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Kyle Cranmer @kylecranmer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Wow, I just found out that our team has been scooped by Anthropic www.anthropic.com/research/yes... See the addendum of the post “How does it feel to be scooped by a machine?” written by my collaborator Lance Dixon (who was under NDA while checking the result)

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Gautam Kamath @gautamkamath.com · 23/09/2026

NYU Courant professor Tristan Buckmaster, of Navier-Stokes drama fame, gave a talk at the new NYU Mathematics in the Age of AI seminar series. It was... popular.

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UW–Madison Data Science Institute @uwdsi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

DSI Director @kylecranmer.bsky.social will moderate a WI Energy Institute panel discussion on how AI tools are transforming energy science. Join this event on 9/29, 4:30pm, in WEI 115 or on Zoom. Registration is required. Learn more and register at energy.wisc.edu/events/ai-en....

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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Under pressure, the DOD just released the text of its secret 10-year agreement with the NIH. Here are the biggest revelations from the document 🧵

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Kyle Cranmer @kylecranmer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Paddle boards, scuba, sailing, windsurfing, live music, beer, brats: it’s Friday at the Terrace @uwmadison.bsky.social

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Kyle Cranmer @kylecranmer.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Comments: 32 pages, human work 😜

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Kyle Cranmer @kylecranmer.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I created a new interface for the 4D Rubik's cube, that I like better than the standard 4D > 3D projection. It flattens the hypercube by cutting along the faces and unrolling it into 3D. You can see all 8 cubes at once and it's more intuitive theoryandpractice.org/cube4d/hyper...

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Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing @simonsinstitute.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

1/3 AI and Its Discontents: @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social's Jitendra Malik talked of the "rumblings of dissent,", when it comes to the current approach of scaling up frontier multimodal models, at the Simons Institute workshop on Topics in Intelligence: World Models and Social Reasoning

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IOP Publishing @ioppublishing.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

⚛️The need for fast #machinelearning inference for #particlephysics experiments has emerged, in particular for the forthcoming upgrades to the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. We present a roadmap of material from the latest fast ML workshop: ow.ly/w00e50ZvV7l #AI #artificialintelligence

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Kyle Cranmer @kylecranmer.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Having put a lot of effort into the university's preparedness for the Genesis mission, I'm very pleased with the outcome! Way to @uwmadison.bsky.social . And congratulations to Realta Fusion and SHINE making Madison a hotbed of Genesis activity!

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Kyle Cranmer @kylecranmer.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I got to listen to Maybelle Blair in person about a year ago

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Marco Z @ocramz.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

is this anything

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Kyle Cranmer @kylecranmer.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I just learned that Fred James passed away. Fred was one of the most impactful people on the statistical practices of particle physics: the author of Minuit & a book on statistics; a proponent for frequentist approaches. He had a huge impact on me, and I will miss him en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MINUIT

A photo of physicists and statisticians. Fred James is second from the left.

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Kyle Cranmer @kylecranmer.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I've been thinking about the Rubik's cube in 4D. I found an old java version from by Don Hatch and Melinda Green and decided to ask claude to port it to a standalone web app that can run in your browser. You can play it here: theoryandpractice.org/cube4d/ Blog: theoryandpractice.org/2026/07/four...

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UW–Madison Data Science Institute @uwdsi.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

On Aug. 5, 7 PM, join DSI Director @kylecranmer.bsky.social at Badgers on Tap as he discusses the complexities of artificial intelligence. Enjoy drinks, bingo, trivia, and fun prizes at this @uwbadgertalks.bsky.social event at The Rigby Pub & Grill in Madison! today.wisc.edu/events/view/...

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Seems like a textbook exercise of one's fourth and fifth amendment rights to me bsky.app/profile/phil...

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Kyle Cranmer @kylecranmer.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Proud of UW-Madison and the Madison area's showing with Genesis (even though my proposal wasn't selected). Happy to say that the Data Science Institute is supporting some of the successful proposals.

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Kyle Cranmer @kylecranmer.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

The full list of Genesis Proposals. I see @uwmadison.bsky.social mentioned 5 times as well as Realta Fusion, SHINE technologies, and a mention of TypeOne fusion. science.osti.gov/-/media/fund...

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Kyle Cranmer @kylecranmer.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Screenshot of inaugural Genesis mission institutions. I’m looking for the detailed list. Note all the fusion in Wisconsin!

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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 21/07/2026

Weeks ago, @chanda.blacksky.app sent me this declaration, written and signed by a bunch of mathematicians. But I only had time to read it yesterday, which ended up being right on time given a new round of hype falling exactly under the patterns this document notes.🧵 leidendeclaration.ai

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Leiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics

This declaration calls for action to address the challenges posed by the use of artificial intelligence within mathematics research.

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

So long #LHC and thank you for all the collisions 👋 Today, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s most powerful particle accelerator, comes to the end of an extraordinary chapter in its scientific journey. Find out more: home.cern/cern-bids-fa...

