Mitch Naughton
@mitchnaughtonphd.bsky.social
PhD in Exercise Science | Lecturer in Exercise Physiology | Understanding Load, Fatigue, Recovery, and Systems Thinking
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Always worth going back to this @lakens.bsky.social piece on an influential statistician who *wasn’t* personally a piece of shit. daniellakens.blogspot.com/2021/09/jerz...
Jerzy Neyman: A Positive Role Model in the History of Frequentist Statistics
Many of the facts in this blog post come from the biography ‘Neyman’ by Constance Reid . I highly recommend reading this book if you find ...
daniellakens.blogspot.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Always worth going back to this @lakens.bsky.social piece on an influential statistician who *wasn’t* personally a piece of shit. daniellakens.blogspot.com/2021/09/jerz...
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Alison Luchs, who has worked at the National Gallery of Art for 47 years, agreed to learn Gen Z slang and make videos because she wanted to raise interest in the museum’s art.
She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S
She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S
January 29, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Alison Luchs, who has worked at the National Gallery of Art for 47 years, agreed to learn Gen Z slang and make videos because she wanted to raise interest in the museum’s art.
She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S
She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S
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In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
January 28, 2026 at 1:44 AM
In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
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Carb intakes are increasing among endurance athletes
But there is wide uncertainty in how much we actually expend, depending on absolute power output, relative intensity, and gross metabolic efficiency
Which factor has the biggest influence depends where we are on the map #rstats #datavis #cycling
But there is wide uncertainty in how much we actually expend, depending on absolute power output, relative intensity, and gross metabolic efficiency
Which factor has the biggest influence depends where we are on the map #rstats #datavis #cycling
January 8, 2026 at 10:51 PM
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Typical range for GE = 15-25%
Assuming 25% is not the best estimate
GE = 25% (ie. 1kJ power output on bike computer == 1 kcal energy intake) will probably UNDERestimate energy expenditure and intake requirements for most athletes, at most realistic power outputs #rstats #datavis #cycling
Assuming 25% is not the best estimate
GE = 25% (ie. 1kJ power output on bike computer == 1 kcal energy intake) will probably UNDERestimate energy expenditure and intake requirements for most athletes, at most realistic power outputs #rstats #datavis #cycling
January 8, 2026 at 10:51 PM
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A PhD is a driving test. A postdoc is practice. You know that your students and postdocs will eventually be able to drive in directions you can’t or won’t. And it’s wonderfull. But it’s important not to mistake an unexciting work product with the actual value.
November 30, 2025 at 6:42 AM
A PhD is a driving test. A postdoc is practice. You know that your students and postdocs will eventually be able to drive in directions you can’t or won’t. And it’s wonderfull. But it’s important not to mistake an unexciting work product with the actual value.
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Grateful to the Decoding the Gurus guys for having me on to discuss Autism, Microbiomes, & Mice Burying Marbles... @guruspod.bsky.social cc @statsepi.bsky.social @deevybee.bsky.social 😊 open.spotify.com/episode/01w8...
Autism, Microbiomes, & Mice Burying Marbles with Kevin Mitchell
open.spotify.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Grateful to the Decoding the Gurus guys for having me on to discuss Autism, Microbiomes, & Mice Burying Marbles... @guruspod.bsky.social cc @statsepi.bsky.social @deevybee.bsky.social 😊 open.spotify.com/episode/01w8...
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Recent #Research by Fabio G. Laginestra et al. examines the influence of biological sex on the #metabolic basis of skeletal muscle #fatigue in vivo 🔬 🧲
📜 Read the study here: physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
📜 Read the study here: physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
November 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Recent #Research by Fabio G. Laginestra et al. examines the influence of biological sex on the #metabolic basis of skeletal muscle #fatigue in vivo 🔬 🧲
📜 Read the study here: physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
📜 Read the study here: physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
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Where to start, with a statement like this?
"Tim Ayres said the cuts were aimed at refocusing … CSIRO towards research priorities, such as critical minerals, iron & steel production in Australia."
From some rando down the bus stop, one would brush it off.
