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The Legal Eagle Training Podcast
Children & Young People In The Criminal Justice System
This episode takes a deep dive into the youth justice system - exploring how children and young people are treated differently to adults by the criminal law, and why practitioners often find the youth court one of the most challenging, yet rewarding environments in which to work.Hosts Clive Smith and Colin Beaumont share their experiences from decades of youth court advocacy, highlighting the importance of understanding unique procedures, sentencing principles, and jurisdictional nuances. From trial allocation and the concept of "persistent young offenders”, to the role of parents and guardians in proceedings, this episode covers the fu...
2025-11-14
53 min
The Legal Eagle Training Podcast
BAIL - A Dozen Issues to Digest
This month’s episode tackles one of the most technical yet practical areas of criminal law - bail. From time limits to informal hearings and changes in circumstances, Clive Smith and Colin Beaumont explore why bail occupies “an entirely separate train carriage” in criminal practice, and why understanding its quirks is essential for every advocate.The discussion begins by contrasting bail with other areas of law: less formal, full of exceptions, and uniquely centred on the liberty of the subject. Colin and Clive highlight the paradox between rigid procedural timeframes and the informality of evidence rules, both exampl...
2025-10-14
43 min
RNIB Connect
Vidar Hjardeng MBE - Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts, AD Theatre Review
RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey is joined again by Vidar Hjardeng MBE, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant for ITV News across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands for the next of his regular audio described theatre reviews. This week we have the return of a much-missed detective icon from the small screen to the theatre stage with ‘Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts’ with some twists and turns, red a few red herrings and some rye humour too at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre with description by Professional Audio describer Carolyn Smith. About ‘Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts...
2025-09-26
07 min
The Legal Eagle Training Podcast
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING: Adverse Inferences at Trial
“You do not have to say anything…” – the familiar police caution opens this episode, but Colin Beaumont and Clive Smith unpack what those words really mean in practice, and how adverse inferences can transform the course of a trial.From the erosion of the absolute right to silence since the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, through to pre-prepared statements, special warnings, and defence statements, this episode traces the piecemeal development of the erosion of the absolute right to silence and its impact on everyday practice.The discussion covers the police station interview, where decisions about si...
2025-09-12
59 min
The Legal Eagle Training Podcast
GOING DOWN - Credit For Guilty Pleas
With significant changes proposed to the way judges and magistrates calculate credit for guilty pleas, this episode examines current practice, Court of Appeal guidance and potential reforms, with the practical realities faced by those advising clients at the coal face. Retired solicitor (now barrister - non practising) Colin Beaumont and barrister Clive Smith explore the Sentencing Council’s Reduction in Sentence for a Guilty Plea guidelines, the key Court of Appeal judgments shaping current practice, and the impact of the Leveson Review’s recommendations. They tackle the nuances of “indicating willingness” to plead guilty, the effect of minimum se...
2025-08-15
52 min
The Legal Eagle Training Podcast
INDEPENDENT REVIEW of the Criminal Courts
With a staggering backlog of over 75,000 cases, this episode explores findings of the recently published Leveson Report - an Independent Review of the Criminal Courts. From the necessity of increased funding to the implications of reclassifying offences, this episode is a comprehensive analysis that will leave you more informed about the current plans for change. Whilst we will have to wait to see what legislation the Government brings forward, the Review gives an excellent insight into where thinking may be going. Hear about the intricacies of the Independent Review carried out by the former President of t...
2025-07-18
56 min
The Legal Eagle Training Podcast
Digital Strip Search
Could the notion of a "digital strip search" in sexual offence cases be more myth than reality? In this episode, we tackle the intricacies of digital disclosure, focusing on how unused material can tip the scales of justice. With technology, social media, and AI revolutionising the legal landscape, we dissect the nuances of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 and its impact on both prosecution and defence strategies. From the misunderstood dynamics of rape cases to the role of digital evidence, we unpack the layers of complexity surrounding these sensitive topics.A deep dive into cases like...
2025-07-04
57 min
The Legal Eagle Training Podcast
A Regal Review – Cases from the Kings Bench Division
In the latest episode of the podcast we highlight criminal cases over the last 12 months from the King’s Bench Division, and their implications for legal practitioners. Our first case is a 2024 legal decision involving identification evidence in a case with a young man at a petrol station. We scrutinise the police officer's evidence, the timing of note-taking, and the absence of an identification parade, all of which underscore the procedural nuances that can influence case outcomes.Grier v DPP [2024] EWHC 1493 (Admin)We follow that with a critical examination of bail, spotlighting a ju...
2025-06-13
50 min
The Legal Eagle Training Podcast
The Unholy Trinity – Drink, Drugs and the Driver
What if the laws meant to keep our roads safe are actually criminalising responsible drivers? Join us as we navigate the intricate world of alcohol and drug-related driving laws, dissecting the history and implications of the Road Traffic Act of 1988 and the pivotal introduction of Section 5A in 2015. This episode questions whether the rigid legal standards genuinely serve public safety or if they unjustly label drivers without evident impairment. We also explore the societal and legal frameworks that shape our understanding of impaired driving today.Navigating the legal labyrinth of drug driving offences is no s...
2025-06-06
42 min
The Legal Eagle Training Podcast
Inside Out – How Long Will He Actually Serve?
Can you imagine a world where a 30-month prison sentence results in only six months served? In the inaugural episode of The Legal Eagle Training podcast we explore the England & Wales sentencing structure. We'll dissect how the upcoming changes to early release policies and the home detention curfew scheme will reshape the way sentences are served, amidst the pressing issue of overcrowded prisons. From the abolition of the four-year rule to the effects of the Offender Rehabilitation Act of 2014, this episode provides a comprehensive look at how serving sentence requirements have evolved, especially for those convicted of...
2025-05-30
47 min
The Legal Eagle Training Podcast
Introducing The Legal Eagle Training Podcast
Welcome to The Legal Eagle Training Podcast, we are your hosts, Colin Beaumont & Clive Smith. We are both barristers, with over 60 years of experience in criminal law behind them. Colin qualified as a barrister in 1982 and worked as a legal advisor for HMCTS for 12 years before re-qualifying as a solicitor and working for a major criminal firm as a partner and consultant for 20 years. Clive was called to the Bar in 2003 and spent 11 years practising at all levels. Prior to leaving full-time practice, Clive had a busy Crown Court practice dealing with serious crime such as murder, rape and...
