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Assuming that students somewhere are still reading books, we're excited to share that our open-access book *Hello Data Science* (hellodata.science) will be published by CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group). Stay tuned!!! #datascience #rstats #QuartoPub

Oh my heart 💜 youtu.be/wiwkBFR6rW0

“This is what happens when women read. We notice the systems that we’re in, we can begin to articulate what feels repressive or suppressive within those systems, we begin to challenge them … [and] we can actually leave them.”

Medical imaging 💯

I saw two public bathroom doors yesterday. One said “sitting only” and the other said “sitting and standing”.

My turkey friend agrees.

I think about this every time someone says that AI will give everyone their own personal tutor and that means we don't need student tutors. I run a tutoring center at a college. I don't hire student tutors bc they know all the things, I hire them so they can learn while teaching and learn to teach.

Fall in New England is gorgeous 💛❤️🤎🧡

You know how weekends feel short, this one felt even shorter. 🖤🎞️

Are you a journalist working on public health topics and wondering how to assess research studies and distinguish correlation from causation? Applications for our free one-day training in DC (2/26/27) now open, with travel funds available! publichealth.jhu.edu/departments/...

gen z <3 tidyverse brought to you by one of the course assistants of STAT 100

My partner has an exhibition opening today 'I Used to Be Able to Fly' vimeo.com/1229996841/6...

I am old enough to remember rstudio::conf.

Many students come to the #datascience classroom having mostly used Google Docs and not understanding file directories. To teach where to store & find their files I created this physical directory for my students. Everything was in the large box. I took out folders & files out one by one in class.

Today I gave a talk on active learning to (mostly) statistics educators. After my talk there was Q&A. Then there was a moderator leading a discussion. By minute 50 nobody has mentioned "AI". I then pointed this out. The most peaceful 50 minutes of my day!!!

It’s already cold here, like LA’s January cold. Wish me luck in surviving the next eight months.

I asked @matinarassias.bsky.social to write my name in Greek. She wrote Μίνε Ντοουτζου and I was trying to figure out all the letters. I asked her which letter is ν and she says “degrees of freedom” 😂

New blog post on DataPedagogy.com What I Cover in the First Class and Why www.datapedagogy.com/posts/2026-0... #statsed #datscienceed

For years, Turks have stashed their gold at home against a raining day, mistrustful of banks. Now the government says that tradition hurts the economy n.pr/4rgsFSO

Speaking to the many first-years, she offered some practical advice, too: “If you cannot fit things on a calendar, you cannot do them. That is a skill to learn in college.” - Do what I say, don’t do what I do!!

My writer colleague @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social came to my first lecture at Harvard and documented it. current.fas.harvard.edu/stories/new-...

Heard in a zoom meeting "Science is better than math."

ICYMI The Bipartisan Data Science and Literacy Act of 2026 was recently introduced. stevens.house.gov/media/press-... #datascience #statistics

New cover photo! In grad school a friend gifted me a business card holder as a birthday gift. She had also made and put this business card inside it. Happy to have found it in the photo archives.

I used to teach computer science majors in my previous job in California. To explain the classroom culture I aim for, I used to say “This is not Silicon Valley and we are not tech bros.”

For #stats folks who teach 👇🏼 We’ll get together to talk about active learning.

I taught my first lecture at Harvard on Wednesday and these were my fun facts.

Harvard's Statistics Department is advertising for a tenured professorship: academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/16720

Harvard's Statistics Department is advertising for a tenure track professorship: academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/16719

There are so many turkeys on campus. This is the view from my office earlier today.

Happy new academic year to those of us who love teaching. Thoughts and prayers for those who don’t.

In our 6-unit HOA, everyone gets a role. I was assigned the role of "digital organizer / data manager". Guess who will be introduced to README files at the next HOA meeting?

You know the minor teaching details you've on your mind that you can't do in the chaos of the academic year because 1) you're busy 2) they're so unimportant. For me summer is a great time to implement them. Here is my 404 page for my STAT 100 course. It's finally out of my head along with my giggles

Do (Outlook) people who react to emails with emojis 👍❤️ realize that we get these emojis as a separate email? ❤️ XXXX reacted to your message

I was today years old when I learned Dolly Parton recorded Woody Guthrie's song "Deportee (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos)" in 1980. It's a heartbreaking song about immigration and specifically deportation plane that crashed in 1948 killing dozens of Mexican "bracero" workers. Her version is beautiful💔

Bayesian Workflow free pdf! statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/08/25/b...

I’ve been listening to my record player more and Spotify less. I’m genuinely tempted to leave a notebook by the turntable to log every spin so I can make my own end-of-year “Record Player Wrapped.”

Too good to gatekeep. All book lovers need to add this book holder to their shopping cart. DM me for the affiliate link.

Just got reminded about this eraser I had found in Rome. Simply brilliant.

StatFest is coming up! This free, virtual event encourages undergraduate students from historically underrepresented groups to explore careers and graduate studies in statistics and data science. Registration is required, but ASA membership is not. #StatsSky #StatFest2026 stattrak.amstat.org/...

In addition to being a great read, Boggs’ “Baldwin: A Love Story” makes a good pillow. #BookSky