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Below The Belt with Gian GillThe Future of Women's Boxing with Serena Mali and Jaya KalsiWelcome to Below The BeltIn this episode of Below the Belt, host Gian sits down with rising boxing stars Serena and Jaya. These young champions open up about their early experiences in the ring, their training routines, and what drives them to succeed. They dive into their unique boxing styles, the role of family support, and the mental resilience needed to thrive in such a demanding sport.Gian explores their perspectives as young female athletes breaking boundaries, their hopes for inspiring future generations, and how they balance education with elite-level training. The...2025-05-0448 minBelow The Belt with Gian GillThe Kambo experience with Sadie SevernWelcome to Below The BeltIn this episode, Gian is joined in the studio by Sadie from Kambo Reborn—a dedicated Kambo practitioner with a powerful story to share.Together, they explore the healing potential of Kambo, its indigenous roots, and how it differs from other plant medicines like ayahuasca. Sadie opens up about her personal journey, sharing how Kambo helped her heal deep-rooted trauma, gain clarity, and reconnect with her higher self.The conversation dives into the role of intention, the ceremonial experience, and the shifts that follow. Sadie un...2025-04-151h 17Below The Belt with Gian GillGully Powar meets Riyadh Season Boxing Grand PrixWelcome to Below The BeltJoining Gian for a round 2 in the studio is Gully PowarGully discusses his journey as a professional boxer, highlighting his transition from an undefeated record of 6-0 to 11-0. He shares the exciting news of his selection for the WBC Grand Prix in Saudi Arabia, the format of the Grand Prix, Gully's mindset and focus, and the importance of faith in his journey.They also explore cultural barriers in combat sports and the need for inspiration among the next generation of fighters. Finally, they...2025-04-0642 minBelow The Belt with Gian GillWhy boxing has turned into WWE and are Man United NOT saveable?! with Anil KandolaWelcome to Below The BeltIn this episode of Below The Belt, Gian sits down with Anil Kandola from Talksport for an in-depth conversation about the world of sports journalism and the evolving landscape of boxing and football. Anil shares his inspiring journey from working at Royal Mail to landing a role at Talksport, highlighting the importance of patience, resilience, and personal growth in building a career in media.The conversation dives into the entertainment-driven nature of modern boxing, comparing it to WWE, while analysing the impact of Saudi investment on the sport...2025-03-231h 09Below The Belt with Gian GillCultural Influences, Alcohol, DMT and Ozempic with coach Arjhan RaiWelcome to Below The BeltIn this episode, Gian engages in a deep conversation with lifestyle and fitness coach 𝘼𝙧𝙟𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙍𝙖𝙞 about his journey from personal training to online coaching, the challenges of navigating career choices, and the cultural influences on health and alcohol consumption. They explore the importance of commitment in coaching, personal experiences with alcohol, and the impact of psychedelics on self-discovery and perspective. The discussion highlights the significance of finding one's path in life and the balance between personal enjoyment and responsibility.Gian also discusses various topics related to health, w...2025-03-161h 22Below The Belt with Gian GillThe BOXWAVE Movement with Joe and Harry FreemanWelcome to Below The Belt In this episode Gian is joined in the studio by Joe and Harry Freeman from BOXWAVEHarry and Joe grew up with boxing in their blood. Inspired by movies like Rocky, they found their passion for boxing early on – Harry at 11, chasing a national title under ex-British champion Wayne Elcock, and Joe battling his way through the ranks with relentless dedication.Their journey isn’t just about boxing, though. A life-changing moment in Albania led them to go vegan, and completely re-aligning their values.2025-03-041h 03Below The Belt with Gian GillThe GymPro Apparel Journey with Owner Adam RaiWelcome to Below The BeltIn this episode Gian is joined in the studio by GymPro Apparel owner Adam RaiAdam joins Gian to discuss his journey in health and fitness, the challenges of starting a brand, and the importance of mindset and collaboration in the fitness industry. Adam shares insights on influencer marketing, working with athletes, and instilling values in his son, emphasising the significance of personal growth and resilience in achieving success. In this conversation, Adam discusses the profound impact of early childhood development, the dynamics of sibling...2025-02-091h 04Below The Belt with Gian GillIs USYK now the GOAT?! and look ahead to BIVOL vs BETERBIEV 2Welcome to Below The Belt In this episode Gian is joined in the studio by Warren SmithWarren joins Gian to discuss his recent boxing journey, including his first fight and the rigorous training that led up to it. They delve into the recent Usyk vs. Fury fight, analysing the decision and its implications for the heavyweight division. The conversation also touches on the GOAT debate in boxing, comparing Usyk to legendary fighters, and speculating on the future of heavyweight boxing with potential matchups involving Fury, Joshua, and Dubois. 2025-01-191h 11Below The Belt with Gian GillBelow the Belt with Prince Patel & Tony BangeWelcome to Below The Belt In this episode Gian is joined in the studio by Prince Patel and Tony BangePrince Patel and Tony Bange join Gian to discuss their boxing careers, the dynamics of their partnership, and their aspirations for recognition in the UK and globally. They delve into the challenges of being South Asian boxers, the importance of legacy versus money in boxing, and the controversies surrounding their personalities and statements. The conversation also touches on potential future fights, achievements and what we can expect...2024-12-291h 01Below The Belt with Gian GillDhian's Journey to Formula 1Welcome to another episode of Below the Belt with Gian GillIn this episode Gian is joined in the studio by his nephew DhianDhian is an extremely talented driver who also happens to be just 10 years old, he joins Gian for a chat about his karting journey so far, sportsmanship and the challenges he has faced in the world of motorsportThe conversation explores the importance of family support, motivation, and the financial aspects of pursuing a career in racing. Dhian shares his aspirations for the future, including his...2024-12-1546 minBelow The Belt with Gian GillMARRIAGE and MUSCLES: Steroids, Fasting and Sims got a dent in her bum!Welcome to another episode of Marriage and Muscles with Gian and Sim!In this episode, the couple discusses various health and fitness topics, including Gian's experience with a 48-hour fast, insights from his recent blood work, and the implications of testosterone levels and cholesterol. The conversation also touches on the use of steroids in fitness and the importance of understanding one's body and health metrics. Gian discusses his experiences with steroids, the risks associated with their use, and the importance of safe practices. He reflects on the pressures of social media and the...2024-11-2257 minBelow The Belt with Gian GillEddie Hearn’s Middleweight Prodigy Aaron Bowen!Welcome to another episode of Below the Belt with Gian GillIn this episode of Below the Belt, Gian is joined in the studio by professional boxer Aaron Bowen, who shares his journey from a shy kid to a Commonwealth medalist.Aaron discusses his early experiences in boxing, the influence of his coaches, and the pivotal moments that led him to turn professional. He reflects on his training with Shiney Singh at Box Smart Elite, the importance of sparring with elite boxers, and his aspirations for the future in the sport. 