Beste Insignificant Podcasts (2024)

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E44 Mutual Aid II: Good for the soul 35:40

1y ago35:40

35:40

Our second of three episodes on the role of mutual aid in the leftist political project. This time we talk about why mutual aid is good for the people doing it. Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes and additional material: https://www.patreon.com/statisticallyinsignificant If you have a statistic or a chart you'd like us to talk about cont…

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E43: Mutual Aid Logistics 55:40

1y ago55:40

55:40

First of a three part series about mutual aid. This episode deals with the logistics of managing mutual aid stuff, particularly around mutual aid funds that act as pools of money for a community.Example for individual project or person:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ClTaXdR5oyyx1hrivxJvqGSc77KAeWvwdoo-IQWHkmg/edit?usp=sharingExample for co…

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E42: Carbon Credits 1:11:19

1+ y ago1:11:19

1:11:19

If a cow farts in a field and there's a techbro with a box to catch it, does it really produce greenhouse gases?References:Chay, F., Badgley, G., Martin, K., Freeman, J., Hamman, J., and Cullenward, D. (2022) 'Unpacking ton-year accounting', (carbon)plan, https://carbonplan.org/research/ton-year-explainer.Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episod…

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E41: Fatagories 1:21:53

1+ y ago1:21:53

1:21:53

We talk about how and why BMI sucks as a metric for either health or fatness, and other models for classifying fatness that actually reflect the needs and experiences of fat people.If you want to know more about relative risk statistics check out E19: Pregnancy Risk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9dC4VRD3B8Support the pod on Patreon for bonus ep…

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E40: Marking 1:13:44

1+ y ago1:13:44

1:13:44

Marking schemes are statistical objects and boy are they weird ones. Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes and additional material: https://www.patreon.com/statisticallyinsignificant The video version of this episode is at https://youtu.be/2JuiaFzgbyE If you have a statistic or a chart you'd like us to talk about contact us. Email: Statisti…

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E39: Medical Device Failure Ft. Tom Bowers 1:50:29

1+ y ago1:50:29

1:50:29

We talk to Dr Tom Bowers about how medical devices fail in the body, and how that is translated to statistics that can help with early detection.Tom can be found at https://twitter.com/fancywookieeSupport the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes and additional material: https://www.patreon.com/statisticallyinsignificantReferences:Sheffield, S. (2019).…

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E38: KPIs 1:38:56

1+ y ago1:38:56

1:38:56

We talk about KPIs as instruments of measurement, class power structures, and how to be a bad capitalist if you can.Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes and additional material: https://www.patreon.com/statisticallyinsignificantThe video version of this episode is at https://youtu.be/bwCvUp-hE-IIf you have a statistic or a chart you'd like…

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E37: April's Fool 31:40

1+ y ago31:40

31:40

Grievance time!

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E36: The Uber Pricing Model 1:17:18

1+ y ago1:17:18

1:17:18

Uber continues to make its pricing and pay models less transparent to drivers and passangers. Workers, as ever, are pushing back, and here are some ideas for how to do it.Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes and additional material: https://www.patreon.com/statisticallyinsignificantReferences:The Rideshare Guy (2023) '2 Uber Drivers: Same …

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E35: Wages, Prices, Inflation 44:28

2y ago44:28

44:28

If the cost of things is increasing faster than your wages, where is that money going? Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes and additional material: https://www.patreon.com/statisticallyinsignificant References Stanford, J. (2023) 'Profit-Price Spiral: The Truth Behind Australia's Inflation', The Australia Institute, Centre for Future Work…

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E34: Government Legitimacy 1:50:33

2y ago1:50:33

1:50:33

In an act of considerable masochism the crew dive deep into how Ben Shapiro thinks governments maintain legitimacy. Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes, early access, and additional material: https://www.patreon.com/statisticallyinsignificant References: Haerpfer, C., Inglehart, R., Moreno, A., Welzel, C., Kizilova, K., Diez-Medrano J., M…

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E33: Wages V Inflation 41:27

2y ago41:27

41:27

When is a raise not a raise? How do you work out what a multi-year pay agreement should do? Why does the government think that young people and people with disabilites have less expensive lives than others? We dive into the relationship between pay and inflation, looking at how comparison calculations can be done, and what gaps emerge over extended…

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E32: Intersections and Interactions 52:08

2y ago52:08

52:08

We look at how the theory of intersectional feminism can be modelled statistically, and use this to examine representations of interactions between covariates. Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes, early access, and additional material: https://www.patreon.com/statisticallyinsignificant References Brown, T. (2012). The intersection and acc…

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Unlocked BE12: Representing Representatively 1:16:35

2y ago1:16:35

1:16:35

Electoral systems are losing their legitimacy in the public eye, and have never been very good at actually representing the will of the population. We talk through a different way of approaching representative selection with special guest: Dean of the Show - Tess's partner Dean.

