Group Organzation

Reading Group Structure

This reading group is a collective effort to learn and discuss topics in the intersection between philosophy and statistics, a area that we are all excited about. The group is being organized by Snow Zhang, Ryan Giordano, Will Fithian, Erez Buchweitz, and Lucas Schwengber, but we see our role as facilitating logistics and discussion rather than as instructors per se.

Presentations

Each week, a presenter (or presenters) will lead a group discussion on a particular topic with associated readings. The schedule and readings can be found here. Erez and Lucas will take the lead on finding volunteers to present. The format is flexible, but as a guidline, we recommend aiming for ~45 minutes of presentation and ~45 minutes of discussion. Slides are welcome but not necessary. We will all be learning, and so we do not necessarily expect presenters to be experts on their topic — rather, their primary role is to facilitate and guide group discussion.

Each unit has an “owner,” as indicated in the schedule. Each week, the presenter(s) is (are) invited to meet with the unit owner on the week before they present, in order to discuss to big ideas to focus on, and to exchange ideas before the main reading group.

In-person participation

We will have a Zoom option since some participants are truly remote. However, for participants at Berkeley, we request that you participate in person.

Discussion

We encourage discussion on EdStem, both before and after the actual meetings. If you need to be added, please email Erez or Lucas, and they will add you.

Attendance

For our own information, we would grateful if participants could fill out the attendance poll (on PollEV) every week during the group meeting.

Course credit

A STAT298 course (#14015) was also setup for students who would like to sign-up for unit credit. If you are taking the reading group for credit, the only requirement is to attend, do the readings, and participate in the discussions to the extent you are comfortable.

If you are taking the course for credit, please make sure you fill out the attendance poll (on PollEV) to receive credit.