At Least You're Trying, 54: From Future, Through Present, To Past

Summary:

Yes, it's been a few weeks, so the boys have some catching up to do. We get a baby update, some literary recommendations, and some insight into how Matt will be spending his time and money this summer.

Follow Up

Title suggestions for Matt's blog pouring in
Blog will also review food trucks encountered in Matt's wanderings (he's invented a separate evaluation scheme just for the trucks)
Matt's notebook went down to Miami Memorial Day weekend to try 4 restaurants
Recent comments on open science and reproducibility
On The Media interview with Ben Goldacre was good. Best pull-quote: “This issue has been protected by a force-field of its own tediousness.”
A MUST READ for sci-enthusiasts and skeptics everywhere: http://io9.com/i-fooled-millions-into-thinking-chocolate-helps-weight-1707251800
Good article on “p-Hacking” and other problems with the way scientists use statistics: http://www.nature.com/news/scientific-method-statistical-errors-1.14700

Matt's takeaway from both items above: There are systemic problems that are clouding our thinking and restricting the advancement of science (especially in areas where the data are noisiest; e.g. the Health Sciences and pop-psych), but thought-leaders across disciplines are waking up to this fact. Awareness in growing, and Bayes will have his day soon.
Pint of Science was good for Matt, Jody, and respective partners
- Matt saw: Nuclear Medicine, epigenetics, immunotherapy for cancer, Haptics/design
Jody attended bacterial resistance, archeological 3D imaging, and waste water recycling

Fake Follow Up

Podcasts are now on Spotify
Jody wants to use this as a jump-off for some Solutioneering to re-invent podcasting, but he’s going to restrain himself since it’s not that kind of episode
More podcasting news...Merlin and Siracusa now have a podcast together
Jody is excited; 1st episode in his queue now
Reconcilable Differences
Testing, the AP Exam and John Oliver
Matt learned something new about Audacity (also related to testing)
Turns out, software used to produce this show can also rescue AP exams
Matt researches his next phone/carrier
Google Project Fi vs Cricket or StraightTalk. Pros & Cons, etc.
Jody recommends Ting (at least they advertise loyally on other podcasts)
Matt’s Partner made a Square Space site for her business!
It’s been fun watching her figure stuff out for herself, and become her own web designer
See it at FamilyCenterofTempleTerrace.com

The Goodtimes group is gearing up for another Red Bull Soapbox event.

Ideas so far: Lebowski theme (various vehicles), Indiana Jones (Motorcycle & sidecar), slinky (possibly with articulated center and double-ended steering)

Summer Matt and Summer lists:

Watch all the sports (TDF, WWC, Wimbleton, etc.)
Learn some R (the open-source statistical programming language)
Jody can help with this one:
The R Podcast, now defunct and with some rough audio, but it's worthwhile
RStudio, cross platform development environment for R
Hadley Wickam and his fantastic R packages
Shed project 2.0
Office project 2.0
Refinish floors
Ship the Foodie Blog
Run 25 Times (80 miles)
Help my Dad with his move/new house
Sailing Adventures

TOPIC: ???

We can't be bothered with a real topic when there's all this follow up.