Dave Swedler
@daveswedler.bsky.social
Public health statistician (PhD, MPH) currently working for Chicago DPH. All opinions are my own. Dog photos will be posted.
Chicago. He/him.
Chicago. He/him.
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The advances we've made in statistics, experimental study design, and causal inference over the past century are remarkably useful for understanding our world. But there is never been a push to make people use them like we are seeing with generative AI. Perhaps take a moment to consider why.
November 7, 2025 at 9:07 AM
The advances we've made in statistics, experimental study design, and causal inference over the past century are remarkably useful for understanding our world. But there is never been a push to make people use them like we are seeing with generative AI. Perhaps take a moment to consider why.
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🎓 Don’t forget! SAVIR is accepting applications for student scholarships to help support those presenting abstracts at the 2026 SAVIR Conference in Providence.
Apply by December 1 to be considered → thesavir.org/savir-opens-...
Apply by December 1 to be considered → thesavir.org/savir-opens-...
SAVIR Opens Applications for Student Scholarships - SAVIR
SAVIR has opened applications for student scholarships to support individuals presenting abstracts at the 2026 SAVIR Conference in Providence, Rhode […]
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October 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
🎓 Don’t forget! SAVIR is accepting applications for student scholarships to help support those presenting abstracts at the 2026 SAVIR Conference in Providence.
Apply by December 1 to be considered → thesavir.org/savir-opens-...
Apply by December 1 to be considered → thesavir.org/savir-opens-...
A teenager crossing Dearborn complemented me on my @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social jacket, saying it was “cool.” A 43-y-o can’t ask for much more than that.
November 3, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A teenager crossing Dearborn complemented me on my @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social jacket, saying it was “cool.” A 43-y-o can’t ask for much more than that.
Sun beam doesn’t take a day off in the fall. Neither does Peanut
November 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Sun beam doesn’t take a day off in the fall. Neither does Peanut
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once again posting The Chart
October 31, 2025 at 12:46 PM
once again posting The Chart
So many people did so much work to get these bills crafted & passed. A huge coalition of statewide work & support for public transit in Illinois.
As a board member for Active Transportation Alliance, I am thrilled that we can partner with a forward-thinking “green” coalition in the state.
As a board member for Active Transportation Alliance, I am thrilled that we can partner with a forward-thinking “green” coalition in the state.
Transit reform/funding bill approved in the Senate. This is final passage
October 31, 2025 at 11:59 AM
So many people did so much work to get these bills crafted & passed. A huge coalition of statewide work & support for public transit in Illinois.
As a board member for Active Transportation Alliance, I am thrilled that we can partner with a forward-thinking “green” coalition in the state.
As a board member for Active Transportation Alliance, I am thrilled that we can partner with a forward-thinking “green” coalition in the state.
Trip to Ann Arbor then Traverse City. A needed break.
October 27, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Trip to Ann Arbor then Traverse City. A needed break.
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CDPH’s Behavioral Health Bureau will be hosting a free online monthly harm reduction training on Friday. Learn how to tell if someone is overdosing, how to administer Narcan, and more.
📅 This Friday, 10/24
🕰️ 12-1 p.m.
🔗 Use the link at the time of the session: https://chi.gov/4en1lvE
📅 This Friday, 10/24
🕰️ 12-1 p.m.
🔗 Use the link at the time of the session: https://chi.gov/4en1lvE
October 22, 2025 at 5:11 PM
CDPH’s Behavioral Health Bureau will be hosting a free online monthly harm reduction training on Friday. Learn how to tell if someone is overdosing, how to administer Narcan, and more.
📅 This Friday, 10/24
🕰️ 12-1 p.m.
🔗 Use the link at the time of the session: https://chi.gov/4en1lvE
📅 This Friday, 10/24
🕰️ 12-1 p.m.
🔗 Use the link at the time of the session: https://chi.gov/4en1lvE
Peer review for a journal article using couplas to model crash risk across roadway segments. The abstract says the Frank coupla performs well.
My first thought was, “Frank Coupla? The guy who directed ‘Apocalypse Now’?”
My first thought was, “Frank Coupla? The guy who directed ‘Apocalypse Now’?”
