The IDEMS Podcast

297 – Seeing Africa at Its True Size

Lily and David reflect on a new world map that reveals just how much larger Africa is than conventional maps make it appear. They explore why familiar maps distort the si

296 – Navier–Stokes and What AI Means for Mathematics

Prompted by the recent potential AI-generated proof related to the Navier–Stokes problem, George and David reflect on what this could mean for mathematics and mathematici

295 – Putting Climate Data Rescue into Practice

Following their reflections on climate data rescue, James and David explore how the challenges of making rescued data genuinely usable are playing out in Zambia and Zimba

294 – Reflections on Climate Data Rescue

James and David reflect on their experiences supporting climate data rescue across several countries. They discuss why preserving historical climate records is increasing

293 – The Problem of Zeros in Data

Continuing their reflections on 20 years of research methods support, Lily and Roger explore the often-overlooked problem of zeros in real data. Through examples from agr

292 – Integrating STACK Assessment into Open Statistics Textbooks

Santiago and David discuss recent progress towards integrating STACK assessment into IDEMS’ open statistics textbooks. They explore how AI is helping match existing quest

291 – Understanding Multilevel Data Through Context

Continuing their reflections on 20 years of research methods support, David and Lily explore multilevel data through examples from agricultural research in West Africa. T

290 – Understanding Statistical Interactions Through Context

Continuing their reflections on 20 years of research methods support, David and Lily explore statistical interactions through a striking example from agricultural researc

289 – The Story Behind Explore, Describe, Present

David and Lily reflect on how the Explore, Describe, Present framing emerged through years of research methods support with the West African Community of Practice. They d

288 – Putting Our Open Textbook Vision to the Test – Lessons from the STACK Conference

Following the first STACK Conference to be held in Africa, David and Kate reflect on what the event revealed about IDEMS’ vision for open textbooks. They discuss growing

287 – Putting Our Open Textbook Vision to the Test – Lessons from ICOTS

Following the International Conference on Teaching Statistics (ICOTS), David and Kate reflect on how IDEMS’ vision for open textbooks was received by the statistics educa

286 – Rethinking Mathematics Education in Kenya – An Interview with Mike Obiero

David and Mike reflect on a period of change and opportunity for mathematics education in Kenya. They discuss the upcoming launch of a new MSc in Mathematical Innovation,

285 – ICOTS 3 – Building Communities Around Open Textbooks

In the final episode of this three-part series reflecting on the International Conference on Teaching Statistics (ICOTS), David and Lily discuss the reception of IDEMS’ o

284 – ICOTS 2 – Statistics Education in the Age of AI

In the second of three episodes reflecting on the International Conference on Teaching Statistics (ICOTS), David and Lily discuss the growing influence of AI on statistic

283 – ICOTS 1 – The Statistics Education Community

In the first of three episodes reflecting on the International Conference on Teaching Statistics (ICOTS), David and Lily discuss the statistics education community itself

282 – The Farm Hack Box and New Possibilities

David and Kate discuss the Farm Hack Box and the new possibilities it suggests for community-owned digital infrastructure. While conceived for farming communities, they e

281 – Rethinking Digital Sovereignty for Communities

David and Kate examine the idea of digital sovereignty through the lens of communities rather than nation states. Reflecting on recent discussions around AI governance an

280 – Open App Builder, PLH and AI agents

David and Michele discuss how recent advances in AI are opening new possibilities for the Open App Builder and the authoring of digital tools for social impact. Drawing o

279 – AI agents and STACK Authoring

David and Michele discuss how advances in AI are opening new possibilities for STACK question authoring. Using this practical example, they reflect on the design of multi

278 – Reflections from the Global Smart Farming Conference

Following David’s participation in the Global Smart Farming Conference hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), he and Santiago reflec