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Normal Curves: Sexy Science, Serious Statistics

Regina Nuzzo and Kristin Sainani

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Normal Curves is a podcast about sexy science & serious statistics. Ever try to make sense of a scientific study and the numbers behind it? Listen in to a lively conversation between two stats-savvy friends who break it all down with humor and clarity. Professors Regina Nuzzo of Gallaudet University and Kristin Sainani of Stanford University discuss academic papers journal club-style — except with more fun, less jargon, and some irreverent, PG-13 content sprinkled in. Join Kristin and Regina ...
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The Effective Statistician - in association with PSI

Alexander Schacht and Benjamin Piske, biometricians, statisticians and leaders in the pharma industry

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The podcast from statisticians for statisticians to have a bigger impact at work. This podcast is set up in association with PSI - Promoting Statistical Insight. This podcast helps you to grow your leadership skills, learn about ongoing discussions in the scientific community, build you knowledge about the health sector and be more efficient at work. This podcast helps statisticians at all levels with and without management experience. It is targeted towards the health, but lots of topics wi ...
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The podcast airs biweekly on Mondays and is hosted by Anne Chisa, also known as Anne with an E. The show revolves around interviews with individuals involved in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) from across the globe, all united by the hashtag #AfricansInSTEM. The guests have the opportunity to share their personal stories, highlighting the "ROOT" of their science and engaging in profound conversations beyond the scientific realm. The goal is to create a ...
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CHI Podcasts

Cambridge Healthtech Podcasts

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The CHI Podcasts are produced by the Cambridge Healthtech Institute and offer in-depth interviews with research and business leaders from many facets of biotechnology.
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Take Two Pills and listen to this podcast: teaching and learning in health, medicine, and more! Our goal is to connect innovative teachers in health sciences and provide practical and inspirational teaching advice. If you are teaching or want to teach in medicine, pharmacy, nursing, psychology, nutrition, physical or occupational therapy, or other health sciences-Two Pills Podcast is for you! [email protected] twitter: @twopillspodcast
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Interview with Lara Wolfson and Anders Gorst-Rasmussen Why You Should Listen: ✔ EU HTA is becoming reality: Joint Clinical Assessments begin soon with oncology/ATMPs and will expand to all medicines over the next years. ✔ Statisticians are central: Re-analyses, indirect comparisons, RWE, and quality-of-life analyses will be required—often beyond wh…
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Interview with Kaspar Rufibach & Jan Beyersmann What You’ll Learn: ✔ Why analyzing adverse events differently from efficacy endpoints creates problems. ✔ How differing follow-up times and censoring bias AE results. ✔ The role of the Aalen–Johansen estimator and why it should be standard practice. ✔ What the SAVVY collaboration achieved by uniting p…
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Are we all secretly ageist when it comes to dating? We put the stereotype that older men prefer younger women under the microscope using data from thousands of blind dates. What we found surprised us: the “age penalty” was real but microscopic, women wanted younger partners too, and hard age cutoffs weren’t so hard after all. Along the way, we unpa…
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Send us a text What if the future of African agriculture lies not in expensive technology, but in understanding the hidden genetic code of livestock that have survived drought, disease, and harsh conditions for generations? Dr. Keabetswe Ncube takes us on a journey into agrigenomics - the science of using genetics to improve crops and livestock for…
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Interview with Sam Gardner & Thomas Neitmann What You’ll Learn: ✔ How Thomas and Sam were first introduced to SAS and R — and how their early experiences shaped their preferences. ✔ Key differences in learning curves and the resources available for beginners. ✔ How each tool fares in day-to-day work and long-term maintainability. ✔ Strengths and we…
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ChatGPT is melting our brainpower, killing creativity, and making us soulless — or so the headlines imply. We dig into the study behind the claims, starting with quirky bar charts and mysterious sample sizes, then winding through hairball-like brain diagrams and tens of thousands of statistical tests. Our statistical sleuthing leaves us with questi…
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Interview with Stuart McGuire What You’ll Learn: ✔ How to recognize when your “chimp” is in control — and what to do about it ✔ The difference between emotional, rational, and programmed brain responses ✔ How to manage anxiety and fear in high-stakes situations like meetings and presentations ✔ Why we often overwork out of tribal guilt — and how to…
