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Learning Bayesian StatisticsLearning Bayesian StatisticsLive Show Announcement | Come Meet Me in London!ICYMI, I'll be in London next week, for a live episode of the Learning Bayesian Statistics podcast 🍾 Come say hi on June 24 at Imperial College London! We'll be talking about uncertainty quantification — not just in theory, but in the messy, practical reality of building models that are supposed to work in the real world.🎟️ Get your tickets!Some of the questions we’ll unpack:🔍 Why is it so hard to model uncertainty reliably?⚠️ How do overconfident models break things in production?🧠 What tools and frameworks help today?🔄 What do we need...2025-06-1903 minLearning Bayesian StatisticsLearning Bayesian StatisticsLive Show Announcement | Come Meet Me in London!ICYMI, I'll be in London next week, for a live episode of the Learning Bayesian Statistics podcast 🍾 Come say hi on June 24 at Imperial College London! We'll be talking about uncertainty quantification — not just in theory, but in the messy, practical reality of building models that are supposed to work in the real world.🎟️ Get your tickets!Some of the questions we’ll unpack:🔍 Why is it so hard to model uncertainty reliably?⚠️ How do overconfident models break things in production?🧠 What tools and frameworks help today?🔄 What do we need...2025-06-1903 minOpen CityOpen CityDeconstructed: Crystal Palace Park – Sculpture, Sport and the London County CouncilIn this episode of Deconstructed - the first of a trilogy to mark 60 years since the end of the London County Council - Matthew Lloyd Roberts is joined by Dr Dawn Pereira, historian of architectural sculpture and author of a forthcoming monograph on the artist William Mitchell. They discuss Crystal Palace Park, from its origins as the home of Joseph Paxton’s Crystal Palace, which was moved from the Great Exhibition at Hyde Park to form a permanent new collection on the hilltops of South London. After the destruction of the palace in a fire in 1936, the London County Co...2025-06-1228 minReformed ThinkingReformed ThinkingDeep Dive into Foxe's Book of Martyrs by John Foxe - John Rogers, Vicar of St. Sepulchre's, and Reader of St. Paul's, LondonJohn Rogers was an influential figure in the English Reformation, beginning his education at Cambridge. While serving as a chaplain for merchant adventurers in Antwerp, he encountered William Tyndale and Miles Coverdale, who were instrumental in his conversion. Collaborating with them, Rogers played a key role in translating the Bible into English, known as "The Translation of Thomas Matthew." Following his conversion and marriage, he moved to Wittenberg to enhance his learning and led a congregation there.Upon the accession of King Edward VI, Rogers returned to England to actively promote the Reformation, holding positions at St...2025-05-1013 minSkeptical Inquirer Audio EditionSkeptical Inquirer Audio EditionNumerical Hygiene Lessons: Critical Thinking and the Central Tendency Fallacy by William Matthew LondonWilliam Matthew London discusses the concept of "numerical hygiene," a term he uses to promote quantitative reasoning and numeracy in daily decision-making. Read this article and find accompanying references at: https://skepticalinquirer.org/2025/04/numerical-hygiene-lessons-critical-thinking-and-the-central-tendency-fallacy/ About the Author: William Matthew London is a professor of public health at Cal State LA and the editor of the free weekly email newsletter Consumer Health Digest. Subscribe to Skeptical Inquirer: https://skepticalinquirer.org/subscribe/ Skeptical Inquirer Audio Edition is a production of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and the Center for Inq...2025-04-3014 minThe Religious TreehouseThe Religious Treehouse#20 Introduction to Moses, Exodus 1-4Moses is one of the most important, if not the most important characters in the Hebrew Bible. It’s time we talk about him. In this episode, Jodie and Matthew discuss the first few chapters of Exodus to talk about famous stories including Moses murdering an Egyptian, the Burning Bush, the name of God, and that one time when God tried to kill Moses. So, there’s