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The Supercharge Your Sales Velocity PodcastEp. 18- How to Manage International Sales Teams Without Burning Out with Andy JaffeIn our final episode of Season 2, Fergal is sitting down with Andy Jaffke, VP of Sales, coach, and co-author of Teams Win Championships.With over 30 years in the sales world, Andy shares how he leads a high-performing international sales team while staying committed to his health, his family, and his passion for coaching.They talk about time management systems, strategic account planning, the power of AI tools like Gemini and CoPilot, and what it really takes to build trust with clients.He also shares the inspiration behind his book and what it was...2025-06-2537 minThe Supercharge Your Sales Velocity PodcastEp. 17- The Neuroscience Behind Selling with Silvia LiIf you want to learn more about the neuroscience behind selling, this is the episode for you.Fergal sits down with Silvia Li, founder of BrainSells Global, a company that blends neuroscience, co-creation, and commercial strategy to help companies close deals faster.Silvia shares her unique journey from helping her father’s import-export business at age 10 to transforming the sales strategies of Fortune 500 companies. She chose sales as her career path, driven by a fascination with human connection, trust, and the psychology behind buying decisions.Silvia challenges the traditional hunter vs. farmer sales mi...2025-06-1833 minThe Supercharge Your Sales Velocity PodcastEp. 16- Building High Performing Sales Teams With Arthur VelasquezRevenue is everyone’s business!In this week’s episode of Supercharge Your Sales Velocity Podcast, Fergal is joined by Arthur Velasquez, founder of Better Revenue Teams.With over 30 years of experience leading sales ops and scaling revenue across startups and enterprise organisations, Arthur shares his philosophy on building truly aligned go-to-market teams that drive sustainable growth.Arthur explains how compensation models often fall short and offers ideas for aligning sales, customer success, and onboarding to ensure everyone is pulling in the same direction.They also explore what makes a high-performing reve...2025-06-1143 minThe Supercharge Your Sales Velocity PodcastEp. 15- Capture everyone’s attention in your next meeting by doing this one thing with Bill ConryStand-up comedy and sales have a lot in common, and this week Bill Conry is going to explain how.A former LinkedIn and Gartner sales leader turned stand-up comedian and co-founder of Corporate Charisma, Bill brings a unique perspective to sales enablement, drawing from his experience in comedy to teach sales teams how to present with charisma, tell better stories, and genuinely connect with audiences.They explore:How comedy techniques like cold opens and storytelling improve presentationsWhy most sales meetings are boring and how to fix themThe role of pausing and silence in building...2025-06-0442 minThe Supercharge Your Sales Velocity PodcastEp. 14- The Real Issue With Most Sales Frameworks With Heath BarnettAll founders need to listen to this!Fergal is joined today by Heath Barnett, VP of Revenue at Mixmax.From launching his first company in his early 20s to leading high-performing revenue teams at Uber, Airwallex and Mixmax, Heath opens up about the highs and lows of founder life, including the personal cost of burnout, and how those experiences now shape the way he builds sales teams.He also shares his take on AI in the sales world and also what he’s learned from starting his own podcast.Fergal and He...2025-05-2842 minThe Supercharge Your Sales Velocity PodcastEp. 13- Selling with Noble Purpose with Alan VersteegFrom being fired four times at the start of his sales career to becoming one of the most insightful voices in sales today, Fergal is joined by Alan Versteeg, co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer at Growth Matters International.Alan shares his transformative journey and the frameworks he now teaches to global sales organisations. He has helped sales teams in over 45 countries elevate performance by turning sales managers into real sales leaders.In this conversation, Alan and Fergal discuss why sales must be treated as a profession, how to shift away from random selling toward deliberate...2025-05-2135 minThe Supercharge Your Sales Velocity PodcastEp. 12- The Power of Storytelling in Sales with Angel EvensonIn this insightful conversation, Fergal sits down with Angel Evenson, a consultant, coach, children's author, and actor. They discuss the pivotal career moments that shaped her life and business.Angel opens up about the identity crisis that comes with redundancy, the burnout she saw in herself and now sees in founders, and the surprising role storytelling and theatre have played in her growth.They explore what it really takes to step away from founder-led sales, why some leaders stay stuck in the hustle, and how to take back your time.They explore the...2025-05-1438 minThe Supercharge Your Sales Velocity PodcastEp. 