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Irineo Cabreros

@cabrerosic

Statistician at @RANDCorporation
Alumnus of @storeylab
Science communicator

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Irineo Cabreros (@cabrerosic) 's Twitter Profile Photo

First article this summer as a AAAS Mass Media Fellowship fellow is about the science of fasting. Many thanks to National Association of Science Writers (NASW) and ASA Science Policy for your sponsorship. Big shout out to Susan Matthews and the amazing people at Slate. Stay tuned for more! #EidMubarak slate.com/technology/201…

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Things I learned about Harvard admissions while reading through 700 pages of expert testimony for the ongoing racial discrimination lawsuit. AAAS Mass Media Fellowship ASA Science Policy slate.com/technology/201…

Ian Haydon (@ichaydon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A new national survey of marijuana beliefs finds: • 23% of users believe pot has no risks whatsoever • 27% of young users believe secondhand smoke is "somewhat or completely safe" My latest: philly.com/philly/health/… – – @AAAS – AAAS Mass Media Fellowship – Inquirer Health & Science

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Statistical illiteracy + the norm that mothers should be relentless parenting machines have led to absurd and cruel arrests of moms who don’t surveil their kids 24/7. nyti.ms/2mNQ2Up

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Muslims around the world will send a stupendous amount of meat to families in need this coming week. How will they accomplish this meat feat? Check out my latest for Slate. slate.com/human-interest… #EidAlAdha AAAS Mass Media Fellowship ASA Science Policy National Association of Science Writers (NASW)

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Courts always had a difficult time with statistical evidence, sometimes with tragic outcomes. Are they ready for the statistical dispute in Harvard's discrimination lawsuit? Check out my latest Slate. AAAS Mass Media Fellowship ASA Science Policy National Association of Science Writers (NASW) #Harvard slate.com/technology/201…

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Statisticians and Data Scientists, please apply for this! The American Statistical Association will be a sponsor for 2020. The ASA AAAS Mass Media Fellowship fellows spent their ten weeks with Slate & STAT. Deadline is January 1. ASA Nick Thieme Irineo Cabreros @thatdianacai

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Gone are the days when science journalism was like sports journalism, where the action was watched from the press box and simply conveyed. News outlets have stepped onto the field. They are doing the science themselves. My latest Undark Magazine. #DataScience undark.org/2021/04/22/dat…

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Lead, crime, funnel plots and the desk-drawer effect. unherd.com/thepost/does-l… Another interesting one by @tomchivers

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Studying algorithms helps us understand why fairness is hard for any decision-maker, human or machine. Check out my latest Los Angeles Times. latimes.com/opinion/story/…

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Stats colleagues: The wonderful Bonnie GhoshDastidar is running for President of the ASA! Support her vision of community, collaboration, and opportunity by voting for her! Find more details here: rand.org/bonnieforASApr… ASA RAND

Walter Hickey (@walthickey) 's Twitter Profile Photo

have they considered just forgiving student debt *interest*? like I personally disagree with but understand the opposition to forgiving principal. argument the gov't shouldn't be making a killing off of kids for decades even after they paid the original balance seems decent