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Send us a text What happens when life-saving funding disappears? How do healthcare systems adapt? Can domestic resources fill the gap? The sudden freeze of US aid disbursements in January sent shockwaves through healthcare systems across Africa. Six months later, what was once a policy announcement has turned into a devastating reality for millions…
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Interview with Yannis Jemiai & Rajat Mukherjee What You’ll Learn: ✔ How two leading statisticians transitioned into data science ✔ The key differences (and overlaps) between data science, statistics, big data, and machine learning ✔ Why data science is more than hype—and why statisticians are needed more than ever ✔ The role of visualization and st…
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Can correcting misinformation make it worse? The “backfire effect” claims that debunking myths can actually make false beliefs stronger. We dig into the evidence — from ghost studies to headline-making experiments — to see if this psychological plot twist really holds up. Along the way, we unpack interaction effects, randomization red flags, and wh…
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Interview with Rachel Tham What You’ll Learn: ✔ Why “index date” is more complicated than it sounds ✔ Common mistakes around exposure definitions ✔ The importance of understanding how RWE data is generated ✔ What programmers should know about timing, variables, and algorithms ✔ Why project management in RWE must be iterative and stakeholder-driven …
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Loyal, funny, hot — you’ve probably got a wish list for your dream partner. But does checking all your boxes actually lead to happily ever after? In this episode, we dive into a massive global study that put the “ideal partner” hypothesis to the test. Do people really know what they want, and does getting it actually make them happier? We explore s…
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Send us a text With the continent's population projected to reach 2.6 billion by 2050, food production must increase by 70% amidst growing challenges from climate. Valentine Emmanuel, a Nigerian agricultural scientist, shares his innovative approach to solving Africa's food security challenges through sustainable farming techniques and entrepreneur…
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Keynote by Manjari Narayan | The Effective Statistician Conference 2024 What You’ll Learn: ✔ Why the 21st century is truly the "century of biology" and what that means for statisticians ✔ The untapped opportunity for statisticians to innovate before clinical trials begin ✔ How AI-guided experiments are changing drug discovery—and the statistical ch…
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It’s our first stats reunion! In this special review episode, we revisit favorite concepts from past episodes—p-values, multiple testing, regression adjustment—and give them fresh personalities as characters. Meet the seductive false positive, the clingy post hoc ex, and Charlotte, the well-meaning but overfitting idealist. Statistical topics Bar c…
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Send us a text What if the ground beneath your feet could tell you exactly when our ancestors walked the Earth? Dr. Tebogo Makhubela, a geologist from Soweto and a recent National Geographic Wayfinder Award winner, followed his scientific passion and is now uncovering these ancient stories as a National Geographic Explorer. This conversation takes …
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Keynote by Prof. Tim Friede | The Effective Statistician Conference 2024 What You’ll Learn: ✔ When and how to combine RCTs with real-world data (RWD) ✔ The CJD study: lessons from combining registry and trial data ✔ Hierarchical Bayesian meta-analysis and shrinkage estimators ✔ Robustness of these approaches in the face of heterogeneity ✔ Practical…
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Send us a text When 50 girls from underprivileged communities gathered at the Dream Women in STEM Technovation Summit in Durban, something big happened. In just three days, these young innovators became creators, inventors and problem-solvers who dared to reimagine their worlds and their futures. The summit challenged participants to develop soluti…
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Keynote by Prof. Sebastian Schneeweiss | The Effective Statistician Conference 2024 What You’ll Learn: ✔ The motivation behind emulating randomized trials using real-world data ✔ How claims and EHR data can support regulatory-grade evidence ✔ What makes a trial emulation good vs. suboptimal ✔ The role of adherence, measurement limitations, and data…
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Could a preteen vaccine wipe out a global cancer? In this episode, we examine the bold claim that cervical cancer could be eradicated in much of the world by the end of the century—thanks to the highly effective HPV vaccine. We unpack statistical modeling, microsimulations, and how Markov chains make good date-night conversation. We also explore wh…
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Discussion with Alun Bedding What You’ll Learn: ✔ Why networking is about curiosity—not small talk ✔ How to set clear intentions for networking at events ✔ The three biggest myths that hold people back from networking (and how to overcome them) ✔ Practical tips for PSI Conference attendees to network with confidence ✔ The real-world value of buildi…
