Sameer Deshpande
@skdeshpande91.bsky.social
Assistant professor in Statistics at UW–Madison.
Interested in #Bayesian statistics, sports analytics, causal inference. Also cocktails and Dallas sports. #mffl
Interested in #Bayesian statistics, sports analytics, causal inference. Also cocktails and Dallas sports. #mffl
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Students applying for grad school, or reaching out to professors. I have an important piece of advice for you: STOP DOING THIS 👇 (a thread) #STEM #PhD #gradschool #academictips
November 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Students applying for grad school, or reaching out to professors. I have an important piece of advice for you: STOP DOING THIS 👇 (a thread) #STEM #PhD #gradschool #academictips
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Be authentic.
1/Articulated, coherent explanation of why you're interested in that lab's particular focus: extra points. This is rare.
2/Statement that you're just interested in the general area: no extra points but plenty get hired with just this.
3/Word salad that looks like BS: negative points
1/Articulated, coherent explanation of why you're interested in that lab's particular focus: extra points. This is rare.
2/Statement that you're just interested in the general area: no extra points but plenty get hired with just this.
3/Word salad that looks like BS: negative points
November 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Be authentic.
1/Articulated, coherent explanation of why you're interested in that lab's particular focus: extra points. This is rare.
2/Statement that you're just interested in the general area: no extra points but plenty get hired with just this.
3/Word salad that looks like BS: negative points
1/Articulated, coherent explanation of why you're interested in that lab's particular focus: extra points. This is rare.
2/Statement that you're just interested in the general area: no extra points but plenty get hired with just this.
3/Word salad that looks like BS: negative points
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In more AI bubble news, major insurers are declining to insure risks from AI chatbots & agents, saying AI models are too unpredictable & error-prone with no one clearly liable when things go wrong. Firms & universities better consider this in their rush to adopt AI.
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
Insurers retreat from AI cover as risk of multibillion-dollar claims mounts
AIG, Great American and WR Berkley seek permission to limit liability from AI agents and chatbots
www.ft.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:56 AM
In more AI bubble news, major insurers are declining to insure risks from AI chatbots & agents, saying AI models are too unpredictable & error-prone with no one clearly liable when things go wrong. Firms & universities better consider this in their rush to adopt AI.
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
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Lmaooo the Cowboys social team is on fire tonight.
November 24, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Lmaooo the Cowboys social team is on fire tonight.
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The Dallas Cowboys completed an epic comeback on Sunday to keep their playoff hopes alive.
They thoroughly embarrassed the fraudulent Philadelphia Eagles.
Happy Thanksgiving week! www.bloggingtheboys.com/dallas-cowbo...
They thoroughly embarrassed the fraudulent Philadelphia Eagles.
Happy Thanksgiving week! www.bloggingtheboys.com/dallas-cowbo...
Cowboys vs. Eagles third quarter recap: Dallas shows life and down 21-14
Here is what happened in the third quarter of Sunday’s Cowboys/Eagles game.
www.bloggingtheboys.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The Dallas Cowboys completed an epic comeback on Sunday to keep their playoff hopes alive.
They thoroughly embarrassed the fraudulent Philadelphia Eagles.
Happy Thanksgiving week! www.bloggingtheboys.com/dallas-cowbo...
They thoroughly embarrassed the fraudulent Philadelphia Eagles.
Happy Thanksgiving week! www.bloggingtheboys.com/dallas-cowbo...
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This Sounds from the Sideline is go so hard.
November 24, 2025 at 12:55 AM
This Sounds from the Sideline is go so hard.
Dak Prescott, George Pickens, Osa Odighizuwa, James Ferguson. Brandon Aubrey are even greater Americans 🤷🏾♂️🤠
Reed Blankenship is a great American! #FlyEaglesFly 🦅
November 24, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Dak Prescott, George Pickens, Osa Odighizuwa, James Ferguson. Brandon Aubrey are even greater Americans 🤷🏾♂️🤠
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The Dept. of Statistics at Texas A&M invites you to the 2026 Best of Statistical Science Workshop ( #BOSS2026 ). BOSS 2026 brings together experts, faculty, and students for engaging discussions, presentations, and networking.
See the website 👇 for details.
calendar.tamu.edu/statistics/e...
See the website 👇 for details.
calendar.tamu.edu/statistics/e...
2026 Best of Statistical Science Workshop (BOSS 2026)
The Department of Statistics at Texas A&M invites you to join us for the 2026 Best of Statistical Science Workshop (BOSS 2026)! BOSS 2026 bring...
calendar.tamu.edu
November 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The Dept. of Statistics at Texas A&M invites you to the 2026 Best of Statistical Science Workshop ( #BOSS2026 ). BOSS 2026 brings together experts, faculty, and students for engaging discussions, presentations, and networking.
See the website 👇 for details.
calendar.tamu.edu/statistics/e...
See the website 👇 for details.
calendar.tamu.edu/statistics/e...
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NARRATOR: Roth quite clearly did not name call & we need our leaders to stop granting <every bad faith premise> of the far right authoritarians' lawless assault on higher education before we push back.
November 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
NARRATOR: Roth quite clearly did not name call & we need our leaders to stop granting <every bad faith premise> of the far right authoritarians' lawless assault on higher education before we push back.