2025-05-29
01 min
The Hobcast Book Show
208: From Comedy to Crime - with Colin Bostock-Smith
We often get a little giddy when we anticipate speaking to our guests on the show. That was certainly the case when we perused Colin Bostock-Smith's extraordinary list of comedy writing credits: The Two Ronnies, Not the Nine O'Clock News, The Clive James Show and Metal Mickey to name but a few. Now Colin has turned his hand to crime fiction. His debut novel, Sting of the Nettle was published by Diamond Books last month. It's a cosy murder mystery set in rural Devon in the 1950s, and draws extensively on Colin's childhood memories. As Colin tells us, the...
2025-02-11
1h 24
From Beneath the Hollywood Sign
"COLIN CLIVE: THE TRAGIC DEATH OF DR. FRANKENSTEIN" (070)
EPISODE 70 - “COLIN CLIVE” - 1/13/2024The moment he uttered the iconic line, “It’s Alive! It’s Alive,” in the 1931classic horror film “Frankenstein, actor COLIN CLIVE secured his place in film history. The handsome, talented British actor went on to appear in several other films, but his life and career were cut short due to his acute alcoholism and other personal demons. This week, we remember and celebrate this beloved horror legend. SHOW NOTES: Sources:One Man Crazy . . .! The Life and Deat...
2025-01-13
30 min
Johnny Has the Keys
Ep. 07-15: Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935), directed by James Whale, is the acclaimed sequel to Frankenstein (1931). The film follows the Monster (Boris Karloff) as he demands that Dr. Frankenstein (Colin Clive) create a female companion for him. As the Doctor reluctantly complies, the Bride (Elsa Lanchester) is brought to life, but her rejection of the Monster leads to tragic consequences. The film blends gothic horror with tragic elements, exploring themes of loneliness and humanity. https://johnnyhasthekeys.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/07-15-Bride-of-Frankenstein-FINAL.mp3 In this episode, embrace the gothic horror, camp, and genius of The Bride of Frankenstein (1935). Join us...
2024-12-02
1h 34
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Unlocking the Power of Bayesian Causal Inference, with Ben Vincent
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!Listen on PoduramaMy Intuitive Bayes Online Courses1:1 Mentorship with meI’ll be honest — this episode is long overdue. Not only because Ben Vincent is a friend, fellow PyMC Labs developer, and outstanding Bayesian modeler. But because he works on so many fascinating topics — so I’m all the happier to finally have him on the show!In this episode, we’re gonna focus on causal inference, how it naturally extends Bayesian modeling, and how you can use th...
2023-07-30
1h 08
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Exploring Research Synchronous Languages & Hybrid Systems, with Guillaume Baudart
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!Listen on PoduramaMy Intuitive Bayes Online Courses1:1 Mentorship with meThis episode is unlike anything I’ve covered so far on the show. Let me ask you: Do you know what a research synchronous language is? What about hybrid systems? Last try: have you heard of Zelus, or ProbZelus?If you answered “no” to one of the above, then you’re just like me! And that’s why I invited Guillaume Baudart for this episode — to teach us abo...
2023-07-14
58 min
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Exploring Research Synchronous Languages & Hybrid Systems, with Guillaume Baudart
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!Listen on PoduramaMy Intuitive Bayes Online Courses1:1 Mentorship with meThis episode is unlike anything I’ve covered so far on the show. Let me ask you: Do you know what a research synchronous language is? What about hybrid systems? Last try: have you heard of Zelus, or ProbZelus?If you answered “no” to one of the above, then you’re just like me! And that’s why I invited Guillaume Baudart for this episode — to teach us abo...
2023-07-14
58 min
Learning Bayesian Statistics
#85 A Brief History of Sports Analytics, with Jim Albert
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!My Intuitive Bayes Online Courses1:1 Mentorship with meIn this episode, I am honored to talk with a legend of sports analytics in general, and baseball analytics in particular. I am of course talking about Jim Albert.Jim grew up in the Philadelphia area and studied statistics at Purdue University. He then spent his entire 41-year academic career at Bowling Green State University, which gave him a wide diversity of classes to teach – from intro statistics through doctoral level....
2023-06-27
1h 06
Learning Bayesian Statistics
#85 A Brief History of Sports Analytics, with Jim Albert
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!My Intuitive Bayes Online Courses1:1 Mentorship with meIn this episode, I am honored to talk with a legend of sports analytics in general, and baseball analytics in particular. I am of course talking about Jim Albert.Jim grew up in the Philadelphia area and studied statistics at Purdue University. He then spent his entire 41-year academic career at Bowling Green State University, which gave him a wide diversity of classes to teach – from intro statistics through doctoral level....
2023-06-27
1h 06
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Causality in Neuroscience & Psychology, with Konrad Kording
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!My Intuitive Bayes Online Courses1:1 Mentorship with meThis is another installment in our neuroscience modeling series! This time, I talked with Konrad Kording, about the role of Bayesian stats in neuroscience and psychology, electrophysiological data to study what neurons do, and how this helps explain human behavior.Konrad studied at ETH Zurich, then went to UC London and MIT for his postdocs. After a decade at Northwestern University, he is now Penn Integrated Knowledge Professor at the University...
2023-06-13
1h 05
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Causality in Neuroscience & Psychology, with Konrad Kording
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!My Intuitive Bayes Online Courses1:1 Mentorship with meThis is another installment in our neuroscience modeling series! This time, I talked with Konrad Kording, about the role of Bayesian stats in neuroscience and psychology, electrophysiological data to study what neurons do, and how this helps explain human behavior.Konrad studied at ETH Zurich, then went to UC London and MIT for his postdocs. After a decade at Northwestern University, he is now Penn Integrated Knowledge Professor at the University...