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Featuring Alun Bedding and Emma Crawford Learnings You’ll Gain From This Episode: ✔ Why inclusion is everyone’s responsibility—not just HR’s ✔ The difference between “reasonable adjustments” and “success enablers” ✔ How AI tools can support accessibility and productivity ✔ The hidden challenges behind late diagnoses of neurodivergence ✔ Why leaders…
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Today’s deep dive: the surprisingly serious science of penis size. Using self-report surveys, objective measurements, and a healthy dose of old-school statistics, we ask: How do you get clean data on gentlemen’s goods?Along the way, we explore social desirability bias, survey design tricks, and what happens when science meets insecurity. You’ll nev…
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Send us a text What happens when passion meets purpose in the world of medical data? Dr. Okechinyere Achilonu takes us through her journey in the evolving landscape of biostatistics in Africa. She reveals how this often-overlooked field serves as the backbone of health research across the continent. Born in Nigeria, Dr Okechi is currently a lecture…
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Interview with Anna Forsythe Why You Should Listen: ✔ Discover how SLRs are evolving through automation and AI ✔ Learn how real-time data can improve cancer treatment decisions ✔ Understand the balance between innovation and clinical responsibility ✔ Hear about a tool that could change the way guidelines and clinical practice align ✔ Be inspired by…
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Wrinkles and sagging skin—just normal aging, or can you blame your sweet tooth? We dive into “sugar sag,” exploring how sugar, processed foods, and even your crispy breakfast toast might be making you look older than if you’d said no to chocolate cake and yes to broccoli. Along the way, we encounter statistical adjustment, training and test data se…
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Send us a text What happens when African scientists tackle our continent's most pressing challenges? The May 2025 edition of our News Roundup, the first release under this segment, majorly focuses on innovation in health. The first is an AI-powered, solar-powered device that diagnoses Malaria and dispenses medicine. We also talk about Ghana's Yamac…
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Send us a text On this Africa Day podcast, five African science communicators discuss their role in amplifying authentic African research voices. They explore how digital platforms are transforming science communication across the continent. From immunology and plant science to scholarly communication and mentorship platforms, these podcasters shar…
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Interview with Julia Geronimi and Pavel Mozgunov Why You Should Listen: ✔ You’ll learn a new method that’s both statistically sound and easy to implement ✔ You’ll see how to pre-specify your analysis strategy for biomarker evaluation ✔ You’ll understand how to get more value out of small sample sizes ✔ And you’ll come away with a fresh appreciation…
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Webinar with Yannis Jemiai, Flaminia Chiesa, and Benjamin Piske ✔ Learn how statisticians can step into leadership roles as data science becomes more strategic. ✔ Understand the impact of AI, real-world evidence, and decentralized trials on clinical trial design. ✔ Hear practical advice for staying relevant in the age of reimagined RCTs. ✔ Get insi…
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What if you could treat your prediabetes with . . . worms? Regina and Kristin dive into a surprising early-phase clinical trial on hookworm therapy—that’s right, intentionally infecting yourself with parasitic worms—to treat metabolic conditions. They dig into the biological rationale (inflammation, abdominal fat, and gut immunology), the clever st…
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Interview with Katrin Kupas What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✔ What the JCA is and why it changes how we plan evidence generation ✔ When and how RWE can help answer comparator questions in HTA ✔ The risks of non-randomized comparisons—and how to mitigate them ✔ Why we need an integrated evidence plan early in development ✔ How tools like ROBINS-I…
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Send us a text What if the invasive plants ravaging African agriculture could become part of the solution to our energy crisis? In this conversation, researcher Bongiwe Mtshali reveals her innovative work converting problematic alien plant species into valuable renewable energy resources. Support the show Follow the show on: Twitter: @Rootofscipod …
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Interview with Emma Crawford and Alex Spiers ✔ Why STEM outreach is so important for the future of our industry ✔ How your company, community, and even your own career can benefit from getting involved ✔ The challenges students face (especially girls and those from underserved areas) in seeing themselves in STEM ✔ How PSI’s Schools Outreach team ca…
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Does a daily glass of wine really keep the cardiologist away? It’s a claim we’ve all heard: light to moderate drinking is good for your heart. But is it science or just a convenient excuse for happy hour? In this episode, we dive into the history behind this claim, discuss the challenges of observational studies and statistical adjustment, and expl…
