Early Look: here is an analysis of the 2023 Blue Chip Ratio for the Texas Longhorns. The 2023 Texas Longhorns football recruiting cycle starts with the early signing period in mid-December 2022. As of November 12, 2022, the Longhorns signed 21 recruits, of which 15 were Blue Chip recruits (5- and 4-star). One of the…
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Texas Longhorns Football Blue-Chip Ratio 2022
Here is an analysis of the 2022 Blue Chip Ratio for the Texas Longhorns. The 2022 Texas Longhorns football recruiting cycle started with the early signing period in mid-December 2021. As of July 21, 2022, the Longhorns signed 28 recruits, of which 22 were Blue Chip recruits (5- and 4-star). One of the most important…
Data Scientist Career Path after Formal Education and Training
In earlier posts over 5 years ago, I detailed my journey into data science, which started with formal education and training, where I enrolled in a Masters of Science (MSc) program to obtain a graduate degree in Data Science. During my time as an MSc student, I struggled in the computer science courses, as my…
Texas Longhorns Football Blue-Chip Ratio 2021- Updated
Here is an analysis of the 2021 Blue Chip Ratio for the Texas Longhorns. The 2021 Texas Longhorns football recruiting cycle started with the early signing period in mid-December 2020. As of July 21, 2021, the Longhorns signed 23 recruits, of which 11 were Blue Chip recruits (5- and 4-star). One of the most important…
AI in Psychiatry: Patient Similarity in Clinical Practice
In a previous article, I wrote about three psychiatric uses cases that can be utilized now for AI applications. One of those use cases, on AI and Patient Similarity, I will now expand upon and write more about it in this article. As you recall from the previous article on Patient Similarity, a doctor usually…
AI and Big Data in Psychiatry: Realistic Use Cases and the Future
I have been a speaker at two major psychiatry conferences last year in Washington DC and Amelia Island FL, on the topic of AI and Big Data in psychiatry (see slide presentation below). What I found in speaking with conference attendees is that the psychiatrists and behavioral health researchers found it difficult to make the…
2020 Blue Chip Ratio
Here we are again, with the annual Blue Chip Ratio, which is the most important indicator of who will win the National Championship in college football. As you see in Figure 1 above, only 14 teams made it past the 50% mark, which historically gives you the winner of the National Championship. Once again, this…
Texas Longhorns Football Blue-Chip Ratio 2020
One of the most important indicators of winning the National Championship, as the Texas Longhorns last did in 2005, is the Blue Chip Ratio. College teams that have a Blue Chip Ratio above 50% have won the National Championship 100% of the time. In other words, those teams under 50% have no chance to win…
When a Psychiatrist Suicides, it Really Hits Home
I just heard on the news that a psychiatrist in the region was found dead, and her husband made a plea that those with depression should get immediate help. My heart immediately sank…I know all too well the difficult work that being a psychiatrist entails, and even an expert at treating patients with depression and…
Coach Belichick’s Stifling 6-1 Quarters Defense Could Work Great for the Texas Longhorns in the Big 12
The Texas Longhorns football team should consider instituting the 6-1 Quarters defense employed by Coach Belichik in the 2019 Super Bowl. I watched the dismantling of the high-octane Los Angeles Rams offense by the New England Patriots defense. It was pure coaching genius from Coach Belichik, a defensive-minded coach. Coach Belichik’s defensive strategy employed in…