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Episode 229 - Fun with Bayesian Statistics with Will Kurt

Jun 6

Jun 6 Episode 229 - Fun with Bayesian Statistics with Will Kurt

Guest Interview

Episode 207 - Max Returns with Priors

Jan 10

Jan 10 Episode 207 - Max Returns with Priors

Cohost Discussion

Episode 195 - Why We Sample

Oct 18

Oct 18 Episode 195 - Why We Sample

Episode 190 - Layers in Truth Seeking, Smart Toilets, and Set Theory Counting

Sep 13

Sep 13 Episode 190 - Layers in Truth Seeking, Smart Toilets, and Set Theory Counting

Episode 137 - Bayesian COVID Tests, Topological Computation & How the Electoral College Votes

Sep 22

Sep 22 Episode 137 - Bayesian COVID Tests, Topological Computation & How the Electoral College Votes

Episode 136 - What Are Martingales in Election Predictions?

Sep 14

Sep 14 Episode 136 - What Are Martingales in Election Predictions?

Episode 133 - What Is the Point of Pointless Topology?

Aug 24

Aug 24 Episode 133 - What Is the Point of Pointless Topology?

Cohost Discussion

Episode 111 - Covid Data Deluge, Zoombombing, and Wager Math

Mar 23

Mar 23 Episode 111 - Covid Data Deluge, Zoombombing, and Wager Math

Episode 109 - Experimental Design with Adam Kapelner

Mar 9

Mar 9 Episode 109 - Experimental Design with Adam Kapelner

Guest Interview

Episode 107 - Bob Murphy: Probability, Economics, and Human Action

Feb 24

Feb 24 Episode 107 - Bob Murphy: Probability, Economics, and Human Action

Guest Interview

Episode 102 - Logical Induction, Building Ordinals, and Compounding Errors

Jan 20

Jan 20 Episode 102 - Logical Induction, Building Ordinals, and Compounding Errors

Episode 96 - Climate Protests, Pascal’s Wager, and the Duplicitous Science Press

Dec 9

Dec 9 Episode 96 - Climate Protests, Pascal’s Wager, and the Duplicitous Science Press

Episode 94 - Dividing By Zero, Infinite Ratios, and Ice Cream Sales

Nov 25

Nov 25 Episode 94 - Dividing By Zero, Infinite Ratios, and Ice Cream Sales

Episode 90 - Narrative Confirmation Bias, Loaded Questions in Congress, Molyneux’s Misinformation

Oct 28

Oct 28 Episode 90 - Narrative Confirmation Bias, Loaded Questions in Congress, Molyneux’s Misinformation

Episode 88 - Occam's Razor, Hanlon's Razor, and Layers of Conspiracy

Oct 14

Oct 14 Episode 88 - Occam's Razor, Hanlon's Razor, and Layers of Conspiracy

Cohost Discussion

Episode 78 - Bayesian Thinking: Flat Earth Priors, The Mises Brothers, and Curb Your Analogy

Aug 5

Aug 5 Episode 78 - Bayesian Thinking: Flat Earth Priors, The Mises Brothers, and Curb Your Analogy

Episode 65 - The chance of something that has never happened before

May 6

May 6 Episode 65 - The chance of something that has never happened before

Cohost Discussion

Episode 57 - Data Science, Analogies, and Nearest Neighbors

Mar 11

Mar 11 Episode 57 - Data Science, Analogies, and Nearest Neighbors