szmsp
@szmsp.bsky.social
For the ongoing projects. Views my own, RT ≠ endorsements, usual disclaimers.
#tbt when ppl knew FDR was crippled by polio and Balto's sled dog team raced to deliver vaccines to fight childhood diphtheria in Nome, Alaska, 1925. 100 years ago.
Walking through older US graveyards, you see this pattern: women under 30, kids under 5.
The life shots save may be your kid's. 💉
Walking through older US graveyards, you see this pattern: women under 30, kids under 5.
The life shots save may be your kid's. 💉
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 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
#tbt when ppl knew FDR was crippled by polio and Balto's sled dog team raced to deliver vaccines to fight childhood diphtheria in Nome, Alaska, 1925. 100 years ago.
Walking through older US graveyards, you see this pattern: women under 30, kids under 5.
The life shots save may be your kid's. 💉
Walking through older US graveyards, you see this pattern: women under 30, kids under 5.
The life shots save may be your kid's. 💉
Reposted by szmsp
It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.
August 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.
public 👏 data 👏 is 👏 infrastructure 👏
KEY ECO DATAPOINTS ARE DECAYING
@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I talk to former BLS Commissioners Bill Beach about how it's getting more and more expensive to publish the Jobs Report and CPI each month, and budget constraints are threatening their existence podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I talk to former BLS Commissioners Bill Beach about how it's getting more and more expensive to publish the Jobs Report and CPI each month, and budget constraints are threatening their existence podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Some of America's Most Important Economic Data Is Decaying
Podcast Episode · Odd Lots · 04/30/2025 · 47m
podcasts.apple.com
May 1, 2025 at 12:44 AM
public 👏 data 👏 is 👏 infrastructure 👏
Enormous appreciation for @emilyriederer.bsky.social's postconf talk and blog update, Python Rgonomics! Learning a new language is so intimidating. Thanks so much for creating and presenting this 🙏 www.emilyriederer.com/post/py-rgo-...
Python Rgonomics - 2025 Update | Emily Riederer
Switching languages is about switching mindsets - not just syntax. New developments in python data science toolings, like polars and seaborn’s object interface, can capture the ‘feel’ that converts fr...
www.emilyriederer.com
April 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Enormous appreciation for @emilyriederer.bsky.social's postconf talk and blog update, Python Rgonomics! Learning a new language is so intimidating. Thanks so much for creating and presenting this 🙏 www.emilyriederer.com/post/py-rgo-...
Reposted by szmsp
Why is there so much uncertainty regarding tariffs?
Tariffs via executive order can literal be flipped on and off with the stroke of a pen. That provides latitude for quick shifts in policy. The problem is that quick shifts add to economic policy uncertainty, which is its own tax on economy.
Tariffs via executive order can literal be flipped on and off with the stroke of a pen. That provides latitude for quick shifts in policy. The problem is that quick shifts add to economic policy uncertainty, which is its own tax on economy.
April 12, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Why is there so much uncertainty regarding tariffs?
Tariffs via executive order can literal be flipped on and off with the stroke of a pen. That provides latitude for quick shifts in policy. The problem is that quick shifts add to economic policy uncertainty, which is its own tax on economy.
Tariffs via executive order can literal be flipped on and off with the stroke of a pen. That provides latitude for quick shifts in policy. The problem is that quick shifts add to economic policy uncertainty, which is its own tax on economy.
Reposted by szmsp
A helpful guide to the current state of US trade policy:
April 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
A helpful guide to the current state of US trade policy:
Reposted by szmsp
@rOpenSci and @openscapes plan to host a networking event for US scientists and others affected by recent layoffs.
We are looking for co-hosts who
- transitioned from government to other sectors
- are in fields adjacent to statistics/data science/research software engineering
- are willing to […]
We are looking for co-hosts who
- transitioned from government to other sectors
- are in fields adjacent to statistics/data science/research software engineering
- are willing to […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
March 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM
@rOpenSci and @openscapes plan to host a networking event for US scientists and others affected by recent layoffs.
We are looking for co-hosts who
- transitioned from government to other sectors
- are in fields adjacent to statistics/data science/research software engineering
- are willing to […]
We are looking for co-hosts who
- transitioned from government to other sectors
- are in fields adjacent to statistics/data science/research software engineering
- are willing to […]
Reposted by szmsp
It costs nothing yet the feeling it generates is priceless when you let people know you appreciate the work they’re putting in.
February 28, 2025 at 11:16 AM
It costs nothing yet the feeling it generates is priceless when you let people know you appreciate the work they’re putting in.
So much love for this little app, household name and eventual verb "to Skype." It was a game-changer, and it was open and free to use. Will be much missed.
March 1, 2025 at 4:07 AM
So much love for this little app, household name and eventual verb "to Skype." It was a game-changer, and it was open and free to use. Will be much missed.
Heroism a hundred years ago, winter 1925: 20 mushers and >100 sled dogs raced across the tundra in dangerous conditions, bringing antitoxin to children with diphtheria in Nome, Alaska.
Kids are now protected from diphtheria by vaccines.
#projectbalto
#vaccinatechildren
t.co/XN0YiytvHH
Kids are now protected from diphtheria by vaccines.
#projectbalto
#vaccinatechildren
t.co/XN0YiytvHH
https://storyworks3.scholastic.com/pages/sample/the-dog-that-saved-a-town.html?language=english#On%20Level
t.co
February 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Heroism a hundred years ago, winter 1925: 20 mushers and >100 sled dogs raced across the tundra in dangerous conditions, bringing antitoxin to children with diphtheria in Nome, Alaska.
Kids are now protected from diphtheria by vaccines.
#projectbalto
#vaccinatechildren
t.co/XN0YiytvHH
Kids are now protected from diphtheria by vaccines.
#projectbalto
#vaccinatechildren
t.co/XN0YiytvHH
Reposted by szmsp
“Your decisions reveal your priorities “ - Jeff Van Gundy
February 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
“Your decisions reveal your priorities “ - Jeff Van Gundy
Reposted by szmsp
It's a very sad day. Just notified that @iza.org is closing its doors as of 31 December 2025. At a time when labor is under attack and technological change moves at an ever-faster pace, I can't help but think that this is a short-sighted decision. My heart goes out to those folks who work there.
February 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
It's a very sad day. Just notified that @iza.org is closing its doors as of 31 December 2025. At a time when labor is under attack and technological change moves at an ever-faster pace, I can't help but think that this is a short-sighted decision. My heart goes out to those folks who work there.
19 State AGs: "The States contend this policy violates the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”); exceeds Treasury's statutory authority; violates the separation of powers doctrine; and violates the Take Care Clause of the United States Constitution." nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/defaul...
February 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
19 State AGs: "The States contend this policy violates the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”); exceeds Treasury's statutory authority; violates the separation of powers doctrine; and violates the Take Care Clause of the United States Constitution." nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/defaul...