David Lane
@dml125.bsky.social
Professor Emeritus, Psychological Sciences and Statistics, Rice University
Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
Cognitive Psychology
Statistics Education
United States Chess Federation (USCF) life master.
Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
Cognitive Psychology
Statistics Education
United States Chess Federation (USCF) life master.
October 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Very sorry to hear of Jane Goodall’s passing. Her scientific contributions and her work as a conservationist are extraordinary.
#goodall #chimpanzee #conservation #primatology
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Gift article
#goodall #chimpanzee #conservation #primatology
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Gift article
Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91
www.nytimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Very sorry to hear of Jane Goodall’s passing. Her scientific contributions and her work as a conservationist are extraordinary.
#goodall #chimpanzee #conservation #primatology
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Gift article
#goodall #chimpanzee #conservation #primatology
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Gift article
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#fertilizer
#agriculture
#environment
#chemicals
#CRISPR
“In low-nitrogen tests, the edited plants stayed greener, captured more sunlight, and produced bigger harvests. Roots from those plants also released more apigenin, which lined up with the extra biofilm growth around them.”
#fertilizer
#agriculture
#environment
#chemicals
#CRISPR
“In low-nitrogen tests, the edited plants stayed greener, captured more sunlight, and produced bigger harvests. Roots from those plants also released more apigenin, which lined up with the extra biofilm growth around them.”
Researchers unlock hidden plant ability that could eliminate harmful chemicals from farming: 'Savings of more than a billion dollars'
A new nitrogen-fixing genetic tweak could help wheat fertilize itself, potentially saving farmers over a billion dollars every year.
www.thecooldown.com
September 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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#fertilizer
#agriculture
#environment
#chemicals
#CRISPR
“In low-nitrogen tests, the edited plants stayed greener, captured more sunlight, and produced bigger harvests. Roots from those plants also released more apigenin, which lined up with the extra biofilm growth around them.”
#fertilizer
#agriculture
#environment
#chemicals
#CRISPR
“In low-nitrogen tests, the edited plants stayed greener, captured more sunlight, and produced bigger harvests. Roots from those plants also released more apigenin, which lined up with the extra biofilm growth around them.”
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From Wikipedia:
The Ig Nobel Prize (/ˌɪɡ noʊˈbɛl/) is a satirical prize awarded annually. Its aim is to "honor achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think." The name of the award is a pun on the Nobel Prize, which it parodies, and on the word "ignoble".
#comedy
#Nobel
From Wikipedia:
The Ig Nobel Prize (/ˌɪɡ noʊˈbɛl/) is a satirical prize awarded annually. Its aim is to "honor achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think." The name of the award is a pun on the Nobel Prize, which it parodies, and on the word "ignoble".
#comedy
#Nobel
The 35th First Annual Ig Nobel Ceremony (2025) FULL SHOW
YouTube video by Improbable Research
youtu.be
September 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Excellent thorough explication of the faulty experimental designs, faulty statistical analyses, faulty logic, and serious biases used to argue vaccinations cause autism. Great material for anyone teaching research methods or statistics.
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#vaccine, #autism, #research, #p-hacking, #Geier
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#vaccine, #autism, #research, #p-hacking, #Geier
Opinion | The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism (Gift Article)
Data can easily be manipulated to show causation that doesn’t exist.
www.nytimes.com
August 19, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Excellent thorough explication of the faulty experimental designs, faulty statistical analyses, faulty logic, and serious biases used to argue vaccinations cause autism. Great material for anyone teaching research methods or statistics.
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#vaccine, #autism, #research, #p-hacking, #Geier
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#vaccine, #autism, #research, #p-hacking, #Geier
Low levels of lithium may play a role in memory decline.
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#memory
#Alzheimer
#lithium
“We found that when we administered lithium orotate to aging mice [that had] started losing their memory, the lithium orotate actually reverted their memory to the young adult, six-month level,”
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#memory
#Alzheimer
#lithium
“We found that when we administered lithium orotate to aging mice [that had] started losing their memory, the lithium orotate actually reverted their memory to the young adult, six-month level,”
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Research on reversing Alzheimer’s reveals lithium as potential key
Years of investigation by scientists at Harvard has revealed that lithium is deeply involved in Alzheimer’s disease, a finding that could lead to new treatments.
wapo.st
August 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Low levels of lithium may play a role in memory decline.
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#memory
#Alzheimer
#lithium
“We found that when we administered lithium orotate to aging mice [that had] started losing their memory, the lithium orotate actually reverted their memory to the young adult, six-month level,”
wapo.st/45FbUHx
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#memory
#Alzheimer
#lithium
“We found that when we administered lithium orotate to aging mice [that had] started losing their memory, the lithium orotate actually reverted their memory to the young adult, six-month level,”
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“…potential contact with approaching infectious avatars, activate the salience network, as measured with psychophysics, electroencephalography and functional magnetic resonance imaging.”
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#immune
#infection
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#immune
#infection
Sight of someone potentially infectious causes immune response, research suggests
Scientists use VR headsets to see how participants react to faces of people showing signs of viral infections
www.theguardian.com
July 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
“…potential contact with approaching infectious avatars, activate the salience network, as measured with psychophysics, electroencephalography and functional magnetic resonance imaging.”
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#immune
#infection
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#immune
#infection
Fascinating story of #Toxoplasma gondii and how it affects the brains of #rats (and humans). Rats become attracted to #cat urine increasing the chance they are eaten by a cat. An infected cat can spread the #parasite to other animals.