But this is from our Science Minister 🤯
"Tim Ayres said the cuts were aimed at refocusing … CSIRO towards research priorities, such as critical minerals, iron & steel production in Australia."
From some rando down the bus stop, one would brush it off.
But this is from our Science Minister 🤯
CSIRO to cut up to 350 research jobs in major overhaul
After 440 positions were slashed last year, the CSIRO has announced more staff cuts across the country in a bid to remain financially viable.
www.abc.net.au
November 19, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Where to start, with a statement like this?
"Tim Ayres said the cuts were aimed at refocusing … CSIRO towards research priorities, such as critical minerals, iron & steel production in Australia."
From some rando down the bus stop, one would brush it off.
But this is from our Science Minister 🤯
"Tim Ayres said the cuts were aimed at refocusing … CSIRO towards research priorities, such as critical minerals, iron & steel production in Australia."
From some rando down the bus stop, one would brush it off.
But this is from our Science Minister 🤯
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When I'm right, I'm right; and when I'm wrong, I'm just trying to create a teachable moment.
November 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
When I'm right, I'm right; and when I'm wrong, I'm just trying to create a teachable moment.
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Finally, someone has solved a real problem with AI! No more having to take a paper in the format for a journal that rejected you, and reformat it for a new journal. Well done!! formatmypaper.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Finally, someone has solved a real problem with AI! No more having to take a paper in the format for a journal that rejected you, and reformat it for a new journal. Well done!! formatmypaper.com
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The real Butlerian Jihad is not againt AGI, but against AI slop? Happy weekend to all www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zfN...
AI Slop Is Destroying The Internet
YouTube video by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
www.youtube.com
October 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
The real Butlerian Jihad is not againt AGI, but against AI slop? Happy weekend to all www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zfN...
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Okay I’m officially done on X/Twitter. In dire need of a healthy science community with people posting interesting takes on research. Where are my nutrition and metabolism people…? 🍎
a man drinking from a can that says science on it
ALT: a man drinking from a can that says science on it
media.tenor.com
October 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Okay I’m officially done on X/Twitter. In dire need of a healthy science community with people posting interesting takes on research. Where are my nutrition and metabolism people…? 🍎
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Too late, Batman. Once this Tylenol floods the city's water supply, my wiki won't run out of editors ever again
September 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Too late, Batman. Once this Tylenol floods the city's water supply, my wiki won't run out of editors ever again
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Finished marking papers in one of my courses. It's painful to see bright minds atrophied by the integration of LLMs into the "learning" process.
Instead of building an understanding, e.g. by trying to generalize examples seen in exercises, LLMs are used in an effort to "just do". Poorly.
Shame.
Instead of building an understanding, e.g. by trying to generalize examples seen in exercises, LLMs are used in an effort to "just do". Poorly.
Shame.
September 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Finished marking papers in one of my courses. It's painful to see bright minds atrophied by the integration of LLMs into the "learning" process.
Instead of building an understanding, e.g. by trying to generalize examples seen in exercises, LLMs are used in an effort to "just do". Poorly.
Shame.
Instead of building an understanding, e.g. by trying to generalize examples seen in exercises, LLMs are used in an effort to "just do". Poorly.
Shame.
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The influence of biological sex on the metabolic basis of skeletal muscle fatigue in vivo
physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
The influence of biological sex on the metabolic basis of skeletal muscle fatigue in vivo
Abstract figure legend Women are often reported to develop less muscle fatigue than men during physical activity. By combining electrical femoral nerve stimulation and phosphorus magnetic resonance s...
physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The influence of biological sex on the metabolic basis of skeletal muscle fatigue in vivo
physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
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You can see exactly where Wightman’s tank emptied, about 5-10 m from the line (by the Honda sign). If you calculate his critical speed and D’ from his outdoor PBs, D’ was gone 6 m before the line.
September 18, 2025 at 6:51 AM
You can see exactly where Wightman’s tank emptied, about 5-10 m from the line (by the Honda sign). If you calculate his critical speed and D’ from his outdoor PBs, D’ was gone 6 m before the line.