2024-11-1055 minBelow The Belt with Gian GillMARRIAGE and MUSCLES: Romantic Getaway Gone Wrong, Emotional Eating and OzempicWelcome to another episode of Marriage and Muscles with Gian and Sim!In this episode, the couple discusses being roasted by Jimmy Carr and the challenges of maintaining a healthy lifestyle with a chaotic scheduleThey reflect on a questionable hotel stay, the importance of emotional eating awareness, and the need for accountability in relationships. The conversation also touches on personal training struggles and the shift in fitness goals towards longevity and overall health. The couple also dives into various topics ranging from personal food cravings to the impact of...2024-10-271h 02Below The Belt with Gian GillMastering the Fight Game: The Rise of a Top Boxing and MMA Coach….with Shiney SinghIn this episode, Gian is joined in the studio by Shiney SinghShiney discusses his journey as a boxing coach, the establishment of Box Smart Elite gym, and the transition into coaching MMA fighters.He shares insights on the importance of team dynamics, weight management, and the success of his amateur boxing programme. Gian and Shiney take a look at his achievements so far and his future aspirations for his coaching career and the sustainability of his gym.Below The Belt is proudly sponsored by GymPro Apparel2024-10-1353 minBelow The Belt with Gian GillMarriage and Muscles Episode 2Welcome to Below the Belt with Gian GillThis is the podcast that brings together some of the best athletes, coaches and high performers to hear how they got to where they are todayIn each episode, Gian is joined by an inspiring guest to dive into all sorts of topics, including mindset, confidence, adversity, motivation and, more importantly, how they have turned the losses into winsIn the studio with Gian today for a special spin-off episode is the brilliant Sim, or as Gian calls her..Wifey!2024-09-2324 minBelow The Belt with Gian GillHow to spot a BAD PERSONAL TRAINER? with George VernonWelcome to Below the Belt with Gian GillThis is the podcast that brings together some of the best athletes, coaches and high performers to hear how they got to where they are todayIn each episode, Gian is joined by an inspiring guest to dive into all sorts of topics, including mindset, confidence, adversity, motivation and, more importantly, how they have turned the losses into winsIn the studio with Gian today is George Vernon, a fitness trainer who is on a mission to evolve human health2024-09-151h 03Below The Belt with Gian GillMarriage and Muscles! Episode 1Welcome to Below the Belt with Gian GillThis is the podcast that brings together some of the best athletes, coaches and high performers to hear how they got to where they are todayIn each episode, Gian is joined by an inspiring guest to dive into all sorts of topics, including mindset, confidence, adversity, motivation and, more importantly, how they have turned the losses into winsIn the studio with Gian today for a special spin-off episode is the brilliant Sim, or as Gian calls her..Wifey!2024-08-2750 minBelow The Belt with Gian GillHow to develop an elite high performance mindset with Melissa DhillonWelcome to Below the Belt with Gian GillThis is the podcast that brings together some of the best athletes, coaches and high performers to hear how they got to where they are todayIn each episode, Gian is joined by an inspiring guest to dive into all sorts of topics, including mindset, confidence, adversity, motivation and, more importantly, how they have turned the losses into winsIn the studio with Gian today is Melissa Dhillon. Melissa is a Performance Psychologist and accredited sports & exercise scientistWant...2024-08-021h 11Below The Belt with Gian GillBelow the Belt with Nathan AutonomyWelcome to Below the Belt with Gian GillThis is the podcast that brings together some of the best athletes, coaches and high performers to hear how they got to where they are todayIn each episode, Gian is joined by an inspiring guest to dive into all sorts of topics, including mindset, confidence, adversity, motivation and, more importantly, how they have turned the losses into winsIn the studio with Gian today is Nathan AutonomyWant more content? Click here Hosted on Acast. See ac...2024-06-2656 minBelow The Belt with Gian GillBreaking the silence on suicide and men’s mental health with Grant ChapmanWelcome to Below the Belt with Gian GillThis is the podcast that brings together some of the best athletes, coaches and high performers to hear how they got to where they are todayIn each episode, Gian is joined by an inspiring guest to dive into all sorts of topics, including mindset, confidence, adversity, motivation and, more importantly, how they have turned the losses into winsIn the studio with Gian today is Grant Chapman. Grant is a PT who helps people achieve their fitness goals whilst being mindful...2024-06-121h 00Below The Belt with Gian GillBelow the Belt with Arjhan RaiWelcome to Below the Belt with Gian GillThis is the podcast that brings together some of the best athletes, coaches and high performers to hear how they got to where they are todayIn each episode, Gian is joined by an inspiring guest to dive into all sorts of topics, including mindset, confidence, adversity, motivation and, more importantly, how they have turned the losses into winsIn the studio with Gian today is Arjhan Rai. Arjhan is a Fitness and Lifestyle coach and joins Gian for a chat about...2024-05-241h 25Below The Belt with Gian GillMixing Boxing and Business with Boxraw Founder and CEO Ben AmannaWelcome to Below the Belt with Gian GillThis is the podcast that brings together some of the best athletes, coaches and high performers to hear how they got to where they are todayIn each episode, Gian is joined by an inspiring guest to dive into all sorts of topics, including mindset, confidence, adversity, motivation and, more importantly, how they have turned the losses into winsIn the studio with Gian today is Forbes 30 Under 30 and Boxraw Founder/CEO Ben Amanna. Throughout the episode, Gian dives...2024-04-091h 26Below The Belt with Gian GillThe new IBF European Super Featherweight Champion Danny QuartermaineWelcome to Below the Belt with Gian GillThis is the podcast that brings together some of the best athletes, coaches and high performers to hear how they got to where they are todayIn each episode, Gian is joined by an inspiring guest to dive into all sorts of topics, including mindset, confidence, adversity, motivation and, more importantly, how they have turned the losses into winsIn the studio with