2023-06-13
1h 05
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Multilevel Regression, Post-Stratification & Electoral Dynamics, with Tarmo Jüristo
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!My Intuitive Bayes Online Courses1:1 Mentorship with meOne of the greatest features of this podcast, and my work in general, is that I keep getting surprised. Along the way, I keep learning, and I meet fascinating people, like Tarmo Jüristo.Tarmo is hard to describe. These days, he’s heading an NGO called Salk, in the Baltic state called Estonia. Among other things, they are studying and forecasting elections, which is how we met and ended up col...
2023-05-25
1h 17
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Multilevel Regression, Post-Stratification & Electoral Dynamics, with Tarmo Jüristo
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!My Intuitive Bayes Online Courses1:1 Mentorship with meOne of the greatest features of this podcast, and my work in general, is that I keep getting surprised. Along the way, I keep learning, and I meet fascinating people, like Tarmo Jüristo.Tarmo is hard to describe. These days, he’s heading an NGO called Salk, in the Baltic state called Estonia. Among other things, they are studying and forecasting elections, which is how we met and ended up col...
2023-05-25
1h 17
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Sequential Monte Carlo & Bayesian Computation Algorithms, with Nicolas Chopin
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!My Intuitive Bayes Online Courses1:1 Mentorship with me------------------------------------------------------------------------------Max Kochurov’s State of Bayes Lecture Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1iMFW7frOOsh5KOcfvKWM12bjh8zs9BQSign up here for upcoming lessons: https://www.meetup.com/pymc-labs-online-meetup/events/293101751/------------------------------------------------------------------------------We talk a lot about different MCMC methods on this podcast, because they are the workhorses of the Bayesian models. But other methods exist to infer the posterior distributions of yo...
2023-05-05
1h 06
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Sequential Monte Carlo & Bayesian Computation Algorithms, with Nicolas Chopin
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!My Intuitive Bayes Online Courses1:1 Mentorship with me------------------------------------------------------------------------------Max Kochurov’s State of Bayes Lecture Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1iMFW7frOOsh5KOcfvKWM12bjh8zs9BQSign up here for upcoming lessons: https://www.meetup.com/pymc-labs-online-meetup/events/293101751/------------------------------------------------------------------------------We talk a lot about different MCMC methods on this podcast, because they are the workhorses of the Bayesian models. But other methods exist to infer the posterior distributions of yo...
2023-05-05
1h 06
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Neuroscience of Perception: Exploring the Brain, with Alan Stocker
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!My Intuitive Bayes Online Courses1:1 Mentorship with meDid you know that the way your brain perceives speed depends on your priors? And it’s not the same at night? And it’s not the same for everybody?This is another of these episodes I love where we dive into neuroscience, how the brain works, and how it relates to Bayesian stats. It’s actually a follow-up to episode 77, where Pascal Wallisch told us how the famous black and blue d...
2023-04-24
1h 14
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Neuroscience of Perception: Exploring the Brain, with Alan Stocker
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!My Intuitive Bayes Online Courses1:1 Mentorship with meDid you know that the way your brain perceives speed depends on your priors? And it’s not the same at night? And it’s not the same for everybody?This is another of these episodes I love where we dive into neuroscience, how the brain works, and how it relates to Bayesian stats. It’s actually a follow-up to episode 77, where Pascal Wallisch told us how the famous black and blue d...
2023-04-24
1h 14
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Bayesian Additive Regression Trees (BARTs), with Sameer Deshpande
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!I’m sure you know at least one Bart. Maybe you’ve even used one — but you’re not proud of it, because you didn’t know what you were doing. Thankfully, in this episode, we’ll go to the roots of regression trees — oh yeah, that’s what BART stands for. What were you thinking about?Our tree expert will be no one else than Sameer Deshpande. Sameer is an assistant professor of Statistics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Prior to that, h...
2023-04-11
1h 09
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Bayesian Additive Regression Trees (BARTs), with Sameer Deshpande
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!I’m sure you know at least one Bart. Maybe you’ve even used one — but you’re not proud of it, because you didn’t know what you were doing. Thankfully, in this episode, we’ll go to the roots of regression trees — oh yeah, that’s what BART stands for. What were you thinking about?Our tree expert will be no one else than Sameer Deshpande. Sameer is an assistant professor of Statistics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Prior to that, h...
2023-04-11
1h 09
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Decision-Making & Cost Effectiveness Analysis for Health Economics, with Gianluca Baio
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!Decision-making and cost effectiveness analyses rarely get as important as in the health systems — where matters of life and death are not a metaphor. Bayesian statistical modeling is extremely helpful in this field, with its ability to quantify uncertainty, include domain knowledge, and incorporate causal reasoning.Specialized in all these topics, Gianluca Baio was the person to talk to for this episode. He’ll tell us about this kind of models, and how to understand them.Gianluca is curr...
2023-03-17
1h 07
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Decision-Making & Cost Effectiveness Analysis for Health Economics, with Gianluca Baio
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!Decision-making and cost effectiveness analyses rarely get as important as in the health systems — where matters of life and death are not a metaphor. Bayesian statistical modeling is extremely helpful in this field, with its ability to quantify uncertainty, include domain knowledge, and incorporate causal reasoning.Specialized in all these topics, Gianluca Baio was the person to talk to for this episode. He’ll tell us about this kind of models, and how to understand them.Gianluca is curr...
2023-03-17
1h 07
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Exploring MCMC Sampler Algorithms, with Matt D. Hoffman
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!Matt Hoffman has already worked on many topics in his life – music information retrieval, speech enhancement, user behavior modeling, social network analysis, astronomy, you name it.Obviously, picking questions for him was hard, so we ended up talking more or less freely — which is one of my favorite types of episodes, to be honest.You’ll hear about the circumstances Matt would advise picking up Bayesian stats, generalized HMC, blocked samplers, why do the samplers he works on have f...
2023-03-01
1h 02
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Exploring MCMC Sampler Algorithms, with Matt D. Hoffman
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!Matt Hoffman has already worked on many topics in his life – music information retrieval, speech enhancement, user behavior modeling, social network analysis, astronomy, you name it.Obviously, picking questions for him was hard, so we ended up talking more or less freely — which is one of my favorite types of episodes, to be honest.You’ll hear about the circumstances Matt would advise picking up Bayesian stats, generalized HMC, blocked samplers, why do the samplers he works on have f...
