Thought leaders and industry experts share ideas for using foreign language skills as a tool for optimizing business performance and organizational success.
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The Egyptians are known for being ahead of their time in comparison to some civilisations that came after them. This unit looks at how the Egyptians solved mathematical problems in everyday life and the technology they used. An understanding of this area has only been possible following the translation of the Rosetta Stone. This study unit is just one of many that can be found on LearningSpace, part of OpenLearn, a collection of open educational resources from The Open University. Published ...
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A podcast dedicated to all things quantitative, ranging from the relevant to the highly irrelevant. Co-hosts Patrick Curran and Greg Hancock talk about serious statistical topics, but without taking themselves too seriously. Think: CarTalk hi-jacked by the two grumpy old guys from the Muppets, grousing about quantitative methods, statistics, and data analysis, all presented to you with the production value of a 6th grade school project. But in a good way.
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You can now vote for More Than Words at the People's Choice Podcast Awards! Just click the following link, quickly sign up and select āRosetta Stone ā More Than Wordsā in the 'Education' and 'People's Choice' sections if you loved our podcast! https://www.podcastawards.com/app/nominations The More Than Words podcast, brought to you by Rosetta Stone UK, is back for series two, where we meet fascinating people and experts in the field of language and linguistics, answering your most pressing q ...
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Productivity, Technology, Longevity, Health. Peter Larsson shares thoughts and share wisdom from the Focused Productivity Course Be Useful. Have fun. FLAWD: Focused Lifestyle & Winning Disciplines.
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A gaming podcast.
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Entrepreneur Inspiring Stories to Help Motivate, Build, & Grow Your Successful Business with a Master Class from Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders that tell it How It Is... Millionaire Interviews is actionable advice for the (future & present) Entrepreneur, Thought Leaders, Solopreneur, Youpreneur, and Small Business Owner. The host interviews Business Founders in the Product, Service, Real Estate, and Tech industries so they can teach you from their experience. Connect with other Listeners @ ...
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Serial Intrapreneur is about the leaders who battle the status quo inside their own companies to innovate and drive change.
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This is the Jace and Rick Podcast. every episode is recorded in the car on the way to whatever we decide is important enough to go to. this podcast is NOT for those who take things to seriously. we are immature, racist, sexist, and funny, so you dont have to be.
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On Season 4, leaders from around the VUMC enterprise explore issues facing businesses across industries, and how the enterprise is experimenting with and designing solutions for problems ā old and new ā by supporting smart people with visionary ideas. Youāll track how a few ideas fused and matured over decades into the engine of a global collaboration, and why progress requires bold confidence in people, taking calculated risks, and transformative optimism about what could be next. Structure ...
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265: Building a Sparkling Soda Fireworks Store?!? | š Mark Lazarchic of Serenity Ventures
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Mark Lazarchic is the CEO of Serenity Venture Group. He describes himself as a serial entrepreneur with eyes always open. Mark is the owner of multiple successful startup businesses in very competitive markets. Mark has spent the last 10 years being amazed at the level of mediocrity accepted by the public in business. At all levels... This Episode ā¦
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S5E25 Is Being a Professor the Right Fit for Me?
