New paper out in BMJ Open 🎉
doi.org/10.1136/bmjo...
We revisit US longevity trends and find:
👉 Life expectancy increased in all states (1941–2000 cohorts)
👉 Inequalities exist, but are smaller than previously suggested
👉 The key question now is why progress slowed

My first (ever) 🏈 game was a UW Madison 🦡 one. Mildly confused still about the rules 😂 (when is kicking allowed? Why does everyone huddle in groups of 30+ all the time??) but very excited we won! ♥️

See how Israel’s siege has plunged Gaza into darkness and isolation Without power, Palestinians have been deprived of their most basic needs.

The effects can be seen from space. The Gaza Strip has plunged into darkness since Israel announced a “complete siege” on Oct. 9.

On Friday, the little connectivity Gaza had with the outside world appeared to be severed, amid reports of heavy bombardment.

More updates:
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A bar chat that shows how many adults and children have been killed each day in Gaza, according to the Gazan Health Ministry. Data is through Oct. 25, 2023

At least 1,500 children under the age of 10, including 600 under the age of four, have been killed in Gaza since Oct. 7, according to a list released on Thursday by the health ministry there. More than 100 were listed as less than a year old. nyti.ms/45KtzKJ

Alice Bob and Charlie contribute to a lot of math headaches.

Wisconsin Republicans Retreat From Threats to Impeach Liberal Justice Republicans had floated the idea of impeaching Janet Protasiewicz, newly seated on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, before she could undo the party’s legislative gerrymander. But on Thursday, they backe...

Wisconsin Republicans signaled on Thursday that they were retreating from their threats to impeach a recently seated liberal State Supreme Court justice before the newly left-leaning court could throw out the gerrymandered legislative maps that have cemented the GOP’s hold on power in the state.

Forcible displacement rarely ends well…

I promise the American experience of Amtrak makes the Deutschebahn one pure magic 🪄🦄 but good to know the Brit’s have an excellent train set up too! 🚂

To read and learn!

The Harvard Data Science Initiative has launched its application for the 2024–2025 Postdoctoral Fellowship. Share with anyone who is a good fit; and have them reach out if their interest aligns with mine (e.g., causal inference, fairness, model validation, anomaly detection, GenAI, etc.).

We have a great list of speakers lined up including blueskyers @tonirodon.bsky.social @benmtappin.bsky.social @msands.bsky.social @dandekadt.bsky.social @adelineylo.bsky.social @zeynsom.bsky.social @valentimvicente.bsky.social @fortunato.bsky.social @nicklewis.bsky.social & many others !