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E31: Population Stats for the Individual 49:16

2y ago49:16

49:16

We talk through the limitations of applying population statistics to individual experience, but some of the ways you can get a better idea of your own likely outcomes. IVF success (and the mess of statistics for what that means) is used as an extended case study. Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes, early access, and additional material: …

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E30: Blood Quantum 1:55:11

2y ago1:55:11

1:55:11

We talk to Liam Stevens of Toa Tabletop about the history of racism manifest in blood quantum, and how those ideas persist today. Liam can be found here: https://twitter.com/ToaTabletop https://www.toatabletop.com/ https://twitter.com/_Boganova_ References: Wolfe, P. (2016). Traces of history: Elementary structures of race. Verso Books. American As…

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E29: Effective Altruism and Longtermism 51:06

2y ago51:06

51:06

We dive deep into the bat shit insane proposed predictions of these ideologies and why they don't understand what would be involved in the calculations they are trying to do. Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes, early access, and additional material: https://www.patreon.com/statisticallyinsignificant References Hoel, E. (2022). 'Why I am …

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E28: Missing Variables 30:26

2y ago30:26

30:26

Statistics can't see causal relationships directly, but that doesn't mean we can't reason about them. We look at the sorts of errors that get made in explanations of stuff, and a bunch of case studies ranging from being gay and doing crimes to COVID. Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes, early access, and additional material: https://www.p…

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E27: Anecdata 43:26

2y ago43:26

43:26

STEMlords have an annoying habit of claiming that social science is only anecdotal evidence. We talk through what that actually means and how to make it consistent across a handful of case studies of the good, the bad, and the weird. References: Richards, K., Death, J., & Ronken, C. (2021). What do victim/survivors of sexual violence think about Ci…

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E26: Eugenics in Statistics 48:39

2y ago48:39

48:39

There are bigoted skeletons in the dark closet of statistics and we're going to shine some light on them. An examination of what no material analysis does to a motherfucker. References: Clayton, A. (2020) How Eugenics Shaped Statistics, Nautilus, October 2020, https://nautil.us/how-eugenics-shaped-statistics-9365/ Unknown author - Historical Spotli…

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E25: Gambling ft. Dave 1:31:29

2y ago1:31:29

1:31:29

We take a flutter on explaining the maths structure of gambling with special guest Dave, your mate from Twitter. Dave can be found on Twitter @mesut_ausil References: Gambling in Australia (2021) Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/australias-welfare/gambling Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes, ear…

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E24: PBAS Delenda Est ft. Asher Wolf 1:36:30

2+ y ago1:36:30

1:36:30

We talk to Asher Wolf about the points-based system now being inflicted on unemployed workers in Australia, why it must be destroyed, and some ways that people can minimise its impact on their lives until then. Asher Wolf is @Asher_Wolf on Twitter and occasionally writes for newspapers. The Australian Unemployed Workers Union can be found at https:…

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E23: Statistical Independence 42:30

2+ y ago42:30

42:30

In statistics, the idea of a relationship between two things has a very specific mean. We talk through this for a couple of cases, then look at what a straight line can and cannot tell you. Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes, early access, and additional material: https://www.patreon.com/statisticallyinsignificant The video version of th…

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Unlocked BE7: Teaching Potluck 33:54

2+ y ago33:54

33:54

Tess rambles for a while about teaching maths and stats. We talk about maths anxiety, modes of communicating, and language.

