Laura Langer 🇨🇦
@lauralanger.bsky.social
Biostatistician but mostly post about my guinea pigs. I got a Star Trek joke past the editors of a major medical journal. Formerly @langer_laura at the Bad Place
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Adopted him yesterday and think he feels at home
November 18, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Adopted him yesterday and think he feels at home
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I am on my way home to Toronto and the aurorae are absolutely phenomenal.
If you are anywhere in the northern half of the continent, get outside and look up! Or better still, put your camera on a 10 second exposure and point it up.
If you are anywhere in the northern half of the continent, get outside and look up! Or better still, put your camera on a 10 second exposure and point it up.
November 12, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I am on my way home to Toronto and the aurorae are absolutely phenomenal.
If you are anywhere in the northern half of the continent, get outside and look up! Or better still, put your camera on a 10 second exposure and point it up.
If you are anywhere in the northern half of the continent, get outside and look up! Or better still, put your camera on a 10 second exposure and point it up.
First snow of the season
November 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
First snow of the season
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The advances we've made in statistics, experimental study design, and causal inference over the past century are remarkably useful for understanding our world. But there is never been a push to make people use them like we are seeing with generative AI. Perhaps take a moment to consider why.
November 7, 2025 at 9:07 AM
The advances we've made in statistics, experimental study design, and causal inference over the past century are remarkably useful for understanding our world. But there is never been a push to make people use them like we are seeing with generative AI. Perhaps take a moment to consider why.
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Untitled - Blue Jays
Blake Angeconeb ~ Anishinaabe
2025
Blake Angeconeb ~ Anishinaabe
2025
November 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Untitled - Blue Jays
Blake Angeconeb ~ Anishinaabe
2025
Blake Angeconeb ~ Anishinaabe
2025
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It's the weekend, baby
October 31, 2025 at 10:21 PM
It's the weekend, baby
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Diindiisi - Blue Jay
Luke Swinson ~ Anishinaabe
n.d.
Luke Swinson ~ Anishinaabe
n.d.
October 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Diindiisi - Blue Jay
Luke Swinson ~ Anishinaabe
n.d.
Luke Swinson ~ Anishinaabe
n.d.
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A reminder to all scientists & data viz people 🧪:
It's Spooky Science Time.
Adjust your models to use the paranormal distribution 👻from now until November 1st.
It's Spooky Science Time.
Adjust your models to use the paranormal distribution 👻from now until November 1st.
October 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
A reminder to all scientists & data viz people 🧪:
It's Spooky Science Time.
Adjust your models to use the paranormal distribution 👻from now until November 1st.
It's Spooky Science Time.
Adjust your models to use the paranormal distribution 👻from now until November 1st.
Reposted by Laura Langer 🇨🇦
Grrr
How to spot fake scientists & stop them from publishing papers www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"By inventing a stable of fake scientists, paper mills can create a ready supply of publications & favourable peer reviews, ensuring that more of the mills’ submissions get published."
How to spot fake scientists & stop them from publishing papers www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"By inventing a stable of fake scientists, paper mills can create a ready supply of publications & favourable peer reviews, ensuring that more of the mills’ submissions get published."
How to spot fake scientists and stop them from publishing papers
Journals are considering doing identity checks to expose fake authors — but there are downsides.
www.nature.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Grrr
How to spot fake scientists & stop them from publishing papers www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"By inventing a stable of fake scientists, paper mills can create a ready supply of publications & favourable peer reviews, ensuring that more of the mills’ submissions get published."
How to spot fake scientists & stop them from publishing papers www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"By inventing a stable of fake scientists, paper mills can create a ready supply of publications & favourable peer reviews, ensuring that more of the mills’ submissions get published."
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October Hill
Mendelson Joe
1999
Mendelson Joe
1999
October 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
October Hill
Mendelson Joe
1999
Mendelson Joe
1999
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Excuse me: bb turtles
October 18, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Excuse me: bb turtles
“Sample size via chatGPT”
In honour of spooky month, share a 4-word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand...
