Tom Carpenter, PhD
@tcarpenter.bsky.social
🧪 Data science, survey science, social science
💻 Director of Data Science @ Microsoft Garage
[Posts do not represent my employer]
🧮 Stats, R, python
📝 Science, Research: measurement, social biases, emotion. Ex-academic but scientist at heart
💻 Director of Data Science @ Microsoft Garage
[Posts do not represent my employer]
🧮 Stats, R, python
📝 Science, Research: measurement, social biases, emotion. Ex-academic but scientist at heart
I used AI to create a python model… Am I doing this right?
March 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I used AI to create a python model… Am I doing this right?
It’s like it’s right there. Repeatedly. Every time. And it’s everywhere in scripture. It’s not hidden.
December 30, 2024 at 5:46 PM
It’s like it’s right there. Repeatedly. Every time. And it’s everywhere in scripture. It’s not hidden.
This hits hard right now (context, my episcopal church this morning). Remembering that Mary/Joseph too fled political violence. “Loving your neighbor as yourself” means welcoming.
December 29, 2024 at 10:18 PM
This hits hard right now (context, my episcopal church this morning). Remembering that Mary/Joseph too fled political violence. “Loving your neighbor as yourself” means welcoming.
Loving the sound out of the new pick. Get ready for some dark rockabilly (and more stats parody soon!)
December 27, 2024 at 7:50 AM
Loving the sound out of the new pick. Get ready for some dark rockabilly (and more stats parody soon!)
Lots of PhD friends ask me for career advice outside of academia. Posting here as this is one of the top takes, and relates to the larger take that you must compete to be hirable in a different profession. Lots of transferable stuff is good, but usually not sufficient
December 22, 2024 at 3:22 AM
Lots of PhD friends ask me for career advice outside of academia. Posting here as this is one of the top takes, and relates to the larger take that you must compete to be hirable in a different profession. Lots of transferable stuff is good, but usually not sufficient
Espresso is pretty
December 14, 2024 at 12:51 AM
Espresso is pretty
Best Stratocaster configuration?
Who is on team HSS
Who is on team HSS
December 11, 2024 at 5:51 AM
Best Stratocaster configuration?
Who is on team HSS
Who is on team HSS
Doing survey analyses? Want to make inferences about your population but don’t have representative data? This is a great book!
December 2, 2024 at 6:18 PM
Doing survey analyses? Want to make inferences about your population but don’t have representative data? This is a great book!
December 1, 2024 at 4:18 PM
This thing has my number…and my regression and my code
December 1, 2024 at 4:02 PM
This thing has my number…and my regression and my code
Prepare for more power outages. Said to my friends and colleagues who have had no power since Tuesday with no end in sight. Yuck.
November 22, 2024 at 5:05 AM
Prepare for more power outages. Said to my friends and colleagues who have had no power since Tuesday with no end in sight. Yuck.
Amazing article and you should read it
“If business-school psychology is beset with suspect research, then the bar for getting published in its flagship journals ratchets up: A study must be even flashier than all the other flashy findings if its authors want to stand out.”
“If business-school psychology is beset with suspect research, then the bar for getting published in its flagship journals ratchets up: A study must be even flashier than all the other flashy findings if its authors want to stand out.”
November 20, 2024 at 6:03 AM
Amazing article and you should read it
“If business-school psychology is beset with suspect research, then the bar for getting published in its flagship journals ratchets up: A study must be even flashier than all the other flashy findings if its authors want to stand out.”
“If business-school psychology is beset with suspect research, then the bar for getting published in its flagship journals ratchets up: A study must be even flashier than all the other flashy findings if its authors want to stand out.”
One time, the Fender custom shop produced a batch of Gretsch telecasters and I wonder what they would go for now
November 18, 2024 at 2:46 AM
One time, the Fender custom shop produced a batch of Gretsch telecasters and I wonder what they would go for now
Want to follow people back? Worried you missed people? Add the “followers” feed. Then, when you see someone who posted something interesting with a + in their photo, press it to follow them back. Easy.
November 17, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Want to follow people back? Worried you missed people? Add the “followers” feed. Then, when you see someone who posted something interesting with a + in their photo, press it to follow them back. Easy.
I don’t bother chasing sprints around
Singing the blues while the agile cats cry
Wow hack team you’ve got hackathon drive
I wish I could be as chill and mild
But I got hack class and I got hack style
Full song: youtu.be/fSsSLA9Gq7U
Singing the blues while the agile cats cry
Wow hack team you’ve got hackathon drive
I wish I could be as chill and mild
But I got hack class and I got hack style
Full song: youtu.be/fSsSLA9Gq7U
November 2, 2024 at 7:44 PM
I don’t bother chasing sprints around
Singing the blues while the agile cats cry
Wow hack team you’ve got hackathon drive
I wish I could be as chill and mild
But I got hack class and I got hack style
Full song: youtu.be/fSsSLA9Gq7U
Singing the blues while the agile cats cry
Wow hack team you’ve got hackathon drive
I wish I could be as chill and mild
But I got hack class and I got hack style
Full song: youtu.be/fSsSLA9Gq7U
Gimmicky? Yes. But pretty cool. #64,139!
September 24, 2024 at 2:17 AM
Gimmicky? Yes. But pretty cool. #64,139!
Honored to present several of the graduate programs at Baylor this week on data careers that leverage their skills. Faculty, graduate students, and programs must understand the need, the skills, and the current market. Start building stats, programming, science, and thinking/presenting skills now!
September 8, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Honored to present several of the graduate programs at Baylor this week on data careers that leverage their skills. Faculty, graduate students, and programs must understand the need, the skills, and the current market. Start building stats, programming, science, and thinking/presenting skills now!
Beautiful low tide today in seattle!
June 24, 2024 at 6:18 AM
Beautiful low tide today in seattle!
Good night, moon
Great view from Seattle tonight
Great view from Seattle tonight
June 11, 2024 at 6:40 AM
Good night, moon
Great view from Seattle tonight
Great view from Seattle tonight
Love my PNW. What a beautiful and marvelous world. So lucky we get to be here for a while.
June 10, 2024 at 3:28 AM
Love my PNW. What a beautiful and marvelous world. So lucky we get to be here for a while.
Seattle outdoor sports weather
January 21, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Seattle outdoor sports weather