Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 04/12/2025I'm tired of takes about how AI will change science that come from people who either don't care about how science works, or are just extrapolating wildly based on vibes. Would love to hear how some of you are thinking about AI and science in the comments. 10434
Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Check out my new article: vitalstatistics.kareemcarr.com/p/a-simple-e... 3558
Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Autism has gone up by a factor of five since 2000 but acetominophen use during pregnancy has been going down. Sorry but the math just ain’t mathing. 1326965
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Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 18/08/2025In today’s post, I write about what the inaccessibility of scientific journals says about modern science. Basically it's a trade off. Read more about it here: kareemcarr.substack.com/p/the-langua... 0142
Reposted by Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D.Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 15/08/2025In today's article, learn how a chance discussion with the chair of Harvard’s statistics department changed everything about how I think about learning statistics. Click here to read the full article: kareemcarr.substack.com/p/the-hardes... 814422
Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 15/08/2025In today's article, learn how a chance discussion with the chair of Harvard’s statistics department changed everything about how I think about learning statistics. Click here to read the full article: kareemcarr.substack.com/p/the-hardes... 814422
Reposted by Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D.Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 14/08/2025New article out today. Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/kareemca... 42210
Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 14/08/2025New article out today. Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/kareemca... 42210
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Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 14/08/2025My newsletter has finally launched! New article out later today. Don't miss out. Sign up here: kareemcarr.substack.com 0144
Reposted by Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D.Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 01/08/2025Happy to announce I just defended my dissertation at Harvard and I’m now a PhD. 92132624
Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 01/08/2025Happy to announce I just defended my dissertation at Harvard and I’m now a PhD. 92132624
Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 08/07/2025academic writing is so hard. only way i can do it is to pretend to be a terrible writer and then write like that. 1231
Reposted by Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D.Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 01/07/2025The US government is aiming to get rid of a quarter million people involved in science research and education by 2026. I have no words. 1116993
Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 01/07/2025The US government is aiming to get rid of a quarter million people involved in science research and education by 2026. I have no words. 1116993
Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 29/06/2025Jeff Bezos’s wedding cost $50 million which is $20 million more than the U.S. government has spent on math research this year. We’re gutting science funding to fund tax cuts for billionaires. 318240
Reposted by Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D.Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 29/06/2025The Vital Statistics newsletter is launching in 5 weeks. It’s for anyone curious about what data and statistics teach us about the world we live in. Sign up now: kareemcarr.substack.com 14411
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Reposted by Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D.Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Vital Statistics is my newsletter where I give you the tools to think clearly about data in an age of lies and distortions. Statistics not as math, but as a pathway to seeing the world more clearly. Launching in 5 weeks. Sign up now: kareemcarr.substack.com 0296
Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Vital Statistics is my newsletter where I give you the tools to think clearly about data in an age of lies and distortions. Statistics not as math, but as a pathway to seeing the world more clearly. Launching in 5 weeks. Sign up now: kareemcarr.substack.com 0296
Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Amazing how AIs, whether built by right-wing billionaires or left-wing ones, keep discovering the same fundamental truth: 3411
Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Rightwingers who argue free speech is only for citizens are telling on themselves. They don’t see free speech as a way to seek truth by testing our beliefs in the marketplace of ideas. They see it as a nuisance we tolerate because the Constitution says we have to. 1846471
Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 21/06/2025problem: can't get the model to say what you want solution: just rewrite the data 413719
Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Don’t learn AI because it can replace you. Learn AI because, whether it works or not, your boss is trying to replace you with it anyway. The more you understand the flaws, the better your chances of fighting back. 4412
Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 20/06/2025people more pro-AI than me? gullible nerds. people more anti-AI than me? fear-addled clowns. and me? perfect, as per usual 1519
Reposted by Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D.Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 19/06/2025My Vital Statistics newsletter is launching in 6 weeks. It’s for anyone curious about data, models, and what they can teach us about the world. Sign up now: kareemcarr.substack.com 2427
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Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Hi. I'm starting a newsletter called Vital Statistics. It’s for anyone curious about data, models, and what they can teach us about the world. Launching in 6 weeks. Sign up now: kareemcarr.substack.com 0194
Reposted by Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D.Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 10/06/2025The reason I say the US is entering a new dark ages is we’re seeing attacks not just on science, but on the very idea that scientific reasoning should be independent of political control. 114630
Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 10/06/2025The reason I say the US is entering a new dark ages is we’re seeing attacks not just on science, but on the very idea that scientific reasoning should be independent of political control. 114630
Reposted by Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D.Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 08/06/2025The AI industry is full of blatant lies, but the claim that we can reliably detect AI-generated writing is one of the worst. The idea that these pseudoscientific AI writing detectors are being used to justify punishing young people makes me incandescent with rage. 16987299
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Reposted by Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D.Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 08/06/2025Thinking about ideas at the intersection of data, math and morality is my jam. If that sounds fun to you, you'll probably like my newsletter. Launching this summer. Sign up here: kareemcarr.substack.comkareemcarr.substack.comVital Statistics | Kareem Carr | SubstackA newsletter about statistics as a way of seeing the world—not just numbers, but critical thinking, discernment, and structured sensemaking. Click to read Vital Statistics, by Kareem Carr, a Substack ... 3322
Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 08/06/2025The AI industry is full of blatant lies, but the claim that we can reliably detect AI-generated writing is one of the worst. The idea that these pseudoscientific AI writing detectors are being used to justify punishing young people makes me incandescent with rage. 16987299
Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 07/06/2025My Vital Statistics newsletter is blowing up. Subscriptions have doubled in the last two weeks alone. Excited to be building something new with all of you. Launching this summer. Sign up now: kareemcarr.substack.com 1492
Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Make no mistake. This is an extinction level event for American scientific dominance. 7456138
Reposted by Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D.Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 12/05/2025COMING SOON, the Vital Statistics newsletter explores how statistics and data help us make sense of the world. Launching this summer. Sign up here: kareemcarr.substack.com 27412
Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 12/05/2025COMING SOON, the Vital Statistics newsletter explores how statistics and data help us make sense of the world. Launching this summer. Sign up here: kareemcarr.substack.com 27412
Reposted by Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D.Dr Ellie Murray, ScD @epiellie.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Some personal news: I have resigned from Boston University as of this week. Those of you that have been following me for a while will know I have been having some health issues—I have resigned to focus on recovery. I’ve also started a newsletter (epiellie.substack.com), so please follow me there.epiellie.substack.comE is for Epi | Ellie Murray, ScD | SubstackMaking sense of the science of public health. Click to read E is for Epi, by Ellie Murray, ScD, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers. 7341029
Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 29/11/2024HYPOTHESIS: The current turn towards anti-intellectualism in the US is in part a response to the increasing complexity and interconnectedness of the modern world. 1511821
Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Today I’m grateful for the time and space to perfect my craft while being mentored by some of the best scientists in the world. 4824
Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 27/11/2024An Oct 2024 Pew Research poll finds a majority of Americans and 64% of Republicans would prefer scientists not participate in public policy debates about science. Honestly, this explains a lot. 128410
Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 25/11/2024interviewed at an insurance company once. job was to statistically design disaster insurance policies with the right combo of caveats to pay out the least possible, but not so many caveats that the customers figured out what we were doing this was explained to me without shame 511012
Dr. Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareemcarr.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Beginning to understand why so many Americans are obsessed with trans issues and panicking about being replaced. They think there are 21x more trans people, 27x more muslims, 15x more jews, 5x more asians, 3x more black people, and 2x more immigrants than there actually are. 27391159