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Urban Legends, Data, and the Universe
36:01 - 40:53 (04:52)
The episode discusses how people often misconstrue quantitative data and fall for urban legends while exploring the universe and interesting data points.
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A podcast discusses the urban legend of black people giving their children unusual names and features a judge from family court in New York who shares some of the funniest black names he has encountered.
36:01 - 38:29 (02:28)
Black Culture
Summary
A podcast discusses the urban legend of black people giving their children unusual names and features a judge from family court in New York who shares some of the funniest black names he has encountered. The episode also includes a lengthy segment joking about black names.
ChapterUrban Legends, Data, and the Universe
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PodcastMaintenance Phase
The speaker highlights the prevalence of false data and misinformation in books that claim to be data-driven and explores two examples of debunked myths.
38:29 - 40:53 (02:24)
Data-driven books
Summary
The speaker highlights the prevalence of false data and misinformation in books that claim to be data-driven and explores two examples of debunked myths.