Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D.
@kareemcarr.bsky.social
Statistician. PhD @Harvard • Masters degree in pure math • Follow me for fun, nerdy content.
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October 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Autism has gone up by a factor of five since 2000 but acetominophen use during pregnancy has been going down. Sorry but the math just ain’t mathing.
September 24, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Autism has gone up by a factor of five since 2000 but acetominophen use during pregnancy has been going down. Sorry but the math just ain’t mathing.
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August 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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In today’s post, I write about what the inaccessibility of scientific journals says about modern science. Basically it's a trade off.
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August 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
In today’s post, I write about what the inaccessibility of scientific journals says about modern science. Basically it's a trade off.
Read more about it here:
kareemcarr.substack.com/p/the-langua...
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In today's article, learn how a chance discussion with the chair of Harvard’s statistics department changed everything about how I think about learning statistics.
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August 15, 2025 at 3:39 PM
In today's article, learn how a chance discussion with the chair of Harvard’s statistics department changed everything about how I think about learning statistics.
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August 14, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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August 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Happy to announce I just defended my dissertation at Harvard and I’m now a PhD.
August 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Happy to announce I just defended my dissertation at Harvard and I’m now a PhD.
The US government is aiming to get rid of a quarter million people involved in science research and education by 2026.
I have no words.
I have no words.
July 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The US government is aiming to get rid of a quarter million people involved in science research and education by 2026.
I have no words.
I have no words.
Jeff Bezos’s wedding cost $50 million which is $20 million more than the U.S. government has spent on math research this year.
We’re gutting science funding to fund tax cuts for billionaires.
We’re gutting science funding to fund tax cuts for billionaires.
June 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Jeff Bezos’s wedding cost $50 million which is $20 million more than the U.S. government has spent on math research this year.
We’re gutting science funding to fund tax cuts for billionaires.
We’re gutting science funding to fund tax cuts for billionaires.
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June 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Vital Statistics is my newsletter where I give you the tools to think clearly about data in an age of lies and distortions.
Statistics not as math, but as a pathway to seeing the world more clearly.
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June 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Vital Statistics is my newsletter where I give you the tools to think clearly about data in an age of lies and distortions.
Statistics not as math, but as a pathway to seeing the world more clearly.
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Statistics not as math, but as a pathway to seeing the world more clearly.
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Amazing how AIs, whether built by right-wing billionaires or left-wing ones, keep discovering the same fundamental truth:
June 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Amazing how AIs, whether built by right-wing billionaires or left-wing ones, keep discovering the same fundamental truth:
problem: can't get the model to say what you want
solution: just rewrite the data
solution: just rewrite the data
June 21, 2025 at 1:07 PM
problem: can't get the model to say what you want
solution: just rewrite the data
solution: just rewrite the data
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June 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Hi. I'm starting a newsletter called Vital Statistics.
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June 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Hi. I'm starting a newsletter called Vital Statistics.
It’s for anyone curious about data, models, and what they can teach us about the world. Launching in 6 weeks.
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The reason I say the US is entering a new dark ages is we’re seeing attacks not just on science, but on the very idea that scientific reasoning should be independent of political control.
June 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The reason I say the US is entering a new dark ages is we’re seeing attacks not just on science, but on the very idea that scientific reasoning should be independent of political control.
The AI industry is full of blatant lies, but the claim that we can reliably detect AI-generated writing is one of the worst. The idea that these pseudoscientific AI writing detectors are being used to justify punishing young people makes me incandescent with rage.
June 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The AI industry is full of blatant lies, but the claim that we can reliably detect AI-generated writing is one of the worst. The idea that these pseudoscientific AI writing detectors are being used to justify punishing young people makes me incandescent with rage.
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June 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
My Vital Statistics newsletter is blowing up. Subscriptions have doubled in the last two weeks alone.
Excited to be building something new with all of you. Launching this summer.
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Make no mistake. This is an extinction level event for American scientific dominance.
May 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Make no mistake. This is an extinction level event for American scientific dominance.
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May 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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✨ studio ghibli statistics ✨
March 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
✨ studio ghibli statistics ✨
Today I’m grateful for the time and space to perfect my craft while being mentored by some of the best scientists in the world.
November 28, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Today I’m grateful for the time and space to perfect my craft while being mentored by some of the best scientists in the world.