May 2026 Digest

Recent Code UpdateDid you know that I maintain a suite of principled diagnostic and visualization tools for Markov chain Monte Carlo analysis in both R and Python? https://github.com/betanalpha/mcmc_diagnostics https://github.com/betanalpha/mcmc_vis...

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Apr 29, 2026
March 2026 Digest

Recent Case Study< warning klaxon > INCOMING CASE STUDY < begin Star Fox boss music >HTML: https://betanalpha.github.io/assets/chapters_html/reading_times.htmlPDF: https://betanalpha.github.io/assets/chapters_pdf/reading_times.p...

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Mar 01, 2026
February 2026 Digest

Upcoming TalkOn Tuesday, February 17th I'll be giving a talk and short workshop on (narratively) generative modeling for Princeton's psychology department, https://psychology.princeton.edu/news-events/2026/michael-betancourt-chief-research-scientist-...

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Jan 29, 2026
January 2025 Digest

Recent WritingI was looking into Voronoi diagrams for a side project, but I just could not follow the details. So I do want I am wont to do and dove into the details, working out a lot of geometry and making too many figures.HTML: https://betana...

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Dec 30, 2025
December 2025 Digest

Upcoming CoursesStill time to register for my upcoming charity course on regression modeling and help raising funds for World Central Kitchen and United Farm Workers. To attend live, or download the recordings and course material, all you have t...

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Nov 25, 2025