2023-03-01
1h 02
Learning Bayesian Statistics
How a Simple Dress Helped Uncover Hidden Prejudices, with Pascal Wallisch
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!I love dresses. Not on me, of course — I’m not nearly elegant enough to pull it off. Nevertheless, to me, dresses are one of the most elegant pieces of clothing ever invented.And I like them even more when they change colors. Well, they don’t really change colors — it’s the way we perceive the colors that can change. You remember that dress that looked black and blue to some people, and white and gold to others? Well that’s exa...
2023-02-13
1h 09
Learning Bayesian Statistics
How a Simple Dress Helped Uncover Hidden Prejudices, with Pascal Wallisch
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!I love dresses. Not on me, of course — I’m not nearly elegant enough to pull it off. Nevertheless, to me, dresses are one of the most elegant pieces of clothing ever invented.And I like them even more when they change colors. Well, they don’t really change colors — it’s the way we perceive the colors that can change. You remember that dress that looked black and blue to some people, and white and gold to others? Well that’s exa...
2023-02-13
1h 09
Learning Bayesian Statistics
The Past, Present & Future of Stan, with Bob Carpenter
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!How does it feel to switch careers and start a postdoc at age 47? How was it to be one of the people who created the probabilistic programming language Stan? What should the Bayesian community focus on in the coming years?These are just a few of the questions I had for my illustrious guest in this episode — Bob Carpenter. Bob is, of course, a Stan developer, and comes from a math background, with an emphasis on logic and computer science th...
2023-02-01
1h 11
Learning Bayesian Statistics
The Past, Present & Future of Stan, with Bob Carpenter
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!How does it feel to switch careers and start a postdoc at age 47? How was it to be one of the people who created the probabilistic programming language Stan? What should the Bayesian community focus on in the coming years?These are just a few of the questions I had for my illustrious guest in this episode — Bob Carpenter. Bob is, of course, a Stan developer, and comes from a math background, with an emphasis on logic and computer science th...
2023-02-01
1h 11
Learning Bayesian Statistics
The Physics of Top Gun 2 Maverick, with Jason Berndt
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!If you’re a nerd like me, you’re always curious about the physics of any situation. So, obviously, when I watched Top Gun 2, I became fascinated by the aerodynamics of fighters jets. And it so happens that one of my friends used to be a fighter pilot for the Canadian army… Immediately, I thought this would make for a cool episode — and here we are!Actually, Jason Berndt wanted to be a pilot from the age of 3. When he was 6, h...
2023-01-20
1h 07
Learning Bayesian Statistics
The Physics of Top Gun 2 Maverick, with Jason Berndt
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!If you’re a nerd like me, you’re always curious about the physics of any situation. So, obviously, when I watched Top Gun 2, I became fascinated by the aerodynamics of fighters jets. And it so happens that one of my friends used to be a fighter pilot for the Canadian army… Immediately, I thought this would make for a cool episode — and here we are!Actually, Jason Berndt wanted to be a pilot from the age of 3. When he was 6, h...
2023-01-20
1h 07
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Optimizing NUTS and Developing the ZeroSumNormal Distribution, with Adrian Seyboldt
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!We need to talk. I had trouble writing this introduction. Not because I didn’t know what to say (that’s hardly ever an issue for me), but because a conversation with Adrian Seyboldt always takes deliciously unexpected turns.Adrian is one of the most brilliant, interesting and open-minded person I know. It turns out he’s courageous too: although he’s not a fan of public speaking, he accepted my invitation on this show — and I’m really glad he did!
2023-01-05
1h 12
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Optimizing NUTS and Developing the ZeroSumNormal Distribution, with Adrian Seyboldt
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!We need to talk. I had trouble writing this introduction. Not because I didn’t know what to say (that’s hardly ever an issue for me), but because a conversation with Adrian Seyboldt always takes deliciously unexpected turns.Adrian is one of the most brilliant, interesting and open-minded person I know. It turns out he’s courageous too: although he’s not a fan of public speaking, he accepted my invitation on this show — and I’m really glad he did!
2023-01-05
1h 12
Learning Bayesian Statistics
A Guide to Plotting Inferences & Uncertainties of Bayesian Models, with Jessica Hullman
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!I’m guessing you already tried to communicate the results of a statistical model to non-stats people — it’s hard, right? I’ll be honest: sometimes, I even prefer to take notes during meetings than doing that… But shhh, that’s out secret.But all of this was before. Before I talked with Jessica Hullman. Jessica is the Ginny Rometty associate professor of computer science at Northwestern University.Her work revolves around how to design interfaces to help people draw...
2022-12-23
1h 00
Learning Bayesian Statistics
A Guide to Plotting Inferences & Uncertainties of Bayesian Models, with Jessica Hullman
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!I’m guessing you already tried to communicate the results of a statistical model to non-stats people — it’s hard, right? I’ll be honest: sometimes, I even prefer to take notes during meetings than doing that… But shhh, that’s out secret.But all of this was before. Before I talked with Jessica Hullman. Jessica is the Ginny Rometty associate professor of computer science at Northwestern University.Her work revolves around how to design interfaces to help people draw...
2022-12-23
1h 00
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Why the Universe is so Deliciously Crazy, with Daniel Whiteson
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!What happens inside a black hole? Can we travel back in time? Why is the Universe even here? This is the type of chill questions that we’re all asking ourselves from time to time — you know, when we’re sitting on the beach.This is also the kind of questions Daniel Whiteson loves to talk about in his podcast, “Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe”, co-hosted with Jorge Cham, the author of PhD comics. Honestly, it’s one of my favorite...
2022-12-03
1h 13
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Why the Universe is so Deliciously Crazy, with Daniel Whiteson
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!What happens inside a black hole? Can we travel back in time? Why is the Universe even here? This is the type of chill questions that we’re all asking ourselves from time to time — you know, when we’re sitting on the beach.This is also the kind of questions Daniel Whiteson loves to talk about in his podcast, “Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe”, co-hosted with Jorge Cham, the author of PhD comics. Honestly, it’s one of my favorite...
