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George Davey Smith
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George Davey Smith is a British epidemiologist. He has been professor of clinical epidemiology at the University of Bristol since 1994, honorary professor of public health at the University of Glasgow since 1996, and visiting professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine since 1999. .. more

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George Davey Smith @mendelrandom.bsky.social · 5d
On a Wensleydale pilgrimage - geographically and back in time - to where and when epidemiology was about fieldwork (or practice) amongst real people in actual populations, and involved literally crossing fields … check out his beautifully written papers as a seasonal treat to yourself …

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George Davey Smith @mendelrandom.bsky.social · 5d
If you enjoy @michelnivard.bsky.social collider bias posts you might enjoy “why epidemiologists who can maintain eye contact are bad at maths” in here www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zPq...

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George Davey Smith @mendelrandom.bsky.social · 5d
It gets dull after a while 🤣

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George Davey Smith @mendelrandom.bsky.social · 14d
🙏 @greally.bsky.social sadly the ads not part of my efforts to become a 💰YouTuber
greally.bsky.social John Greally @greally.bsky.social · 15d
I'm sure @mendelrandom.bsky.social will be gratified to learn that their ads kept popping up during his outstanding YouTube presentation (congrats on the award, George):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zPq...

If you watch one talk on epidemiology this month, make it this one.
MRC Millennium Medal recipient George Davey Smith reflects on a career in epidemiology
YouTube video by MRC IEU at University of Bristol
www.youtube.com

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John Greally @greally.bsky.social · 15d
I'm sure @mendelrandom.bsky.social will be gratified to learn that their ads kept popping up during his outstanding YouTube presentation (congrats on the award, George):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zPq...

If you watch one talk on epidemiology this month, make it this one.
MRC Millennium Medal recipient George Davey Smith reflects on a career in epidemiology
YouTube video by MRC IEU at University of Bristol
www.youtube.com

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Gemma Sharp @gemmasharp.bsky.social · 16d
I have become mightily interested in the causal effect of “forever chemicals” and plastics on gynecological health.

I want to make sure our new menstruation data in ALSPAC and Born in Bradford can be used to research this.

Anyone know who’s big in (causal) epidemiology of this sort of exposure?

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George Davey Smith @mendelrandom.bsky.social · 17d
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grahamscambler.bsky.social Graham Scambler @grahamscambler.bsky.social · 17d
Abolish it!
conunitucl.bsky.social UCL Constitution Unit @conunitucl.bsky.social · 17d
How are people chosen for honours? How does the system work behind the scenes? Could it be improved?

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Graham Scambler @grahamscambler.bsky.social · 17d
Abolish it!
conunitucl.bsky.social UCL Constitution Unit @conunitucl.bsky.social · 17d
How are people chosen for honours? How does the system work behind the scenes? Could it be improved?

In three hours, join Sue Owen, Peter Riddell and Dominic Grieve to discuss just this at our free, online event.

Sign up 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo....
The Constitution Unit. Demystifying the UK honours system. 9 December 2025, 1:00pm–2:00pm. Dame Sue Owen (former member of the honours committees for Arts and Media, Economy and Sport). Sir Peter Riddell (former member of the honours committee for Parliamentary and Political Service). Dominic Grieve KC (former Attorney General for England and Wales). Chair: Prof Meg Russell (Director of the Constitution Unit).

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UCL Constitution Unit @conunitucl.bsky.social · 17d
How are people chosen for honours? How does the system work behind the scenes? Could it be improved?

In three hours, join Sue Owen, Peter Riddell and Dominic Grieve to discuss just this at our free, online event.

Sign up 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo....
The Constitution Unit. Demystifying the UK honours system. 9 December 2025, 1:00pm–2:00pm. Dame Sue Owen (former member of the honours committees for Arts and Media, Economy and Sport). Sir Peter Riddell (former member of the honours committee for Parliamentary and Political Service). Dominic Grieve KC (former Attorney General for England and Wales). Chair: Prof Meg Russell (Director of the Constitution Unit).

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George Davey Smith @mendelrandom.bsky.social · 21d
Here’s a video of Eysenck in 1994 in Edinburgh presenting his nonsense. Tony Pelosi hammers him in the discussion and I told him his “findings” reached the very high bar of being literally impossible youtu.be/K9pyS7EGCV8?...
Hans Eysenck (1994) personality and cancer lecture
YouTube video by Philip Corr
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George Davey Smith @mendelrandom.bsky.social · 21d
Here’s a video of Eysenck in 1994 in Edinburgh presenting his nonsense. Tony Pelosi hammers him in the discussion and I told him his “findings” reached the very high bar of being literally impossible youtu.be/K9pyS7EGCV8?...
Hans Eysenck (1994) personality and cancer lecture
YouTube video by Philip Corr
youtu.be

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Michel Nivard @michelnivard.bsky.social · 22d
Its notable that some (in this case @mendelrandom.bsky.social (George Davey-Smith)) were on to him while he was alive, video a young GDS confronting Eysenk in a Q&A in 1994 for his data being inconsistent: youtu.be/K9pyS7EGCV8?...

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Mícheál @michealdebarra.bsky.social · 22d
Have you seen George Davey Smith telling him the smoking findings were completely implausible at a seminar in Edinburgh 1994? youtu.be/K9pyS7EGCV8?...
Hans Eysenck (1994) personality and cancer lecture
YouTube video by Philip Corr
youtu.be

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George Davey Smith @mendelrandom.bsky.social · 24d
Just heard of the death last month of Joe Byrd of the extraordinary United States of America; this song from 1968 seems timeless www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx0U...
The United States Of America "The Garden Of Earthly Delights"
YouTube video by sbritt
www.youtube.com

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George Davey Smith @mendelrandom.bsky.social · 29d
David Blunkett on Radio 4 Today programme saying "if you don't know what bread and dripping is, you don't know about what poverty is" takes me back ~60 years to what was my favourite food (had to be white bread ..), and to remember tripe and onions, heart, offal in general, and other delights

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Everyone Hates Elon @everyonehateselon.bsky.social · Nov 26
🚨 Rachel Reeves JUST unveiled “the most complex government budget in history.” But without a proper wealth tax we’ll never fix the NHS or fund schools properly. So we HACKED a billboard in her constituency with the real solution: TAX THE F*CKING RICH

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George Davey Smith @mendelrandom.bsky.social · Nov 24
Free book starting with how politics could consider happiness as an outcome (without resorting to slapstick)

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Danny Dorling @dannydorling.bsky.social · Nov 24
I think your summary is not bad. A free PDF copy of the book can be downloaded from here: www.dannydorling.org/books/better...
Home Page | A Better Politics
A Better Politics: How Government Can Make Us Happier By Danny Dorling
www.dannydorling.org

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George Davey Smith @mendelrandom.bsky.social · Nov 21
ALSPAC is known locally as Children of the Nineties, now tagging them @childrenofthe90s.bsky.social
mendelrandom.bsky.social George Davey Smith @mendelrandom.bsky.social · Nov 21
The UKB 1/2 million (of which I am one) are indeed reasonably investigated, but in comparison to the ALSPAC cohort - who were recruited as foetuses and followed up into middle age - what I've had done in UKB is tiny. ALSPAC has 3 generations too. We need both study types! www.bristol.ac.uk/alspac/

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George Davey Smith @mendelrandom.bsky.social · Nov 21
It’s an extremely broad category Paul, running from very early middle age (you) to extremely extremely if not impossibly late middle age (me)