{"podcast":{"title":"Breaking Math Podcast","slug":"breaking-math-podcast-325661","podcast_index_feed_id":325661,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/breaking-math/feed.xml","website_url":"https://breakingmath.io","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/breaking-math/20260128_120149_db52c06c727767171b7ad28e5f6a32af.png","author":"Autumn Phaneuf & Noah Giansiracusa","episode_count":192,"summary":"Breaking Math is a deep-dive science, technology, engineering, AI, and mathematics podcast that explores the world through the lens of logic, patterns, and critical thinking. Hosted by Autumn Phaneuf , an expert in industrial engineering, operations research, and applied mathematics, and Noah Giansiracusa , a mathematician and leading voice in algorithmic literacy and technology ethics, the show is dedicated to uncovering the mathematical structures behind science, technology, and the systems shaping our future. What began as a conversation about math as a pure and elegant discipline has evolved into a platform for bold, interdisciplinary dialogue. Each episode of Breaking Math takes listeners on an intellectual journey—into the strange beauty of chaos theory, the ethical dilemmas of AI and algorithms, the hidden math of biology and evolution, or the physics governing black holes and the cosmos. Along the way, Autumn and Noah speak with working scientists, researchers, and thinkers across fields: computer scientists, physicists, chemists, engineers, economists, philosophers, and more. But this isn’t just a podcast about equations. It’s a show about how mathematics shapes the way w…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-math-podcast-325661"},"episode":{"title":"Are We Being Misled by Data? Ron Wasserstein on AI, Bias, and Statistical Truth","slug":"are-we-being-misled-by-data-ron-wasserstein-on-ai-bias-and-statistical-truth","published_at":"2026-05-14T01:46:55+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-math-podcast-325661/are-we-being-misled-by-data-ron-wasserstein-on-ai-bias-and-statistical-truth","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-math-podcast-325661","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/breaking-math/2821902","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/369257/2821902/breaking-math/2026_05_14_01_43_36_2308eb74-0297-4354-bacb-67045a1a22ac.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Breaking Math , Autumn and Noah speak with Ron Wasserstein, Executive Director of the American Statistical Association, about what statistics means in a world increasingly shaped by AI, misinformation, and fragile public trust. Wasserstein argues that statistics is not merely a “bag of tools,” but a way of thinking: asking where data comes from, what it leaves out, how uncertainty should be communicated, and when numbers are being used to illuminate rather than manipulate. Chapters 00:00 The Golden Age of Statistics 02:36 AI's Impact on Statistics 08:16 Data as Fuel for AI 10:55 Bias in AI and Statistics 14:01 Preparing Future Statisticians 16:58 Bridging the Gap: Academia and Industry 22:58 The Misconception of Statistics 23:08 The Role of Statistics in Public Discourse 26:20 The American Statistical Association's Mission 32:18 Statistics and Politics: A Historical Perspective 36:02 Addressing Misinformation and Misuse of Data 39:51 The Importance of Statistical Literacy 44:01 Misconceptions About Statistics and Expertise 46:57 The Essence of Statistics 47:22 Statistics as a Way of Thinking Follow Ron Wasserstein LinkedIn ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-wasserstein/ ) Follow Breaking Math on Substack ( https://breakingmath.substack.com/ ) Twitter ( https://x.com/breakingmathpod ) Instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/breakingmathmedia/ ) Bluesky ( https://bsky.app/profile/breakingmath.bsky.social ) Website ( https://www.breakingmath.io/ ) YouTube ( https://www.youtube.com/@BreakingMathPod ) Follow Noah on Instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/profnoahgian/ ) Twitter ( https://x.com/ProfNoahGian ) Bluesky ( https://bsky.app/profile/profnoahgian.bsky.social ) Follow Autumn on Twitter ( https://x.com/1autumn_leaf ) Bluesky ( https://bsky.app/profile/…","meta_description":"In this episode of Breaking Math , Autumn and Noah speak with Ron Wasserstein, Executive Director of the American Statistical Association, about what stat…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2853,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/breaking-math-podcast-325661/episodes/are-we-being-misled-by-data-ron-wasserstein-on-ai-bias-and-statistical-truth/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-math-podcast-325661/are-we-being-misled-by-data-ron-wasserstein-on-ai-bias-and-statistical-truth.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}