11- The Hidden Costs of Poor Productivity with Olivia LockwoodWelcome back to Season 2 of the Supercharge Your Sales Velocity Podcast!Fergal is kicking off Season 2 with an incredible guest, Olivia Lockwood, founder of Open Up Coaching, who shares her career journey from starting out as cabin crew to becoming a world-class sales coach helping Fortune 500 teams unlock millions in revenue.Olivia opens up about the power of deal coaching clinics, what most salespeople get wrong about productivity, and how to shift focus entirely onto the customer.She breaks down her COM-B framework, explains why passive conversations kill deals, and reveals the neuroscience...2025-05-0752 minThe Supercharge Your Sales Velocity PodcastEp. 10- The Secret to Building a Powerful Network with Stephen OommenSales is more than just a numbers game. It’s all about understanding how to communicate effectively and build real relationships with people.In this episode, Fergal is joined by Stephen Oommen, a former executive managing billion-dollar revenue streams at Fortune 500 companies.He’s also an entrepreneur who built his consulting and asset management business to 450 team members.Stephen discusses the idea that sales is a noble profession and the difference between the art and science of sales.Stephen explains why traditional cold calling isn’t the best approach and how networ...2025-02-2645 minThe Supercharge Your Sales Velocity PodcastEp. 9- Achieving Client Objectives with the Right StrategyCreating objectives isn’t enough. You need to have a clear strategy to execute and achieve these objectives!In this episode, Fergal breaks down the dangers of sleepwalking into situations that could put your growth at risk and explains the importance of having a strategy in place.Fergal explains how you can create a strategy and how often defining what you DON’T want your strategy to be will actually lead to a strategy itself.Using examples, Fergal will show you how eliminating unnecessary distractions can help you build a winning strategy and will...2025-02-1917 minThe Supercharge Your Sales Velocity PodcastEp. 8- The Mindset Shift You Need to Succeed in Sales Management with Tony CrossIn this episode of Supercharge Your Sales Velocity, Fergal speaks with Tony Cross, co-founder and CEO of Growth Matters International. With over a decade of experience training 1,000+ sales managers across 35 countries, Tony shares why top-performing salespeople can fail in management—and what they need to do differently to succeed.Tony breaks down the Assess, Accelerate, Align, Activate framework, explaining how sales managers can start leading with confidence.They talk about the key mindset shift that is needed when stepping into a sales management position, and he also explains the big difference between coaching and mentoring....2025-02-1237 minThe Supercharge Your Sales Velocity PodcastEp. 7- The Truth About Moving into a Sales Leadership Role With Brett JamesOn today’s episode, Fergal is joined by Brett James, VP of Sales at SalesManago.
Brett shares his journey from individual contributor to sales leadership and discusses some of the lessons that he has learned along the way.
Fergal and Brett discuss:
The daily habits and mindset that drive sales success
Why great salespeople don’t always make great leaders—and how to make the transition successfully
The biggest hiring mistakes sales leaders make and how to avoid them
How coaching builds high-performing teams
Strategies for increasing win rates, reducing sales cycles, and driving pipeli...2025-02-0537 minThe Supercharge Your Sales Velocity PodcastEp.6- How to Set Effective Objectives for Your Key Account PlanAlthough the words are sometimes used interchangeably, goals and objectives are not the same thing.
In this episode, Fergal looks at the difference between goals and objectives and why it matters.
He discusses the common mistakes people make when setting objectives and how to avoid these mistakes.
Using real-life examples, Fergal will show you some effective (and ineffective) objectives and how to align client initiatives with your objectives so you can build stronger client relationships and bigger sales wins.
Timestamps:
00:00 Recap of Episodes 2–4
02:45 The Difference Between Goals an...2025-01-2922 minThe Supercharge Your Sales Velocity PodcastEp. 5- Finding Your Sales Superpower With Kristie K. JonesIn this episode of the Supercharge Your Sales Velocity Podcast, Fergal talks with Kristie K. Jones, a sales consultant, coach, speaker, and author of Selling Your Way In.
Kristie discusses her journey from growing up in a sales-focused family to building her own consultancy business.
Drawing from her book, Kristie provides advice on finding the right sales role, industry, and environment to succeed.
They also discuss the ongoing role of discovery in sales conversations and the impact of remote and hybrid work on the sales profession.
This episode is packed with...2025-01-2250 minThe Supercharge Your Sales Velocity PodcastEp. 5- Finding Your Sales Superpower With Kristie K. JonesIn this episode of the Supercharge Your Sales Velocity Podcast, Fergal talks with Kristie K. Jones, a sales consultant, coach, speaker, and author of Selling Your Way In.