2022-12-03
1h 13
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Artificial Intelligence, Deepmind & Social Change, with Julien Cornebise
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!This episode will show you different sides of the tech world. The one where you research and apply algorithms, where you get super excited about image recognition and AI-generated art. And the one where you support social change actors — aka the “AI for Good” movement.My guest for this episode is, quite naturally, Julien Cornebise. Julien is an Honorary Associate Professor at UCL. He was an early researcher at DeepMind where he designed its early algorithms. He then worked as a Dire...
2022-11-14
1h 05
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Artificial Intelligence, Deepmind & Social Change, with Julien Cornebise
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!This episode will show you different sides of the tech world. The one where you research and apply algorithms, where you get super excited about image recognition and AI-generated art. And the one where you support social change actors — aka the “AI for Good” movement.My guest for this episode is, quite naturally, Julien Cornebise. Julien is an Honorary Associate Professor at UCL. He was an early researcher at DeepMind where he designed its early algorithms. He then worked as a Dire...
2022-11-14
1h 05
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Teaching Bayes for Biology & Biological Engineering, with Justin Bois
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!Back in 2016, when I started dedicating my evenings and weekends to learning how to code and do serious stats, I was a bit lost… Where do I start? Which language do I pick? Why are all those languages just named with one single letter??Then I found some stats classes by Justin Bois — and it was a tremendous help to get out of that wood (and yes, this was a pun). I really loved Justin’s teaching because he was making...
2022-10-22
1h 05
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Teaching Bayes for Biology & Biological Engineering, with Justin Bois
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!Back in 2016, when I started dedicating my evenings and weekends to learning how to code and do serious stats, I was a bit lost… Where do I start? Which language do I pick? Why are all those languages just named with one single letter??Then I found some stats classes by Justin Bois — and it was a tremendous help to get out of that wood (and yes, this was a pun). I really loved Justin’s teaching because he was making...
2022-10-22
1h 05
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Why, When & How to use Bayes Factors, with Jorge Tendeiro
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!A great franchise comes with a great rivalry: Marvel has Iron Man and Captain America; physics has General Relativity and Quantum Physics; and Bayesian stats has Posterior Estimation and… Bayes Factors!A few months ago, I had the pleasure of hosting EJ Wagenmakers, to talk about these topics. This time, I’m talking with Jorge Tendeiro, who has a different perspective on Null Hypothesis Testing in the Bayesian framework, and its relationship with generative models and posterior estimation.But...
2022-10-05
53 min
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Why, When & How to use Bayes Factors, with Jorge Tendeiro
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!A great franchise comes with a great rivalry: Marvel has Iron Man and Captain America; physics has General Relativity and Quantum Physics; and Bayesian stats has Posterior Estimation and… Bayes Factors!A few months ago, I had the pleasure of hosting EJ Wagenmakers, to talk about these topics. This time, I’m talking with Jorge Tendeiro, who has a different perspective on Null Hypothesis Testing in the Bayesian framework, and its relationship with generative models and posterior estimation.But...
2022-10-05
53 min
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Probabilistic Machine Learning & Generative Models, with Kevin Murphy
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!Hosting someone like Kevin Murphy on your podcast is… complicated. Not because Kevin himself is complicated (he’s delightful, don’t make me say what I didn’t say!), but because all the questions I had for him amounted to a 12-hour show.Sooooo, brace yourselves folks!No, I'm kidding. Of course I didn’t do that folks, Kevin has a life! This life started in Ireland, where he was born. He grew up in England and got his BA fro...
2022-09-14
1h 05
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Probabilistic Machine Learning & Generative Models, with Kevin Murphy
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!Hosting someone like Kevin Murphy on your podcast is… complicated. Not because Kevin himself is complicated (he’s delightful, don’t make me say what I didn’t say!), but because all the questions I had for him amounted to a 12-hour show.Sooooo, brace yourselves folks!No, I'm kidding. Of course I didn’t do that folks, Kevin has a life! This life started in Ireland, where he was born. He grew up in England and got his BA fro...
2022-09-14
1h 05
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Exoplanets, Cool Worlds & Life in the Universe, with David Kipping
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!Is there life in the Universe? It doesn’t get deeper than this, does it? And yet, why do we care about that? In the very small chance that there is other life in the Universe, we have even less chance to discover it, talk to it and meet it. So, why do we care?Well, it may surprise you but Bayesian statistics helps us think about these astronomical and — dare I say? — philosophical topics, as my guest, David Kipping, will b...
2022-08-31
1h 00
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Exoplanets, Cool Worlds & Life in the Universe, with David Kipping
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!Is there life in the Universe? It doesn’t get deeper than this, does it? And yet, why do we care about that? In the very small chance that there is other life in the Universe, we have even less chance to discover it, talk to it and meet it. So, why do we care?Well, it may surprise you but Bayesian statistics helps us think about these astronomical and — dare I say? — philosophical topics, as my guest, David Kipping, will b...
2022-08-31
1h 00
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The News Quiz: Another Classic Collection: Highlights from the topical Radio 4 comedy panel show by Tba
Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/593053to listen full audiobooks. Title: The News Quiz: Another Classic Collection: Highlights from the topical Radio 4 comedy panel show Series: Part of The News Quiz Author: Tba Narrator: Angela Barnes, Andy Zaltzman, Nish Kumar, Sandi Toksvig, Miles Jupp, Barry Took, Barry Norman, Simon Hoggart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 53 minutes Release date: August 18, 2022 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Proving that yesterday's news is every bit as entertaining as today's, these 14 archive episodes of the long-running BBC Radio 4 panel show are chaired by Barry Took, Simon Hoggart and Sandi Toksvig. Spanning the years from 1979 to 2011, t...
2022-08-18
6h 53
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The News Quiz: Another Classic Collection: Highlights from the topical Radio 4 comedy panel show by Tba
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/593053 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The News Quiz: Another Classic Collection: Highlights from the topical Radio 4 comedy panel show Series: Part of The News Quiz Author: Tba Narrator: Angela Barnes, Andy Zaltzman, Nish Kumar, Sandi Toksvig, Miles Jupp, Barry Took, Barry Norman, Simon Hoggart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 53 minutes Release date: August 18, 2022 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Proving that yesterday's news is every bit as entertaining as today's, these 14 archive episodes of the long-running BBC Radio 4 panel show are chaired by Barry Took, Simon Hoggart and Sandi Toksvig. Spanning the years from 1979 t...
