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Don Estep
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Personal observations about research, teaching, sports, dogs, exercise, society & the environment. Also over at [email protected]
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Nancy Reid's second lecture in this series, "Models and Likelihood," is happening today.

Register here: canssiontario.utoronto.ca/event/2025-d...
1/Interesting @canssi-incass.bsky.social lecture by Nancy Reid discussing an undergraduate first-year seminar she taught starting in the 90s titled "Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics" which mostly analyzed headlines of the day and underlying statistics. canssiontario.utoronto.ca/event/2025-d...
2025 Distinguished Lecture Series in Statistical Sciences: Nancy Reid
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How thousands of ‘overworked, underpaid’ humans train Google’s AI to seem smart

“AI isn’t magic; it’s a pyramid scheme of human labor. These raters are the middle rung: invisible, essential and expendable.”

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
How thousands of ‘overworked, underpaid’ humans train Google’s AI to seem smart
Contracted AI raters describe grueling deadlines, poor pay and opacity around work to make chatbots intelligent
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Le prochain séminaire NISS-INCASS sur la science des données collaborative portera sur l'écologie statistique.

L. Cowen et P. O'Hara présenteront leurs travaux en matière de surveillance écologique, d'analyse spatiale et de modélisation des populations.

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Science des données collaborative NISS-INCASS : écologie statistique - INCASS
Date : Jeudi 18 septembre 2025 Heure : 13h à 14h, heure de l’Est Lieu : Sur Zoom Rejoignez-nous Rejoignez-nous pour le prochain séminaire NISS-INCASS sur la ...
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The Sep 18 NISS-CANSSI Collaborative #DataScience webinar is on "Statistical Ecology."

Laura Cowen (UVic) & Patrick O'Hara (ECCC & Institute of Ocean Sciences) will share new work in ecological monitoring, spatial analysis & population modelling.

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NISS-CANSSI Collaborative Data Science: Statistical Ecology - CANSSI
Date: Thursday, September 18, 2025 Time: 1:00–2:00 p.m. Eastern time Location: On Zoom Join Us Join us for the next NISS-CANSSI Collaborative Data Science W ...
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CALL FOR FACULTY PROPOSALS

Do you have a project that could offer a comprehensive #research & #training experience to a postdoc in #statisticalsciences?

Submit your proposal to the CANSSI Distinguished #Postdoctoral #Fellowships program by October 1:

https://loom.ly/GvcQVII
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Vous avez un projet qui pourrait offrir une expérience de recherche et de formation complète à un postdoc en sciences statistiques ?

Soumettez votre proposition au programme de bourses postdoctorales distinguées de l'INCASS avant le 1er octobre.

https://loom.ly/GcYLwYI
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Every tech update now is like: "Great news, the word processor you've relied on for twenty years has learned to juggle! Is it good at it? No! Does it help in any way? Of course not! Has it made it insufferable to use? Oh, absolutely."
Meet the five-time beer-mile world champion: ‘I knew I could chug from a young age’

Corey Bellemore keeps dominating the Beer Mile World Classic, which involves running after glugging four drinks

www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...
Meet the five-time beer-mile world champion: ‘I knew I could chug from a young age’
Corey Bellemore keeps dominating the Beer Mile World Classic, which involves running after glugging four drinks
www.theguardian.com