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In this weekās episode, our 150th and the last of season 5, Greg and Patrick hear from five people at different stages of their academic journey, who share some of their concerns about a career in academia. Along the way we also mention: deathscrolling, Patrickās fuzzy blanket, slow motion ballerina, Twix, academia infomercial, Twitter admins, micrā¦
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KPI for lifestyle
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Episode 435: The Most Liminal You Can Be Is a Flume
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Jamie and Marsh reel from Microsoftās latest layoffs, mismanage time in Hades 2, paddle in the uncanny, chlorinated waters of Pools, devour the bite-sized city-building triumphs of Against the Storm, and indulge their flaws in The Thaumaturge. The last lay offs of 2024. Thankfully there wonāt be any more of those! Phew!! Nathan Brownās Hit Points nā¦
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Calming 4-4-8 breath of fire and APE
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Jamie and Alex show their cards in deck-builders Balatro and Cobalt Core (poker- and space-flavoured respectively), before descending into the chaotic, cavernous depths of Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor and finally wrangling Dead Red Redemption 2 into completion. Balatro Cobalt Core Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor Red Dead Redemption 2 You can hang out ā¦
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In this week's episode Patrick and Greg somehow manage to tie together pretending to be sick with game shows with zombies with conspiracy boards to explore the remarkable inter-relations among probability distributions, starting with the Bernoulli and biting their way through the binomial, z, t, chi-square, F, and beyond. Along the way they also diā¦
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264: From Clothing Manufacturer, to Franchise Owner, to Starting the Tint World Franchise | Ex-CEO of Meineke, Charles Bonfiglio, shares his Journey šā¦
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Charles J. Bonfiglio is the Franchise Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Tint World. The company is a privately owned franchise chain of independent retail window tinting, mobile electronics, auto accessories and appearance centers. As the lead executive of Tint World, Charles is responsible for all functions related to the development and leaderā¦
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In this week's episode Greg and Patrick talk about both structural equation modeling and directed acyclic graphs, or DAGs, where they are similar and where they are different, and try to provide a Rosetta Stone for translating back and forth between the two. Along the way they also discuss pop, garage sales, thinking about excessive thought, roly-pā¦
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S5E22 Survival Analysis in the Social Sciences: It's About Time
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In this week's episode Patrick and Greg explore the incredibly cool topic of survival analysis, which is a set of techniques that allows for powerful tests of predictors of the amount of time to experiencing an event; yet these models are not often used in many areas of study. Along the way they also discuss the date of your death, running with sciā¦
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094 - WHY the Rosetta Stone of goal setting.
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Why why why why why. If the why is big enough the how is easy
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Benefit of being watched for productivity.
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S5E21 Multilevel Factor Analysis: But What Do The Factors Mean?!
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In this week's episode, Greg and Patrick talk about the challenges of combining confirmatory factor analysis and multilevel data, and the underappreciated but absolutely critical role that theory plays in choosing the proper model for your constructs. Along the way they also discuss learning in a second language, torn meniscuseseses, concert C trumā¦
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Pressure Always On Info overload and Distracted
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S5E20 Local fit...Because Global Fit Measures Suck!
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In this week's episode Greg and Patrick discuss the assessment of global vs. local model fit and they argue that although global measures of fit can be useful, carefully assessing local fit may be of much greater importance in practice. Along the way the also discuss cheap beach house rentals, misplaced sand dunes, Mrs. Lincoln, the child catcher, ā¦
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Isolation Integration Improvisation
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263: Using Real Human Connections to Achieve Exceptional Success... Doug Brown of CEO Sales Strategies
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Doug C. Brown is the CEO of CEO Sales Strategies and a Sales Revenue and Profit Growth Expert. He has led client award-winning and high-performance teams as well as pioneered profitable development programs for companies. He has advised companies such as Intuit, CBS Television, Procter & Gamble, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Nationwide, Embassy Suites, Inā¦
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One of the most important Mental models
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In this week's episode Patrick and Greg provide an introduction to the Item Response Theory model: what it is, how it relates to traditional factor analysis, and how this modem approach improves upon some of the limitations of classical test theory. Along the way they also mention weinerness, memorizing Latin for punishment, eggszampke, in ether woā¦
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Last In First Out
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In this weekās episode, Patrick and Greg play with some of the basics of probability in the context of some classic, fun, and often counterintuitive examples. Along the way they also discuss arguments with relatives, a feel for the roulette wheel, Xeroxing your butt, āThe coin has spoken.ā, Quantitude BooqQlub, the Bellagio Fountains, Clooney and Pā¦
