrophysicist and folklorist GUEST Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy is a political scientist, data scientist, professor, circus performer, and comedian. Phew! You can follow Andrea on twitter at @jonesrooy, online at jonesrooy.com, and on the podcast waves at Majoring In Everything. MIDBREAK ...
2022-08-251h 41
Lost in AmericaSaudi Golf Tours, Sky High Oil Prices & What to do w/ Russian Oligarch Charitable Donations? I World's Smartest Podcast Network RoundtableWe get the World's Smartest Podcast Network gang of Professor Andrew Heaton and Andrea Jones-Rooy, Ph. D. back for another whirlwind roundtable where we solve all the world's problems in an hour. This week we open by asking "Is the oil crisis fixable in the short term?". Then we ask "Should golfers be held to a higher standard than the US government?" as the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour hits the scene. From there we decide what to do with Russian Oligarch's charitable donations, and finally ask if math can help us understand politics.Lost In Am...
2022-06-221h 08
The Dork ForestAndrea Jones-Rooy loves a spreadsheetComic and Data Scientist Andrea @jonesrooy explains the joys of spreadsheets. Omg it’s amazing. You will love. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links is my email and venmo is jackiekashian. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . New album -STAY-KASHIAN is out NOW. Merch: TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Touring Info. All the things. jackiekashian.com Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too. It's @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio...
2022-06-141h 04
The Dork ForestAndrea Jones-Rooy loves a spreadsheetComic and Data Scientist Andrea @jonesrooy explains the joys of spreadsheets. Omg it’s amazing. You will love. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links is my email and venmo is jackiekashian. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . New album -STAY-KASHIAN is out NOW. Merch: TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Touring Info. All the things. jackiekashian.com Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too. It's @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio...
2022-06-141h 04
Real Wolf Record ClubThe Beatles - Abbey Road with guest Andrea Jones-RooyAndrea Jones-Rooy is a professor of data science and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the NYU Center for Data Science. Possessing a strong social science background and analytical mind, this naturally lead to pursuits in comedy and circus performance. Join Andrea and the panel as we discuss "following the data", the world's most dangerous bias, flaming latex pants, and one of the most famous albums in history, Abbey Road by The Beatles.
2022-06-071h 15
There It Is PodcastNo. 259 - Andrea Jones-Rooy Talks Data Science And ComedyWe had the pleasure of talking to comedian, circus performer, and data scientist, Andrea Jones-Rooy Ph.D.! Jason and Andrea have a thrilling chat! They talk about being creative consistently, how to create fun shows out of less-exciting material, how they got started out doing so many different things, what data science is and how it plays out with COVID, what people get wrong about data in general, how people talk about FiveThirtyEight, circus performance, and more!
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2022-04-261h 14Lost in AmericaBurger King's Russia Problem, SCOTUS Nomination Circus, Don't Say Gay & More I World's Smartest Podcast RoundtableWe get the World's Smartest Podcast Network gang of Andrew Heaton and Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy back for another whirlwind roundtable where we solve all the world's problems in an hour. This week we tackle "When American brands pull out of Russia, does it effect anything?", "Should the Supreme Court justice hearings be televised?", "What does Florida's Don't Say Gay law actually do?" and "Can privatizing the Moon wipe out poverty?".Lost In America is hosted by us AKA Turner Sparks and Michael Ira Kaplan.This episode is also brought to you by all 47 of our Patre...
2022-04-2059 minLet's Get CivicalPolitical Science - Andrea Jones-Rooy Returns!In this week’s episode of Let’s Get Civical, Lizzie and Arden welcome back Andrea Jones-Rooy to the show! Join them as they discuss emerging trends in American politics, what it means to be a multi-hyphenate, and Andrea’s new podcast Majoring in Everything!Follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @letsgetcivical, @lizzie_the_rock_stewart, and @ardenjulianna. Or visit us at letsgetcivical.com for all the exciting updates! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-04-131h 06
Back To School with Maz JobraniWhat It’s Like to Be a Jack-Of-All-Trades with Professor Andrea Jones-RooyThis week we’re joined by Professor Andrea Jones-Rooy who is here to talk to us about her podcast Majoring in Everything, why it’s okay to just be okay, and the proper way to eat fire to make sure you don’t get burned!