October 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Peer review for a journal article using couplas to model crash risk across roadway segments. The abstract says the Frank coupla performs well.
My first thought was, “Frank Coupla? The guy who directed ‘Apocalypse Now’?”
My first thought was, “Frank Coupla? The guy who directed ‘Apocalypse Now’?”
Saw this last night. As the article states, Radvanovsky absolutely belts out the title role standing, sitting, laying down, and crawling. No offense to the other great parts (and music, and effects), but she carries the show with her pipes.
Lyric Opera’s first-ever staging of Cherubini’s Medea has a fearsome resonance. https://bit.ly/3W3xP5T
Unhinged and enabled - Chicago Reader
Lyric Opera's first-ever production of Luigi Cherubini's Medea is a resonant tale of vengeance with powerful performances.
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October 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Saw this last night. As the article states, Radvanovsky absolutely belts out the title role standing, sitting, laying down, and crawling. No offense to the other great parts (and music, and effects), but she carries the show with her pipes.
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Thinking about how much of their violence has been normalized already, how scenes that caused shockwaves 6 weeks ago are now part of the rhythm of daily life. Watched a TikTok from a daughter who has to do her parents' laundry & get their groceries because they're in hiding. This is just it now
October 14, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Thinking about how much of their violence has been normalized already, how scenes that caused shockwaves 6 weeks ago are now part of the rhythm of daily life. Watched a TikTok from a daughter who has to do her parents' laundry & get their groceries because they're in hiding. This is just it now
Writing a conference abstract today that is all about comparing models. I am going to need some sort of indicator sound when my models finishing running, because I should be cleaning the house during the time when my poor laptop does all this heavy labor.
October 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Writing a conference abstract today that is all about comparing models. I am going to need some sort of indicator sound when my models finishing running, because I should be cleaning the house during the time when my poor laptop does all this heavy labor.
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quantitative methods, qualitative methods, mixed methods
October 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
quantitative methods, qualitative methods, mixed methods
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Chicago's recent spike in mpox cases has not abated and CDPH is co-sponsoring several mpox vaccination events throughout October.
#Mpox vaccines are available at no-cost at CDPH Sexual Health (https://chi.gov/3ZPdgfN) and Immunization clinics (https://chi.gov/4noLali).
#Mpox vaccines are available at no-cost at CDPH Sexual Health (https://chi.gov/3ZPdgfN) and Immunization clinics (https://chi.gov/4noLali).
October 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Chicago's recent spike in mpox cases has not abated and CDPH is co-sponsoring several mpox vaccination events throughout October.
#Mpox vaccines are available at no-cost at CDPH Sexual Health (https://chi.gov/3ZPdgfN) and Immunization clinics (https://chi.gov/4noLali).
#Mpox vaccines are available at no-cost at CDPH Sexual Health (https://chi.gov/3ZPdgfN) and Immunization clinics (https://chi.gov/4noLali).
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Mpox is on the rise in Chicago, but you can get vaccinated now, including at these free clinics at Center on Cottage Grove (the first one is today!)
Free mpox vaccine clinics coming to Center on Cottage Grove - Windy City Times
With mpox infections on the rise in Chicago, health officials are urging people to get vaccinated—and a South Side LGBTQ+ center is stepping up to help. The Center on Cottage Grove, a program of Cente...
windycitytimes.com
September 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Mpox is on the rise in Chicago, but you can get vaccinated now, including at these free clinics at Center on Cottage Grove (the first one is today!)
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CDPH is offering free Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Suicide Prevention Trainings:
📅 Thursday, 9/18
⏲️ 6:30-8 PM
📍 Irish Community Services (4626 N. Knox Avenue, Room 301)
🎟️ Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cdph-qpr-training-irish-community-services-tickets-1571912455469?aff=oddtdtcreator
📅 Thursday, 9/18
⏲️ 6:30-8 PM
📍 Irish Community Services (4626 N. Knox Avenue, Room 301)
🎟️ Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cdph-qpr-training-irish-community-services-tickets-1571912455469?aff=oddtdtcreator
September 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
CDPH is offering free Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Suicide Prevention Trainings:
📅 Thursday, 9/18
⏲️ 6:30-8 PM
📍 Irish Community Services (4626 N. Knox Avenue, Room 301)
🎟️ Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cdph-qpr-training-irish-community-services-tickets-1571912455469?aff=oddtdtcreator
📅 Thursday, 9/18
⏲️ 6:30-8 PM
📍 Irish Community Services (4626 N. Knox Avenue, Room 301)
🎟️ Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cdph-qpr-training-irish-community-services-tickets-1571912455469?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Don't miss today's Flash Science session! Join SAVIR to hear fast-paced presentations from some of the top-ranking science from the last conference.