Kristie discusses her journey from growing up in a sales-focused family to building her own consultancy business.
Drawing from her book, Kristie provides advice on finding the right sales role, industry, and environment to succeed.
They also discuss the ongoing role of discovery in sales conversations and the impact of remote and hybrid work on the sales profession.
This episode is packed with...2025-01-2250 minThe Supercharge Your Sales Velocity PodcastEp. 4 - Creating a Joint Vision Statement to Drive Sales GrowthIf you want to stand out from your competitors, then creating a joint vision statement is going to do this for you.
In this episode of The Supercharge Your Sales Velocity Podcast, Fergal looks at the importance of understanding your client’s initiatives and aligning them with a joint vision statement.
By focusing on creating alignment, he outlines how you can build stronger client relationships, differentiate yourself from competitors, and generate new sales opportunities.
From this episode, you’ll learn:
Why understanding client initiatives is important for building trust and delivering value.
How...2025-01-1522 minThe Supercharge Your Sales Velocity PodcastEp. 3- I Love It When A Plan Comes Together! Delivering Client Value With Key Account PlanningAn account plan requires coordination, creativity, and adaptability. In today’s episode, Fergal is going to chat about how a culture of key account planning can deliver truly exceptional client value and how that translates into growth for your business.
In this episode, Fergal looks at:
The five stages of key account planning maturity
Why collaboration with your clients in developing a joint plan leads to sustainable success
How to create a relationship map and engagement plan to prioritise your key accounts effectively
How to conduct a SWOT analysis to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats in...2025-01-0834 minThe Supercharge Your Sales Velocity PodcastEp. 2- 11 Practical Strategies for Predictable, Scalable Revenue GrowthIn today’s episode, Fergal is giving you 11 practical strategies that you can implement to boost your sales velocity and achieve predictable revenue growth.
Fergal gives a recap of the sales velocity metric, breaking it down into the four key components:
Opportunity volume
Deal size
Win rate
Sales cycle length
He also looks at how to apply a key account planning framework to gain more opportunities and create long-term client relationships.
Fergal shares actionable strategies for defining an ideal client profile, creating targeted buyer persona messaging, and streamlining your sales processes.
Th...2024-12-1126 minThe Supercharge Your Sales Velocity PodcastEp. 1- Is Your Business Ready For Predictable Growth?Welcome to the very first episode of the Supercharge Your Sales Velocity Podcast!
In this episode, Fergal shares the story of his first business venture from the 80s, his career journey to date, and what inspired him to finally launch his own business after decades in the industry.
He discusses the advancements in AI and how sellers should utilise this technology so that they don’t get left behind.
With a 6-point checklist that Fergal created, you’ll be able to see if your business is ready for predictable growth.
Finally, Ferga...2024-12-0420 minThe Supercharge Your Sales Velocity PodcastWelcome to The Supercharge Your Sales Velocity Podcast (Trailer)Welcome to The Supercharge Your Sales Velocity Podcast with Fergal O’Carroll.
THE podcast for sellers and sales leaders, empowering you to drive more opportunities, bigger deals, and faster wins.
Subscribe now as Fergal shares practical strategies and proven tactics to win new sales, enhance client retention, stand out from the competition, and deliver the revenue growth you crave!
