Vaden Masrani, a senior research scientist in machine learning, and Ben Chugg, a PhD student in statistics, get into trouble arguing about everything except machine learning and statistics. Coherence is somewhere on the horizon. Bribes, suggestions, love-mail and hate-mail all welcome at incrementspodcast@gmail.com.
Increments
Claim This Podcastby Ben Chugg and Vaden Masrani
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107 episodes
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Vaden Masrani, a senior research scientist in machine learning, and Ben Chugg, a PhD student in statistics, get into trouble arguing about everything except machine learning and statistics. Coherence is somewhere on the horizon. Bribes, suggestions, love-mail and hate-mail all welcome at incrementspodcast@gmail.com.
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Recent Episodes
July 17, 2026
#105 - The World of Bayesian Statistics (w/ Alex Andorra)
Host Benny Chugg and Vaden Masrani interview Alex Andorra, research scientist at Meta, exploring the practical applications and allure of Bayesian statistics in fields like election forecasting and sports analytics.
June 27, 2026
#104 (C&R Chap 10, Part V) - The Duhem-Quine Thesis
Hosts Benny Chugg and Vaden Masrani explore the Duhem-Quine thesis and its implications for scientific inquiry and AI development in this interview.
May 29, 2026
#103 - AI, Evolution, and The God Test (w/ Robert Wright)
Host Ben and Vaden interview author Robert Wright about AI's directionality, its potential as a tool or superintelligence, and the implications for humanity's future.
107 total episodes available with 3 transcripts
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