2022-04-1252 min
Leighton Night with Brian WechtEpisode 104: Your Dimension Is Not My Dimension (feat. Andrea Jones-Rooy)This week, we’re joined (once again!) by comedian, circus performer, and data science professor Andrea Jones-Rooy for an all-over-the-map discussion of grad school, dimensionality, Tumblr, standardized testing, the Encanto soundtrack, recommendation letters, and lots more. Andrea is the best and we’re thrilled to have them back on the show, and you will be too! Follow Andrea at @jonesrooy on socials, and check our their podcast “Majoring In Everything” wherever you get podcasts. Also buy tickets to their one-person show “The Data Science Spectacular” on March 1, 7 PM ET here.Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram...
2022-02-181h 37Lost in AmericaWhoopi's Hot Take, Ukraine, Queen Camilla and Future Olympic Locations I World's Smartest Podcast RoundtableWe get the World's Smartest Podcast Network gang of Andrew Heaton and Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy back for another roundtable, this time live and on location at the Friars Club in NYC. In the span of one hour we fix the problem of "Who should host the Olympics in the future when every host country loses money on it?", "Should Prince Charles' wife Camilla become Queen even though most people hate her?", "Should America be isolationist or interventionist when it comes to Ukraine and Russia?" and "Is Whoopi Goldberg's view of race in line with most Americans when she says Je...
2022-02-151h 03
The Story ColliderBecoming a Scientist: Stories about what it means to be a scientistThis week, we present two stories about the path to becoming a scientist and what makes a scientist a scientist.Part 1: Andrea Jones-Rooy quits her job as a scientist in order to become a scientist.Part 2: While studying flying foxes in Indonesia, Susan Tsang gets caught in a rainstorm that changes her relationship to field work.Andrea Jones-Rooy is a scientist, comedian, and circus performer. She's a professor of data science at NYU, where she also directs their undergraduate program in data science. When she's not doing that, she's regaling audiences around NYC...
2021-11-2626 minLost in AmericaRussian Dogs Explode in Outer Space & A Future Without Traffic Jams? I World's Smartest Podcast RoundtableWe get back together with the World's Smartest Podcast Network gang of Andrew Heaton and Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy for another roundtable. This week we discuss the possibility of less traffic due to permanent remote working, the extension of the child tax credit, rich people islands and exploding Russian space dogs. Oh also, Kaplan is drunk and high during the intro. Get tickets to see Turner Sparks and Andrew Heaton live on Sept. 16, 2021 in Dallas, Texas here: https://www.prekindle.com/event/18983-turner-sparks-and-andrew-heaton-dallasCheck out the World's Smartest Podcast Network brand new website here: https://www.worldssmartestpodcastnetwork.com/
2021-09-011h 18
Wharton Business Radio Guest AudioAndrea Jones-Rooy on Women@WorkAndrea Jones-Rooy talks with Women@Work host Laura Zarrow on Business Radio, SiriusXM 132. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2021-07-2351 min
The New Liberal PodcastReal Neoliberal Hour ft. Andrea Jones Rooy and Andrew Heaton It's the return of Real Neoliberal Hour, with political junkies and comedians Andrea Jones Rooy and Andrew Heaton. The gang discusses bipartisanship, Critical Race Theory, communist microwaves, racist fish, and why podcast listeners are so much smarter than talk radio listeners. To make sure you hear every episode, join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/neoliberalproject. Patrons get access to exclusive bonus episodes, our sticker-of-the-month club, and our insider Slack. Become a supporter today! Got questions for the Neoliberal Podcast? Send them to mailbag@neoliberalproject.org Follow us at: https://twitter.com...
2021-07-2053 min
The Backpack ShowSocial Scientist (and Circus Performer) Andrea Jones-Rooy, Ph.D. on The Backpack ShowAndrea Jones-Rooy, Ph.D. is "a social scientist specializing in complexity." She's written a book and several research papers on complex systems, and regularly contributes articles to media outlets on complexity, as well as data science, international relations, diversity, and uncertainty.
She's also a standup comedian and circus performer! Come meet Andrea on this episode of The Backpack Show with Chris Brogan and Kerry O'Shea Gorgone! http://www.jonesrooy.com/
2021-07-1536 min
Women@WorkBeing Everything by Defying Everyone with Social Scientist, Circus Artist and Comedian Andrea Jones-RooyAndrea Jones-Rooy is a true polymath who defies expectations and constraints to perform at the highest levels in multiple domains. In this animated and candid discussion, Andrea talks with Laura about how they learned to bring balance to their life and infuse their scientific career with depth and dimension through their lifelong pursuit of the arts. Learn more about Andrea at http://www.jonesrooy.com. Originally aired with Host Laura Zarrow on July 1, 2021 on SiriusXM's Business Radio, Channel 132. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-07-0151 min
Facts MachineEpisode 54: Now You're Speaking Our Language (ft. Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy, PhD)This week we’re joined by data science professor, standup comedian, and circus performer, Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy to articulate, communicate, enunciate, extrapolate, debate, formulate…where was I going with this? OH RIGHT we’re talking about language. Word.