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www.sciencefocus.com/news/cat-par...
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www.sciencefocus.com/news/cat-par...
This cat-borne parasite could be causing you to make bad decisions. Here's how | BBC Science Focus Magazine
The parasite hijacks our brain chemistry and can lead to both rage and risk-taking
www.sciencefocus.com
July 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Fascinating story of #Toxoplasma gondii and how it affects the brains of #rats (and humans). Rats become attracted to #cat urine increasing the chance they are eaten by a cat. An infected cat can spread the #parasite to other animals.
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www.sciencefocus.com/news/cat-par...
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www.sciencefocus.com/news/cat-par...
Using sharks to monitor water temperatures in the Atlantic to predict hurricanes.
#hurricanes
#sharks
#weather
#ocean
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#hurricanes
#sharks
#weather
#ocean
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Where will the next big hurricane hit? Ask the sharks.
Researchers are equipping sharks with sensors that may help predict the power and path of Atlantic hurricanes.
wapo.st
July 23, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Using sharks to monitor water temperatures in the Atlantic to predict hurricanes.
#hurricanes
#sharks
#weather
#ocean
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#hurricanes
#sharks
#weather
#ocean
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Cultural knowledge passed on by #crows is demonstrated again.
#animal intelligence
#birds
#culture
#learning
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Crows are known to be very intelligent and that they spread their knowledge was discovered over 100 years ago. This most recent observation is fascinating.
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#animal intelligence
#birds
#culture
#learning
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Crows are known to be very intelligent and that they spread their knowledge was discovered over 100 years ago. This most recent observation is fascinating.
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Opinion | Attack of the clever crows
What we can learn from the fish crows’ assault on our outdoor cushions.
wapo.st
July 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Reposted by David Lane
What happens when NIH is under threat?
📉 Fewer clinical trials.
💔 No new treatments for cancer, rare diseases.
And long-term? We surrender our global leadership in biomedical research.
NIHers risked everything to speak out, b/c the stakes are life and death.
Stand with them here⬇️
zurl.co/OArEE
📉 Fewer clinical trials.
💔 No new treatments for cancer, rare diseases.
And long-term? We surrender our global leadership in biomedical research.
NIHers risked everything to speak out, b/c the stakes are life and death.
Stand with them here⬇️
zurl.co/OArEE
June 19, 2025 at 11:31 AM
What happens when NIH is under threat?
📉 Fewer clinical trials.
💔 No new treatments for cancer, rare diseases.
And long-term? We surrender our global leadership in biomedical research.
NIHers risked everything to speak out, b/c the stakes are life and death.
Stand with them here⬇️
zurl.co/OArEE
📉 Fewer clinical trials.
💔 No new treatments for cancer, rare diseases.
And long-term? We surrender our global leadership in biomedical research.
NIHers risked everything to speak out, b/c the stakes are life and death.
Stand with them here⬇️
zurl.co/OArEE
Reposted by David Lane
Atkinson’s gleeful brilliance helped people draw on computer screens and access information via links. www.wired.com/story/bill-a...
Bill Atkinson, Macintosh Pioneer and Inventor of Hypercard, Dies at 74
Atkinson’s gleeful brilliance helped people draw on computer screens and access information via links.
www.wired.com
June 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Atkinson’s gleeful brilliance helped people draw on computer screens and access information via links. www.wired.com/story/bill-a...
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Just found this quote from 1791. As true today as ever.
“You count on the force of truth; but truth is all-powerful only over minds accustomed to recognize it and cherish its noble accents.”
—Marquis de Condorcet
Just found this quote from 1791. As true today as ever.
“You count on the force of truth; but truth is all-powerful only over minds accustomed to recognize it and cherish its noble accents.”
—Marquis de Condorcet
June 6, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Just found this quote from 1791. As true today as ever.
“You count on the force of truth; but truth is all-powerful only over minds accustomed to recognize it and cherish its noble accents.”
—Marquis de Condorcet
Just found this quote from 1791. As true today as ever.
“You count on the force of truth; but truth is all-powerful only over minds accustomed to recognize it and cherish its noble accents.”
—Marquis de Condorcet
Reposted by David Lane
🚨 URGENT RESPONSE CALL 🚨
The NIH just withdrew from Safe to Sleep®—a campaign that helped cut SIDS deaths by 50%.
This quiet decision will cost babies’ lives.
We need noise. Fast. Here’s what to do ➡️🧵(1/3)
www.statnews.com/2025/04/30/n...
The NIH just withdrew from Safe to Sleep®—a campaign that helped cut SIDS deaths by 50%.
This quiet decision will cost babies’ lives.
We need noise. Fast. Here’s what to do ➡️🧵(1/3)
www.statnews.com/2025/04/30/n...
NIH cancels participation in Safe to Sleep campaign that decreased infant deaths
NIH has cancelled its participation in Safe to Sleep, a 30-year campaign to prevent babies from dying in their sleep
www.statnews.com
May 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
🚨 URGENT RESPONSE CALL 🚨
The NIH just withdrew from Safe to Sleep®—a campaign that helped cut SIDS deaths by 50%.
This quiet decision will cost babies’ lives.
We need noise. Fast. Here’s what to do ➡️🧵(1/3)
www.statnews.com/2025/04/30/n...
The NIH just withdrew from Safe to Sleep®—a campaign that helped cut SIDS deaths by 50%.
This quiet decision will cost babies’ lives.
We need noise. Fast. Here’s what to do ➡️🧵(1/3)
www.statnews.com/2025/04/30/n...