Gian today is the recently crowned INF European Champion, Danny Quartermaine!Want more content? Click here2024-04-041h 24Below The Belt with Gian GillMum, Wife, Body Builder and Personal Trainer. How Tammie Fitness does it all?!Welcome to Below the Belt with Gian GillThis is the podcast that brings together some of the best athletes, coaches and high performers to hear how they got to where they are todayIn each episode, Gian is joined by an inspiring guest to dive into all sorts of topics, including mindset, confidence, adversity, motivation and, more importantly, how they have turned the losses into winsIn the studio with Gian today is Tammie Fitness on International Women’s Day!In this episode, Tammie opens up ab...2024-03-131h 08Below The Belt with Gian GillWorld Powerlifting Record Holder Ray AllisonWelcome to Below the Belt with Gian GillThis is the podcast that brings together some of the best athletes, coaches and high performers to hear how they got to where they are todayIn each episode, Gian is joined by an inspiring guest to dive into all sorts of topics, including mindset, confidence, adversity, motivation and, more importantly, how they have turned the losses into winsIn the studio with Gian today is owner of the Fitness Factory in Coventry and former British and World Powerlifting Champion Ray Allison2024-03-0757 minBelow The Belt with Gian GillTeam GB Boxing Sensation Huey MaloneWelcome to Below the Belt with Gian GillThis is the podcast that brings together some of the best athletes, coaches and high performers to hear how they got to where they are todayIn each episode, Gian is joined by an inspiring guest to dive into all sorts of topics, including mindset, confidence, adversity, motivation and, more importantly, how they have turned the losses into winsIn the studio with Gian is Team GB boxing sensation Huey Malone. In this episode, Gian gets inside the mind...2024-02-2757 minBelow The Belt with Gian GillFirst Punjabi World Boxing Champion in the making?….with Gully PowarWelcome to Below the Belt with Gian GillThis is the podcast that brings together some of the best athletes, coaches and high performers to hear how they got to where they are todayIn each episode, Gian is joined by an inspiring guest to dive into all sorts of topics, including mindset, confidence, adversity, motivation and, more importantly, how they have turned the losses into winsIn the studio with Gian is boxer Gully. Gully's unrivalled dedication to the sport is infectious, and Gian dives into the mind of...2024-02-011h 21Below The Belt with Gian GillBelow the Belt with Gian Gill: The TrailerWelcome to Below the Belt with Gian GillThis is the podcast that brings together some of the best athletes, coaches and high performers to hear how they got to where they are todayIn each episode, Gian is joined by an inspiring guest to dive into all sorts of topics, including mindset, confidence, adversity, motivation and, more importantly, how they have turned the losses into winsWant to get inside the mind of a high-performing athlete? Then hit the subscribe button and join Gian on his own wellness and...2024-01-2200 min
Punjabi PodcastGurbhajan Singh Gill - Gian Potali (72)Gurbhajan Singh Gill - Gian Potali (72) - Punjabi Podcast with SangtarReleased March 03, 2023S. Gurbhajan Singh Gill is a well known Punjabi poet and author. In this podcast he shared a few great memories and stories about music director and our teacher Sh. Jaswant Singh Bhanwra, Gurdev Singh Mann and many others. He aslo talks about what does it mean to pass your culture to the next generation and what are our responsibilities in that regard. More at https://www.PunjabiPod.com - Thanks for supporting, sharing and following Punjabi Podcast.2023-03-031h 04
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
Learning Bayesian StatisticsForecasting French Elections, with... Mystery GuestNo, 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...2022-03-031h 21Learning Bayesian StatisticsForecasting French Elections, with... Mystery GuestNo, 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...2022-03-031h 21
Learning Bayesian StatisticsCausal & Probabilistic Machine Learning, with Robert Osazuwa NessDid 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...2022-02-161h 08Learning Bayesian StatisticsCausal & Probabilistic Machine Learning, with Robert Osazuwa NessDid 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...2022-02-161h 08
Learning Bayesian StatisticsNeuropsychology, Illusions & Bending Reality, with Dominique MakowskiWhat’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?2022-01-311h 13Learning Bayesian StatisticsNeuropsychology, Illusions & Bending Reality, with Dominique MakowskiWhat’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?2022-01-311h 13
Lazarus (Defcon)Lazarus - Rise Above 512 (14-01-2022) - 2021 Yearmix (Part 1)Northling - Hymn
Morttagua - Pallas (Nick Warren Nicolas Rada remix) [TimelessMoment]
LTN Ghostbeat - Chocolate Milk [Interplay]
Redspace & Lluis Ribalta - Hold My Name [Redspace]
3RVIN - Twilight [Addictive]
Andreas Balicki - Duality [DearDeer]
Abhi Maisekar RYA - Sircocco [Zephyr]
Shanil Alox Perc Capsule - Tough Love (Leandro Murua mix) [Bevel]
Michael A - Trails [Zephyr]
Morttagua - Pleiadians [TimelessMoment]
Ornery JP Lantieri - Distance (Ntsha mix) [Flemcy]
PERBELLS Federico Bell ft Juls - The Lights [Discolend]
Pico Boulevard - We're All The Same [JOOF]
pakolive - On My Mind (Kamilo Sanclemente mix) [MirrorWalk]
Yves Eaux Octabar - Dreamcatcher...2022-01-156h 17
Learning Bayesian StatisticsBayes in Theoretical Ecology, with Florian HartigLet’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...2022-01-141h 08Learning Bayesian StatisticsBayes in Theoretical Ecology, with Florian HartigLet’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...2022-01-141h 08
Learning Bayesian StatisticsBayesian Stats for the Behavioral & Neural Sciences, with Todd HudsonGet 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...2021-12-2856 minLearning Bayesian StatisticsBayesian Stats for the Behavioral & Neural Sciences, with Todd HudsonGet 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...2021-12-2856 min
Learning Bayesian StatisticsElection forecasting models in Germany, with Marcus GrossDid 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...2021-12-0958 minLearning Bayesian StatisticsElection forecasting models in Germany, with Marcus GrossDid 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...2021-12-0958 min
Learning Bayesian StatisticsBernoulli's Fallacy & the Crisis of Modern Science, with Aubrey ClaytonYou 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...2021-11-221h 09Learning Bayesian StatisticsBernoulli's Fallacy & the Crisis of Modern Science, with Aubrey ClaytonYou 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...2021-11-221h 09