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The IMRO PodcastMusic Current Festival 2024In this episode of the IMRO Podcast, we report back from the Music Current Festival 2024.Music Current is an annual contemporary music festival produced by Dublin Sound Lab, and taking place in the Project Arts Centre and Contemporary Music Centre in Temple Bar. The festival showcases contemporary Irish and new international electronic music as well facilitating workshops, professional development classes and public panel discussions.This years festival took place in April and Danny Carroll spoke to some of the people involved as well as doing a bit of interactive volunteering.Over the course...2024-06-1326 min
Learning Bayesian StatisticsHow to Make Decision Under Uncertainty, with Gerd GigerenzerProudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!My Intuitive Bayes Online Courses1:1 Mentorship with meI love Bayesian modeling. Not only because it allows me to model interesting phenomena and learn about the world I live in. But because it’s part of a broader epistemological framework that confronts me with deep questions — how do you make decisions under uncertainty? How do you communicate risk and uncertainty? What does being rational even mean?Thankfully, Gerd Gigerenzer is there to help us navigate these fascinating topics. Gerd is t...2023-10-041h 04
Learning Bayesian StatisticsExploring European Football Analytics, with Max GöbelProudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!My Intuitive Bayes Online Courses1:1 Mentorship with meAs you may know, I’m kind of a nerd. And I also love football — I've been a PSG fan since I’m 5 years old, so I’ve lived it all with this club.. And yet, I’ve never done a European-centered football analytics episode because, well, the US are much more advanced when it comes to sports analytics.But today, I’m happy to say this day has come: a sports analy...2023-09-201h 04Learning Bayesian StatisticsExploring European Football Analytics, with Max GöbelProudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!My Intuitive Bayes Online Courses1:1 Mentorship with meAs you may know, I’m kind of a nerd. And I also love football — I've been a PSG fan since I’m 5 years old, so I’ve lived it all with this club.. And yet, I’ve never done a European-centered football analytics episode because, well, the US are much more advanced when it comes to sports analytics.But today, I’m happy to say this day has come: a sports analy...2023-09-201h 04
Learning Bayesian StatisticsDemystifying MCMC & Variational Inference, with Charles MargossianProudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!My Intuitive Bayes Online Courses1:1 Mentorship with meWhat’s the difference between MCMC and Variational Inference (VI)? Why is MCMC called an approximate method? When should we use VI instead of MCMC?These are some of the captivating (and practical) questions we’ll tackle in this episode. I had the chance to interview Charles Margossian, a research fellow in computational mathematics at the Flatiron Institute, and a core developer of the Stan software.Charles was born and...2023-09-061h 37Learning Bayesian StatisticsDemystifying MCMC & Variational Inference, with Charles MargossianProudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!My Intuitive Bayes Online Courses1:1 Mentorship with meWhat’s the difference between MCMC and Variational Inference (VI)? Why is MCMC called an approximate method? When should we use VI instead of MCMC?These are some of the captivating (and practical) questions we’ll tackle in this episode. I had the chance to interview Charles Margossian, a research fellow in computational mathematics at the Flatiron Institute, and a core developer of the Stan software.Charles was born and...2023-09-061h 37
Learning Bayesian StatisticsUnlocking the Science of Exercise, Nutrition & Weight Management, with Eric TrexlerProudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!My Intuitive Bayes Online Courses1:1 Mentorship with meIf you’ve ever tried to lose fat or gain muscle, you may have noticed… it’s not easy. But it’s precisely its complexity that makes the science of exercise and nutrition fascinating.This is the longest LBS episode so far, and you’ll understand why pretty quickly: we covered a very wide range of topics, starting with the concept of metabolic adaptation and how our physiology and brain react to caloric...2023-08-231h 59Learning Bayesian StatisticsUnlocking the Science of Exercise, Nutrition & Weight Management, with Eric TrexlerProudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!My Intuitive Bayes Online Courses1:1 Mentorship with meIf you’ve ever tried to lose fat or gain muscle, you may have noticed… it’s not easy. But it’s precisely its complexity that makes the science of exercise and nutrition fascinating.This is the longest LBS episode so far, and you’ll understand why pretty quickly: we covered a very wide range of topics, starting with the concept of metabolic adaptation and how our physiology and brain react to caloric...2023-08-231h 59
Learning Bayesian StatisticsBridging Computation & Inference in Artificial Intelligent Systems, with Philipp HennigProudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!Listen on PoduramaMy Intuitive Bayes Online Courses1:1 Mentorship with meToday, we’re gonna learn about probabilistic numerics — what they are, what they are good for, and how they relate computation and inference in artificial intelligent systems.To do this, I have the honor of hosting Philipp Hennig, a distinguished expert in this field, and the Chair for the Methods of Machine Learning at the University of Tübingen, Germany. Philipp studied in Heidelberg, also in Germa...2023-08-101h 11Learning Bayesian StatisticsBridging Computation & Inference in Artificial Intelligent Systems, with Philipp HennigProudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!Listen on PoduramaMy Intuitive Bayes Online Courses1:1 Mentorship with meToday, we’re gonna learn about probabilistic numerics — what they are, what they are good for, and how they relate computation and inference in artificial intelligent systems.To do this, I have the honor of hosting Philipp Hennig, a distinguished expert in this field, and the Chair for the Methods of Machine Learning at the University of Tübingen, Germany. Philipp studied in Heidelberg, also in Germa...2023-08-101h 11
