Monkey Mind

Grace Teng, David Tan
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We jump around from topic to topic with the discipline of a monkey mind. Birds, linguistics, computing and grad school may feature disproportionately.

  1. 10/18/2023

    Episode 038: Dirty Data

    Grace and David talk about fudging data, data illiteracy, misaligned incentives, and all the ways in which data is used and misused in science. Note: this will be our last episode. Goodhart's law (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart's_law) My personal favorite Dilbert strips on Software Quality (https://medium.com/@nairgirish100/my-personal-favorite-dilbert-strips-on-software-quality-be90b46e2f04) Elisabeth Bik (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_Bik) Homo economicus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_economicus) Fabricated data in research about honesty. You can't make this stuff up. Or, can you? : Planet Money (https://www.npr.org/2023/07/27/1190568472/dan-ariely-francesca-gino-harvard-dishonesty-fabricated-data) Data Colada (https://datacolada.org/) [110] Data Falsificada (Part 2): "My Class Year Is Harvard" - Data Colada (https://datacolada.org/110) Max Bazerman's 2021 response to fraud evidence (http://datacolada.org/storage_strong/fraud.resonse.max_.8.13.21.pdf) Complicit (https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691236544/complicit) eLife (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELife) eLife Reviewed Preprints (https://elife-rp.msubmit.net/cgi-bin/main.plex?form_type=display_rev_instructions#process) Bad Pharma (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Pharma) Significant (https://xkcd.com/882/) The Fall of a Superstar Psychologist (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3tSG8h_O3A)

    1h 16m

  2. 09/02/2023

    Episode 037: An Episode about Wild Things

    Brutal heat wave makes Texas among the hottest places on Earth (https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/brutal-heat-wave-makes-texas-hottest-places-earth-rcna91584) South Pacific Gyre (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pacific_Gyre) El Niño (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Niño) Pole of inaccessibility (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pole_of_inaccessibility#Oceanic_pole_of_inaccessibility) Convex hull (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convex_hull) 8. “Olas y Arenas” — The Beaches Belong to the People | La Brega | WNYC Studios (https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/la-brega/articles/olas-y-arenas-beaches-belong-people) Nintendo: The Console Wars | Acquired Podcast (https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/nintendo-the-console-wars) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Blindfolded by Bubzia - Summer Games Done Quick 2023 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9wJO9D7668) Nintendo 64 controller (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_64_controller) PointCrow (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PointCrow) I beat a Lynel with a single stick in Breath of the Wild (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzeiGEmU45I)

    2h 1m

  3. 05/17/2023

    Episode 036: This Episode Is Two Months Late

    Pokémon Crystal Version - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia (https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pokémon_Crystal_Version) Move Deleter - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia (https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Move_Deleter) National Pokédex - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia (https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/National_Pokédex) Vinyl overtakes CD sales for the first time since 1987 (https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/10/23633605/vinyl-records-surpasses-cd-music-sales-us-riaa) Cabinet of curiosities (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_curiosities) John Soane's Museum (https://www.soane.org/) Museo Nacional del Prado (https://www.museodelprado.es/) The National Gallery, London (https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/) Tropenmuseum: A museum about world cultures (https://www.tropenmuseum.nl/en) Pergamon Museum (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pergamon_Museum) Nefertiti Bust (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nefertiti_Bust)

    1h 7m

  4. 03/10/2023

    Episode 035: Pokémon and Singaporean cultural history

    Grace and David do surprise trades in Pokémon Violet, and somehow end up talking about cultural institutions in Singapore. Surprise Trade (https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Surprise_Trade) Pokémon breeding (https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_breeding) Bottle Cap (https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Bottle_Cap) Mint (https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Mint) Pokémon competitive play - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_competitive_play) Lazada - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazada) The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art_of_Charlie_Chan_Hock_Chye) Sandcastle (film) - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandcastle_(film)) Renaissance City Reports (2000, 2004, 2008) (https://www.nac.gov.sg/resources/arts-masterplans/renaissance-city-reports-(2000-2004-2008)) Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esplanade_%E2%80%93_Theatres_on_the_Bay) Elbphilharmonie - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbphilharmonie)

    1h 58m

  5. 01/28/2023

    Episode 034: ChatGPT and Natural History

    We discuss ChatGPT, professional subreddits, natural history in Singapore, and more ChatGPT. ChatGPT is MBB or bust (https://www.reddit.com/r/consulting/comments/104ryr5/chatgpt_is_mbb_or_bust/) r/KitchenConfidential (https://www.reddit.com/r/KitchenConfidential/) John Searle - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Searle) r/AskHistorians - Comment by u/jbdyer on "What was Soviet pet culture like? Were dogs and cats considered capitalist fripperaries, or were they comrades? Did the planned economy make any attempt at meeting this market?" (https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/zxs4d1/comment/j22xvfo/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) Let's have a natural history museum for Singapore (https://wildsingaporenews.blogspot.com/2009/06/lets-have-natural-history-museum-for.html) Titan of Singapore science education retires after 50 years (https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/titan-of-singapore-science-education-retires-after-50-years) Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum seeking funds for sperm whale exhibit (https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/lee-kong-chian-natural-history-museum-seeking-funds-for-sperm-whale-exhibit) Marcus Hutchins :verified: (@malwaretech@infosec.exchange) (https://infosec.exchange/@malwaretech/109650622540622626)

    1 hr

  6. 09/23/2022

    Episode 033: Migration Assistant

    Grace and David talk about what happens when an operating system is so old, macOS doesn't know how to migrate from it. And some other stuff. macOS version history - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS_version_history) Year 2038 problem - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem) File Allocation Table - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Allocation_Table#FAT32) Accidental Tech Podcast (https://atp.fm/) The rapid testing show : Planet Money (https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1073227859)

    58 min

  7. 03/13/2022

    Episode 032: Teaching 101 courses

    David and Grace discuss the challenges of teaching introductory courses and developing students' writing skills. CS50x 2022 (https://cs50.harvard.edu/x/2022/) Department of English Language and Literature (https://english.unm.edu/undergrad/core/core-writing.html) Writing the Essay (https://cas.nyu.edu/ewp/ewp-courses/writing-the-essay.html) Essays (https://www.geoffreychallen.com/essays) Poorly Structured (https://www.geoffreychallen.com/essays/2021-07-30-poorly-structured)

    45 min

  8. 02/21/2022

    Episode 031: Weird travels and mice

    David survived a lockdown while travelling and tells the tale. Random diversion to 3D-printed mice. Maastricht Formation - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maastricht_Formation) Maastrichtian - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maastrichtian) Ploopy. Open-source hardware. (https://ploopy.co/) Another method for finishing a Ploopy shell! ASA filament with acetone chemical smoothing. (https://www.reddit.com/r/ploopy/comments/soxqrg/another_method_for_finishing_a_ploopy_shell_asa/) Flevoland - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flevoland) Friesland - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friesland) Is the L Train Running? (https://isthelrunning.com/) Is the G Train Running? (https://isthetrainrunning.nyc/g/) Les Halles (Paris Métro) - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Halles_(Paris_M%C3%A9tro))

    37 min
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We jump around from topic to topic with the discipline of a monkey mind. Birds, linguistics, computing and grad school may feature disproportionately.

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  • Creator
    Grace Teng, David Tan
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2023
  • Episodes
    38
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Grace Teng, David Tan
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    Monkey Mind