“la statistique bayésienne” — everything sounds classier en français

Publication date looms ever closer ... physical copies exist (at the @sagepub.com London office, I await my own copy with excitement).

U.S. Commerce Dept. has published a Federal Register notice proposing signicant changes in the scope of preparation for Census 2030. Tomorrow is the deadline to make comments. We encourage you to speak out. Read more about the changes @prbdata.bsky.social www.prb.org/news/newly-u...

For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.

One of the reasons I read a lot of books in public is not to hear/pay attention to all the noise around me.

Taking the quiet car of the train for my commute to work regularly made me realize once again, we need more silent public spaces. There is just too much noise everywhere!

This is hilarious and now I’m kind of glad I screen recorded the site yesterday. I especially love that they deleted the “Will my professor know?” question.

Einstein, meet Eisenstein.

Excellent movie rec 👇🏼

Currently reading (slowly) my first (non-picture) book in Spanish. Learning a language is arduous but the joy of starting to understand stories is priceless.

Interesting review of the book “Everything is Predictable“ #Bayesian

- What do we want? - Foooood. - When do we want it? - Always!

A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.   This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.   Not one dime for this cruelty. www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...

Bad Bunny represents U.S better than Trump, Americans say in poll

> IBM is tripling the number of Gen Z entry-level jobs after finding the limits of AI adoption

I have been babysitting my friend’s (almost) 4 year old lately and here are three things I learned. 1. There is no sitting in babysitting. 2. Cat toys work well with toddlers as well. 3. Sesame Street is even better than I remember.

The AAAS Entry Point! program is seeking talented undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities for 2026 science and engineering summer internships at partner organizations in industry and university research! Applications close this week: https://www.aaas.org/programs/entry-point/apply

Which of the following makes you hate Microsoft the most? 1️⃣ Outlook 2️⃣ One Drive 3️⃣ Teams

100 years ago this month, a new word entered dictionaries: smog A portmanteau between "smoke" and "fog," the Weather Bureau used it to describe conditions in the Midwest. Smog wasn't invoked in LA much till the '40s. But even in the '20s "smoke & fog" was a common phrase here.

It's Week 1 of the #DuBoisChallenge2026! Go to github.com/ajstarks/dub... to re-create the viz in this week’s folder. Share your work on social media with #DuBoisChallenge2026. Don’t forget to share it in the DVS Slack for a chance to win prizes!

Villa's Tacos founder Victor Villa appeared with his taco cart during Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX halftime show, marking a rare moment of L.A. street food culture being showcased on one of the world's biggest stages. 🔗 See it: https://ow.ly/gRxg50Ybp64 ✍️ Gab Chabrán 📸 Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images

ethics professor here, can confirm

I would like to see Bad Bunny lookalike contest in Middle Eastern countries too. So much potential there!

Are you an US healthcare professional that has had enough of the regime? Are you looking for a safe landing for you, your family and career? British Columbia Canada is actively recruiting doctors and nurses and fast tracking credential recognition. See more here. news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...

I keep thinking again, in light of the latest Epstein files dump, about how MeToo “went too far.”

💜 Agnès Varda

Those who are close to me know that our next cat is going to be black and white and she will be named Moira Rose. RIP Catherine O’Hara.

On NPR on Friday, there was a story of a 4-year-old--an American citizen--who hasn't left her house since early December, not even to play in the yard. And her 8-year-old brother recently stopped going to school, too. Their father is undocumented, and the family doesn't want to risk him being taken.

Wake up. Have a sip of water. Check if WWIII started. Brush teeth.

Flu is rising in California right now. New strains are circulating this season, but current flu vaccines still help reduce severe illness & hospitalizations. 💪 Don’t wait - vaccinate. Talk to your provider about what medicine to take if you get sick. 📲 Visit MyTurn.ca.gov.

New blog post: Do Women Have To Be Naked To Get Into the Met. Museum? anartistandascientist.com/posts/2026-0...

It is 2026 but nonetheless, I started a personal blog where I will write about my life with my spouse and cats. It is mainly for my friends and family but since it is public, I'll share here too. An Artist and a Scientist First post: We Met Hisao Shinagawa anartistandascientist.com/posts/2026-0...

📖 Big news! We just released the first five chapters of our new book, Hello Data Science. It is a fully open-access resource written for beginners. Please help us spread the word! A few points about the book are below 👇 🔗 www.hellodata.science #rstats #datascience #tidyverse

📖 Big news! We just released the first five chapters of our new book, Hello Data Science. It is a fully open-access resource written for beginners. Please help us spread the word! A few points about the book are below 👇 🔗 www.hellodata.science #rstats #datascience #tidyverse

Statisticians: We really need to move past the cult of p < 0.05. Science is about nuance, not just arbitrary thresholds! Also Statisticians (reading a qualitative study): Wait, n=12? This isn't science, it’s an anecdote. Where is the power analysis??

🚀 Convocatoria abierta para el programa de Campeon(a|e)s de rOpenSci 2026-2027. 🌎 Cohorte en español centrada en Latinoamérica. 📅 Webinario: 21 de enero de 2026. Clínica de aplicación: 5 de febrero de 2026. Cierre de la convocatoria: 20 de febrero de 2026. ropensci.org/es/blog/2026...

Always bad with hashtags. Obviously #datascience

📚Coming soon: Chapters from our open-access book "Hello Data Science," based on our intro courses across three institutions! 📦 Today, we’re releasing the early version of the #rstats package with datasets. Find it on GitHub (on its way to CRAN): github.com/hellodata-sc...

hi, political philosopher here! this is not funny, central banks only do this when they're in extreme distress

Back in grad school we hosted a dinner party that had a dress theme of Judy Chicago’s the Dinner Party.

This year I want to learn to cook beyond “I put something in the air fryer”. I want to start from simple dishes beyond that. The Culinary Institute of America has a set of videos titled “Cooking Basics: What Everyone Should Know” and one of the earliest videos is “How to Poach an Octopus“ 😳

Husband walks in and ten seconds after looking at the screen asks “are you watching Béla Tarr” even though he had not seen the movie. Got to say goodbye to the master of long shots by watching the Turin Horse. RIP 🖤🤍

This week's vibes.

To anyone who is on the job market in Statistics this academic year: the George Mason University (GMU) Department of Statistics is hiring for open-rank, tenure-track or tenured positions! For full consideration, apply by January 14 at this link: tinyurl.com/6mjs8fye

"I’m going to pause here just to review: an institution that purports to be a university has told a philosophy professor he is forbidden from teaching Plato." surreal times dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...

We can’t even get folks to mask.

Biostatistics is accepting submissions for a special collection on Statistical Foundations of AI and Real-World Evidence. We plan to highlight rigorous statistical work on development, evaluation, and deployment of AI/ML for real-world health data. If you work in this area, consider submitting!

Modern Times - 1936

My dept has an open assistant professor position (DL 2nd Feb). Although the call indicates special interest in datacenter-scale computing systems research, any research area is applicable and this would be a great place also for someone doing Bayesian flavored research www.aalto.fi/en/open-posi...