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Layth Alwan

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Joined July 2008
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Pioneering #UChicago mathematician, Prof. Gregory Lawler, has been awarded the prestigious Wolf Prize for his work in probability. Join us in congratulating Prof. Lawler on receiving this honor! ms.spr.ly/6015TBU4T
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My university @UChicago continues to be an Economics giant. Paul Romer, an alumnus, wins share of Nobel Prize. Congrats! news.uchicago.edu/story/econ… 91 scholars associated with the university have received Nobel Prizes so far. 30 of them in economics. @UChi_Economics

Economist Paul Romer, SB’77, PhD’83, wins share of Nobel Prize

Scholar becomes 91st person associated with UChicago to receive Nobel Prize

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"One of the most transformative technologies of the next half-century is on our doorstep" -Prof David Awschalom (@UChicagoIME) on #QuantumTechnology h/t @CrainsChicago: chicagobusiness.com/opinion/… #QuantumComputing #Uchicago #QuantumPhysics – at Chicago, IL

Chicago could be at the center of tech's next quantum leap

The decisions we make now will determine the role the U.S. plays in a technology that could deliver a generational leap forward if we are bold enough to seize the opportunity. And all this could be...

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ML methods can't even beat out naive forcast. Statisticians need to do more studies like this to show at times the Emperor (ML) has no clothes. journals.plos.org/plosone/ar…
The major finding is: ”The forecasting accuracy of ML forecasting methods is lower than the worst of statistical ones while the accuracy of more than half the ML methods is lower than a random walk”. journals.plos.org/plosone/ar…
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.@ChicagoBooth Prof. Richard Thaler (@R_Thaler) wins #NobelPrize: bit.ly/2xtwyae
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Congratulations to #ChicagoBooth prof Richard H. Thaler (@R_Thaler), 2017 #NobelPrize laureate in Economic Sciences! teapaw.org/NobelPrize/status/9173…
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BREAKING NEWS The 2017 Prize in Economic Sciences is awarded to Richard H. Thaler @R_Thaler @UChicago @ChicagoBooth #NobelPrize
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Alumni Amy and Richard Wallman give $75 million to support @ChicagoBooth: bit.ly/2yHRNX0
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.@QuantaMagazine on how a #UChicago mathematician proved the "impossible": that two infinities are the same size ow.ly/OYLk30fbW2F
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2016 World Series, "Analytics Throwdown." Whose models are better?
Computer Scientists and Mathematicians Are Stunned by This Chicago Professor’s New Proof chi.mg/1ToCJ4P
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Implications on the statistics profession? thetimesgazette.com/mit-rese…
.@TIME Aug 3 Time article states "a mathematical impossibility." Totally wrong. Great example of innumeracy.
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I hope Pharoah doesn't win so that a generation of children will not misspell in their reports of ancient Egypt.
Next Bachelor. Who will get the rose?
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Best #espn commentators. Heroes of the Storm. My new favorite sport.
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.@DirtyUndees Short answer. My work first introduced time series modeling to quality control for more effective process monitoring.
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Can't watch Badgers on TV with their shorts looking like white shorts sagging showing red underwear.
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