The Random Sample
A podcast that takes you inside the mathematical and data sciences and introduces you to some of the people involved, explores the work they’re doing, and shows the impact it’s having.
- We'd like to extend a huge thanks to all our brilliant guests & hosts who made 2025 so special. We released 12 new episodes showcasing the mathematical & data sciences. Of course, a podcast is nothing without its listeners - so thank you to everyone who tuned in, shared, and supported us!
- Our latest episode explores how social data science is evolving in a digital age - driven by rapid advances in #AI & large language models. Our guest is Prof Frauke Kreuter, a global leader in social data science and Chair of Statistics & Data Science at LMU Munich. 🎧 www.therandomsample.com.au
- How are official statistics agencies dealing with the dramatic decline in survey response rates? In our latest episode - how official statistics agencies are evolving thanks to multi-source data. Our guest is Dr Anders Holmberg from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
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- A global hackathon meets cutting-edge #AI to fight modern slavery in corporate supply chains. In our latest episode🎧, we meet the project lead for Project AIMS (AI for Modern Slavery) & the winning teams from the just-completed Project AIMS hackathon: www.therandomsample.com.au/podcast/aims...
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- This week on #WorldStatisticsDay, the Statistical Society of Australia & the Australian Data Science Network co-hosted a lively panel discussion on "trust in data". Since both are partner organisations of our podcast, we’re excited to share that discussion: www.therandomsample.com.au/podcast/data...
- Coral reefs are under threat - and the race to protect them depends on better data, smarter tools, and global collaboration. In our latest episode, we explore ReefCloud , a project that’s helping scientists monitor coral reef ecosystems using AI intelligence, statistics & shared data infrastructure.
- Just out! Our new episode explores 'complex systems'- how mathematics reveals hidden patterns in our messy, chaotic world- from pandemics & social networks to psychiatric illness & engineering with guest Prof Michael Small from The Univ of Western Australia www.therandomsample.com.au/podcast/comp...
- 🎙️New episode alert! We explore how #DataScience & #Statistics help bridge the gap between disciplines. Our guest is Prof Galit Shmueli from the Institute of Service Science at National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan. 🎧 Listen: www.therandomsample.com.au/podcast/inte... Host: @cynthiahqy.bsky.social
- What a great initiative! It's so good to see MathsCraft getting the support it needs and deserves from @matrix-inst.bsky.social and the SA Dept for Education.
- In our latest episode🎧 of The Random Sample, we're talking autonomous vehicles (AVs). We explore how AVs gather & use data, and the complex mathematics that helps them navigate an unpredictable world. What are the challenges still standing in the way? Our guest is Prof Michael Milford from QUT.
- In the latest episode🎧of The Random Sample, host Cynthia Huang catches up with Dr Hadley Wickham @hadley.nz! Hadley is Chief Scientist at Posit (formerly RStudio), where he leads the Tidyverse team. This team is behind some of the most widely used open-source packages in the R programming language.
- To listen, just search for The Random Sample wherever you get your podcasts, or head to our website: www.therandomsample.com.au/podcast/hadl... #rstats #rstudio #datascience #statistics #opensource #programming #rstudio @robjhyndman.com @posit.co
- 📢Just out! Our latest episode🎧dives into the design & development of the tools that have transformed #DataScience & statistical programming - with Dr Hadley Wickham @hadley.nz. Hadley is the Chief Scientist at Posit (formerly RStudio). To listen, search your pod app for The Random Sample. #rstats
- Our latest episode🎧features Dr Aiden Price & Tanya Dodgen from QUT. Aiden is a lead researcher in a project called AusEnHealth, which ties together scattered datasets in the environmental🌏health space. No more data silos—just clear insights. Tanya is the host. 👉https://www.therandomsample.com.au/
- Data can help us respond to complex challenges—but only if we can access and use it. In our latest episode, we explore AusEnHealth, a project aiming to build Australia’s first national digital environmental health platform. Just search for The Random Sample wherever you get your podcasts!
- For those of you who celebrate - Happy π Day! For those of you who don't, why not?! It's hard to imagine where we would be without π.
- Wow - thank you #MillionPodcasts for ranking The Random Sample #3 on your list of top #maths podcasts. We're truly honoured! www.millionpodcasts.com/math-podcasts/
- Do you love Maths, Stats & #DataScience? Interested in being a part of a podcast team? We're looking for volunteers to help with: - hosting - podcast editing - social media posting - editorial content creation If interested, please give us a follow and then click on chat.
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