Susan Vanderplas
@srvanderplas.bsky.social
Statistics professor, #rstats user and reluctant #python user. I love #quarto, #quilting, #crossstitch, #snark, and #dogs. Research in #forensics, #visualization and #datavis, and #reproduceableresearch.
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You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.
December 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.
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In #rstats, CRAN takes away packages for Christmas
CRAN removals: fasterElasticNet flamingos fmerPack fourPNO fssemR gbp geoFKF geoFourierFDA gesso gghilbertstrings graphkernels hilbert hilbertSimilarity iccbeta imbalance imptree infinitefactor intcensROC ivsacim latentgraph #rstats
December 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
In #rstats, CRAN takes away packages for Christmas
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We need a new iteration of retraction watch for retracting publications that are not publications.
December 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
We need a new iteration of retraction watch for retracting publications that are not publications.
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One major problem, bluntly, is that lots of folks can't distinguish between good writing and poor writing. This is about education, not intelligence: they could learn the difference, but it's frequently not taught, even in "good" schools. This is ultimately a competitive disadvantage for them.
it's so wild that people conflate quickness with quality so they think chatGPT writing a wall of text in 10 seconds means it's good writing.
December 19, 2025 at 10:14 PM
One major problem, bluntly, is that lots of folks can't distinguish between good writing and poor writing. This is about education, not intelligence: they could learn the difference, but it's frequently not taught, even in "good" schools. This is ultimately a competitive disadvantage for them.
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NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
December 17, 2025 at 4:14 AM
NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
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December 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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“He is not unstoppable and you are not without power”
Remind yourself of this every day.
Especially on the bad days.
Remind yourself of this every day.
Especially on the bad days.
Buttigieg on Indiana: "The big part of how Trumpism works is to make you feel totally disempowered. To make him feel inevitable. And yet the clear takeaway from this is he is not unstoppable and you are not without power."
December 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
“He is not unstoppable and you are not without power”
Remind yourself of this every day.
Especially on the bad days.
Remind yourself of this every day.
Especially on the bad days.
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
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Quite interesting project (see further below for the OP)
December 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Quite interesting project (see further below for the OP)
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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“In depth explanation! I choose you!!!”
Nintendo’s new Pokémon-style patents are WILD, and we brought in a 25-year patent litigator to break down what they actually mean for game devs. 👀🎮
📺 Watch here: youtu.be/37fYHi37iFs
#NintendoSwitch #gamers #PokemonCommunity
📺 Watch here: youtu.be/37fYHi37iFs
#NintendoSwitch #gamers #PokemonCommunity
What Nintendo's Aggressively Bad Patents REALLY Mean | Extra Credits Gaming
YouTube video by Extra Credits
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 12:03 AM
“In depth explanation! I choose you!!!”
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Great breakdown of the situation at UNL (which is a breakdown of a different sort). They are eliminating multiple programs, including statistics. Absurd
I wrote out the whole exhausting narrative of what's happened at UNL over the past 2.5 months, including the videos, the memes, and a fair bit of snark. srvanderplas.github.io/posts/other/...
The Board of Regents decides our fate in 2 days.
The Board of Regents decides our fate in 2 days.
Program Cuts and The Yo-Yo of Hope and Despair – Susan Vanderplas
srvanderplas.github.io
December 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Great breakdown of the situation at UNL (which is a breakdown of a different sort). They are eliminating multiple programs, including statistics. Absurd
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This post really made me think about the fact that I have never even heard of a university just up and eliminating a department. This type of cut feels like it should have marriage proposal rules, i.e. if it is surprising to anyone involved, something has gone terribly wrong.
December 8, 2025 at 2:25 AM
This post really made me think about the fact that I have never even heard of a university just up and eliminating a department. This type of cut feels like it should have marriage proposal rules, i.e. if it is surprising to anyone involved, something has gone terribly wrong.
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So frustrated by BOR's decision to eliminate four departments at UNL today, I needed to vent visually. As a metrics researcher, I decided to chart UNL's ranking over time—and wow, the school actually had good old days, but the decline over the past decade is utterly astonishing.