a lot. Also, Matthew can’t stop talking about Source CriticismWorks Referenced and Recommended Readings:Propp, William H. C. Exodus 1–18: A New Translation with Introduction and Comm...2025-03-231h 00Kheru: Voci dall\'Antico EgittoKheru: Voci dall'Antico EgittoS5-E9 La Voce di William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853-1942): Il Padre dell'EgittologiaLa Voce di oggi è quella dell'eccentrico, ma geniale Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853-1942). Archeologo meticoloso e brillante, non a caso noto con l'appellativo di Padre dell'Egittologia, scavò più di chiunque altro in Egitto e nei suoi settant'anni di carriera arrivò a pubblicare un migliaio fra monografie, articoli e riviste. Grazie al suo acume e alla sua sensibilità archeologica fu il primo a comprendere l'importanza storica di tutti i manufatti e non solo di quelli iscritti e/o architettonici. Fra i suoi incalcolabili meriti, quello di aver regalato all'archeologia una formidabile intuizione...Bibliografia:W. M, FLIND...2025-02-2811 minLondon Writers\' SalonLondon Writers' Salon#125: Vicky Reynal — Financial Therapy for Creatives, Balancing Art & Income, Financial Resilience, Writing Non-FictionFinancial therapist and writer Vicky Reynal on how creatives can better understand our belief systems around money and what tools we can turn to when making hard decisions around money. *ABOUT VICKY REYNALVicky Reynal is a psychotherapist, and runs her own clinic in London specialising in financial therapy. She has a weekly column in the Daily Mail answering reader’s money dilemmas. Her book "Money on Your Mind: the Psychology behind your Financial Habits" won the MAIA Best Book Award in 2024. *RESOURCES & LINKS📄 Interview Transcript (unedited) Money on Your...2024-12-2855 minThe Michael Shermer Show ArchivesThe Michael Shermer Show ArchivesMatthew Stewart on Slavery, Enlightenment, and America’s Refoundinghttps://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/sciencesalon/mss467_Matthew_Stewart_2024_09_10.mp3 Download MP3 Matthew Stewart is an independent philosopher and historian who has written extensively about the philosophical origins of the American republic, the history of philosophy, management theory, and the culture of inequality. His work has appeared in The Atlantic, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and Harvard Business Review, among other publications. In recent years he has lived in Boston, New York, and Los Angeles, and is currently based in London. He is the author of Nature’s God: The Heretical Origins of the American Republic and An...2024-09-1000 minKeen On AmericaKeen On AmericaEpisode 2168: KEEN ON America featuring William DeresiewiczWilliam Deresiewicz is a leading American writer best known as the author of Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life. And so, when Bill and I sat down in Portland for a KEEN ON America conversation, we discussed the crisis of a high-end university system that he, as a former professor at Yale, knows all too well. But Bill, a keen conversationalist, also talked about what it means to be both a Jew and an American in a country which simultaneously values personal reinvention and cultural identity. 2024-08-2244 minImpact Church London PodcastImpact Church London PodcastDrop The Stone | “Help With Consequences” Sermon Series: “Drop The Stone”  Sermon: “Help With Consequences”  “A study of people ages 16–29 in the United States found that nearly 90 percent of respondents articulated the opinion that Christians are Judgemental.”  Barna Research  If you judge people, you have no time to love them.  Mother Terresa What is Jesus agenda for sinners? Not to harm but to help.   Not to judge but to justify.   Not to condemn but to convert Matthew 7:1 (NLT) “Do not judge others, and you will not be judged.  