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My partner has an exhibition opening today 'I Used to Be Able to Fly' vimeo.com/1229996841/6...

Morteza Khakshoor 'I Used To Be Able To Fly' Exhibition Video

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I am old enough to remember rstudio::conf.

Many students come to the #datascience classroom having mostly used Google Docs and not understanding file directories. To teach where to store & find their files I created this physical directory for my students. Everything was in the large box. I took out folders & files out one by one in class.

Cambridge weather currently feels like it might snow any day 🥶

Today I gave a talk on active learning to (mostly) statistics educators. After my talk there was Q&A. Then there was a moderator leading a discussion. By minute 50 nobody has mentioned "AI". I then pointed this out. The most peaceful 50 minutes of my day!!!

"Anyone who teaches knows that our proudest moments are the ones that don’t even make it onto a CV. The real highlights from my work are when I receive thank-you emails, or hear from an alum who took one stats class with me and statistics.fas.harvard.edu/news/2026/09...

It’s already cold here, like LA’s January cold. Wish me luck in surviving the next eight months.

I asked @matinarassias.bsky.social to write my name in Greek. She wrote Μίνε Ντοουτζου and I was trying to figure out all the letters. I asked her which letter is ν and she says “degrees of freedom” 😂

New blog post on DataPedagogy.com What I Cover in the First Class and Why www.datapedagogy.com/posts/2026-0... #statsed #datscienceed

Yesterday I called the bookstore to hold a Raymond Carver book for me. I went to pick it up after work. The man in charge was trying to find the book on the hold shelf further away. He shouted "What was the name of the book again?" I said "Will you please be quite, please?" We all laughed.

For years, Turks have stashed their gold at home against a raining day, mistrustful of banks. Now the government says that tradition hurts the economy n.pr/4rgsFSO

Turkish habit of stashing gold "under the pillow' hurts economy, government says

For years, Turks have stashed their gold at home against a raining day, mistrustful of banks. Now the government says that tradition hurts the economy

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Speaking to the many first-years, she offered some practical advice, too: “If you cannot fit things on a calendar, you cannot do them. That is a skill to learn in college.” - Do what I say, don’t do what I do!!

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My writer colleague @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social came to my first lecture at Harvard and documented it. current.fas.harvard.edu/stories/new-...

My writer colleague @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social came to my first lecture at Harvard and documented it. current.fas.harvard.edu/stories/new-...

New faces step to the front of the class

Amid the rhythms of the back-to-campus bustle — from Zimmer Hall to Barker Hall, Harvard Yard to labs in Allston — new faculty find themselves experiencing the same first-day excitement — and jitters....

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Heard in a zoom meeting "Science is better than math."

ICYMI The Bipartisan Data Science and Literacy Act of 2026 was recently introduced. stevens.house.gov/media/press-... #datascience #statistics

New cover photo! In grad school a friend gifted me a business card holder as a birthday gift. She had also made and put this business card inside it. Happy to have found it in the photo archives.

I used to teach computer science majors in my previous job in California. To explain the classroom culture I aim for, I used to say “This is not Silicon Valley and we are not tech bros.”

For #stats folks who teach 👇🏼 We’ll get together to talk about active learning.

RoSE Network@rosenetwork.bsky.social · last mo.

📊 RoSE event on Active Learning in Statistics & Data Science Education with Mine Doğucu. The session will explore what active learning means, experiences of using active learning in teaching, and current challenges! 📅 23 Sept, 3–4pm BST Register: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/H650YhgyG2 #RoSENetwork

When I was in grad school, I used confidential data that was sent on a CD with the encryption sent a week later. It had to be stored on a computer that is not plugged to the internet in a room without windows. When I read of AI stealing scientists’ research data/ideas, I think of that data.

This is grim.

I taught my first lecture at Harvard on Wednesday and these were my fun facts.

Harvard's Statistics Department is advertising for a tenured professorship: academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/16720

Harvard's Statistics Department is advertising for a tenure track professorship: academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/16719

There are so many turkeys on campus. This is the view from my office earlier today.

Happy new academic year to those of us who love teaching. Thoughts and prayers for those who don’t.

In our 6-unit HOA, everyone gets a role. I was assigned the role of "digital organizer / data manager". Guess who will be introduced to README files at the next HOA meeting?

You know the minor teaching details you've on your mind that you can't do in the chaos of the academic year because 1) you're busy 2) they're so unimportant. For me summer is a great time to implement them. Here is my 404 page for my STAT 100 course. It's finally out of my head along with my giggles

Do (Outlook) people who react to emails with emojis 👍❤️ realize that we get these emojis as a separate email? ❤️ XXXX reacted to your message

I was today years old when I learned Dolly Parton recorded Woody Guthrie's song "Deportee (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos)" in 1980. It's a heartbreaking song about immigration and specifically deportation plane that crashed in 1948 killing dozens of Mexican "bracero" workers. Her version is beautiful💔

Dolly Parton - 04 - Deportee (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos)

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