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E22: "Measuring" ""Diversity"" Ft. Artie Wolfe 1:25:48

2+ y ago1:25:48

1:25:48

We look at a disasterous effort to quantify diversity among videogame characters which started at a mobile developer and then got absorbed by Blizzard. You can find Artie on Twitter @alliedwolves Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes, early access, and additional material: https://www.patreon.com/statisticallyinsignificant References (I am …

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E21: Counting Fish ft. Jesse Black 1:17:14

2+ y ago1:17:14

1:17:14

How many fish are there in the sea? With fish researcher Jesse Black we investigate methods to estimate fish population sizes in the inky depths. Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes, early access, and additional material: https://www.patreon.com/statisticallyinsignificant Jesse can be found at https://twitter.com/JesseBlackSci References:…

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E1 Remastered: Contraceptive Effectiveness 23:58

2+ y ago23:58

23:58

This is a remastered version of the main part of our first episode which goes through how contraceptive effectiveness is measured and compares the short- and long-term effectiveness of some different methods. The video version of this episode is at: https://youtu.be/IzOUygCLJxY Support the pod on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/statisticallyinsign…

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E20: Job Service Provider Rating System ft. Daniel and David of the AUWU 1:49:50

2+ y ago1:49:50

1:49:50

We have an extended chat with Daniel and David from the Australian Unemployed Workers Union about a new rating system they have built to give a voice to people in the Australian welfare state. Check out the AUWU at https://www.auwu.org.au/ The ROAR app can be found at https://www.auwu.org.au/roar-app Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes, e…

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E19: Pregnancy Risk 1:28:45

2+ y ago1:28:45

1:28:45

We talk to Josie Spicer of A Hill To Die On podcast about the risk of pregnancy complications and adverse events as an example of medical risk. How do we quantify it, how do we compare it across different populations, and why second opinions are really important. Josie can be found at: https://www.ahilltodieonpod.com/ Twitter: @jsspcr1 Support the …

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E18: Ocean Microplastics 1:17:28

2+ y ago1:17:28

1:17:28

We talk to Sarah of It Came From The Sea pod about how much plastic is in the oceans, how you estimate it, and the vast mystery that is between about 20m and the bottom of the sea. You can find Sarah at: @fromtheseapod on Twitter https://www.patreon.com/fromtheseapod or anywhere that pods are cast. Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes, ear…

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E17: University Teaching Conditions 1:15:20

2+ y ago1:15:20

1:15:20

We are visited by ex-academic Joh, to talk about the working conditions for teaching staff at universities and why your subjects may be shit. The mailbag chart was found on Twitter: https://twitter.com/antihobbes/status/1510931501533212680 Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes, early access, and additional material: https://www.patreon.com/…

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Occurrence 172: Mayflowers bring Pilgrims 1:47:38

2+ y ago1:47:38

1:47:38

All over the place this week. We say goodbye to country music legend Naomi Judd, Alex gets a summer internship, and Shelly gets deep into supercollider conspiracy theories.

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Occurrence 171: The Elevator Podcast 1:16:42

2+ y ago1:16:42

1:16:42

Back after three weeks, Siuxshi and I reflect on our trip to Canada and attending the first Arts Goggle in three years! Thunder K has a heart scare and his and Siuxshi's dad has the audacity to call and check on his son's health in the middle of our show. We ton the most publicized celebrity trial since OJ Simpson, Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard then …

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Unlocked Bonus Episode: Chaos and Randomness 48:50

2+ y ago48:50

48:50

Mathematicians treat chaotic and random systems as different things. We talk through what each of those mean, how they relate to each other, and how you can use a combination of the two to model the chaotic real world. References: Pierce, J. (2011) 'Bifurcation diagram for the logistic map', CC0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16445…

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E16: Flood Risk 33:07

2+ y ago33:07

33:07

To help people in the current NSW floods please donate to: Lismore Council: https://lismore.nsw.gov.au/flood-2022-information Local SES: https://www.ses.nsw.gov.au/get-involved/donations/ Pick a unit in a flood affected area, a list can be found under AGRN 1012 here: https://www.nsw.gov.au/disaster-recovery/natural-disaster-declarations In light of…

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Occurrence 170: Resident Ciltoris 1:32:16

2+ y ago1:32:16

1:32:16

Don't even ask, you'll hear it in the first five minutes. Since we went two weeks since the last occurrence, we talk about the infamous Will Smith slap, my obsession with puppets, and Thunder K takes his family to the Zoo to view some exotic species in mating season. We'll be recording again in two weeks as myself and Siuxshi talk about our trip to…

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E15: CPI, WPI, and Inflation 38:05

2+ y ago38:05

38:05

We talk about the consumer price index and the wage price index, how the CPI is used to measure inflation, and why these metrics are particularly bad for reflecting the experience of the very poor. Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes, early access, and additional material: https://www.patreon.com/statisticallyinsignificant References Aust…

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Occurrence 169: Low Hanging Fruit 1:32:16