For you wil...2024-08-0439 minThe Music ShowThe Music ShowBrett Dean's Hamlet and Linda May Han Oh's bassBrett Dean and Matthew Jocelyn's Hamlet (2017) has been one of the most successful operas of recent years with performances at the Glyndebourne Festival, the Adelaide Festival, New York's Metropolitan Opera and the Bavarian State Opera. Now it comes to the Sydney Opera House in its original production by Neil Armfield, with the tenor Allan Clayton, who created the role of Hamlet, perhaps singing it for the last time. Brett Dean and Allan Clayton join Andrew Ford to talk about the opera's origins and its connection to Shakespeare's play.New York-based jazz bassist and composer Linda May Han Oh...2024-07-2053 minNaughty But Nice with Rob ShuterNaughty But Nice with Rob ShuterTravis Kelce Spills the Beans on Meeting Prince William at Taylor Swift Tour. Multiple Charges Loom in Matthew Perry's Death Investigation. Justin Timberlake Breaks Silence After DWI ArrestTravis Kelce met none other than Prince William at Taylor Swift’s London Eras Tour show. Kelce, starstruck and giddy, detailed the royal run-in. Multiple people might face charges in connection with the untimely death of beloved "Friends" star Matthew Perry. Justin Timberlake, 43, took to Instagram on June 25, sharing his first posts since the June 17 incident. Donny Meacham joins Rob! Don't forget to vote in today's poll on Twitter at @naughtynicerob or in our Facebook group.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-06-2720 minAn Intro to Anthro with 2 HumansAn Intro to Anthro with 2 HumansEpisode 51: Many the Moochers, The Co-Dependent Relationship between Parasites and HumansThe Two Humans host a plethora of lice, fleas, and worms as they scratch, pick, and dig into the history of parasites and humans. Episode 51: Many the Moochers, The Co-Dependent Relationship between Parasites and Humans An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human. http://www.intro2anthro.podbean.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093893313542 IG @introtoanthrowith2humans   Resources: Bahe, Cindy and Addy Bink2024-06-041h 23Von Lanzen und Luftschiffen - Geschichten aus Mittelalter und NeuzeitVon Lanzen und Luftschiffen - Geschichten aus Mittelalter und NeuzeitTeil 2: Englische Gangs in den 1920ernSend us a textNachdem es in der ersten Folge die viktorianischen Gangs ging, schauen wir heute auf die Zwischenkriegszeit und die "Race Course Wars" 1921 - 1925, in denen mehrere Gangs um die Vorherrschaft um illegale Wettgeschäfte kämpften. Darüber hinaus reden wir noch über die Mediendarstellungen von britischen Gangs in "Peaky Blinders" und "Assassin's Creed: Syndicate" und wie die Mythen über diese Ära der Kriminalität zustande kamen.Worauf wir uns beziehen:  Bordua, David J.: Delinquent Subcultures. Sociological Interpretations of Gang Delinquency, in: The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Socia...2024-05-261h 10Von Lanzen und Luftschiffen - Geschichten aus Mittelalter und NeuzeitVon Lanzen und Luftschiffen - Geschichten aus Mittelalter und NeuzeitTeil 1: Gangs im viktorianischen EnglandSend us a textPeaky Blinders, Hooligans, High Rippers - Was waren die echten englischen Gangs, über die so viele Geschichten erzählt werden? Wer waren Mitglieder, was taten sie und warum entstanden sie? In der ersten Folge der zweiten Staffel schauen sich Basti und Max an, in welchem Umfeld die englischen Gangs entstanden und auch wieder verschwanden, erkunden die Hintergründe und erklären dabei, wie der Alltag der Arbeiter im viktorianischen Zeitalter aussah.Worauf wir uns beziehen:Bordua, David J.: Delinquent Subcultures. Sociological Interpretations of Gang Delinquency, in: The Annals of the Amer...2024-05-191h 24Can Art Save Us?Can Art Save Us?Attitude in a Straight Jacket? LGBT+ History MonthDescribed as “an obscenely talented man.” Matthew Todd is a multi, award-winning writer, playwright, broadcaster and sometime performer. He was also the editor of the UK’s best-selling gay magazine, Attitude, for 8 years. During this time, Matthew interviewed countless celebrities, idols and icons, including Madonna, Elton John and Lady Gaga. For his very last issue in 2016, he made history. HRH Prince William was photographed for the front cover of Attitude, making his first appearance in the gay press and issuing the first Royal statement against homo, bi, and transphobic bullying. This was statement publishing. The Art of the Attitude front...2024-02-271h 03Faith Hope and LoveFaith Hope and LoveFaith Hope And