2022-08-18
05 min
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Uncertainty Visualization & Usable Stats, with Matthew Kay
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!I have to confess something: I love challenges. And when you’re a podcaster, what’s a better challenge than dedicating an episode to… visualization? Impossible you say? Well, challenge accepted!Thankfully, I got the help of a visualization Avenger for this episode — namely, Matthew Kay. Matt is an Assistant Professor jointly appointed in Computer Science and Communications Studies at Northwestern University, where he co-directs the Midwest Uncertainty Collective — I know, it’s a pretty cool name for a lab.He wor...
2022-08-17
1h 01
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Uncertainty Visualization & Usable Stats, with Matthew Kay
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!I have to confess something: I love challenges. And when you’re a podcaster, what’s a better challenge than dedicating an episode to… visualization? Impossible you say? Well, challenge accepted!Thankfully, I got the help of a visualization Avenger for this episode — namely, Matthew Kay. Matt is an Assistant Professor jointly appointed in Computer Science and Communications Studies at Northwestern University, where he co-directs the Midwest Uncertainty Collective — I know, it’s a pretty cool name for a lab.He wor...
2022-08-17
1h 01
Learning Bayesian Statistics
PyMC, Aeppl, & Aesara: the new cool kids on the block, with Ricardo Vieira
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!Folks, there are some new cool kids on the block. They are called PyMC, Aeppl, and Aesara, and it’s high time we give us a proper welcome!To do that, who better than one of the architects of the new PyMC 4.0 — Ricardo Vieira! In this episode, he’ll walk us through the inner workings of the newly released version of PyMC, telling us why the Aesara backend and the brand new RandomVariable operators constitute such strong foundations for your belove...
2022-08-03
1h 05
Learning Bayesian Statistics
PyMC, Aeppl, & Aesara: the new cool kids on the block, with Ricardo Vieira
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!Folks, there are some new cool kids on the block. They are called PyMC, Aeppl, and Aesara, and it’s high time we give us a proper welcome!To do that, who better than one of the architects of the new PyMC 4.0 — Ricardo Vieira! In this episode, he’ll walk us through the inner workings of the newly released version of PyMC, telling us why the Aesara backend and the brand new RandomVariable operators constitute such strong foundations for your belove...
2022-08-03
1h 05
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Modeling the Climate & Gravity Waves, with Laura Mansfield
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!I’m sure you’ve already heard of gravitational waves, because my listeners are the coolest and smartest ever ;) But did you know about gravity waves? That’s right, waves in the sky due to gravity — sounds awesome, right?Well, I’m pretty sure that Laura Mansfield will confirm your prior. Currently a postdoc at Stanford University, Laura studies — guess what? — gravity waves and how they are represented in climate models. In particular, she uses Bayesian methods to estimate the uncertainty on...
2022-07-20
1h 07
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Modeling the Climate & Gravity Waves, with Laura Mansfield
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!I’m sure you’ve already heard of gravitational waves, because my listeners are the coolest and smartest ever ;) But did you know about gravity waves? That’s right, waves in the sky due to gravity — sounds awesome, right?Well, I’m pretty sure that Laura Mansfield will confirm your prior. Currently a postdoc at Stanford University, Laura studies — guess what? — gravity waves and how they are represented in climate models. In particular, she uses Bayesian methods to estimate the uncertainty on...
2022-07-20
1h 07
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Media Mix Models & Bayes for Marketing, with Luciano Paz
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!Inviting someone like Luciano Paz on a stats podcast is both a pleasure and a challenge — he does so many things brilliantly that you have too many questions to ask him…In this episode, I’ve chosen — not without difficulty — to focus on the applications of Bayesian stats in the marketing industry, especially Media Mix Models. Ok, I also asked Luciano about other topics — but you know me, I like to talk…Originally, Luciano studied physics. He then did a PhD and...
2022-06-28
1h 14
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Media Mix Models & Bayes for Marketing, with Luciano Paz
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!Inviting someone like Luciano Paz on a stats podcast is both a pleasure and a challenge — he does so many things brilliantly that you have too many questions to ask him…In this episode, I’ve chosen — not without difficulty — to focus on the applications of Bayesian stats in the marketing industry, especially Media Mix Models. Ok, I also asked Luciano about other topics — but you know me, I like to talk…Originally, Luciano studied physics. He then did a PhD and...
2022-06-28
1h 14
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Bayesian Generative Modeling for Healthcare
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!We talk a lot about generative modeling on this podcast — at least since episode 6, with Michael Betancourt! And an area where this way of modeling is particularly useful is healthcare, as Maria Skoularidou will tell us in this episode.Maria is a final year PhD student at the University of Cambridge. Her thesis is focused on probabilistic machine learning and, more precisely, towards using generative modeling in… you guessed it: healthcare!But her fields of interest are diverse: from...
2022-06-08
57 min
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Bayesian Generative Modeling for Healthcare
Proudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!We talk a lot about generative modeling on this podcast — at least since episode 6, with Michael Betancourt! And an area where this way of modeling is particularly useful is healthcare, as Maria Skoularidou will tell us in this episode.Maria is a final year PhD student at the University of Cambridge. Her thesis is focused on probabilistic machine learning and, more precisely, towards using generative modeling in… you guessed it: healthcare!But her fields of interest are diverse: from...
2022-06-08
57 min
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Why we still use non-Bayesian methods, with EJ Wagenmakers
The big problems with classic hypothesis testing are well-known. And yet, a huge majority of statistical analyses are still conducted this way. Why is it? Why are things so hard to change? Can you even do (and should you do) hypothesis testing in the Bayesian framework?I guess if you wanted to name this episode in a very Marvelian way, it would be “Bayes factors against the p-values of madness” — but we won’t do that, it wouldn’t be appropriate, would it?Anyways, in this episode, I’ll talk about all these very light and consensu...