Learning Bayesian StatisticsUnlocking the Power of Bayesian Causal Inference, with Ben VincentProudly 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...2023-07-301h 08Learning Bayesian StatisticsUnlocking the Power of Bayesian Causal Inference, with Ben VincentProudly 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...2023-07-301h 08
Learning Bayesian StatisticsExploring Research Synchronous Languages & Hybrid Systems, with Guillaume BaudartProudly 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...2023-07-1458 minLearning Bayesian StatisticsExploring Research Synchronous Languages & Hybrid Systems, with Guillaume BaudartProudly 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...2023-07-1458 min
Learning Bayesian Statistics#85 A Brief History of Sports Analytics, with Jim AlbertProudly 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....2023-06-271h 06Learning Bayesian Statistics#85 A Brief History of Sports Analytics, with Jim AlbertProudly 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....2023-06-271h 06
Learning Bayesian StatisticsCausality in Neuroscience & Psychology, with Konrad KordingProudly 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...2023-06-131h 05Learning Bayesian StatisticsCausality in Neuroscience & Psychology, with Konrad KordingProudly 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...2023-06-131h 05
Learning Bayesian StatisticsMultilevel Regression, Post-Stratification & Electoral Dynamics, with Tarmo JüristoProudly 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...2023-05-251h 17Learning Bayesian StatisticsMultilevel Regression, Post-Stratification & Electoral Dynamics, with Tarmo JüristoProudly 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...2023-05-251h 17
Learning Bayesian StatisticsSequential Monte Carlo & Bayesian Computation Algorithms, with Nicolas ChopinProudly 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...2023-05-051h 06Learning Bayesian StatisticsSequential Monte Carlo & Bayesian Computation Algorithms, with Nicolas ChopinProudly 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...2023-05-051h 06
Learning Bayesian StatisticsNeuroscience of Perception: Exploring the Brain, with Alan StockerProudly 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...2023-04-241h 14Learning Bayesian StatisticsNeuroscience of Perception: Exploring the Brain, with Alan StockerProudly 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...2023-04-241h 14
Learning Bayesian StatisticsBayesian Additive Regression Trees (BARTs), with Sameer DeshpandeProudly 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...2023-04-111h 09Learning Bayesian StatisticsBayesian Additive Regression Trees (BARTs), with Sameer DeshpandeProudly 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...2023-04-111h 09
The IMRO PodcastMusic Current Special with Fergal Dowling, Izumi Kimura & Francis HeeryThis edition of the IMRO Podcast is focused on the Music Current Festival 2023.Taking place in the Project Arts Centre and Contemporary Music Centre in Dublin, the Music Current Festival showcases contemporary Irish and new electronic music across four nights from the 12th to the 15th of April.First started in 2016, this year’s Music Current Festival features four new concerts and a chamber opera, as well as workshops and discussions that explore the cutting edge of new music. To find out more, Danny Carroll spoke with the musicians Francis Heery and Izumi Ki...2023-04-111h 27
Learning Bayesian StatisticsDecision-Making & Cost Effectiveness Analysis for Health Economics, with Gianluca BaioProudly 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...2023-03-171h 07Learning Bayesian StatisticsDecision-Making & Cost Effectiveness Analysis for Health Economics, with Gianluca BaioProudly 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...2023-03-171h 07
Learning Bayesian StatisticsExploring MCMC Sampler Algorithms, with Matt D. HoffmanProudly 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...2023-03-011h 02Learning Bayesian StatisticsExploring MCMC Sampler Algorithms, with Matt D. HoffmanProudly 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...2023-03-011h 02
Learning Bayesian StatisticsHow a Simple Dress Helped Uncover Hidden Prejudices, with Pascal WallischProudly 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...2023-02-131h 09Learning Bayesian StatisticsHow a Simple Dress Helped Uncover Hidden Prejudices, with Pascal WallischProudly 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...2023-02-131h 09
Learning Bayesian StatisticsThe Past, Present & Future of Stan, with Bob CarpenterProudly 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...2023-02-011h 11Learning Bayesian StatisticsThe Past, Present & Future of Stan, with Bob CarpenterProudly 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...2023-02-011h 11
Learning Bayesian StatisticsThe Physics of Top Gun 2 Maverick, with Jason BerndtProudly 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...2023-01-201h 07Learning Bayesian StatisticsThe Physics of Top Gun 2 Maverick, with Jason BerndtProudly 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...2023-01-201h 07