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What do you think about Australia "associating with" Horizon Europe?
It's not me asking, but the Department of Industry, Science and Resources.
If you're interested, make a submission to their "request for information": ▶️ consult.industry.gov.au/association-...
It's not me asking, but the Department of Industry, Science and Resources.
If you're interested, make a submission to their "request for information": ▶️ consult.industry.gov.au/association-...
Converlens - Engagement, insights and analytics platform for surveys and consultations
Collect, Manage and Analyse surveys, consultation data and text
consult.industry.gov.au
September 12, 2025 at 4:17 AM
What do you think about Australia "associating with" Horizon Europe?
It's not me asking, but the Department of Industry, Science and Resources.
If you're interested, make a submission to their "request for information": ▶️ consult.industry.gov.au/association-...
It's not me asking, but the Department of Industry, Science and Resources.
If you're interested, make a submission to their "request for information": ▶️ consult.industry.gov.au/association-...
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Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
September 6, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
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Our data stewards have started recommending that we no longer use US-based infrastructure for #openscience practices, given the risk of (near-future) censorship, from pre-print and data hosting to preregistration and more. That includes OSF.
September 3, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Our data stewards have started recommending that we no longer use US-based infrastructure for #openscience practices, given the risk of (near-future) censorship, from pre-print and data hosting to preregistration and more. That includes OSF.
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Results so stunningly clear they inspired this classic xkcd (xkcd.com/2400/):
September 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Results so stunningly clear they inspired this classic xkcd (xkcd.com/2400/):
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I don't get how people don't realize that a technology that replaces junior and entry level positions in a field destroys that field.
There's no skipping steps. You have to be a junior before you can be a senior, and if you don't have senior people, you don't have a field.
There's no skipping steps. You have to be a junior before you can be a senior, and if you don't have senior people, you don't have a field.
Remember, kids: A real big goal of "AI" is to entirely sever capital from labor, and no, there will be no universal basic income, you can all just starve and die, thanks
www.axios.com/2025/08/26/a...
www.axios.com/2025/08/26/a...
AI is already taking jobs away from entry-level workers
Software and customer service are most at risk right now and could be the canary in the coal mine.
www.axios.com
September 1, 2025 at 4:03 AM
I don't get how people don't realize that a technology that replaces junior and entry level positions in a field destroys that field.
There's no skipping steps. You have to be a junior before you can be a senior, and if you don't have senior people, you don't have a field.
There's no skipping steps. You have to be a junior before you can be a senior, and if you don't have senior people, you don't have a field.
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It was a rewarding labour of love to work on this paper with a fantastic team of authors, “Understanding Treatment Response Heterogeneity Using Crossover Randomized Controlled Trials: A Primer for Exercise and Nutrition Scientists”. @hk-ijsnem.bsky.social journals.humankinetics.com/view/journal...
journals.humankinetics.com
August 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
It was a rewarding labour of love to work on this paper with a fantastic team of authors, “Understanding Treatment Response Heterogeneity Using Crossover Randomized Controlled Trials: A Primer for Exercise and Nutrition Scientists”. @hk-ijsnem.bsky.social journals.humankinetics.com/view/journal...
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Amazing!: fpca.paperplayground.app From
@aartgoossens.bsky.social
a Paper Playground paperplayground.app implementation of the FPCA model. It's a great concept to interactively showcase research results. cc
@drphilipskiba.bsky.social
@aartgoossens.bsky.social
a Paper Playground paperplayground.app implementation of the FPCA model. It's a great concept to interactively showcase research results. cc
@drphilipskiba.bsky.social
August 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Amazing!: fpca.paperplayground.app From
@aartgoossens.bsky.social
a Paper Playground paperplayground.app implementation of the FPCA model. It's a great concept to interactively showcase research results. cc
@drphilipskiba.bsky.social
@aartgoossens.bsky.social
a Paper Playground paperplayground.app implementation of the FPCA model. It's a great concept to interactively showcase research results. cc
@drphilipskiba.bsky.social