2022-05-19
1h 16
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Why we still use non-Bayesian methods, with EJ Wagenmakers
The big problems with classic hypothesis testing are well-known. And yet, a huge majority of statistical analyses are still conducted this way. Why is it? Why are things so hard to change? Can you even do (and should you do) hypothesis testing in the Bayesian framework?I guess if you wanted to name this episode in a very Marvelian way, it would be “Bayes factors against the p-values of madness” — but we won’t do that, it wouldn’t be appropriate, would it?Anyways, in this episode, I’ll talk about all these very light and consensu...
2022-05-19
1h 16
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Modeling Dialogues & Languages, with J.P. de Ruiter
Why do we, humans, communicate? And how? And isn’t that a problem that to study communication we have to… communicate?Did you ever ask yourself that? Because J.P. de Ruiter did — and does everyday. But he’s got good reasons: JP is a cognitive scientist whose primary research focus is on the cognitive foundations of human communication. He aims to improve our understanding of how humans and artificial agents use language, gesture and other types of signals to effectively communicate with each other.Currently he has one of the two Bridge Professorship at Tufts Uni...
2022-04-30
1h 12
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Modeling Dialogues & Languages, with J.P. de Ruiter
Why do we, humans, communicate? And how? And isn’t that a problem that to study communication we have to… communicate?Did you ever ask yourself that? Because J.P. de Ruiter did — and does everyday. But he’s got good reasons: JP is a cognitive scientist whose primary research focus is on the cognitive foundations of human communication. He aims to improve our understanding of how humans and artificial agents use language, gesture and other types of signals to effectively communicate with each other.Currently he has one of the two Bridge Professorship at Tufts Uni...
2022-04-30
1h 12
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Bayesian Modeling in Civil Engineering, with Michael Faber
In large-scale one-off civil infrastructure, decision-making under uncertainty is part of the job, that’s just how it is. But, civil engineers don't get the luxury of building 10^6 versions of the bridge, offshore wind turbine or aeronautical structure to consider a relative frequency interpretation!And as you’ll hear, challenges don’t stop there: you also have to consider natural hazards such as earthquakes, rockfall and typhoons — in case you were wondering, civil engineering is not among the boring jobs!To talk about these original topics, I had the pleasure to host Michael Faber. Michael is a Pro...
2022-04-14
59 min
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Bayesian Modeling in Civil Engineering, with Michael Faber
In large-scale one-off civil infrastructure, decision-making under uncertainty is part of the job, that’s just how it is. But, civil engineers don't get the luxury of building 10^6 versions of the bridge, offshore wind turbine or aeronautical structure to consider a relative frequency interpretation!And as you’ll hear, challenges don’t stop there: you also have to consider natural hazards such as earthquakes, rockfall and typhoons — in case you were wondering, civil engineering is not among the boring jobs!To talk about these original topics, I had the pleasure to host Michael Faber. Michael is a Pro...
2022-04-14
59 min
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Bayesian Modeling and Computation, with Osvaldo Martin, Ravin Kumar and Junpeng Lao
You know when you have friends who wrote a book and pressure you to come on your podcast? That’s super annoying, right?Well that’s not what happened with Ravin Kumar, Osvaldo Martin and Junpeng Lao — I was the one who suggested doing a special episode about their new book, Bayesian Modeling and Computation in Python. And since they cannot say no to my soothing French accent, well, they didn’t say no…All of them were on the podcast already, so I’ll refer you to their solo episode for background on their background —...
2022-03-21
1h 09
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Bayesian Modeling and Computation, with Osvaldo Martin, Ravin Kumar and Junpeng Lao
You know when you have friends who wrote a book and pressure you to come on your podcast? That’s super annoying, right?Well that’s not what happened with Ravin Kumar, Osvaldo Martin and Junpeng Lao — I was the one who suggested doing a special episode about their new book, Bayesian Modeling and Computation in Python. And since they cannot say no to my soothing French accent, well, they didn’t say no…All of them were on the podcast already, so I’ll refer you to their solo episode for background on their background —...
2022-03-21
1h 09
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Forecasting French Elections, with... Mystery Guest
No, no, don't leave! You did not click on the wrong button. You are indeed on Alex Andorra’s podcast. The podcast that took the Bayesian world by a storm: “Learning Bayesian Statistics”, and that Barack Obama deemed “the best podcast in the whole galaxy” – or maybe Alex said that, I don’t remember.Alex made us discover new methods, new ideas, and mostly new people. But what do we really know about him? Does he even really exist? To find this out I put on my Frenchest beret, a baguette under my arm, and went undercover to try to find...
2022-03-03
1h 21
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Forecasting French Elections, with... Mystery Guest
No, no, don't leave! You did not click on the wrong button. You are indeed on Alex Andorra’s podcast. The podcast that took the Bayesian world by a storm: “Learning Bayesian Statistics”, and that Barack Obama deemed “the best podcast in the whole galaxy” – or maybe Alex said that, I don’t remember.Alex made us discover new methods, new ideas, and mostly new people. But what do we really know about him? Does he even really exist? To find this out I put on my Frenchest beret, a baguette under my arm, and went undercover to try to find...
2022-03-03
1h 21
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Causal & Probabilistic Machine Learning, with Robert Osazuwa Ness
Did you know there is a relationship between the size of firetrucks and the amount of damage down to a flat during a fire? The bigger the truck sent to put out the fire, the bigger the damages tend to be. The solution is simple: just send smaller firetrucks!Wait, that doesn’t sound right, does it? Our brain is a huge causal machine, so it can instinctively feel it’s not credible that size of truck and amount of damage done are causally related: there must be another variable explaining the correlation. Here, it’s of course...
2022-02-16
1h 08
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Causal & Probabilistic Machine Learning, with Robert Osazuwa Ness
Did you know there is a relationship between the size of firetrucks and the amount of damage down to a flat during a fire? The bigger the truck sent to put out the fire, the bigger the damages tend to be. The solution is simple: just send smaller firetrucks!Wait, that doesn’t sound right, does it? Our brain is a huge causal machine, so it can instinctively feel it’s not credible that size of truck and amount of damage done are causally related: there must be another variable explaining the correlation. Here, it’s of course...
