@shjanalytics

CS Professor, PhD, Data Guy, Risk Analysis, AI, Sports Analytics, Airport Security, Travel, Public Policy & Health, Algorithmic Redistricting, Security.

 Champaign, IL
shj.cs.illinois.edu/
Joined January 2015
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Trump’s proposed controls over federal spending will do more harm than good thehill.com/opinion/white-ho… Nearly 300K comments as the July 13 deadline approaches

Trump’s proposed controls over federal spending will do more harm than good

I am all for using taxpayer dollars responsibly and efficiently. However, the process described in the proposed rule is all about cleansing “DEI” and “gender” contributions out of government fundin…

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Why RFK’s Denmark-style vaccine recommendations won’t work in the US thehill.com/opinion/healthca…

Why RFK Jr.’s Denmark-style vaccine recommendations won’t work in the US

The U.S. and Denmark healthcare systems are radically different — examining only the specific vaccines offered in each country “misses the forest by focusing entirely on the trees.”  

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A penniless America requires changes to change muckrack.com/link/z0vNb4/a-p…
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Another Congress, another costly continuing resolution  thehill.com/opinion/congress…

Another Congress, another costly continuing resolution 

If there is any hope that our nation will be able to climb out of its current fiscal quagmire, money spent by the government should have some positive return on investment.

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Pete Rose may not belong in the Baseball Hall of Fame, but his statistics do   thehill.com/opinion/civil-ri…
100%In, he is eligible
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Trump’s attacks on higher education are driving up the trade deficit   thehill.com/opinion/white-ho…

Trump’s attacks on higher education are driving up the trade deficit  

What began as a tariff war and the deportation of illegal immigrants has now become a full-frontal attack on what makes the U.S. the desired destination for some of the world’s most talented people…

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Opinion | Are Engineering and Medicine Good Bedfellows? medpagetoday.com/opinion/sec…

Opinion | Are Engineering and Medicine Good Bedfellows?

Medical schools should recruit more tech-savvy students

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bracketodds.cs.illinois.edu/… is open to fill on your #MarchMadness needs
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Packing a gun in carry-on will cost you nearly $15K. But TSA's fines won't change things. usatoday.com/story/opinion/2… via @usatoday #TSAPrecheck

Packing a gun in carry-on will cost you nearly $15K. But TSA's fines won't change things.

A record 6,542 guns were found at airport checkpoints last year – 90% of them loaded. But raising TSA fines won't stop firearm-carrying passengers.

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Data dictates who will win the Mega Millions lottery thehill.com/opinion/finance/… If there is no winner tonight, the MML will reap no less than $200M additional profit until the next drawing on 1/17/2023.

Data dictates who will win the Mega Millions lottery

If enough combinations of numbers are picked, the likelihood that someone wins increases. The challenge is knowing who that person will be.

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Data dictates who will win the Mega Millions lottery thehill.com/opinion/finance/… The real winners are those who do not buy a ticket.

Data dictates who will win the Mega Millions lottery

If enough combinations of numbers are picked, the likelihood that someone wins increases. The challenge is knowing who that person will be.

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Jacobson: The tech meltdown will help the economy — eventually mercurynews.com/2022/12/23/j…

Jacobson: The tech meltdown will help the economy — eventually

The next few years, however, will be painful for some.

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Sheldon Jacobson: The tech meltdown will help the economy — eventually chicagotribune.com/opinion/c… One sector's loss are other sectors' gains
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If REAL ID can be further delayed, why is it needed? thehill.com/opinion/national…

If REAL ID can be further delayed, why is it needed?

The short-term consequences of people being denied access to air travel and federal facilities would ensure long-term compliance .

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What the data actually say about assault weapons thehill.com/opinion/campaign…

What the data actually say about assault weapons

In 2020, almost 3.4 million Americans died from heart disease, cancer and COVID-19. Where do firearm deaths fall in the mix?

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Paying the price to reduce gun violence thehill.com/opinion/campaign…

Paying the price to reduce gun violence

Buying down risk is a universal concept — time to apply it, grounded in data science analytics, to reduce gun violence.

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Five Travel Myths Debunked for Thanksgiving Weekend thestreet.com/retail/five-tr… via @BrianOC65142093 See also thehill.com/opinion/finance/…

Five Travel Myths Debunked for Thanksgiving Weekend

Conventional wisdom is often wrong on holiday travel, so pay attention next week, America.

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How to avoid impending holiday travel disruptions thehill.com/opinion/finance/…

How to avoid impending holiday travel disruptions

4 things travelers can do to minimize the risk of their flights being impacted.

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The ‘Me First’ States of America: A nation of contradictions thehill.com/opinion/campaign…

The ‘Me First’ States of America: A nation of contradictions

If we are to reach a better today and brighter tomorrow, change must begin at the grassroots of society.

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The perils of polling and election forecasting thehill.com/opinion/campaign…

The perils of polling and election forecasting

Polling is easy. Accurate polling is difficult.

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