Practical Significance

Practical Significance | Episode 69: Communicating Science in an Age of Uncertainty

In this episode of Practical Significance, co-hosts Ron Wasserstein and Donna LaLonde talk with Meaghan Parker of the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing about

Practical Significance | Episode 68: Pop Quiz: What Should Every Student Know About Data and Computing?

Data and computing shape nearly every aspect of modern life, yet K–12 education has struggled to keep pace. In this episode of Practical Significance, Donna LaLonde and R

Practical Significance | Episode 67: Behind the Numbers—Insights from the ASA Work and Salary Survey

What can a salary survey tell us about the current state of the statistics profession? Quite a lot as it turns out. In this episode of Practical Significance, cohosts Don

Practical Significance | Episode 66: Inside the New ASA Clinical Trials Certificate Program

What does it take to prepare statisticians for the realities of modern clinical trials? This month, “Practical Significance” cohosts Donna LaLonde and Ron Wasserstein are

Practical Significance | Episode 65: Behind the Button—Why JSM Docents Make the Difference

In this episode of Practical Significance, hosts Donna LaLonde and Ron Wasserstein are joined by longtime JSM docents Jessica Kohlschmidt (The Ohio State University) and

‘Practical Significance’ | Episode 64: Playing for Real: Serious Gaming for Preparedness and Decision-Making

It’s Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month, and Practical Significance is celebrating with a special guest—Francesca de Rosa, founder of FDR Strategies, to explore t

‘Practical Significance’ | Episode 63: Real World Data Science: Who’s Writing the Story

In this episode of Practical Significance, cohosts Donna LaLonde and Ron Wasserstein welcome Real World Data Science managing editor, Annie Flynn (Royal Statistical Socie

‘Practical Significance’ | Episode 62: Volume One: A Conversation with the Editors of ASA Discoveries

What does a journal look like when you design it for the research world we’re living in, along with the one we’re building? In the latest episode of Practical Significanc

‘Practical Significance’ | Episode 61: Communities in Action—A Conversation with 2026 ASA President Jeri Mulrow

A call to action kicks off the New Year and season six of “Practical Significance.” Cohosts Donna LaLonde and Ron Wasserstein welcome incoming ASA President Jeri Mulrow,

‘Practical Significance’ | Episode 60: The Hand-Off: Wisdom, Memories, and Hope for What’s Coming

During this traditional year-end edition of Practical Significance, co-hosts Donna LaLonde and Ron Wasserstein sit down with four outgoing ASA Board leaders—Ingrid Van Ke

Practical Significance | Episode 59: The Data We Need: The State of Federal Statistics

Two distinguished leaders in federal statistics—Nancy Potok, former chief statistician of the United States and CEO of NAPx Consulting, and Connie Citro, senior scholar a