2021-05-251h 25Lost in AmericaChinese Divorce, Vermont's Republican Governor, Space Dust & More I World's Smartest Podcast Round TableMichael Ira Kaplan and Turner Sparks get together for their monthly World's Smartest Podcast Network roundtable with Andrew Heaton and Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy to discuss the 2021 divorce rate drop in China, the unlikely popularity of Vermont's Republican governor, the amount of space dust on earth and new US app that let's you hire a private security firm for the evening.This episode is brought to you by all 51 of our Patreon subscribers. Join them and for $5 a month get three episodes a week of Turner and Kap "Live From The Bunker" at: https://www.patreon.com/LostInAmerica
2021-05-251h 08Lost in AmericaQAnon's Future, Presidential Pardons and More I World's Smartest Podcast Round TableMichael Ira Kaplan and Turner Sparks get together for their monthly World's Smartest Podcast Network roundtable with Andrew Heaton and Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy to discuss the QAnon cult's future, the good/ bad sides of presidential pardons, the vaccine rollout and the appropriate amount of power for a US President to have.This episode is brought to you by Magic Spoon. Go to MagicSpoon.com/Lost for $5 off your order when you enter the code "Lost" at checkout.Subscribe to Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy's show "Ask A Political Scientist" here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-a-political-scientist/id153...
2021-01-241h 11Let's Get CivicalPolitical Science- A Conversation with Andrea Jones-RooyTo celebrate the holidays, Lizzie and Arden are re-airing some of their favorite episodes! Please enjoy one of their favorite guests from this year as they dive into the ins and outs of political science! In this episode of Let’s Get Civical, Lizzie and Arden are joined by the very cool Andrea Jones-Rooy, data scientist, NYU professor, comedian, and circus performer. Yep! She’s basically a rock star! Join them as they talk about the field of political science, how politics intersect with our beliefs, and why it’s good to have a healthy...
2020-12-3058 minLost in AmericaNorth Korea, The Center of the Earth and More I World's Smartest Podcast Round TableMichael Ira Kaplan and Turner Sparks get together for their monthly World's Smartest Podcast Network roundtable with Andrew Heaton and Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy to discuss digging into the Earth's core for natural energy, North Korea hacking the covid vaccine and more news from today's headlines. Check out the World's Smartest Podcast Network brand new website here: https://www.worldssmartestpodcastnetwork.com/Subscribe to Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy's show "Ask A Political Scientist" here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-a-political-scientist/id1534440528Subscribe to Andrew Heaton's "The Political Orphanage" here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-p...
2020-12-111h 22
The Life Plot034. Andrea Jones-RooyOn this episode Mario Benitez sits with Andrea Jones-Rooy, Ph.D. social scientist, comedian and circus performer. Andrea is a social scientist specializing in complexity and host of Ask A Political Scientist on Youtube. She sat to discuss the upcoming election and get at some contributing factors as to why people often vote against their own self interest. We also discussed the balancing act of academia/professional life versus the life style of a comedian and circus performer. You can check more of her work belowhttp://www.jonesrooy.com/IG: @jonesrooyT...
2020-10-301h 05Leighton Night with Brian WechtEpisode 36: I Had Good Sandwich (feat. Andrea Jones-Rooy)We're back with more science chat on this stunner of an episode with data scientist, comedian, and circus performer, Andrea Jones-Rooy. We talk with Andrea about vegan nut cheese, dad rock, standardized testing, the emotional reality of going to grad school, and a whole lot more. We learned a lot from talking with Andrea, and she's an absolute gem - you're gonna love this whole episode for sure.Get tickets for Suzy and Leighton's Halloween charity livestream The Witching Hour at witchinghourlive.com! Follow Andrea on socials at @jonesrooy, and listen to her podcast "Ask...
2020-10-301h 34
I have a question!Election Series: Voter Suppression, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Ph.D.Amanda is paying attention and feels like she knows less. Let’s just dive right in, shall we? Amanda wants to know if our election process is fair. Why does it seem like some countries have it figured out and America is still over here trying to screw in a friggin’ lightbulb? Clearly there isn’t a way to have a one size fits all approach to a nation so large, but it seems like we don’t even have a say in choices being made at all (Electoral College, heard of it?). Why are communities...
