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247 – Scaling PBDM (Physiologically Based Demographic Modelling): Localising Climate and Pest Models in West Africa
George and David discuss the next phase of work on Physiologically Based Demographic Modelling (PBDM), focusing on efforts to scale its application i…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
246 – Organising The IDEMS Podcast
Santiago and Kate explore the thinking behind organising the IDEMS podcast as it grows into a substantial body of work. They discuss the development …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
245 – Open GCSE Textbooks with PreTeXt
Santiago and David explore the gap in open GCSE and iGCSE textbooks, and the opportunity to build curriculum-aligned resources from existing open con…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
244 – Scaling Open Textbook Variants with PreTeXt and AI
Lily and David continue their discussions on converting open textbooks into PreTeXt. They focus on the “Learning Statistics with …” ecosystem, where …
4 months, 4 weeks ago
243 – Individualism and Collaboration
Lucie and David discuss the tension between two of IDEMS’ principles: being “collaborative by nature” and “enabling opportunity” for individuals. The…
5 months ago
242 – Reflections on Humanoid Robots
Michele and David discuss humanoid robots, and argue the real question isn’t when they arrive, but how different societies will accept and use them. …
5 months ago
241 – Twenty Years of RMS for CRFS: Proxy Variables
When does measuring the “wrong” thing produce better results than measuring the “right” one? Lily and David continue the mini-series on Research Meth…
5 months, 1 week ago
240 – Integrating Deep Student Assessment into Open Statistics Textbooks
Learning doesn’t come through passive consumption of information, but through doing. In this episode, Lily and David discuss the integration of STACK…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
239 – Converting Open Statistics Textbooks for Software-Agnostic Learning
What if educational resources could be available in a limitless variety of variants, each adapted to the tools students actually use? In this episode…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
238 – Open Textbooks and Beyond
Following previous episodes on Kenyan maths textbooks, Santiago and David reflect on the project from IDEMS’ perspective. They discuss the rapid push…
5 months, 3 weeks ago