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Interview with Kaspar Rufibach What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✔ The true definitions of interim, final, primary, confirmatory, and updated analyses ✔ Why a “final analysis” doesn’t always mean “last analysis” ✔ How language choice can impact stakeholder trust and regulatory interpretation ✔ The operational vs. statistical meaning of “stopping a…
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Interview with Holger Fröhlich What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✔ What synthetic data actually is – and what it isn’t ✔ The benefits and challenges of using synthetic data in clinical research ✔ Real-world use cases, from early dementia diagnosis to trial simulation ✔ How digital twins could help predict patient outcomes ✔ Why synthetic data migh…
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Wear red and drive men wild with lust – or so says scientific research on color’s role in human mating. But can a simple color swap really boost a woman’s hotness score? In this episode, we delve into the evidence behind the Red Dress Effect, from a controversial first study in college men to what the latest research says about who this trick might…
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Send us a text In this episode, Dr. Rachel Mkandawire shares her journey from plant pathology to agricultural policy. With degrees in crop science, plant nematology, and a PhD in plant pathology, Rachel brings unique scientific insights to her work at the Food Agriculture Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN). She explains how her wor…
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Friday Episode with Alexander 🧠 What You’ll Learn: ✔ How I improved my English on the job (despite not having great grades in school) ✔ Why consuming high-quality English content (like podcasts, TED Talks, and books) made a big difference ✔ Tips for writing regularly—even journaling—and using tools like ProWritingAid ✔ How slowing down when speakin…
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Interview with Daniel Sabanés Bové What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✔ Why interactive visualizations are such a game changer ✔ How R-Shiny makes scenario planning and data exploration easier ✔ What to consider before you even start coding ✔ Common mistakes to avoid with larger Shiny apps ✔ How to structure your code for long-term success and main…
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Friday Episode with Alexander Schacht 🧠 What You’ll Learn: ✔ Why I believe “soft skills” is the wrong term—and what we should call them instead ✔ How I built trust in just 15 minutes with someone I'd never met before ✔ The story behind a data visualization that got standing ovations ✔ A negotiation win that shifted how I think about value ✔ How the…
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Interview with Daniel Sabanés Bové What You’ll Learn in This Episode ✔ Why creating R packages is a game-changer for code reuse and collaboration. ✔ The most common challenges we face when reusing code—and how packages help solve them. ✔ When it actually makes sense to start writing a package (spoiler: earlier than you think). ✔ Useful tools like u…
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Can you really sit on your couch, pop vitamin D pills, and shave seconds off your 5k? Touted as a miracle cure-all, vitamin D is claimed to slash cancer and infection risks while boosting mood, cognition, and athletic performance. But does upping your vitamin D really make you healthier and happier? In this episode, we’ll follow the epidemiologic e…
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Send us a text Tuberculosis remains one of the deadliest infectious diseases globally, claiming approximately 3,400 lives daily. On this World TB Day episode, We speak with Professor Leigh Fairley, Director of Maternal and Child Health at Wits RHI and Associate Professor at the University of Witwatersrand, about groundbreaking research that could t…
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Interview with Necdet Gunsoy What You’ll Learn in This Episode ✔ Necdet’s Journey ✔ Breaking Down Key Market Access Concepts ✔ The Real Cost of Poor Collaboration ✔ How We Can Work Together More Effectively ✔ Looking Ahead: The Impact of Joint Clinical Assessment (JCA) Why You Should Listen If you work in biostatistics, health economics, or market …
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Send us a text Nearly 19 million children in Southern Africa face stunting, while over 40 million people experience food insecurity annually. What drives these alarming statistics and how can we address them effectively? Professor Kennedy Dzama, who leads the Southern Africa Food Lab at Stellenbosch University, offers profound insights into this cr…
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Friday Episode with Alexander Schacht What You’ll Learn in This Episode ✔ Why logic alone isn’t enough to persuade others ✔ How emotions play a crucial role in decision-making ✔ The importance of credibility and trust in influencing others ✔ Practical strategies to make your arguments more compelling ✔ How to tailor your message to different audien…
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Interview with Kaspar RufibachIn this episode of The Effective Statistician, I sit down with Kaspar Rufibach to tackle a topic that affects statisticians every day—how to interpret p-values, confidence intervals, and statistical hypotheses. We explore the differences between Fisher’s and Neyman-Pearson’s approaches, clear up common misconceptions, …
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