2020-10-2659 min
Second Scene w/MichaelS1E5: Andrea Jones-Rooy - Data Science, Political Science, Comedian and Circus PerformerAndrea Jones-Rooy is best known for data science and political science, as a professor at NYU. She and Michael talk about academia and also her other career: as a stand up comedian and circus performer.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/second-scene/support
2020-10-1338 minHalf Stack Data ScienceS2E1 - Andrea Jones-RooyIn the first episode of season 2, "The Orthogonals", Shaun and David speak to Andrea Jones-Rooy.
Andrea is a social scientist specializing in complexity. She has written a book and several research papers on complex systems, and regularly contributes articles to media outlets on (you guessed it!) complexity — plus data science, international relations, diversity, and uncertainty. She is also a standup comedian and circus performer. The whole thing is confusing, but basically she’ll do whatever it takes to get people to pay attention to social science & complexity. Andrea earned her Ph.D. in Political Science at the Unive...
2020-07-241h 04
Inside The Newsroom#71 — Andrea Jones-Rooy (Social Scientist, Comedian)Andrea Jones-Rooy is a social scientist, standup comedian and circus performer. She teaches a course on data diversity at New York University and is the host of Ask A Political Scientist for Caveat NYC.Andrea 👇Job CornerA couple of weeks ago I launched a journalism jobs and internships board. It now has almost 600 active postings, mostly based in the U.S. and the UK, but also a few dozen from other parts of the world. Sign up for weekly updates. New jobs from yesterday include…Bloomberg — Graphic DesignerIndianapolis Star —...
2020-04-201h 06
The Project EGG Show: Entrepreneurs Gathering for Growth | Conversations That Change The World#282 - Andrea Jones-RooyAndrea Jones-Rooy, Ph.D., is a social and data scientist specializing in complexity and diversity. She is the author of a book and several research articles (along with Dr. Scott E. Page) on complex systems and diversity, and often contributes articles to media outlets about social science and diversity.
Andrea is a research consultant for Fortune 500 firms that helps integrate social scientific principles into understanding, researching, and developing policies for institutional and cultural change to improve diversity and adaptability. She is also the Director of Undergraduate Studies at the Center for Data Science at New York University, whe...
2019-10-1432 min
The Political OrphanageIs Women's Soccer and/or the Wage Gap Real? Featuring: Turner Sparks & Andrea Jones-RooyThe US Women's Soccer Team won the World Cup this week, but gets payed less than their male equivalents. Is this blatant sexism? Market efficiencies? Illuminati conspiracy? Comedians Andrea Jones-Rooy and Turner Sparks join Heaton to make sense of it.
2019-07-171h 45
The Political OrphanageEp 105 | Why Robots Will Never Replace Comedians — Friday Release Valve | Guest: Andrea Jones-RooyBack by popular acclaim, Andrea Jones-Rooy joins Heaton to sift through the week's better headlines, from Pennsylvania's new state amphibian, to dog catchers in tanks, to the Japanese version of "Breaking Bad." Plus, why comedians don't need to worry about getting replaced by robots anytime soon.
2019-04-1939 min
Emerging FormEpisode 5: Feeback (with guest Andrea Jones-Rooy)Who needs an editor? Everyone. In this episode, we discuss feedback: who to ask, how to ask them, and how to respond to what they say. Also important: at what point in a project do you ask for feedback? We’ll tackle all these questions, plus we’ll talk about the sinking of the Titanic, how praise … Continue reading Episode 5: Feeback (with guest Andrea Jones-Rooy) → This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit emergingform.substack.com/subscribe
2019-04-0428 min
The Political OrphanageEp 77 | The Least and Most Partisan Counties in America | Guest: Andrea Jones-RooyWhere do non-partisan people tend to live? What factors are most associated with political prejudice? Comedian and political scientist Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy joins Heaton to a discuss a recent PredictWise survey trying to quantify each of America's 3,000 counties according to partisanship. (Plus, Heaton ranks world leaders according to who he would want to vacation with).
2019-03-1244 min
The Political OrphanageEp. 34 | Hello Gridlock, meet Trench Warfare | Guest: Andrea Jones-RooyIs congressional gridlock related to trench warfare? Apparently. Andrea Jones-Rooy returns to discuss. Plus, Heaton invents a new chamber of Congress
2019-01-1040 min
The Political OrphanageEp. 21 | BIAS! | Guest: Dr. Andrea Jones-RooyDr. Andrea Jones-Rooy returns to discuss bias, cognitive traps, and the difference between tokenism and intellectual diversity. Plus, on Animal News, Heaton does a deep dive on the story of endangered Hawaiian monk seals getting eels stuck in their nostrils.