Learning Bayesian StatisticsTa(l)king Risks & Embracing Uncertainty, with David SpiegelhalterFolks, this is the 50th episode of LBS — 50th! I never would have thought that there were so many Bayesian nerds in the world when I first interviewed Osvaldo Martin more than 2 years ago. To celebrate that random, crazy adventure, I wanted to do a special episode at any random point, and so it looks like it’s gonna be #50! This episode is special by its guest, not its number — although my guest knows a thing or two about numbers. Most recently, he wrote the book Covid by Numbers.A mathematical statistician dedicated to helping the gen...2021-11-061h 04Learning Bayesian StatisticsTa(l)king Risks & Embracing Uncertainty, with David SpiegelhalterFolks, this is the 50th episode of LBS — 50th! I never would have thought that there were so many Bayesian nerds in the world when I first interviewed Osvaldo Martin more than 2 years ago. To celebrate that random, crazy adventure, I wanted to do a special episode at any random point, and so it looks like it’s gonna be #50! This episode is special by its guest, not its number — although my guest knows a thing or two about numbers. Most recently, he wrote the book Covid by Numbers.A mathematical statistician dedicated to helping the gen...2021-11-061h 04
Learning Bayesian StatisticsThe Present & Future of Baseball Analytics, with Ehsan BokhariIt’s been a while since I did an episode about sports analytics, right? And you know it’s a field I love, so… let’s do that!For this episode, I was happy to host Ehsan Bokhari, not only because he’s a first-hour listener of the podcast and spread the word about it whenever he can, but mainly because he knows baseball analytics very well!Currently Senior Director of Strategic Decision Making with the Houston Astros, he previously worked there as Senior Director of Player Evaluation and Director of R&D. And before that, he w...2021-10-221h 12Learning Bayesian StatisticsThe Present & Future of Baseball Analytics, with Ehsan BokhariIt’s been a while since I did an episode about sports analytics, right? And you know it’s a field I love, so… let’s do that!For this episode, I was happy to host Ehsan Bokhari, not only because he’s a first-hour listener of the podcast and spread the word about it whenever he can, but mainly because he knows baseball analytics very well!Currently Senior Director of Strategic Decision Making with the Houston Astros, he previously worked there as Senior Director of Player Evaluation and Director of R&D. And before that, he w...2021-10-221h 12
Learning Bayesian StatisticsMixed Effects Models & Beautiful Plots, with TJ MahrIn episode 40, we already got a glimpse of how useful Bayesian stats are in the speech and communication sciences. To talk about the frontiers of this field (and, as it happens, about best practices to make beautiful plots and pictures), I invited TJ Mahr on the show.A speech pathologist turned data scientist, TJ earned his PhD in communication sciences and disorders in Madison, Wisconsin. On paper, he was studying speech development, word recognition and word learning in preschoolers, but over the course of his graduate training, he discovered that he really, really likes programming and working...2021-10-081h 01Learning Bayesian StatisticsMixed Effects Models & Beautiful Plots, with TJ MahrIn episode 40, we already got a glimpse of how useful Bayesian stats are in the speech and communication sciences. To talk about the frontiers of this field (and, as it happens, about best practices to make beautiful plots and pictures), I invited TJ Mahr on the show.A speech pathologist turned data scientist, TJ earned his PhD in communication sciences and disorders in Madison, Wisconsin. On paper, he was studying speech development, word recognition and word learning in preschoolers, but over the course of his graduate training, he discovered that he really, really likes programming and working...2021-10-081h 01
Learning Bayesian StatisticsBayes in Physics & Astrophysics, with JJ RubyThe field of physics has brought tremendous advances to modern Bayesian statistics, especially inspiring the current algorithms enabling all of us to enjoy the Bayesian power on our own laptops.I did receive some physicians already on the show, like Michael Betancourt in episode 6, but in my legendary ungratefulness I hadn’t dedicated a whole episode to talk about physics yet.Well that’s now taken care of, thanks to JJ Ruby. Apart from having really good tastes (he’s indeed a fan of this very podcast), JJ is currently a postdoctoral fellow for the Center...2021-09-211h 15Learning Bayesian StatisticsBayes in Physics & Astrophysics, with JJ RubyThe field of physics has brought tremendous advances to modern Bayesian statistics, especially inspiring the current algorithms enabling all of us to enjoy the Bayesian power on our own laptops.I did receive some physicians already on the show, like Michael Betancourt in episode 6, but in my legendary ungratefulness I hadn’t dedicated a whole episode to talk about physics yet.Well that’s now taken care of, thanks to JJ Ruby. Apart from having really good tastes (he’s indeed a fan of this very podcast), JJ is currently a postdoctoral fellow for the Center...2021-09-211h 15
Learning Bayesian StatisticsSilly & Empowering Statistics, with Chelsea Parlett-PelleritiYou wanna know something funny? A sentence from this episode became a meme. And people even made stickers out of it! Ok, that’s not true. But if someone could pull off something like that, it would surely be Chelsea Parlett-Pelleriti.Indeed, Chelsea’s research focuses on using statistics and machine learning on behavioral data, but her more general goal is to empower people to be able to do their own statistical analyses, through consulting, education, and, as you may have seen, stats memes on Twitter.A full-time teacher, researcher and statistical consultant, Chelsea earned an M...2021-08-301h 13Learning Bayesian StatisticsSilly & Empowering Statistics, with Chelsea Parlett-PelleritiYou wanna know something funny? A sentence from this episode became a meme. And people even made stickers out of it! Ok, that’s not true. But if someone could pull off something like that, it would surely be Chelsea Parlett-Pelleriti.Indeed, Chelsea’s research focuses on using statistics and machine learning on behavioral data, but her more general goal is to empower people to be able to do their own statistical analyses, through consulting, education, and, as you may have seen, stats memes on Twitter.A full-time teacher, researcher and statistical consultant, Chelsea earned an M...2021-08-301h 13
Learning Bayesian StatisticsBiostats & Clinical Trial Design, with Frank HarrellAs a podcaster, I discovered that there are guests for which the hardest is to know when to stop the conversation. They could talk for hours and that would make for at least 10 fantastic episodes. Frank Harrell is one of those guests. To me, our conversation was both fascinating — thanks to Frank’s expertise and the width and depth of topics we touched on — and frustrating — I still had a gazillion questions for him!But rest assured, we talked about intent to treat and randomization, proportional odds, clinical trial design, bio stats and covid19, and even which mistakes...2021-08-101h 08Learning Bayesian StatisticsBiostats & Clinical Trial Design, with Frank HarrellAs a podcaster, I discovered that there are guests for which the hardest is to know when to stop the conversation. They could talk for hours and that would make for at least 10 fantastic episodes. Frank Harrell is one of those guests. To me, our conversation was both fascinating — thanks to Frank’s expertise and the width and depth of topics we touched on — and frustrating — I still had a gazillion questions for him!But rest assured, we talked about intent to treat and randomization, proportional odds, clinical trial design, bio stats and covid19, and even which mistakes...2021-08-101h 08