Love - Thirty - Third Sunday In Ordinary TIme- Year A (episode 448)Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, November 19, 2023 (EPISODE:448) Readings for Sunday, 19 November 2023 FIRST READING: Prov 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31 Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5. “Happy are those who fear the Lord.” SECOND READING: 1 Thess 5:1-6 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (John 15:4a+5b). Alleluia, alleluia! Live in me, and let me live in you, says the Lord. My branches bear much fruit. GOSPEL: Matt 25:14-30 Image Credit- Shutterstock Licensed. Stock Photo ID: 727444846 - LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN - SEPTEMBER 14, 2017: The parable of the talents on the stained glass in the church St. Michael Cornhill by Clayton and Bell from 19. Cent. Important information. Editorial Use Only...2023-11-1542 minFully ScoredFully ScoredFully Scored | Ep. 48 (Nicholas Samuel & William Himes)This episode features two Englishmen who live in North America and an American visiting the UK. Captain Nicholas Samuel joins Matthew on this month’s episode to share about his life, his music and his faith. Nick, who grew up in Warrington is now the Corps Officer at London Citadel in Canada.William Himes took time out of his recent UK conducting tour to talk to Matthew about his new-to-many, 50-year-old piece, ‘Battles’.The second Englishman living in North America on this episode is Matt Woods. Matt, who was recently appointed as Songster Leader...2023-11-031h 17Impact Church London PodcastImpact Church London PodcastWIJD | “Jesus Lives Under An Open Heaven” Sermon Series: “WIJD” — Sermon #7 “Jesus Lives Under An Open Heaven” John 21:25  “And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.” Matthew 4:24-25 “News about him spread as far as Syria, and people soon began bringing to him all who were sick. And whatever their sickness or disease, or if they were demon possessed or epileptic or paralyzed— he healed them all. Large crowds followed him wherever he wen...2023-10-2219 minJacobin RadioJacobin RadioLong Reads: William Morris, Romantic Revolutionary w/ Matthew BeaumontWilliam Morris is renowned for his work as an artist and designer. But he was also one of Britain's greatest socialist thinkers. Morris combined his opposition to capitalism with a deep understanding of environmental questions that was rare in his own time.Matthew Beaumont, professor of English at University College London and author of books including The Spectre of Utopia and Nightwalking: A Nocturnal History of London, joins Long Reads to discuss the life and thought of William Morris.Read Matthew's essay, "The Socialist Imagination of William Morris" here: https://jacobin.com/2023/04/william-morris-socialism-communism-arts-crafts2023-06-2950 minTrue Crime MedievalTrue Crime Medieval80. William de Marisco is Executed for Treason, London England 1242The de Mariscos were a family that continually got into trouble, on account of continually misbehaving. When William de Marisco was executed at the Tower of London in 1242, it was ostensibly for attempting to have the king murdered, but since he'd also been pirating from the Isle of Lundy, and murdering messengers, he was going to end up being executed at some point anyway. Besides explaining the de Mariscos, we have two rabbit holes! Anne is fascinated by the Isle of Lundy, and Michelle is fascinated by Matthew Paris, and really, there's a lot going on in this episode.2023-06-1342 minGarrett\'s Games and GeekinessGarrett's Games and GeekinessGarrett's Games 884: Nimalia and Next Station LondonShelley and I check out a couple of short, fun games this week as we head into summer vacation: Nimalia by William Liévin from Lucky Duck Games, Blackrock Games and La Boite de Jeu as well as Next Station London by Matthew Dunstan from Blue Orange Games Help out the podcast by sponsoring us at www.patreon.com/garrettsgames or purchasing some games from our extensive list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16ovRDNBqur0RiAzgFAfI0tYYnjlJ68hoHyHffU7ZDWk/edit?usp=sharing  2023-06-1123 minParaPower MappingParaPower MappingMasSUSchusetts (Pt. 