Not So Standard Deviations

Not So Standard Deviations


Latest Episodes

179 - AI Grand Strategy
September 06, 2023

Hilary and Roger are discussing Python in Excel, speed cubing data, and a grand strategy for AI weapons.   Show Notes: Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

177 - We’re Back!
August 12, 2023

Hilary and Roger return to see if anything has changed in the world since they took their break. Topics include the changing world of social media and the “data as oil” metaphor.   Show Notes:

176 - Is R the Worst?
May 03, 2023

Hilary and Roger make a special announcement and discuss large language models, prompt engineering, and the frustration of teaching R these days. Show Notes: Contact us at nssdeviations @ gm

175 - Apocalypse Later
April 17, 2023

Hilary and Roger discuss Posit ads and continue the discussion of ChatGPT and AI (including AI movies!) Show Notes: Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

174 - The Future Was Here
April 04, 2023

Hilary and Roger debate the impacts and time horizon of ChatGPT and its competitors. Show Notes: Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

173 - Narrative Diagrams
March 14, 2023

Hilary and Roger reflect on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, discuss what the goal of data version control is, and critique Rogers idea for a way to learn from other peoples data analyses. Sho

172 - Efficient Counterfactuals
February 17, 2023

Hilary and Roger winge about Twitter, correct the record about dbt, and consider more counterfactuals. Show Notes: Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

171 - Orchestrating the Reverse ETL
February 03, 2023

Hilary recovers from COVID while Roger throws various difficult discussion topics at her. They talk about Charlie Javice, Data Day Texas, Posit / Palantir, and classified documents. Show Notes:

170 - An Abbreviated Episode
January 13, 2023

Hilary spills a smoothie and coffee and Roger starts teaching again. Show Notes: Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

169 - Farewell 2022
December 16, 2022

Hilary and Roger close out the year discussing brain biomarkers, ChatGPT and AI art, and Rogers failed experiment with a rocket company. Show Notes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com P