2018-12-1159 min
The Political OrphanageEp. 6 | The Mathematical Case Against Democracy | Guest: Dr. Andrea Jones-RooyHeaton brings on comedian and verified smart person Andrea Jones-Rooy to discuss the soft, problematic underbelly of democracy: math. Plus: News from Canada, including a butter heist and a mythical Thunderbird.
2018-11-1941 min
Inside The Newsroom#12 — Andrea Jones-Rooy (FiveThirtyEight)Andrea Jones-Rooy is a quantitative researcher for FiveThirtyEight and standup comedian. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit insidethenewsroom.substack.com/subscribe
2018-09-201h 34
Lost in America#72: Andrea Jones Rooy on North KoreaFivethirtyeight.com's Andrea Jones Rooy (@JonesRooy) returns to the pod, this time to talk about the extensive research she has done recently on North Korea and Kim Jong Un. Kap (@KapInAmerica) and Turner (@TurnerBSparks) have done zero research but have strong opinions nonetheless.
Before all of this, Turner announces the newest pod sponsor and the guys reveal the new #1 enemy of the pod. It's an action packed pod.
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2018-02-211h 12
Lost in America#72: Andrea Jones Rooy on North KoreaFivethirtyeight.com's Andrea Jones Rooy (@JonesRooy) returns to the pod, this time to talk about the extensive research she has done recently on North Korea and Kim Jong Un. Kap (@KapInAmerica) and Turner (@TurnerBSparks) have done zero research but have strong opinions nonetheless.
Before all of this, Turner announces the newest pod sponsor and the guys reveal the new #1 enemy of the pod. It's an action packed pod.
This episode is brought to you by "Hello Chinese", the world's #1 Chinese Learning App for Beginners. Download the app today at www.hellochinese.cc and use the promo code "LOST" at checkout...
2018-02-211h 12
Lost in America#48: Andrea Jones Rooy - The Moral Implications of Cuban VacationsTurner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) and Michael Kaplan (@KapInAmerica) welcome back Andrea Jones Rooy (@JonesRooy) from FiveThirtyEight.Com to talk about her recent article on the moral pros and cons of vacationing in Cuba. Are we helping or hurting the local economy by sipping pina coladas on their beach?
Before that, Ye Sparks joins the show to tell the guys why she is Lost In America. This episode is brought to you by Ense, available in the App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ense/id1136044148?mt=8Our Sponsors:* Check out Gaia Provides and use my code LOST...
2017-09-061h 01
Lost in America#48: Andrea Jones Rooy - The Moral Implications of Cuban VacationsTurner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) and Michael Kaplan (@KapInAmerica) welcome back Andrea Jones Rooy (@JonesRooy) from FiveThirtyEight.Com to talk about her recent article on the moral pros and cons of vacationing in Cuba. Are we helping or hurting the local economy by sipping pina coladas on their beach?
Before that, Ye Sparks joins the show to tell the guys why she is Lost In America. This episode is brought to you by Ense, available in the App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ense/id1136044148?mt=8Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/lost-in-america/donations
2017-09-061h 01
Lost in America#14: Andrea Jones Rooy and Circus in AmericaTurner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) and Sir Michael Kaplan (@MiKaplan11)are back in the Ense studios albeit under the radar. They begin by discussing all the free stuff that America gives you like samples, water, wine and more. Next they bring in comedian and circus performer Andrea Jones Rooy (@JonesRooy) to talk about her life doing comedy and circus in China vs. America. China sounds way sweeter. This episode is sponsored by Ense, available in the App Store here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ense/id1136044148?mt=8Our Sponsors:* Check out Gaia Provides and use my code LOST...
2017-01-111h 02
Lost in America#14: Andrea Jones Rooy and Circus in AmericaTurner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) and Sir Michael Kaplan (@MiKaplan11)are back in the Ense studios albeit under the radar. They begin by discussing all the free stuff that America gives you like samples, water, wine and more. Next they bring in comedian and circus performer Andrea Jones Rooy (@JonesRooy) to talk about her life doing comedy and circus in China vs. America. China sounds way sweeter. This episode is sponsored by Ense, available in the App Store here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ense/id1136044148?mt=8Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/lost-in-america/donations
2017-01-111h 02