December 6, 2025 at 5:23 AM
So frustrated by BOR's decision to eliminate four departments at UNL today, I needed to vent visually. As a metrics researcher, I decided to chart UNL's ranking over time—and wow, the school actually had good old days, but the decline over the past decade is utterly astonishing.
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We stand with AAUP University of Nebraska-Lincoln!!
AAUP University of Nebraska - Lincoln is packing the Board of Regents meeting RIGHT NOW to say no to a $27.5 million budget cut and to the closure of 4 academic programs!
Catch the livestream of the meeting and the testimonies of organized UNL higher ed workers here👇
nebraska.edu/news-and-eve...
Catch the livestream of the meeting and the testimonies of organized UNL higher ed workers here👇
nebraska.edu/news-and-eve...
December 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
We stand with AAUP University of Nebraska-Lincoln!!
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If you have to publicly be lied to while people blame you for the university and the vote to eliminate your department, do it with all your friends
December 6, 2025 at 12:52 AM
If you have to publicly be lied to while people blame you for the university and the vote to eliminate your department, do it with all your friends
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Nebraska AAUP calls regent vote a ‘deep blow’ to university’s academic future
Nebraska AAUP calls regent vote a ‘deep blow’ to university’s academic future
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved the elimination of four UNL programs and the combination of four other programs Friday.
www.1011now.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Nebraska AAUP calls regent vote a ‘deep blow’ to university’s academic future
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It absolutely blows my mind that UNL would consider completely dissolving their Department of Statistics.
UNL puts six academic programs on the chopping block amid $27 million budget shortfall
Six academic programs are proposed for elimination, and four departments would be realigned into two new school.
www.klkntv.com
September 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
It absolutely blows my mind that UNL would consider completely dissolving their Department of Statistics.
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If absolute studs like Chris Bilder, Erin Blankenship, Bertrand Clarke, Susan VanderPlas, and others are unable to secure some level of job security at their institution, I'm not sure who in Statistics can.
#UNLStat
#UNLStat
September 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
If absolute studs like Chris Bilder, Erin Blankenship, Bertrand Clarke, Susan VanderPlas, and others are unable to secure some level of job security at their institution, I'm not sure who in Statistics can.
#UNLStat
#UNLStat
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Faculty at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln held a mock funeral Wednesday for four academic programs that could be eliminated by the NU Board of Regents this week.
'Ghost of university future' — UNL faculty hold jazz funeral for programs on chopping block
Faculty at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln held a mock funeral Wednesday for four academic programs that could be eliminated by the NU Board of Regents this week.
journalstar.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Faculty at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln held a mock funeral Wednesday for four academic programs that could be eliminated by the NU Board of Regents this week.
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AAUP University of Nebraska - Lincoln is packing the Board of Regents meeting RIGHT NOW to say no to a $27.5 million budget cut and to the closure of 4 academic programs!
Catch the livestream of the meeting and the testimonies of organized UNL higher ed workers here👇
nebraska.edu/news-and-eve...
Catch the livestream of the meeting and the testimonies of organized UNL higher ed workers here👇
nebraska.edu/news-and-eve...
December 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
AAUP University of Nebraska - Lincoln is packing the Board of Regents meeting RIGHT NOW to say no to a $27.5 million budget cut and to the closure of 4 academic programs!
Catch the livestream of the meeting and the testimonies of organized UNL higher ed workers here👇
nebraska.edu/news-and-eve...
Catch the livestream of the meeting and the testimonies of organized UNL higher ed workers here👇
nebraska.edu/news-and-eve...
So proud of my kid, speaking to the #nebraska #regents this morning. www.youtube.com/live/K5G-aeD... fight for the future #paleontology and #statistics and #textiles students.
December 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
So proud of my kid, speaking to the #nebraska #regents this morning. www.youtube.com/live/K5G-aeD... fight for the future #paleontology and #statistics and #textiles students.
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Thank you for the detailed update about all of your collective efforts to convince the administration of the error of their ways. It is particularly ironic and tragic that their own lack of statistical and data handling expertise will likely lead to the elimination of your statistics department.
December 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Thank you for the detailed update about all of your collective efforts to convince the administration of the error of their ways. It is particularly ironic and tragic that their own lack of statistical and data handling expertise will likely lead to the elimination of your statistics department.