2D): Pynchon, the Purple Witch's Teat, & Rosicrucian Imagery in "Under the Rose"Welcome back to ParaPower Mapping and the fifth installment of "The Secret History of MasSUSchusetts". It's a surprise double header! This was initially going to be one episode, but I got so obsessed w/ mapping William Pynchon's fur-trading monopoly and decoding the Rosicrucian wordplay in Thomas Pynchon's short story "Under the Rose" that I had to split it into 2. This episode covers:  our cont'd serialization of Winthrop the Younger’s alchemical Rosicrucian plantation; the enabling of his settlement of the Pequot lands of Nameaug/ New London by his daddy's war against the Pequot; the complex ter...2023-04-273h 37St. Mark\'s New CanaanSt. Mark's New CanaanThe Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to St. Matthew - Performed by Ryland AngelBorn on St Cecilia's day, the Grammy-nominated British counter-tenor Ryland Angel has built an international reputation on both the opera and concert stage, in repertoire ranging from the Baroque to new operatic commissions at major opera houses, concert halls, and festivals throughout Europe and the USA. He has performed in Monteverdi’s Orfeo, Gavin Bryars’s Doctor Ox’s Experiment(English National Opera), Fairy Queen (Barcelona), Gluck’s Orfeo (Koblenz), Amadigi (Karlsruhe), Venus and Adonis (Flanders Opera), Dido and Aeneas(Opera Comique), The Play of Daniel (Spoleto), and Ballet Comique de La Royne(Geneva). Angel has sung on over...2023-04-0613 minHamilton Today with Scott ThompsonHamilton Today with Scott ThompsonCarbon tax is NOT revenue neutral, despite what the feds told usThe Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:Holy April Rain, Batman! The Hammer and London town got hit with some heinous rain today, but Scott powered through to bring you the best in Hamilton radio! 24 Sussex Drive is filled with dead rats! Literally, it’s not just a weird insult. Is it time to move on from the premises? Sabrina Maddeaux, NatPo columnist, joins Scott for more on the history of dilapidation at the Prime Minister’s residence. An officer in President Vladimir Putin's secretive elite personal security service has defected from Russia. What does this signify of t...2023-04-061h 18Know Your EnemyKnow Your EnemyWhittaker Chambers and the Freight Train of HistoryIn this episode, Matt and Sam go deep into the life and times of Whittaker Chambers, most famous for his role in the "trial of the century"—the trial of Alger Hiss for perjury after Chambers accused Hiss of being a Communist spy during his years working in the federal government, especially the State Department. The two figures, once friends, came to symbolize a clash that was bigger than themselves, and prefigured the turn American politics would take at the onset of the Cold War. Chambers would become a hero of the nascent postwar conservative movement, with his status as...2023-03-122h 19Monsters, Madness and MagicMonsters, Madness and MagicEP#178: You're So Cool, Brewster! - An Interview with William RagsdaleJoin Justin and special guest co-host Jarvis Leatherby of Night Demon and Cirith Ungol as they chat with actor William Ragsdale about modern media, Fright Night, Roddy McDowall, the stage, sitcoms, and more! William Ragsdale bio:"A native of south Arkansas, William began acting in community theater at age eleven. He was honored by the International Thespian Society during his high school years and, in his senior year, won National Society of Arts and Letters Drama competition at the state level, becoming the youngest participant ever to compete at the National Competition. After...2023-03-0246 minThe RE PodcastThe RE PodcastS8 E4: The One About AngelsPlease send The RE Podcast a Text Message!I'm fascinated with the idea of angels so was so excited to have this chat with Stephen Miller, author of 'The book of Angels: Seen and Unseen.'What does the word 'angel' actually mean? What actually are angels? Are they all the same? Where did belief in angels come from?  What is the best film to watch about them plus much much more!Stephen mentions quite a few pieces of art so here is a list of them so you don't have to write them down!2023-01-2740 min