September 16 from 12-1:30 ET
Register: buff.ly/WO4SdMu
September 16 from 12-1:30 ET
Register: buff.ly/WO4SdMu
September 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Don't miss today's Flash Science session! Join SAVIR to hear fast-paced presentations from some of the top-ranking science from the last conference.
September 16 from 12-1:30 ET
Register: buff.ly/WO4SdMu
September 16 from 12-1:30 ET
Register: buff.ly/WO4SdMu
Fall sunbeam has returned. Peanut is stoked
September 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Fall sunbeam has returned. Peanut is stoked
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The city of Chicago completed installation of 277 pollution sensors and said it will make data publicly available early 2026, allowing residents to get a detailed look at air quality in their own neighborhoods. trib.al/0jzjJB0
Chicago moves a step closer to neighborhood air-pollution monitoring
A network of almost 300 air sensors installed across the city is the largest of its kind in the U.S. The pollution data are expected to be made public next year.
trib.al
September 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The city of Chicago completed installation of 277 pollution sensors and said it will make data publicly available early 2026, allowing residents to get a detailed look at air quality in their own neighborhoods. trib.al/0jzjJB0
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We've seen complaints about the closure of the Cortland Bridge making bike commuting more dangerous and less convenient. If you feel like sharing which major intersections you travel between using Cortland, we may put together a map of alternative routes.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/05/c...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/05/c...
September 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
We've seen complaints about the closure of the Cortland Bridge making bike commuting more dangerous and less convenient. If you feel like sharing which major intersections you travel between using Cortland, we may put together a map of alternative routes.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/05/c...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/05/c...
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Disease prevalence in US states before & after vaccine introduction 🧪
From Edward Tufte & graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
From Edward Tufte & graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
September 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Disease prevalence in US states before & after vaccine introduction 🧪
From Edward Tufte & graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
From Edward Tufte & graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
I’ll be on the Careers Beyond Academia panel. Do join us 9/18
Join SAVIR for a week of virtual events at the Fall Forum: registration is now open!
👉 Highlights:
Engaging communities facing structural barriers
Flash Science
Talking to the media
Careers beyond academia
Designing safer streets with Parachute
Reserve your spot today: thesavir.org/registration...
👉 Highlights:
Engaging communities facing structural barriers
Flash Science
Talking to the media
Careers beyond academia
Designing safer streets with Parachute
Reserve your spot today: thesavir.org/registration...
September 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I’ll be on the Careers Beyond Academia panel. Do join us 9/18
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Chicago’s Divvy bikeshare shattered records in August:
🥇Highest month in program history: 995K rides
🥇Highest month for e-bikes: 500K+ rides
🥇Highest month for scooters: 200K+ rides
The City's efforts to make Divvy more affordable & accessible are paying off!
🥇Highest month in program history: 995K rides
🥇Highest month for e-bikes: 500K+ rides
🥇Highest month for scooters: 200K+ rides
The City's efforts to make Divvy more affordable & accessible are paying off!
September 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Chicago’s Divvy bikeshare shattered records in August:
🥇Highest month in program history: 995K rides
🥇Highest month for e-bikes: 500K+ rides
🥇Highest month for scooters: 200K+ rides
The City's efforts to make Divvy more affordable & accessible are paying off!
🥇Highest month in program history: 995K rides
🥇Highest month for e-bikes: 500K+ rides
🥇Highest month for scooters: 200K+ rides
The City's efforts to make Divvy more affordable & accessible are paying off!
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How much quieter is the lakefront during Bike The Drive, compared to a regular day? We can show you!
September 1, 2025 at 2:31 AM
How much quieter is the lakefront during Bike The Drive, compared to a regular day? We can show you!