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My annual March 14 suggestion to move π Day to July 22 since 22/7 is closer to π than is 3.14.
A threadette (French) or a threadatini (Italian)?
“medical superintelligence”
Terrific 🧵
"The product works. The market exists. Someone would pay for it. And yet. "
"The ideas range from mundane to transformative; most of them share one characteristic: they never go anywhere.
Not because they don't work. Not because there are no customers. Because they're misfits in an ecosystem designed for a very specific kind of product."
Orphaned Innovations: Valuable inside-baseball insights from an industry expert.
If you work in healthcare, tech, or a university you will likely find this of interest.
www.davidvansickle.com/p/orphaned-i...
What could possibly go wrong?
(This article reads like a press release written by Microsoft.)
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/micr...
If only one could . . .
As I get older I realize increasingly how much I cherish visiting new and interesting destinations and how much I dislike the travel that's required to get to them.
Just imagine how Calvin might've used AI.
Reminder: Submission deadline March 31.
Then and always: People migrate seeking better life opportunities
"Marcus’s mother, Karen Wexler-Thompson, attempted to intervene on her son’s behalf. 'Dad, he’s eleven,' she said. 'It’s a Christmas list. Not an R01.'"
inpreparation.substack.com/p/retired-ni...
It fits
March 10, 2020: It seems like yesterday and it seems like 100 years ago.
cc: childhood vaccine naysayers
...insurer practices contribute to potential overpayments. For instance, insurers sent nurses to patients’ homes, where they documented diagnoses that trigger more payments.
Medicare Advantage companies said their practices improve patient care and save money.
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
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As part of the agreement, Hims & Hers will offer access to Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy obesity drug in injection and pill forms, the Danish drugmaker said Monday. Hims & Hers will also offer access to Wegovy’s sister medicine, Ozempic, for diabetes.
www.wsj.com/health/pharm...
While working full-time & raising a child, Grace Wahba earned advanced degrees, completing her PhD at Stanford and becoming the first female faculty member in statistics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. #womenshistorymonth #statwomen magazine.amstat.org/blog/2026/03... #statssky
First edition published 250 years ago today
Karoline Leavitt
Happy #InternationalWomensDay remembering the first 4 women elected ASA Fellows: Kate Claghorn 1918; Aryness Joy Wickens 1938; Helen Walker 1940; Dorothy Swaine Thomas 1942