Mathew Kiang
@mathewkiang.com
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November 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
📢 Join us for "How-To Tuesday: How to Define Your Research Agenda" with our President-Elect, Jennifer Karas Montez, on November 18, 2025, 12:00-12:45PM EST.
This event is complimentary and open to everyone.
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This event is complimentary and open to everyone.
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I am shocked that the guy who felt the need to publish a whole article about "why consulting for tobacco companies was no big deal really" also thought it was totally ok to contact a convicted sex offender — from his institutional email no less.
In between things I've been checking in on the emails that mention "university" and uhh did we all know about this connection?
![Screenshot from the Epstein Document Search which reads: House_Oversight_029401
From: Donald Rubin
Sent: 1/22/2017 7:31:32 PM
To: jeffrey E. [jeeyacation@gmail.com]
Subject: Republican health care experts dismiss Donald Trump's ideas
Importance: High
https://www.statnews.com/20 1 6/03/04/trump -repub cans-health-care/? s camp aign=trendmd
Jeffrey,
This cannot be true, can it? This guy must be as dumb about this stuff as a tampon laced with arsenic!!
HELP!
Great meeting yesterday — really enjoyed it.
And happy birthday again, Don
Donald B. Rubin
John L. Loeb Professor of Statistics
Department of Statistics, Harvard University
1 Oxford Street
Cambridge MA 02138
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November 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I am shocked that the guy who felt the need to publish a whole article about "why consulting for tobacco companies was no big deal really" also thought it was totally ok to contact a convicted sex offender — from his institutional email no less.
Last week, the child caught me doing The Mini crossword and asked me why I was doing "the duplo of crosswords". Now I only do the real NYT crossword until she falls asleep so I don't get shamed.
October 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Last week, the child caught me doing The Mini crossword and asked me why I was doing "the duplo of crosswords". Now I only do the real NYT crossword until she falls asleep so I don't get shamed.
It's that time of the year again. The mornings have a crisp edge. The smell of hot PSLs fills the air. The NIH SROs are sending out their "what to do if a government shutdown happens" emails. Magic is in the air.
September 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
It's that time of the year again. The mornings have a crisp edge. The smell of hot PSLs fills the air. The NIH SROs are sending out their "what to do if a government shutdown happens" emails. Magic is in the air.
I use Slack for precisely one thing.
September 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I use Slack for precisely one thing.
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Excellent coverage of our study out today on climate impacts on wildfire smoke and related health impacts.
It's not your imagination: Wildfire smoke in the U.S. has dramatically worsened since 2019. According to a new study, it's already killing 41,000 people a year - and it's poised to get much worse.
new from me @johnmuyskens.bsky.social and @sadbumblebee.buzz
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
new from me @johnmuyskens.bsky.social and @sadbumblebee.buzz
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Record wildfire smoke kills more people each year than car crashes. It’s about to get worse.
The past six summers have been the smokiest on record. New research shows that smoke could become the costliest consequence of climate change for Americans.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Excellent coverage of our study out today on climate impacts on wildfire smoke and related health impacts.
I'm just saying I've never took the day off work, went for a bike ride, enjoyed the summer inversion and then regretted it.
August 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I'm just saying I've never took the day off work, went for a bike ride, enjoyed the summer inversion and then regretted it.
Given the situation at the NIH, constant chaos, and everything else that's happening right now, are we still volunteering for study section?
Just seems like whatever incentives existed before ("insiders' view" or prestige) no longer apply. (Obv, money is good and I am poor but I'm not *that* poor.)
Just seems like whatever incentives existed before ("insiders' view" or prestige) no longer apply. (Obv, money is good and I am poor but I'm not *that* poor.)
August 8, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Given the situation at the NIH, constant chaos, and everything else that's happening right now, are we still volunteering for study section?
Just seems like whatever incentives existed before ("insiders' view" or prestige) no longer apply. (Obv, money is good and I am poor but I'm not *that* poor.)
Just seems like whatever incentives existed before ("insiders' view" or prestige) no longer apply. (Obv, money is good and I am poor but I'm not *that* poor.)
Just in time for the bird migration, which will almost certainly bring bird flu cases back...
apnews.com/article/kenn...
apnews.com/article/kenn...
RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development
The Department of Health and Human Services plans to cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu.
apnews.com
August 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Just in time for the bird migration, which will almost certainly bring bird flu cases back...
apnews.com/article/kenn...
apnews.com/article/kenn...
The Pearl quote is unsurprising and wildly on brand.
That Terry Tao needs to apply for funding is shocking. Dude should just be swimming in research money.
That Terry Tao needs to apply for funding is shocking. Dude should just be swimming in research money.
Math at UCLA suffered the greatest blow.
I spoke with Terry Tao—Fields Medalist and arguably the preeminent mathematician of his generation—who is apparently now doing his summer research in number theory without external funding.
I spoke with Terry Tao—Fields Medalist and arguably the preeminent mathematician of his generation—who is apparently now doing his summer research in number theory without external funding.
August 2, 2025 at 6:07 AM
The Pearl quote is unsurprising and wildly on brand.