2022-02-16
1h 08
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Neuropsychology, Illusions & Bending Reality, with Dominique Makowski
What’s the common point between fiction, fake news, illusions and meditation? They can all be studied with Bayesian statistics, of course!In this mind-bending episode, Dominique Makowski will for sure expand your horizon. Trained as a clinical neuropsychologist, he is currently working as a postdoc at the Clinical Brain Lab in Singapore, in which he leads the Reality Bending Team. What’s reality-bending you ask? Well, you’ll have to listen to the episode, but I can already tell you we’ll go through a journey in scientific methodology, history of art, religion, and philosophy — what else?
2022-01-31
1h 13
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Neuropsychology, Illusions & Bending Reality, with Dominique Makowski
What’s the common point between fiction, fake news, illusions and meditation? They can all be studied with Bayesian statistics, of course!In this mind-bending episode, Dominique Makowski will for sure expand your horizon. Trained as a clinical neuropsychologist, he is currently working as a postdoc at the Clinical Brain Lab in Singapore, in which he leads the Reality Bending Team. What’s reality-bending you ask? Well, you’ll have to listen to the episode, but I can already tell you we’ll go through a journey in scientific methodology, history of art, religion, and philosophy — what else?
2022-01-31
1h 13
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Bayes in Theoretical Ecology, with Florian Hartig
Let’s be honest: evolution is awesome! I started reading Improbable Destinies: Fate, Chance, and the Future of Evolution, by Jonathan Losos, and I’m utterly fascinated. So I’m thrilled to welcome Florian Hartig on the show. Florian is a professor of Theoretical Ecology at the University of Regensburg, Germany. His research concentrates on theory, computer simulations, statistical methods and machine learning in ecology & evolution. He is also interested in open science and open software development, and maintains, among other projects, the R packages DHARMa and BayesianTools.Among other things, we talked about approximate Bayesian...
2022-01-14
1h 08
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Bayes in Theoretical Ecology, with Florian Hartig
Let’s be honest: evolution is awesome! I started reading Improbable Destinies: Fate, Chance, and the Future of Evolution, by Jonathan Losos, and I’m utterly fascinated. So I’m thrilled to welcome Florian Hartig on the show. Florian is a professor of Theoretical Ecology at the University of Regensburg, Germany. His research concentrates on theory, computer simulations, statistical methods and machine learning in ecology & evolution. He is also interested in open science and open software development, and maintains, among other projects, the R packages DHARMa and BayesianTools.Among other things, we talked about approximate Bayesian...
2022-01-14
1h 08
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Bayesian Stats for the Behavioral & Neural Sciences, with Todd Hudson
Get a 30% discount on Todd's book by entering the code BDABNS22 at checkout!The behavioral and neural sciences are a nerdy interest of mine, but I didn’t dedicate any episode to that topic yet. But life brings you gifts sometimes (especially around Christmas…), and here that gift is a book, Bayesian Data Analysis for the Behavioral and Neural Sciences, by Todd Hudson.Todd is a part of the faculty at New York University Grossman School of Medicine and also the New York University Tandon School of Engineering. He is a computational neuroscientist working in seve...
2021-12-28
56 min
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Bayesian Stats for the Behavioral & Neural Sciences, with Todd Hudson
Get a 30% discount on Todd's book by entering the code BDABNS22 at checkout!The behavioral and neural sciences are a nerdy interest of mine, but I didn’t dedicate any episode to that topic yet. But life brings you gifts sometimes (especially around Christmas…), and here that gift is a book, Bayesian Data Analysis for the Behavioral and Neural Sciences, by Todd Hudson.Todd is a part of the faculty at New York University Grossman School of Medicine and also the New York University Tandon School of Engineering. He is a computational neuroscientist working in seve...
2021-12-28
56 min
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Election forecasting models in Germany, with Marcus Gross
Did I mention I like survey data, especially in the context of electoral forecasting? Probably not, as I’m a pretty shy and reserved man. Why are you laughing?? Yeah, that’s true, I’m not that shy… but I did mention my interest for electoral forecasting already!And before doing a full episode where I’ll talk about French elections (yes, that’ll come at one point), let’s talk about one of France’s neighbors — Germany. Our German friends had federal elections a few weeks ago — consequential elections, since they had the hard task of replacing Angela Mer...
2021-12-09
58 min
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Election forecasting models in Germany, with Marcus Gross
Did I mention I like survey data, especially in the context of electoral forecasting? Probably not, as I’m a pretty shy and reserved man. Why are you laughing?? Yeah, that’s true, I’m not that shy… but I did mention my interest for electoral forecasting already!And before doing a full episode where I’ll talk about French elections (yes, that’ll come at one point), let’s talk about one of France’s neighbors — Germany. Our German friends had federal elections a few weeks ago — consequential elections, since they had the hard task of replacing Angela Mer...
2021-12-09
58 min
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Bernoulli's Fallacy & the Crisis of Modern Science, with Aubrey Clayton
You know I love epistemology — the study of how we know what we know. It was high time I dedicated a whole episode to this topic. And what better guest than Aubrey Clayton, the author of the book Bernoulli's Fallacy: Statistical Illogic and the Crisis of Modern Science. I’m in the middle of reading it, and it’s a really great read!Aubrey is a mathematician in Boston who teaches the philosophy of probability and statistics at the Harvard Extension School. He holds a PhD in mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley, and his writing has ap...
2021-11-22
1h 09
Learning Bayesian Statistics
Bernoulli's Fallacy & the Crisis of Modern Science, with Aubrey Clayton
You know I love epistemology — the study of how we know what we know. It was high time I dedicated a whole episode to this topic. And what better guest than Aubrey Clayton, the author of the book Bernoulli's Fallacy: Statistical Illogic and the Crisis of Modern Science. I’m in the middle of reading it, and it’s a really great read!Aubrey is a mathematician in Boston who teaches the philosophy of probability and statistics at the Harvard Extension School. He holds a PhD in mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley, and his writing has ap...
2021-11-22
1h 09