Karthik Dinakar

Carnatic Bayesian 🇮🇳🇺🇸

[Karthik Dinakar @CarnaticPrior]

As She May Sing, a new post from me resulting from an experience crafted for me by my beloved mentors. The concept of Śiva & Śakti and its manifestation as conjugate priors. ❤️ 🌏

https://t.co/ILgWs7XPp3

#Gratitude

[Karthik Dinakar @CarnaticPrior]

Might there be a word for witnessing an extraordinary rendition at the opera but the beloved one sitting next to you is moved to tears even before you are; a kind of frisson that takes you through the inner halls of their heart & a calculus of a pristine order? ❤️

[Karthik Dinakar @CarnaticPrior]

"May I introduce you to these two? They're both kinda like fluvial geomorphologists!!"

Me: "Actually one of us is kinda like fluvial hydraulics".

[Thomas Dayspring @Drlipid]

There has been an ongoing look into how much Lp(a)-P varies – Just published by @NewAmsterdam is interesting data on Lp(a) concentration variability. They evaluated patients in the placebo groups of two Phase 3 trials at baseline and again at 12 weeks. Amer J Preven Card 2026 https://t.co/eyB1y3sL25. I think this may support at least one follow up measure on Lp(a) in all patients who are not already in the high-risk group at first draw @nationallipid @foundationofnla @society_eas @ASPCardio @escardio @atherosociety @FamilyHeartFdn @fhpatienteurope @TheEndoSociety

[Karthik Dinakar @CarnaticPrior]

Many many layers to what @RagunathanSudha amma says here. Priceless. ❤️

[Know Time @knowtimetofly]

NEW: In episode 181 of Know Time, I interview @RagunathanSudha - legendary Carnatic music vocalist, founder of the Samudhaaya Foundation, educator, recipient of the Padma Bhushan, one of two vocalists to perform at the UN and one of the leading Carnatic music vocalists!

In this conversation, we explore:

- Sudha’s journey into Carnatic music; do you need natural talent to become a successful musician?
- Carnatic Music 101 Masterclass: theory, foundational techniques, what are ragas, how do you improvise
- Links between Carnatic music & spirituality; flow state while performing
- Evolution of Carnatic music, role of the audience in a performance

Full episode: https://t.co/8ZoBhmifZ8

#carnaticmusic #music

[Greg Egan @gregeganSF]

While the Fields Medal celebrates the under-40s, the mathematician Joan Birman has, at the age of 99, solved a major open problem in representations of the Braid groups, a topic she has worked on for more than 60 years.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Dealing with difficult people may be hazardous to your health.

Data: Each additional "hassler" in your network predicts 1.5% faster biological aging—and worse health a year later. Non-spouse family hasslers are the most problematic.

Some ties aren't worth the toll they take.

[Dr. Deepak L. Bhatt @DLBHATTMD]

Underestimation of #cardiac risk in South Asians, now out in @JACCJournals Asia. #cardiovascular #cardiotwitter #cardioX #cardiology #prevention

[Reid Hoffman @reidhoffman]

I was talking with a younger founder about making introductions, and they weren't familiar with the double opt-in. It struck me that this isn't as widely understood as I thought.

I figured I'd write about one of the oldest (and still very effective) ways to build a network:

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

🎉 Congratulations to Sergey Stavisky, winner of the 2026 Chen Institute and Science Prize for AI Accelerated Research for developing an AI-powered brain-computer interface that can restore communication for people who have lost the ability to speak.

Learn more: https://t.co/SaWyXOlnjR

[Wimbledon @Wimbledon]

🏆 Jannik Sinner 🏆

#Wimbledon

[Karthik Dinakar @CarnaticPrior]

@tobiasdeml I have a few really close friends in the ues who also frequent the Equinox clubs and whose kids use day care! Quite scary! Folks seem unaware of long term sequelae

[nychealthy @nycHealthy]

We’re investigating a cluster of Legionnaires’ disease on the Upper East Side (ZIP codes 10028 & 10128). If you live or work in this area or visited the area since late June and are experiencing flu-like symptoms, contact a healthcare provider immediately: https://t.co/0rXv78p1V1

[Karthik Dinakar @CarnaticPrior]

Tale of Antonio is one of repression because though he knew himself well, society did not. Bassanio, irrespective of what he said about Portia, suppressed one side of him and probably felt more lonely more than anyone else in the play.

[House of Sancti: the BookNook @sanctibooknook]

Machina ex Deo

“ The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. An evil soul producing holy witness is like a villain with a smiling cheek,
A goodly apple rotten at the heart.
O,what a goodly outside falsehood hath!”

Shakespeare,
The Merchant of Venice
1596-1598

Don’t judge the machine…rather, judge a person’s ability to navigate it through the information territories from within …

[John Schulman @johnschulman2]

PPO: rejected from NIPS 2017

[Paul Sax @PaulSaxMD]

The dreaded VIP syndrome in medicine. And I'm not referring to vasoactive intestinal peptide.

Link in the reply.

[Karthik Dinakar @CarnaticPrior]

Even for those like me, who are by transitive closure, Knicks fans, there's something quite adorable and moving about the amount of tears yesterday. My knowledge of the game is close to zero, but one can recognize a stirring heart when it expresses itself ❤️🥰

[Karthik Dinakar @CarnaticPrior]

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[Karthik Dinakar @CarnaticPrior]

So beautiful. ❤️ Now I realize why reading Hopcoft, Motwani & Ullman's finite automata & formal languages in undergrad seemed to require prior listening to a variety of Sanskrit compositions by Dīkșita. Re-reading the same book > 1.5 decades it feels enchanting!!!

[AHA in New York City @AHANewYorkCity]

As we close CPR & AED Awareness Week, we asked Dr. Bhatt, President of our NYC board, and Director of the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital, what is one thing everyone can do for CPR & AED Awareness Week?
@mountsinaiheart @mountsinainyc @dlbhattmd #CPRAEDAwarenessWeek