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Btw, it does not matter if he’s smart or a good economist (if you think that). There are lots of people good at their jobs who do not harass and abuse other people!
November 18, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Btw, it does not matter if he’s smart or a good economist (if you think that). There are lots of people good at their jobs who do not harass and abuse other people!
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Love to see community action against this AI nonsense! neighborhoodview.org/2025/11/13/d...
November 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Love to see community action against this AI nonsense! neighborhoodview.org/2025/11/13/d...
One more week to submit a contributed talk proposal!
Looking forward to seeing everyone in Nagoya next summer
Looking forward to seeing everyone in Nagoya next summer
ISBA Community:
The deadline to propose a contributed talk for the 2026 ISBA World Meeting is next Friday, November 21. Proposals may be submitted using this form: forms.gle/dVTUrdEuVF6g...
See the call below for details 👇
The deadline to propose a contributed talk for the 2026 ISBA World Meeting is next Friday, November 21. Proposals may be submitted using this form: forms.gle/dVTUrdEuVF6g...
See the call below for details 👇
ISBA 2026: Call for Contributed Talks & Posters
The Scientific Committee invites the submission of proposals for Contributed Talks and Posters for the 2026 ISBA World Meeting, to be held in Nagoya, Japan from 28 June to 3 July, 2026. Contributed ta...
forms.gle
November 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
One more week to submit a contributed talk proposal!
Looking forward to seeing everyone in Nagoya next summer
Looking forward to seeing everyone in Nagoya next summer
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uhhh this actually reminds me a lot of how LLMs function at a basic level too - predicting tokens based on proximity & context, etc 😬 ...so we're teaching kids to read like AI & saying AI level is good enough
November 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
uhhh this actually reminds me a lot of how LLMs function at a basic level too - predicting tokens based on proximity & context, etc 😬 ...so we're teaching kids to read like AI & saying AI level is good enough
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
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Good riddance to Nico Harrison, the personification of everything that’s going on. Blew up something good because he didn’t understand it and it didn’t conform to his vision of toughness. One of the clearest pictures of Everyone Is 12 Now ever produced. Untold damage to my psyche. Enjoy podcasting.
November 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Good riddance to Nico Harrison, the personification of everything that’s going on. Blew up something good because he didn’t understand it and it didn’t conform to his vision of toughness. One of the clearest pictures of Everyone Is 12 Now ever produced. Untold damage to my psyche. Enjoy podcasting.
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This and the Adelsons sell.
The hope from me is that Nico gets blasted into the sun, dumont puts out a statement saying he should’ve fired him a long time ago (somewhere in here a rebrand), and I can feel happy buying my son a Cooper Flagg jersey.
June 29, 2025 at 2:45 AM
This and the Adelsons sell.
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This is insane. This is *literally* doing the same mechanics of the housing crisis and 2008 recession but to create debt to finance construction of AI data centers
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
November 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
This is insane. This is *literally* doing the same mechanics of the housing crisis and 2008 recession but to create debt to finance construction of AI data centers
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
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As recently as the late 1980s, tuition at @uwmadison.bsky.social was <$1000/semester. In current dollars, that's about $2500/semester. There is one central reason for that: the . This was a choice. Other choices remain readily available.
November 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
As recently as the late 1980s, tuition at @uwmadison.bsky.social was <$1000/semester. In current dollars, that's about $2500/semester. There is one central reason for that: the . This was a choice. Other choices remain readily available.
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"There's not enough upward mobility in society"
Yes. Fund. The. Damn. Public. Universities. Like. We. Used. To.
Yes. Fund. The. Damn. Public. Universities. Like. We. Used. To.
November 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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/5….for the nation and the culture where economic and political corruption flourish. It’s not a good thing that so few good convictions came out of the 2008 crash. And if some tech fuckers don’t go to prison after AI collapses I am going to have to punch something.
November 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
/5….for the nation and the culture where economic and political corruption flourish. It’s not a good thing that so few good convictions came out of the 2008 crash. And if some tech fuckers don’t go to prison after AI collapses I am going to have to punch something.
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Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
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"This long-running war on knowledge and expertise has sown the ground for the narratives widely used by AI companies and the CEOs adopting it. Human labor, inquiry, creativity, and expertise is spurned in the name of “efficiency.” With AI, there is no need for human expertise"
AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
www.404media.co
November 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
"This long-running war on knowledge and expertise has sown the ground for the narratives widely used by AI companies and the CEOs adopting it. Human labor, inquiry, creativity, and expertise is spurned in the name of “efficiency.” With AI, there is no need for human expertise"
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If you're following the #UNL #statistics saga (proposed for elimination based on bad stats), you might find the seminar we gave yesterday interesting... youtu.be/fUk2R0UYWpA
It was weird to rail against someone for an hour, but strangely cathartic, and the #datavis seems to have been effective?
It was weird to rail against someone for an hour, but strangely cathartic, and the #datavis seems to have been effective?
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Statistics seminar "The Metrics" on November 6, 2025
YouTube video by Chris Bilder
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
If you're following the #UNL #statistics saga (proposed for elimination based on bad stats), you might find the seminar we gave yesterday interesting... youtu.be/fUk2R0UYWpA
It was weird to rail against someone for an hour, but strangely cathartic, and the #datavis seems to have been effective?
It was weird to rail against someone for an hour, but strangely cathartic, and the #datavis seems to have been effective?