Learning Bayesian StatisticsBuilding Bayesian Models at scale, with Rémi LoufEpisode sponsored by Paperpile: paperpile.comGet 20% off until December 31st with promo code GOODBAYESIAN21Bonjour my dear Bayesians! Yes, it was bound to happen one day — and this day has finally come. Here is the first ever 100% French speaking ‘Learn Bayes Stats’ episode! Who is to blame, you ask? Well, who better than Rémi Louf?Rémi currently works as a senior data scientist at Ampersand, a big media marketing company in the US. He is the author and maintainer of several open source libraries, including MCX and BlackJAX. He holds a PhD in...2021-07-221h 15Learning Bayesian StatisticsBuilding Bayesian Models at scale, with Rémi LoufEpisode sponsored by Paperpile: paperpile.comGet 20% off until December 31st with promo code GOODBAYESIAN21Bonjour my dear Bayesians! Yes, it was bound to happen one day — and this day has finally come. Here is the first ever 100% French speaking ‘Learn Bayes Stats’ episode! Who is to blame, you ask? Well, who better than Rémi Louf?Rémi currently works as a senior data scientist at Ampersand, a big media marketing company in the US. He is the author and maintainer of several open source libraries, including MCX and BlackJAX. He holds a PhD in...2021-07-221h 15
Learning Bayesian StatisticsModeling Covid19, with Michael Osthege & Thomas VladeckEpisode sponsored by Paperpile: paperpile.comGet 20% off until December 31st with promo code GOODBAYESIAN21I don’t know if you’ve heard, but there is a virus that took over most of the world in the past year? I haven’t dedicated any episode to Covid yet. First because research was moving a lot — and fast. And second because modeling Covid is very, very hard.But we know more about it now, so I thought it was a good time to pause and ponder — how does the virus circulate? How can we model it a...2021-07-081h 22Learning Bayesian StatisticsModeling Covid19, with Michael Osthege & Thomas VladeckEpisode sponsored by Paperpile: paperpile.comGet 20% off until December 31st with promo code GOODBAYESIAN21I don’t know if you’ve heard, but there is a virus that took over most of the world in the past year? I haven’t dedicated any episode to Covid yet. First because research was moving a lot — and fast. And second because modeling Covid is very, very hard.But we know more about it now, so I thought it was a good time to pause and ponder — how does the virus circulate? How can we model it a...2021-07-081h 22
Learning Bayesian StatisticsHow to Teach and Learn Bayesian Stats, with Mine DogucuEpisode sponsored by Paperpile: paperpile.comGet 20% off until December 31st with promo code GOODBAYESIAN21We often talk about applying Bayesian statistics on this podcast. But how do we teach them? What’s the best way to introduce them from a young age and make sure the skills students learn in the stats class are transferable?Well, lucky us, Mine Dogucu’s research tackles precisely those topics!An Assistant Professor of Teaching in the Department of Statistics at University of California Irvine, Mine is both an educator with an interest in stat...2021-06-241h 06Learning Bayesian StatisticsHow to Teach and Learn Bayesian Stats, with Mine DogucuEpisode sponsored by Paperpile: paperpile.comGet 20% off until December 31st with promo code GOODBAYESIAN21We often talk about applying Bayesian statistics on this podcast. But how do we teach them? What’s the best way to introduce them from a young age and make sure the skills students learn in the stats class are transferable?Well, lucky us, Mine Dogucu’s research tackles precisely those topics!An Assistant Professor of Teaching in the Department of Statistics at University of California Irvine, Mine is both an educator with an interest in stat...2021-06-241h 06
Learning Bayesian StatisticsThinking Bayes, with Allen DowneyLet’s think Bayes, shall we? And who better to do that than the author of the well known book, Think Bayes — Allen Downey himself! Since the second edition was just released, the timing couldn’t be better!Allen is a professor at Olin College and the author of books related to software and data science, including Think Python, Think Bayes, and Think Complexity. His blog, Probably Overthinking It, features articles on Bayesian probability and statistics. He holds a Ph.D. from U.C. Berkeley, and bachelors and masters degrees from MIT.In this special episod...2021-06-141h 04Learning Bayesian StatisticsThinking Bayes, with Allen DowneyLet’s think Bayes, shall we? And who better to do that than the author of the well known book, Think Bayes — Allen Downey himself! Since the second edition was just released, the timing couldn’t be better!Allen is a professor at Olin College and the author of books related to software and data science, including Think Python, Think Bayes, and Think Complexity. His blog, Probably Overthinking It, features articles on Bayesian probability and statistics. He holds a Ph.D. from U.C. Berkeley, and bachelors and masters degrees from MIT.In this special episod...2021-06-141h 04
Learning Bayesian StatisticsBayesian Stats for the Speech & Language Sciences, with Allison Hilger and Timo RoettgerWe all know about these accidental discoveries — penicillin, the heating power of microwaves, or the famous (and delicious) tarte tatin. I don’t know why, but I just love serendipity. And, as you’ll hear, this episode is deliciously full of it…Thanks to Allison Hilger and Timo Roettger, we’ll discover the world of linguistics, how Bayesian stats are helpful there, and how Paul Bürkner’s BRMS package has been instrumental in this field. To my surprise — and perhaps yours — the speech and language sciences are pretty quantitative and computational!As she recently discovered Bayesi...2021-05-281h 05Learning Bayesian StatisticsBayesian Stats for the Speech & Language Sciences, with Allison Hilger and Timo RoettgerWe all know about these accidental discoveries — penicillin, the heating power of microwaves, or the famous (and delicious) tarte tatin. I don’t know why, but I just love serendipity. And, as you’ll hear, this episode is deliciously full of it…Thanks to Allison Hilger and Timo Roettger, we’ll discover the world of linguistics, how Bayesian stats are helpful there, and how Paul Bürkner’s BRMS package has been instrumental in this field. To my surprise — and perhaps yours — the speech and language sciences are pretty quantitative and computational!As she recently discovered Bayesi...2021-05-281h 05