Statistics performed on SPSS.
Statistics performed on SPSS.
In honour of spooky month, share a 4-word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand...
Not going to swatch. 😃
Not going to swatch. 😃
October 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
“Sample size via chatGPT”
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Red Maples
Franklin Carmichael
1922
Franklin Carmichael
1922
October 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Red Maples
Franklin Carmichael
1922
Franklin Carmichael
1922
In honour of spooky month, share a 4-word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand...
Statistics performed on SPSS.
Statistics performed on SPSS.
In honour of spooky month, share a 4-word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand...
Not going to swatch. 😃
Not going to swatch. 😃
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
Manuscript lost in fire.
Manuscript lost in fire.
October 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
In honour of spooky month, share a 4-word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand...
Statistics performed on SPSS.
Statistics performed on SPSS.
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pro tip, go outside and look at the goshdang moon right now
October 7, 2025 at 12:06 AM
pro tip, go outside and look at the goshdang moon right now
Spotted some deer on my walk this evening
October 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Spotted some deer on my walk this evening
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The Ig Nobel is incredible , one year an Indian guy won it for calculating the average surface area of an elephant and during his acceptance they had an elephant hold up a sign with the surface area of the scientist on it, they do showbiz better than the Oscars
Video: a Japanese scientist was attacked by flies while giving the acceptance speech for his Ig Nobel Prize-winning research paper that proved painting Zebra-like stripes on cows led to a decrease in biting fly attacks.
October 4, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The Ig Nobel is incredible , one year an Indian guy won it for calculating the average surface area of an elephant and during his acceptance they had an elephant hold up a sign with the surface area of the scientist on it, they do showbiz better than the Oscars
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House, PhD -
A drama, about a brilliant arrogant medical statistician and his team of graduate students - every week receives a new case: collected clinical data. Their job: to 'diagnose' what the research question is.
A drama, about a brilliant arrogant medical statistician and his team of graduate students - every week receives a new case: collected clinical data. Their job: to 'diagnose' what the research question is.
October 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
House, PhD -
A drama, about a brilliant arrogant medical statistician and his team of graduate students - every week receives a new case: collected clinical data. Their job: to 'diagnose' what the research question is.
A drama, about a brilliant arrogant medical statistician and his team of graduate students - every week receives a new case: collected clinical data. Their job: to 'diagnose' what the research question is.
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Patience is a Virtue
Rebecca Campbell
2013
Rebecca Campbell
2013
October 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Patience is a Virtue
Rebecca Campbell
2013
Rebecca Campbell
2013
Happy October 1st
October 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Happy October 1st
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You need to know what's really inormptant in life!
September 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
You need to know what's really inormptant in life!
Guinevere is a guinea big (Poppy for reference)
September 25, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Guinevere is a guinea big (Poppy for reference)
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Autumn Foliage
Tom Thomson
1916
Tom Thomson
1916
September 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Autumn Foliage
Tom Thomson
1916
Tom Thomson
1916
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Pythagorean Triple Square Day, as one man affectionately calls 9/16/25, is a day like no other this century.
On 9/16/25, celebrate a date of mathematical beauty
Pythagorean Triple Square Day, as one man affectionately calls 9/16/25, is a day like no other this century.
n.pr
September 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Pythagorean Triple Square Day, as one man affectionately calls 9/16/25, is a day like no other this century.
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The MS treatment gap: How costs and outdated policies limit care in Canada
healthydebate.ca/2025/09/topi...
healthydebate.ca/2025/09/topi...
The MS treatment gap: How costs and outdated policies limit care in Canada - Healthy Debate
Provinces have yet to implement coverage policies that would ensure MS patients receive optimal care.
healthydebate.ca
September 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The MS treatment gap: How costs and outdated policies limit care in Canada
healthydebate.ca/2025/09/topi...
healthydebate.ca/2025/09/topi...