David John Baker
@davidjohnbaker.bsky.social
Maine based data and applied scientist.
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If someone you know buys into claims about "genetic optimization" of embryos using polygenic scores of cognition, just send them our 2024 paper on Beethoven & musicality. We wrote it to help communicate limits of individual-level genetic predictions & complexity of links between DNA & behaviour. 🧪👇
Notes from Beethoven’s genome
Wesseldijk et al. compare the genomic information collected from Ludwig van Beethoven
with population-based datasets used to quantify musical achievement.
www.cell.com
August 7, 2025 at 11:10 AM
If someone you know buys into claims about "genetic optimization" of embryos using polygenic scores of cognition, just send them our 2024 paper on Beethoven & musicality. We wrote it to help communicate limits of individual-level genetic predictions & complexity of links between DNA & behaviour. 🧪👇
Hit a major milestone today on a client project this morning and now finding it difficult to muster the energy to now start on the next thing.
July 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Hit a major milestone today on a client project this morning and now finding it difficult to muster the energy to now start on the next thing.
I only restart my computer for spiritual reasons.
July 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I only restart my computer for spiritual reasons.
I think one of the the hardest things I've had to get used to with running freelance data consultancy the past year is to not just continually work throughout the day. I just can't context switch quickly and any attempt to do that always results in burnout.
July 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I think one of the the hardest things I've had to get used to with running freelance data consultancy the past year is to not just continually work throughout the day. I just can't context switch quickly and any attempt to do that always results in burnout.
I keep seeing posts saying we need a new word for people who use Chat-GPT for everything: why not Chatlatan?
July 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I keep seeing posts saying we need a new word for people who use Chat-GPT for everything: why not Chatlatan?
I never worked with David Huron, but he had a tremendous impact on my life in the world of #musicscience. Wrote this for others in the music cognition community who want to share in his memory.
davidjohnbaker.rbind.io/post/2025-06...
davidjohnbaker.rbind.io/post/2025-06...
Remembering David Huron | David John Baker
davidjohnbaker.rbind.io
June 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I never worked with David Huron, but he had a tremendous impact on my life in the world of #musicscience. Wrote this for others in the music cognition community who want to share in his memory.
davidjohnbaker.rbind.io/post/2025-06...
davidjohnbaker.rbind.io/post/2025-06...
Whenever I drive to Bangor, sometimes all I can think about is that I am rapidly getting closer and closer to @stephenking.bsky.social
March 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Whenever I drive to Bangor, sometimes all I can think about is that I am rapidly getting closer and closer to @stephenking.bsky.social
Put this in a textbook
The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️
February 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Put this in a textbook
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Lifetime Achievement Award :-) Laudatio by Justin London |
See lnkd.in/eWjHt5d3
See lnkd.in/eWjHt5d3
December 18, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Lifetime Achievement Award :-) Laudatio by Justin London |
See lnkd.in/eWjHt5d3
See lnkd.in/eWjHt5d3
I can tell it's the end of the year because my body is collapsing, I am getting the end of year cold, and I am finally sleeping for extended periods of time.
December 16, 2024 at 5:37 PM
I can tell it's the end of the year because my body is collapsing, I am getting the end of year cold, and I am finally sleeping for extended periods of time.
Setting up all the infrastructure to run your own business only makes it more apparent that business owners who complain about raising the minimum wage really just should not be in business. I would love to hire people to do work I don't want to do, but you know what, I can't afford that so I won't.
December 10, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Setting up all the infrastructure to run your own business only makes it more apparent that business owners who complain about raising the minimum wage really just should not be in business. I would love to hire people to do work I don't want to do, but you know what, I can't afford that so I won't.
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Dorothy Bishop explains why Elon Musk’s membership in the Royal Society devalues the entire organization.
November 25, 2024 at 10:51 AM
Dorothy Bishop explains why Elon Musk’s membership in the Royal Society devalues the entire organization.