Learning Bayesian StatisticsSurvival Models & Biostatistics for Cancer Research, with Jacki BurosEpisode sponsored by Tidelift: tidelift.comIt’s been a while since we talked about biostatistics and bioinformatics on this podcast, so I thought it could be interesting to talk to Jacki Buros — and that was a very good idea!She’ll walk us through examples of Bayesian models she uses to, for instance, work on biomarker discovery for cancer immunotherapies. She’ll also introduce you to survival models — their usefulness, their powers and their challenges.Interestingly, all of this will highlight a handful of skills that Jacki would try to instill in her studen...2021-05-1459 minLearning Bayesian StatisticsSurvival Models & Biostatistics for Cancer Research, with Jacki BurosEpisode sponsored by Tidelift: tidelift.comIt’s been a while since we talked about biostatistics and bioinformatics on this podcast, so I thought it could be interesting to talk to Jacki Buros — and that was a very good idea!She’ll walk us through examples of Bayesian models she uses to, for instance, work on biomarker discovery for cancer immunotherapies. She’ll also introduce you to survival models — their usefulness, their powers and their challenges.Interestingly, all of this will highlight a handful of skills that Jacki would try to instill in her studen...2021-05-1459 min
Learning Bayesian StatisticsHow to Become a Good Bayesian (& Rap Artist), with Baba BrinkmanEpisode sponsored by Tidelift: tidelift.comImagine me rapping: "Let me show you how to be a good Bayesian. Change your predictions after taking information in, and if you’re thinking I’ll be less than amazing, let’s adjust those expectations!"What?? Nah, you’re right, I’m not as good as Baba Brinkman. Actually, the best to perform « Good Bayesian » live on the podcast would just be to invite him for an episode… Wait, isn’t that what I did???Well indeed! For this episode, I had the great pleasure of hosting rap artist...2021-04-301h 27Learning Bayesian StatisticsHow to Become a Good Bayesian (& Rap Artist), with Baba BrinkmanEpisode sponsored by Tidelift: tidelift.comImagine me rapping: "Let me show you how to be a good Bayesian. Change your predictions after taking information in, and if you’re thinking I’ll be less than amazing, let’s adjust those expectations!"What?? Nah, you’re right, I’m not as good as Baba Brinkman. Actually, the best to perform « Good Bayesian » live on the podcast would just be to invite him for an episode… Wait, isn’t that what I did???Well indeed! For this episode, I had the great pleasure of hosting rap artist...2021-04-301h 27
Learning Bayesian StatisticsProphet, Time Series & Causal Inference, with Sean TaylorEpisode sponsored by Tidelift: tidelift.comI don’t know about you, but the notion of time is really intriguing to me: it’s a purely artificial notion; we humans invented it — as an experiment, I asked my cat what time it was one day; needless to say it wasn’t very conclusive… And yet, the notion of time is so central to our lives — our work, leisures and projects depend on it.So much so that time series predictions represent a big part of the statistics and machine learning world. And to talk about all that, wh...2021-04-161h 06Learning Bayesian StatisticsProphet, Time Series & Causal Inference, with Sean TaylorEpisode sponsored by Tidelift: tidelift.comI don’t know about you, but the notion of time is really intriguing to me: it’s a purely artificial notion; we humans invented it — as an experiment, I asked my cat what time it was one day; needless to say it wasn’t very conclusive… And yet, the notion of time is so central to our lives — our work, leisures and projects depend on it.So much so that time series predictions represent a big part of the statistics and machine learning world. And to talk about all that, wh...2021-04-161h 06
Learning Bayesian StatisticsBayesian Non-Parametrics & Developing Turing.jl, with Martin TrappEpisode sponsored by Tidelift: tidelift.comI bet you already heard of Bayesian nonparametric models, at least on this very podcast. We already talked about Dirichlet Processes with Karin Knudson on episode 4, and then about Gaussian Processes with Elizaveta Semenova on episode 21. Now we’re gonna dive into the mathematical properties of these objects, to understand them better — because, as you may know, Bayesian nonparametrics are quite powerful but also very hard to fit!Along the way, you’ll learn about probabilistic circuits, sum-product networks and — what a delight — you’ll hear from the Julia community! I...2021-03-301h 09Learning Bayesian StatisticsBayesian Non-Parametrics & Developing Turing.jl, with Martin TrappEpisode sponsored by Tidelift: tidelift.comI bet you already heard of Bayesian nonparametric models, at least on this very podcast. We already talked about Dirichlet Processes with Karin Knudson on episode 4, and then about Gaussian Processes with Elizaveta Semenova on episode 21. Now we’re gonna dive into the mathematical properties of these objects, to understand them better — because, as you may know, Bayesian nonparametrics are quite powerful but also very hard to fit!Along the way, you’ll learn about probabilistic circuits, sum-product networks and — what a delight — you’ll hear from the Julia community! I...2021-03-301h 09
Learning Bayesian StatisticsThe Past, Present & Future of BRMS, with Paul BürknerEpisode sponsored by Tidelift: tidelift.comOne of the most common guest suggestions that you dear listeners make is… inviting Paul Bürkner on the show! Why? Because he’s a member of the Stan development team and he created BRMS, a popular R package to make and sample from Bayesian regression models using Stan. And, as I like you, I did invite Paul on the show and, well, that was a good call: we had an amazing conversation, spanning so many topics that I can’t list them all here!I asked him why he crea...2021-03-121h 07Learning Bayesian StatisticsThe Past, Present & Future of BRMS, with Paul BürknerEpisode sponsored by Tidelift: tidelift.comOne of the most common guest suggestions that you dear listeners make is… inviting Paul Bürkner on the show! Why? Because he’s a member of the Stan development team and he created BRMS, a popular R package to make and sample from Bayesian regression models using Stan. And, as I like you, I did invite Paul on the show and, well, that was a good call: we had an amazing conversation, spanning so many topics that I can’t list them all here!I asked him why he crea...2021-03-121h 07
Learning Bayesian StatisticsMultilevel Regression, Post-stratification & Missing Data, with Lauren KennedyEpisode sponsored by Tidelift: tidelift.comWe already mentioned multilevel regression and post-stratification (MRP, or Mister P) on this podcast, but we didn’t dedicate a full episode to explaining how it works, why it’s useful to deal with non-representative data, and what its limits are. Well, let’s do that now, shall we?To that end, I had the delight to talk with Lauren Kennedy! Lauren is a lecturer in Business Analytics at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, where she develops new statistical methods to analyze social science data. Working mainly with R and St...2021-02-251h 12Learning Bayesian StatisticsMultilevel Regression, Post-stratification & Missing Data, with Lauren KennedyEpisode sponsored by Tidelift: tidelift.comWe already mentioned multilevel regression and post-stratification (MRP, or Mister P) on this podcast, but we didn’t dedicate a full episode to explaining how it works, why it’s useful to deal with non-representative data, and what its limits are. Well, let’s do that now, shall we?To that end, I had the delight to talk with Lauren Kennedy! Lauren is a lecturer in Business Analytics at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, where she develops new statistical methods to analyze social science data. Working mainly with R and St...2021-02-251h 12
