• #7 - Dr Josh Starmer: Bioinformatics, StatQuest, and Education

  • Jan 14 2021
  • Length: 1 hr and 1 min
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#7 - Dr Josh Starmer: Bioinformatics, StatQuest, and Education

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  • Josh Starmer is the founder and CEO of StatQuest, a channel which breaks down complex mathematics into easy, visual, bitesize content. Today we talk about his success with StatQuest, his career in music and tips on how to effectively explain complex topics.

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    Full Synopsis:
    00:00 - Intro
    01:40 - Beautiful statistics
    05:51 - Bootstrapping
    08:39 - Struggles of learning statistics
    17:43 - Knowing your data
    20:03 - Bioinformatics
    21:41 - Machine learning as a microscope
    24:25 - The exciting futures of statistics
    29:38 - StatQuest and what makes a good explanation
    39:22 - Music and Maths
    48:06 - Education changing in the future
    52:12 - Lies, damned lies and statistics
    55:14 - What lies ahead
    1:00:07 - Extro

    Episode Links:
    Neural Networks or Big Fancy Squiggle Fitting Machines (BFSFM) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqOfi41LfDw

    StatQuest Website - https://statquest.org/about/
    StatQuest Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtYLUTtgS3k1Fg4y5tAhLbw
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