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I'm proud to announce a new textbook for #musicscience titled "Music and Science: A Guide to Empirical Research". It covers methods in music psychology, empirical research, #openresearch & music computation in 298 pages. For details, see doi.org/10.4324/9781.... Codes at tuomaseerola.github.io/emr/
November 25, 2024 at 12:47 PM
I'm proud to announce a new textbook for #musicscience titled "Music and Science: A Guide to Empirical Research". It covers methods in music psychology, empirical research, #openresearch & music computation in 298 pages. For details, see doi.org/10.4324/9781.... Codes at tuomaseerola.github.io/emr/
Almost finding blue sky to be too much at the moment given the huge influx. Happy to see everyone here, but damn, could easily start losing a lot of time here if I'm not careful.
November 22, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Almost finding blue sky to be too much at the moment given the huge influx. Happy to see everyone here, but damn, could easily start losing a lot of time here if I'm not careful.
Always enjoy voting for the new SMPC board #musicscience
November 18, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Always enjoy voting for the new SMPC board #musicscience
Great to see such an uptick in people finally joining bluesky. Wish I had more to say at the moment in the #musicscience space or anything else, especially with so many people now forming a critical mass.
November 15, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Great to see such an uptick in people finally joining bluesky. Wish I had more to say at the moment in the #musicscience space or anything else, especially with so many people now forming a critical mass.
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Hello, Bluesky!
I'm hoping to make the transition from X. It's a bit daunting to think of building a new community here, but it's time.
In my next few posts I’ll share examples of content related to my interests: #SonicStrategy #MusicScience #SonicDiversity #SonicBranding
#BehavioralScience
I'm hoping to make the transition from X. It's a bit daunting to think of building a new community here, but it's time.
In my next few posts I’ll share examples of content related to my interests: #SonicStrategy #MusicScience #SonicDiversity #SonicBranding
#BehavioralScience
November 15, 2024 at 1:41 PM
Hello, Bluesky!
I'm hoping to make the transition from X. It's a bit daunting to think of building a new community here, but it's time.
In my next few posts I’ll share examples of content related to my interests: #SonicStrategy #MusicScience #SonicDiversity #SonicBranding
#BehavioralScience
I'm hoping to make the transition from X. It's a bit daunting to think of building a new community here, but it's time.
In my next few posts I’ll share examples of content related to my interests: #SonicStrategy #MusicScience #SonicDiversity #SonicBranding
#BehavioralScience
Still looking for someone to help me with this dumb custom feed I set up a year or so ago. I patch worked it together, am not a web dev, and would be happy to pay someone to fix this issue at this point because it's such a headache. Any devs out there used to working with custom feeds, please dm me.
November 7, 2024 at 1:28 PM
Still looking for someone to help me with this dumb custom feed I set up a year or so ago. I patch worked it together, am not a web dev, and would be happy to pay someone to fix this issue at this point because it's such a headache. Any devs out there used to working with custom feeds, please dm me.
Just participated in my first ranked vote, early election since coming back to the USA. Crazy that it's not this easy to vote and pick candidates that align with your values in the other 49 states.
October 21, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Just participated in my first ranked vote, early election since coming back to the USA. Crazy that it's not this easy to vote and pick candidates that align with your values in the other 49 states.
Just spent more money than I care to admit on an ergonomic keyboard. Fingers crossed this is money well spent towards long term health.
October 21, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Just spent more money than I care to admit on an ergonomic keyboard. Fingers crossed this is money well spent towards long term health.
Exactly what Big Meeting wants you to think
October 17, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Exactly what Big Meeting wants you to think
Thank you to everyone reaching out today on account of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. It's difficult to balance my work in chemistry, past life as a jazz pedagogue, and responsibilities as the veterinarian for LSU's live tiger.
October 9, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Thank you to everyone reaching out today on account of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. It's difficult to balance my work in chemistry, past life as a jazz pedagogue, and responsibilities as the veterinarian for LSU's live tiger.
What a week. Thought I'd be low key working on a few lingering projects but have spent the past two days recovering from Tuesday night food poisoning. So much for my first 4th of July in the USA in maybe 6 years.
July 5, 2024 at 5:57 PM
What a week. Thought I'd be low key working on a few lingering projects but have spent the past two days recovering from Tuesday night food poisoning. So much for my first 4th of July in the USA in maybe 6 years.