Learning Bayesian StatisticsBayesian Structural Time Series, with Ben ZweigHow do people choose their career? How do they change jobs? How do they even change careers? These are important questions that we don’t have great answers to. But structured data about the dynamics of labor markets are starting to emerge, and that’s what Ben Zweig is modeling at Revelio Labs.An economist and data scientist, Ben is indeed the CEO of Revelio Labs, a data science company analyzing raw labor data contained in resumes, online profiles and job postings. In this episode, he’ll tell us about the Bayesian structural time series model they built...2021-02-1257 minLearning Bayesian StatisticsBayesian Structural Time Series, with Ben ZweigHow do people choose their career? How do they change jobs? How do they even change careers? These are important questions that we don’t have great answers to. But structured data about the dynamics of labor markets are starting to emerge, and that’s what Ben Zweig is modeling at Revelio Labs.An economist and data scientist, Ben is indeed the CEO of Revelio Labs, a data science company analyzing raw labor data contained in resumes, online profiles and job postings. In this episode, he’ll tell us about the Bayesian structural time series model they built...2021-02-1257 min
Learning Bayesian StatisticsGetting involved into Bayesian Stats & Open-Source Development, with Peadar CoyleWhen explaining Bayesian statistics to people who don’t know anything about stats, I often say that MCMC is about walking many different paths in lots of parallel universes, and then counting what happened in all these universes.And in a sense, this whole podcast is dedicated to sampling the whole distribution of Bayesian practitioners. So, for this episode, I thought we’d take a break of pure, hard modeling and talk about how to get involved into Bayesian statistics and open-source development, how companies use Bayesian tools, and what common struggles and misperceptions the latter suffer from...2021-01-2753 minLearning Bayesian StatisticsGetting involved into Bayesian Stats & Open-Source Development, with Peadar CoyleWhen explaining Bayesian statistics to people who don’t know anything about stats, I often say that MCMC is about walking many different paths in lots of parallel universes, and then counting what happened in all these universes.And in a sense, this whole podcast is dedicated to sampling the whole distribution of Bayesian practitioners. So, for this episode, I thought we’d take a break of pure, hard modeling and talk about how to get involved into Bayesian statistics and open-source development, how companies use Bayesian tools, and what common struggles and misperceptions the latter suffer from...2021-01-2753 min
Learning Bayesian StatisticsBayesian Cognitive Modeling & Decision-Making, with Michael LeeI don’t know if you noticed, but I have a fondness for any topic related to decision-making under uncertainty — when it’s studied scientifically of course. Understanding how and why people make decisions when they don’t have all the facts is fascinating to me. That’s why I like electoral forecasting and I love cognitive sciences.So, for the first episode of 2021, I have a special treat: I had the great pleasure of hosting Michael Lee on the podcast! Yes, the Michael Lee who co-authored the book Bayesian Cognitive Modeling with Eric-Jan Wagenmakers in 2013 — by the way, the...2021-01-051h 09Learning Bayesian StatisticsBayesian Cognitive Modeling & Decision-Making, with Michael LeeI don’t know if you noticed, but I have a fondness for any topic related to decision-making under uncertainty — when it’s studied scientifically of course. Understanding how and why people make decisions when they don’t have all the facts is fascinating to me. That’s why I like electoral forecasting and I love cognitive sciences.So, for the first episode of 2021, I have a special treat: I had the great pleasure of hosting Michael Lee on the podcast! Yes, the Michael Lee who co-authored the book Bayesian Cognitive Modeling with Eric-Jan Wagenmakers in 2013 — by the way, the...2021-01-051h 09
Learning Bayesian StatisticsSymbolic Computation & Dynamic Linear Models, with Brandon WillardIt’s funny how powerful symbols are, right? The Eiffel Tower makes you think of Paris, the Statue of Liberty is New-York, and the Trevi Fountain… is Rome of course! Just with one symbol, you can invoke multiple concepts and ideas.You probably know that symbols are omnipresent in mathematics — but did you know that they are also very important in statistics, especially probabilistic programming?Rest assured, I didn’t really know either… until I talked with Brandon Willard! Brandon is indeed a big proponent of relational programming and symbolic computation, and he often promotes their use...2020-12-181h 00Learning Bayesian StatisticsSymbolic Computation & Dynamic Linear Models, with Brandon WillardIt’s funny how powerful symbols are, right? The Eiffel Tower makes you think of Paris, the Statue of Liberty is New-York, and the Trevi Fountain… is Rome of course! Just with one symbol, you can invoke multiple concepts and ideas.You probably know that symbols are omnipresent in mathematics — but did you know that they are also very important in statistics, especially probabilistic programming?Rest assured, I didn’t really know either… until I talked with Brandon Willard! Brandon is indeed a big proponent of relational programming and symbolic computation, and he often promotes their use...2020-12-181h 00
Learning Bayesian Statistics#29 Model Assessment, Non-Parametric Models, And Much More, with Aki VehtariI’ll be honest here: I had a hard time summarizing this episode for you, and, let’s face it, it’s all my guest’s fault! Why? Because Aki Vehtari works on so many interesting projects that it’s hard to sum them all up, even more so because he was very generous with his time for this episode! But let’s try anyway, shall we?So, Aki is an Associate professor in computational probabilistic modeling at Aalto University, Finland. You already heard his delightful Finnish accent on episode 20, with Andrew Gelman and Jennifer Hill, talking about their...2020-12-021h 05Learning Bayesian Statistics#29 Model Assessment, Non-Parametric Models, And Much More, with Aki VehtariI’ll be honest here: I had a hard time summarizing this episode for you, and, let’s face it, it’s all my guest’s fault! Why? Because Aki Vehtari works on so many interesting projects that it’s hard to sum them all up, even more so because he was very generous with his time for this episode! But let’s try anyway, shall we?So, Aki is an Associate professor in computational probabilistic modeling at Aalto University, Finland. You already heard his delightful Finnish accent on episode 20, with Andrew Gelman and Jennifer Hill, talking about their...2020-12-021h 05