That Terry Tao needs to apply for funding is shocking. Dude should just be swimming in research money.
That Terry Tao needs to apply for funding is shocking. Dude should just be swimming in research money.
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"When the first of August came round, the Professor realized he had pleasantly trifled away nearly two months at a task which should have taken little more than a week."
--Willa Cather, 1925 and timeless
--Willa Cather, 1925 and timeless
August 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
"When the first of August came round, the Professor realized he had pleasantly trifled away nearly two months at a task which should have taken little more than a week."
--Willa Cather, 1925 and timeless
--Willa Cather, 1925 and timeless
Making travel decisions at this point in my career:
July 31, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Making travel decisions at this point in my career:
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The piñata at this birthday party is made of some kind of mithril and adamantium alloy.
July 19, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The piñata at this birthday party is made of some kind of mithril and adamantium alloy.
This whole time I just thought Skarsgard was a really popular Swedish surname.
July 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This whole time I just thought Skarsgard was a really popular Swedish surname.
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The 2025 Budget Reconciliation Bill's proposed Medicaid changes, including eligibility restrictions and reduced funding, are projected to cause negative health, economic, and healthcare system impacts.
https://ja.ma/469dTok
https://ja.ma/469dTok
July 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The 2025 Budget Reconciliation Bill's proposed Medicaid changes, including eligibility restrictions and reduced funding, are projected to cause negative health, economic, and healthcare system impacts.
https://ja.ma/469dTok
https://ja.ma/469dTok
Grad school really doesn't prepare you for the volume of awkward self-promotional materials you'll need to write just to get paid.
July 16, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Grad school really doesn't prepare you for the volume of awkward self-promotional materials you'll need to write just to get paid.
This is a bad take:
- >90% importation is from US residents visiting other countries
- Canada and Mexico account for only ~20%
- there are over 120k active cases in Europe
- 90% vaccination is still below the threshold
- xenophobic policies during mass illegal ICE kidnappings is a garbage suggestion
- >90% importation is from US residents visiting other countries
- Canada and Mexico account for only ~20%
- there are over 120k active cases in Europe
- 90% vaccination is still below the threshold
- xenophobic policies during mass illegal ICE kidnappings is a garbage suggestion
Blame Canada! Measles Edition - Marginal REVOLUTION
Blame Canada! Measles Edition - Marginal REVOLUTION
Polimath has a good post on measles. The recent spike in U.S. cases has drawn alarm. As the New York Times reports: There have now been more measles cases in 2025 than in any other year since the contagious virus was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000, according to new data released Wednesday […]
marginalrevolution.com
July 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
This is a bad take:
- >90% importation is from US residents visiting other countries
- Canada and Mexico account for only ~20%
- there are over 120k active cases in Europe
- 90% vaccination is still below the threshold
- xenophobic policies during mass illegal ICE kidnappings is a garbage suggestion
- >90% importation is from US residents visiting other countries
- Canada and Mexico account for only ~20%
- there are over 120k active cases in Europe
- 90% vaccination is still below the threshold
- xenophobic policies during mass illegal ICE kidnappings is a garbage suggestion
Karolinska is looking for 20 (!!) assistant professors and offering 6 year appointments with ~1M USD startup packages.
ki.se/en/about-ki/...
ki.se/en/about-ki/...
Call for 20 Assistant Professor positions
Karolinska Institutet is a world-leading medical university with a long and proud history of ground-breaking research. We are now recruiting outstanding early-career researchers with particularly exce...
ki.se
June 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Karolinska is looking for 20 (!!) assistant professors and offering 6 year appointments with ~1M USD startup packages.
ki.se/en/about-ki/...
ki.se/en/about-ki/...
I was watching Kobe practicing free throws at the London Olympics before a game. After a string of makes, he missed one and I instinctively boo'ed — but I was the only person in that section. He just made eye contact with me and then shook his head in disappointment.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
June 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I was watching Kobe practicing free throws at the London Olympics before a game. After a string of makes, he missed one and I instinctively boo'ed — but I was the only person in that section. He just made eye contact with me and then shook his head in disappointment.
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I heard this morning that my informatics colleague Dr. Atul Butte passed after a battle with cancer. He was a giant in the field & inspired many of us over his distinguished career. He was a passionate champion of the power of big data & his impact on our field is immeasurable. RIP Atul & thanks.
June 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I heard this morning that my informatics colleague Dr. Atul Butte passed after a battle with cancer. He was a giant in the field & inspired many of us over his distinguished career. He was a passionate champion of the power of big data & his impact on our field is immeasurable. RIP Atul & thanks.
What if we tried like... not bombing each other?
June 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
What if we tried like... not bombing each other?
The people change but the coffee stays the same.
June 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The people change but the coffee stays the same.
Whenever I visit a city with a proper public transit system (that allows tap to pay with any card you want), I feel so embarrassed for San Francisco, supposed tech capital of the country.
June 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Whenever I visit a city with a proper public transit system (that allows tap to pay with any card you want), I feel so embarrassed for San Francisco, supposed tech capital of the country.