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So there's a The New Yorker article we're not allowed to read (or discuss?) in the UK. The New York Times has some context: nytimes.com/2024/05/16/wor… and alan rusbridger gives some more: prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/6630… Here's what you can (and should) read in the meantime: rss.org.uk/RSS/media/File…

frequentists wanna be bayesians so bad

Johann Sebastian Bach died 274 years ago today Following the bombardment of the Johanniskirche in Leipzig in 1943, Bach's bones were transferred to the Thomaskirche The new grave with a bronze cover was inaugurated on 28 July 1950 the composer is buried in the sanctuary

Franz/Ferenc Liszt d otd 1886. What an icon! His playing still venerated, even though we can't hear it; his influence on, and generosity to, other composers extraordinary; and a fascinating composer. “Music embodies feeling without forcing it to contend and combine with thought."

So anyway here's a 7-year-old reddit post with 12 upvotes about higher order moments of statistical distributions that's actually really insightful, even for kurtosis.

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Plz RT! The theme of this online workshop in development economics is African development from the inside!

Told someone recently about Callisto & am still amazed that not everyone knows about this cool tech. I think it's a game changer. Will increase reporting of & consequences for sexual assault/harassment/stalking etc, which will in turn deter those crimes. projectcallisto.org

Happy Friday #Econtwitter! To make sure you have something meaty to read this weekend, here's my longest post yet at econometrics.blog, a deep dive into regression adjustment for causal inference #Econometrics econometrics.blog/post/how-to-do…

Hey #EconTwitter: ever wondered by the James-Stein estimator takes the form that it does? My new post answers all of your burning questions with nothing more than first-year calculus and introductory statistics! econometrics.blog/post/not-quite… #Econometrics

Despite dangers of lead exposure, the UK has no programme to address child lead poisoning. With UKRI funding, Francis DiTraglia will co-lead the development of a test to monitor blood-lead levels in kids, paving the way for nationwide screening. Learn more: bit.ly/3MC1PB8

They take fútbol just as seriously as their Bayesian statistics. Nice end to a great conference #StanCon2024 Stan

🎂🎹 Happy Birthday Clara Schumann! » digitalconcerthall.com/concert/55091?… Schumann toured Europe as a pianist at age eleven and premiered her own Piano Concerto in 1835. Enjoy this performance from last season, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin with Beatrice Rana as soloist.

Here's a simple DAG: X --> Y X = getting a beer with Richard McElreath 🐈‍⬛, Alexandre Andorra, Charles Margossian and Jesse Piburn at #stancon2024 Y = new bedtime reading Robert Kubinec

Francis DiTraglia Richard McElreath 🐈‍⬛ Alexandre Andorra Charles Margossian Jesse Piburn Look, I don't want to be the guy who criticizes your DAG when you're reading my book, but it would seem that even if X=0 (you didn't you have a beer) Y=1 (you should still read my book) 😆.

"Summer of Bayes 2024" continues into fall! 🍂📊 Join us on zoom: Friday Sept 27 @ 2pm UK time Topics: #Bayesian Structural Time Series / High Dimensional Forecasting Special Guest: Anna Simoni. All are welcome: email [email protected] to sign up #EconTwitter Stan

So apparently I somehow missed that yesterday was the 150th birthday of #GustavHolst, a scandalously underrated composer in my view. If you want to listen to something interesting today, check out his one-act opera Savitri: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C4%81vi…

🚀Exciting news! We’ve been awarded a UKRI Metascience grant to modernize research practices in Econometrics! Our project will develop innovative platforms—including SQARE.org—to enhance research evaluation & collaboration. gov.uk/government/new… Francis DiTraglia