Learning Bayesian Statistics#28 Game Theory, Industrial Organization & Policy Design, with Shosh VassermanIn times of crisis, designing an efficient policy response is paramount. In case of natural disasters or pandemics, it can even determine the difference between life and death for a substantial number of people. But precisely, how do you design such policy responses, making sure that risks are optimally shared, people feel safe enough to reveal necessary information, and stakeholders commit to the policies?That’s where a field of economics, industrial organization (IO), can help, as Shosh Vasserman will tell us in this episode. Shosh is an assistant professor of economics at the Stanford Graduate School of...2020-11-201h 03Learning Bayesian Statistics#28 Game Theory, Industrial Organization & Policy Design, with Shosh VassermanIn times of crisis, designing an efficient policy response is paramount. In case of natural disasters or pandemics, it can even determine the difference between life and death for a substantial number of people. But precisely, how do you design such policy responses, making sure that risks are optimally shared, people feel safe enough to reveal necessary information, and stakeholders commit to the policies?That’s where a field of economics, industrial organization (IO), can help, as Shosh Vasserman will tell us in this episode. Shosh is an assistant professor of economics at the Stanford Graduate School of...2020-11-201h 03
Learning Bayesian Statistics#25 Bayesian Stats in Football Analytics, with Kevin MinkusHave you watched the series « The English Game », on Netflix? Well, I think you should — it’s a fascinating dive into how football went from an aristocratic to a popular sport in the late 19th century England. Today it is so popular that it became a valuable business to do statistics on the game and its players!To talk about that, I invited Kevin Minkus on the show — he’s a data scientist and soccer fan living in Philadelphia. Kevin’s currently working at Monetate on ecommerce problems, and prior to Monetate he worked on property and casualty insur...2020-10-0955 minLearning Bayesian Statistics#25 Bayesian Stats in Football Analytics, with Kevin MinkusHave you watched the series « The English Game », on Netflix? Well, I think you should — it’s a fascinating dive into how football went from an aristocratic to a popular sport in the late 19th century England. Today it is so popular that it became a valuable business to do statistics on the game and its players!To talk about that, I invited Kevin Minkus on the show — he’s a data scientist and soccer fan living in Philadelphia. Kevin’s currently working at Monetate on ecommerce problems, and prior to Monetate he worked on property and casualty insur...2020-10-0955 min
Learning Bayesian Statistics#24 Bayesian Computational Biology in Julia, with Seth AxenDo you know what proteins are, what they do and why they are useful? Well, be prepared to be amazed! In this episode, Seth Axen will tell us about the fascinating world of protein structures and computational biology, and how his work of Bayesian modeler fits into that!Passionate about mathematics and statistics, Seth is finishing a PhD in bioinformatics at the Sali Lab of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). His research interests span the broad field of computational biology: using computer science, mathematics, and statistics to understand biological systems. His current research focuses on...2020-09-2456 minLearning Bayesian Statistics#24 Bayesian Computational Biology in Julia, with Seth AxenDo you know what proteins are, what they do and why they are useful? Well, be prepared to be amazed! In this episode, Seth Axen will tell us about the fascinating world of protein structures and computational biology, and how his work of Bayesian modeler fits into that!Passionate about mathematics and statistics, Seth is finishing a PhD in bioinformatics at the Sali Lab of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). His research interests span the broad field of computational biology: using computer science, mathematics, and statistics to understand biological systems. His current research focuses on...2020-09-2456 min
Learning Bayesian Statistics#22 Eliciting Priors and Doing Bayesian Inference at Scale, with Avi BryantIf, like me, you’ve been stuck in a 40 square-meter apartment for two months, you’re going to be pretty jealous of Avi Bryant. Indeed, Avi lives on Galiano Island, Canada, not very far from Vancouver, surrounded by forest, overlooking the Salish Sea. In this natural and beautiful — although slightly deer-infested — spot, Avi runs The Gradient Retreat Center, a place where writers, makers, and code writers can take a week away from their regular lives and focus on creative work. But it’s not only to envy him that I invited Avi on the show — it’s to talk about B...2020-08-261h 06Learning Bayesian Statistics#22 Eliciting Priors and Doing Bayesian Inference at Scale, with Avi BryantIf, like me, you’ve been stuck in a 40 square-meter apartment for two months, you’re going to be pretty jealous of Avi Bryant. Indeed, Avi lives on Galiano Island, Canada, not very far from Vancouver, surrounded by forest, overlooking the Salish Sea. In this natural and beautiful — although slightly deer-infested — spot, Avi runs The Gradient Retreat Center, a place where writers, makers, and code writers can take a week away from their regular lives and focus on creative work. But it’s not only to envy him that I invited Avi on the show — it’s to talk about B...2020-08-261h 06
Learning Bayesian Statistics#19 Turing, Julia and Bayes in Economics, with Cameron PfifferDo you know Turing? Of course you do! With Soss and Gen, it’s one of the blockbusters to do probabilistic programming in Julia. And in this episode Cameron Pfiffer will tell us all about it — how it came to life, how it fits into the probabilistic programming landscape, and what its main strengths and weaknesses are.Cameron did some Rust, some Python, but he especially loves coding in Julia. That’s also why he’s one of the core-developers of Turing.jl. He’s also a PhD student in finance at the University of Oregon and did his ma...2020-07-031h 00Learning Bayesian Statistics#19 Turing, Julia and Bayes in Economics, with Cameron PfifferDo you know Turing? Of course you do! With Soss and Gen, it’s one of the blockbusters to do probabilistic programming in Julia. And in this episode Cameron Pfiffer will tell us all about it — how it came to life, how it fits into the probabilistic programming landscape, and what its main strengths and weaknesses are.Cameron did some Rust, some Python, but he especially loves coding in Julia. That’s also why he’s one of the core-developers of Turing.jl. He’s also a PhD student in finance at the University of Oregon and did his ma...2020-07-031h 00
Un Giorno Una ParolaUn Giorno Una Parola | 28/11/2019 | Salmo 6 | Matteo 7Non viene forse da lui ogni nostro impulso, ogni respiro, ogni movimento e potrebbero in nostri progetti riuscire al di fuori di lui, solo giusto? E se noi aspiriamo ad avere doni maggiori, rivolgiamo a lui la nostra preghiera per avere forza e aiuto.📜 Jan Amos Comenius, Theodor Gill📖 I testi4 L’anima mia è tutta sconvolta, ma tu, Signore, fino a quando…?📖 Salmi 6 ,411 Se voi dunque che siete cattivi sapete dare cose buone ai vostri figli, quanto più il Padre vostro che è nei cieli darà cose buone a quelli che gliele domandano! 27 a Dio, unico in s...2019-11-2803 min