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1000 Hurts
Psychophysics is a human-facing science with interventions arguably more robust than medicine.
Jan 15
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Ben Recht
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Nothing's Shocking
Medicine is the only human-facing science that consistently finds five-sigma interventions. Change my mind.
Jan 12
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Ben Recht
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Hermeneutics of crapshoots
How many times do I need to see something to believe it?
Jan 8
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Ben Recht
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The food pyramid vs the evidence pyramid
Peanut allergies, the LEAP RCT, and when experts issue guidance under pressure.
Jan 6
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Ben Recht
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Stratified Excellence
Wrapping up the 2025 season of meaningless football analytics.
Jan 5
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Ben Recht
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December 2025
an argmin year in review
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Dec 29, 2025
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Ben Recht
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Statistical Fatalism
The tools of statistical optimization can't imagine a different future.
Dec 18, 2025
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Ben Recht
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Frame by Frame
Optimization vs systems-level synthesis
Dec 17, 2025
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Ben Recht
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Measures as ends
Some initial thoughts on Kevin Baker's provocative "Context Windows."
Dec 15, 2025
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Ben Recht
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Prompts for Open Problems
A few research problems the class inspired me to think about
Dec 11, 2025
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Ben Recht
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Benchmark Studies
It is impossible to disentangle technical innovation from technical debt
Dec 10, 2025
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Ben Recht
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There is no data-generating distribution
Reflecting on teaching machine learning again. Again.
Dec 9, 2025
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Ben Recht
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