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Kyle Cranmer @kylecranmer.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

I really enjoyed these two videos about math and physics of music. The first is about Pythagorean, Just, and Equal Temperament and has a nice explanation of the 2^{1/12} issue I learned about as a grad student. It emphasizes pure math and fundamental note youtu.be/nK2jYk37Rlg?...

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The Mathematical Problem with Music, and How to Solve It

YouTube video by Formant

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

CERN leads a project to make EU scientific data more accessible The EU-funded HORIZON-ZEN+ project is developing AI tools to improve the increasingly popular EU Open Research Repository. Find out more: lnkd.in/dXH-RQAZ #OpenScience

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Emily Hunt @emily.space · 12/06/2026

This case could be absolutely huge for AI-related law. I don't see why tech companies should get a free pass when they generate harmful material

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Kyle Cranmer @kylecranmer.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Core software infrastructure tools like this continue to be incredibly highly sided. Ironically, they’re also often severely underfunded.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/06/2026

WOW - Trump crashes out & cuts his interview w/ Welker short as she presses him on his lack of evidence for claiming elections are rigged "You're either crooked or you're stupid. I've had enough. Thank you darling," he tells her" "I traveled all the way to Wisconsin for this interview," she pleads

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Kyle Cranmer @kylecranmer.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I have great memories of this project, which developed from a narrowly scoped question to something much more impactful over more than a year. It’s interesting how terms like “Asimov” and “signal strength” and “mu” now permeate the field.

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Kyle Cranmer @kylecranmer.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I'm at a symposium on internal combustion engines (which UW Engineeringhas been doing since 1946!). I was surprised to see Zeldovich show up. Same Zeldovich that was a giant in cosmology en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakov_Z...

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UW–Madison Data Science Institute @uwdsi.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

In 2026, @uwmadison.bsky.social will move from early investment in AI toward broad institutional readiness, centering people, judgment and institutional guardrails. DSI Director @kylecranmer.bsky.social will participate in the AI Readiness and Competency Working Group. news.wisc.edu/uw-madison-d...

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UW–Madison designates 2026 as the ‘Year of AI Readiness and Competency’

The effort, which supports a number of campus priorities, will focus on a people-centered approach to guide thoughtful use of artificial intelligence on campus.

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Kyle Cranmer @kylecranmer.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

I’m at U. Chicago for SciFM26: Foundation Models and AI Agents for Science www.scifmconferences.org/program

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Kyle Cranmer @kylecranmer.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Another awesome poster from @annalenakofler.bsky.social and another cool use of simulation-based inference!

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Grace Panetta @gracepanetta.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

State Rep. @jasmineclarkforga.bsky.social wins the Democratic primary in the vacant #GA13, @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social projects. Clark is now poised to become the first Black woman PhD scientist to serve in Congress. My interview with her here: 19thnews.org/2026/05/geor...

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Jasmine Clark is poised to be the first Black woman Ph.D. scientist in Congress

Rep. Jasmine Clark is poised to become the first Black woman Ph.D. scientist to serve in Congress from Georgia’s 13th Congressional District.

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Lukas Heinrich @lukasheinrich.com · 08/05/2026

I'm very excited about this new paper, which kicks of our LEGO ERC project we started earlier this year towards general-purpose AI surrogates for simulating radiation-matter interaction. Instead of training AI surrogates for specific detectors or material distribution ...

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Kyle Cranmer @kylecranmer.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

I'm in Hamburg, Germany joining my first meeting as a member of the Scientific Council for DESY sc.desy.de/e7/

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DESY - SC - Members Scientific Council (as of January 2026)

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サッカー bones @doctorbones.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

K3 surfaces are a fascinating example of spaces that have rich geometry in a multitude of different yet closely intertwined ways: differential geometric, algebrogeometric, 4-manifolds, moduli, fibrations, enumerative… yet they are just simple enough to be accessible. Let me introduce you to the K3!

A computer generated image of the real points of a nodal K3 surface. Generated by Steve Trettel in 2021.

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Kyle Cranmer @kylecranmer.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

I've only skimmed so far, but seems interesting, thoughtful, and full of some nice quotes and references.

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UW–Madison Data Science Institute @uwdsi.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Tomorrow at 1PM CT: Join the @alliance4dsai.bsky.social for a talk on building and sustaining campus-wide data science and AI research institutes, with Sarah Stone (University of Washington) and Kyle Cranmer @kylecranmer.bsky.social (UW–Madison). Register at zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Kyle Cranmer @kylecranmer.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

I loved that in yesterday's announcement "Openness" was literally the first principle that was mentioned: "Landay says Stanford HAI’s defining commitment will be openness: open science, open-source code, open datasets, and open education." news.stanford.edu/stories/2026... @stanfordhai.bsky.social

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Stanford merges AI and data science efforts under single institute

The combined institute will retain the Stanford HAI name and be helmed by computer scientist James Landay. Co-founder Fei-Fei Li takes on a new university-wide role as Special Advisor on AI and joins ...

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Kyle Cranmer @kylecranmer.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Nice view of San Francisco this morning.

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Kyle Cranmer @kylecranmer.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Before vs. after. The last 6 weeks have been intense

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