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VUCA model and inversion strategies for it
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Episode 433: In the Right Lighting, Thatās Chaucer, Baby
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Chris and Marsh discuss disappointing childrenās entertainment, disappointing sales figures, anti-mnemonic naming choices, the rulebreaking delight of card game Balatro, the dishonourable cheeses of Honor Mode in Baldurās Gate 3, and return once more to Night Country. AI wrote cheques that Willy Wonker simply could not cash. Immortals of Aveum may ā¦
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S5E17 Classification and Regression Trees with Yi Feng
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In this week's episode Greg and Patrick are honored to visit with Yi Feng, a quantitative methodologist at UCLA, as she helps them understand classification and regression tree analysis. She describes the various ways in which these models can be used, and how these can serve to inform both prediction and explanation. Along the way they also discusā¦
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TFP #087 The Diderot Effect and the simple solution
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Diderot Effect : Denis Diderot, the 18th-century French philosopher, observed a phenomenon that has since been known as the Diderot Effect. This refers to the idea that acquiring a new possession can trigger a cascade of further desires or purchases, leading to excessive materialism and potentially financial problems.ā¦
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Jamie and Marsh discuss the latest seasons of Fargo and True Detective, two anthology shows about troubling crimes and the yet more troubled cops who investigate them. Fargo was originally a film by the Coen Brothers, and was adapted to TV by Noah Hawley, who is also known for the show Legion. Also mentioned: Happy Valley, a superb crime show of a ā¦
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In this week's episode Greg and Patrick talk about Simpsonās Paradox: what it is, examples of where it occurs in real life, and why we might not really need to think about it as a paradox at all. Along the way they also discuss Apple Vision, The Simpsons predicting the future, sitting too close to the TV, low levels of radiation, Paul the octopus, ā¦
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TFP #086 GtG Greasing The Groove - Adagio for Mechanics and Consistency
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Adagio for Mechanics and Consistency
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Episode 432: A Scathing Review of the Rosetta Stone
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Join Jamie and Chris as they join Past Jamie for a solo pod about train-sets and low-key terror in the demo deluge of Steam Next Fest. Then they return to the present, which is also now the past, to discuss smushing bugs in the name of Super Earth in Helldivers 2. All aboard the Jamie solo-pod! Choo choo! Brio Train Sets Rolling Line Tracks ā The Tā¦
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TFP #085 The Simplest problem solving technique ever by Jim Rohn
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Problem-SolvingTo solve any problem, there are three questions to ask yourself: - First, What could I do?- Second, What could I read? - And third,Whom could I ask?
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262: From Single Mom Flipping Burgers to a Powerhouse in Venture Capital | Olga Maslikhova of The J Curve
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Olga Maslikhova is the founder and host of The J Curve, the podcast about Latin America tech ecosystem builders. Olga is also a successful tech investor. She aims to share insights and stories from the region's most influential entrepreneurs, investors, and experts. She also leverages her network and knowledge as a member of a global community of wā¦
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In this week's episode Greg and Patrick take a walk down memory lane to rediscover classical test theory, although they revisit this through the lens of modern latent variable models. They describe how these classical methods are actually highly restricted latent measurement models and they explore how these restrictions can be relaxed and even tesā¦
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TFP #084 Occams Razor - Simplicity by a thousand cuts
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Occams Razor
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In this week's episode Patrick and Greg launch a new occasional series called Stuff You Should Know. The topic for today is regression to the mean: what the heck is it, how does it arise in every day life, and what can we do about it. Along the way they also discuss the space-time continuum, Kai Ryssdal, inflation, witches of MacBeth, the hidden cuā¦
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HALT
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Episode 431: Between a Ballsack and a Tardigrade
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Tom F joins Marsh to make the biggest sticks in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, become the stick in Pacific island adventure Tchia, stick to walls in Jusant and stick it to space pirates in timeloop deckbuilder Cobalt Core. Just forbidden enough: Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is Tomās game of 2023. Tactical Breach Wizards is Tomās forthcoming game aboutā¦
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In this week's episode Greg and Patrick talk about confidence intervals: symmetric and asymmetric, asymptotic and bootstrapped, how to interpret them, and how not to interpret them. Along the way they also mention tire pressure gauge mysteries, conference travel reimbursement, phases of the moon, gyroscopic effects, baseball walk-of-shame, why peopā¦
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Hofstaders law. PERT technique. Monte Carlo Simulations. Hofstadter's law is the observation that āIt always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law.ā In other words, time estimates for how long anything will take to accomplish always fall short of the actual time required -- even when the time allotment is inā¦
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