Learning Bayesian StatisticsOptimizing NUTS and Developing the ZeroSumNormal Distribution, with Adrian SeyboldtProudly 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!2023-01-051h 12Learning Bayesian StatisticsOptimizing NUTS and Developing the ZeroSumNormal Distribution, with Adrian SeyboldtProudly 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!2023-01-051h 12
Learning Bayesian StatisticsA Guide to Plotting Inferences & Uncertainties of Bayesian Models, with Jessica HullmanProudly 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...2022-12-231h 00Learning Bayesian StatisticsA Guide to Plotting Inferences & Uncertainties of Bayesian Models, with Jessica HullmanProudly 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...2022-12-231h 00
Learning Bayesian StatisticsWhy the Universe is so Deliciously Crazy, with Daniel WhitesonProudly 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...2022-12-031h 13Learning Bayesian StatisticsWhy the Universe is so Deliciously Crazy, with Daniel WhitesonProudly 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...2022-12-031h 13
Learning Bayesian StatisticsArtificial Intelligence, Deepmind & Social Change, with Julien CornebiseProudly 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...2022-11-141h 05Learning Bayesian StatisticsArtificial Intelligence, Deepmind & Social Change, with Julien CornebiseProudly 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...2022-11-141h 05
Learning Bayesian StatisticsTeaching Bayes for Biology & Biological Engineering, with Justin BoisProudly 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...2022-10-221h 05Learning Bayesian StatisticsTeaching Bayes for Biology & Biological Engineering, with Justin BoisProudly 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...2022-10-221h 05
Learning Bayesian StatisticsWhy, When & How to use Bayes Factors, with Jorge TendeiroProudly 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...2022-10-0553 minLearning Bayesian StatisticsWhy, When & How to use Bayes Factors, with Jorge TendeiroProudly 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...2022-10-0553 min
Learning Bayesian StatisticsProbabilistic Machine Learning & Generative Models, with Kevin MurphyProudly 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...2022-09-141h 05Learning Bayesian StatisticsProbabilistic Machine Learning & Generative Models, with Kevin MurphyProudly 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...2022-09-141h 05
Learning Bayesian StatisticsExoplanets, Cool Worlds & Life in the Universe, with David KippingProudly 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...2022-08-311h 00Learning Bayesian StatisticsExoplanets, Cool Worlds & Life in the Universe, with David KippingProudly 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...2022-08-311h 00
Learning Bayesian StatisticsUncertainty Visualization & Usable Stats, with Matthew KayProudly 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...2022-08-171h 01Learning Bayesian StatisticsUncertainty Visualization & Usable Stats, with Matthew KayProudly 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...2022-08-171h 01
Learning Bayesian StatisticsPyMC, Aeppl, & Aesara: the new cool kids on the block, with Ricardo VieiraProudly 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...2022-08-031h 05Learning Bayesian StatisticsPyMC, Aeppl, & Aesara: the new cool kids on the block, with Ricardo VieiraProudly 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...2022-08-031h 05
Learning Bayesian StatisticsModeling the Climate & Gravity Waves, with Laura MansfieldProudly 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...2022-07-201h 07Learning Bayesian StatisticsModeling the Climate & Gravity Waves, with Laura MansfieldProudly 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...2022-07-201h 07
Learning Bayesian StatisticsMedia Mix Models & Bayes for Marketing, with Luciano PazProudly 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...2022-06-281h 14Learning Bayesian StatisticsMedia Mix Models & Bayes for Marketing, with Luciano PazProudly 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...2022-06-281h 14
Learning Bayesian StatisticsBayesian Generative Modeling for HealthcareProudly 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...2022-06-0857 minLearning Bayesian StatisticsBayesian Generative Modeling for HealthcareProudly 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...2022-06-0857 min
Learning Bayesian StatisticsWhy we still use non-Bayesian methods, with EJ WagenmakersThe 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...2022-05-191h 16Learning Bayesian StatisticsWhy we still use non-Bayesian methods, with EJ WagenmakersThe 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...2022-05-191h 16
Learning Bayesian StatisticsModeling Dialogues & Languages, with J.P. de RuiterWhy 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...2022-04-301h 12Learning Bayesian StatisticsModeling Dialogues & Languages, with J.P. de RuiterWhy 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...2022-04-301h 12
Learning Bayesian StatisticsBayesian Modeling in Civil Engineering, with Michael FaberIn 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...2022-04-1459 minLearning Bayesian StatisticsBayesian Modeling in Civil Engineering, with Michael FaberIn 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...2022-04-1459 min
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Learning Bayesian StatisticsBayesian Modeling and Computation, with Osvaldo Martin, Ravin Kumar and Junpeng LaoYou 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 —...2022-03-211h 09