2+ y ago1:32:16

1:32:16

We bounce all over the place this week with dirty talk, mine and Siuxshi's trip to Saledo and Austin, and a stray dog that we watched all day. Check out our friends: The Jerry Jonestown Massacre Fort Worth Famous Funkytownpodcast Old Guys In A Garage The BED Files The Funky Panther

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Occurrence 168: Robotuner's Special Day! 1:27:36

2+ y ago1:27:36

1:27:36

We celebrate my gracious occasion of celebratory coinciding with my biological independence and talk about Uncle Toasty's album release gig at Lola's, I try to speak German with people on TikTok,and I get a new puppet named Gary who used to work second shift at a machine shop in Buda, TX. Check out our friends: The Jerry Jonestown Massacre Fort Wor…

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E14: Australian Energy System ft. Theo 1:41:34

2+ y ago1:41:34

1:41:34

We talk to host of Boonta Vista (and electrical engineer) Theo about the Australian energy grid. You can find Theo's other exploits at https://boontavista.com/ and https://twitter.com/aynrandy Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes, early access, and additional material: https://www.patreon.com/statisticallyinsignificant The video version of…

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Occurrence 167: Punished With Water 1:03:36

3y ago1:03:36

1:03:36

2 days late yet again for a shorter but fun show.

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E13: P-Hacking 35:26

3y ago35:26

35:26

Our second episode about p-values and their misuse in research. In this episode we explore the manipulation of data to produce statistically significant results, and the material conditions which would lead someone to do that. Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes, early access, and additional material: https://www.patreon.com/statistically…

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Occurrence 166: Boba Fett's Radioactive Bad Jokes 2:42:06

3y ago2:42:06

2:42:06

As tradition, our good friend Dustin Schneider from The Jerry Jonestown Massacre podcast joins us in the dungeon to talk The Book of Boba Fett, air soft warfare, shark attacks, and the return of local greats, Henry the Archer. Check out our friends: The Jerry Jonestown Massacre Fort Worth Famous Funkytownpodcast Old Guys In A Garage The BED Files T…

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Occurrence 165: Just Another Sunday 1:29:02

3y ago1:29:02

1:29:02

All over the place this week without any real agenda. The Super Bowl was happening and we were totally oblivious to it. Check out our friends: Check out our friends: The Jerry Jonestown Massacre Fort Worth Famous Funkytownpodcast Old Guys In A Garage The BED Files The Funky Panther

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164: A Week Late 1:23:44

3y ago1:23:44

1:23:44

I honestly forgot to upload this occurrence last week, so here it is. This week's soon to follow.

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E12: P-values 36:55

3y ago36:55

36:55

Part 1 of our two-part series on the infamous p-values. In this episode we go through what p-values are and are not, in the context of a hypothesis test. Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes, early access, and additional material: https://www.patreon.com/statisticallyinsignificant The video version of this episode is at https://youtu.be/pv…

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Occurrence 163: Returned in the Year of the Tiger 1:46:04

3y ago1:46:04

1:46:04

First occurrence back in a month after everyone passing around Covid-19. We get our entire drain pipes replaced at the castle, Skip Redstone is now a TikTok sensation, and Siuxshi and her son are now storage unit re-sellers. Check out our friends: The Jerry Jonestown Massacre Fort Worth Famous Funkytownpodcast Old Guys In A Garage The BED Files The…

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E11: Fight Statistics II: MMA ft. Anders Russell 1:10:11

3y ago1:10:11

1:10:11

As a follow on from E9: Fight Statistics we talk to Anders Russell about the scoring system for MMA fights. We consider how the 10 point system was adopted from boxing, the shortcomings that brought with it, and adaptations which have improved its use in a far more complex environment. Anders can be found on Twitter: @weemadando Support the pod on …

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E10: COVID Testing 33:37

3y ago33:37

33:37

We investigate COVID tests as an example of hypothesis testing, talk about the ways that tests go wrong, and look at the implications for people in the pandemic. In the mailbag segment we talk about the comparative risk of lower hospitalistion rate versus a more infectious strain. Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes, early access, and add…

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E9: Fight Statistics 1:08:52

3y ago1:08:52

1:08:52

When does a punch count, and why is a knock out possibly the only well defined way to score a boxing match? We talk to Shane Greenwood of Combat Chat podcast and Double Dragon gym about how fights and fighters get measured, and whether some of the stats constructed around them are valid at all. Our mailbag is a listener question about summary stati…

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