Alasdair Clarke
@riadsala.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer at the University of Essex. Works in a psychology department, but mainly teaches statistics and writes models.
I should probably tell you about the book I have coming out next year.
I should probably tell you about the book I have coming out next year.
Urrgh. I just spent an hour trying to get tikz working with quatro. Frustrating partial success. I can make figures appear, but they look *really* ugly.
Maybe i know somebody who can help, as Claude.ai wasn't at all helpful.
Maybe i know somebody who can help, as Claude.ai wasn't at all helpful.
November 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Urrgh. I just spent an hour trying to get tikz working with quatro. Frustrating partial success. I can make figures appear, but they look *really* ugly.
Maybe i know somebody who can help, as Claude.ai wasn't at all helpful.
Maybe i know somebody who can help, as Claude.ai wasn't at all helpful.
Interesting to note that Claude (Sonnet 4.5) gets the Clarke & Hunt (2016, Psych Science, journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...) Focus-Divide Dilema wrong.
November 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Interesting to note that Claude (Sonnet 4.5) gets the Clarke & Hunt (2016, Psych Science, journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...) Focus-Divide Dilema wrong.
Cold War is easily one of my fav films. 90minutes of perfection.
Tired of happily ever afters? If you've seen caustic marriage comedy THE ROSES in cinemas and are looking for something else to watch, our Curzon Home Cinema collection Love Will Tear Us Apart features a series of breakup films, including A SEPARATION, COLD WAR and GLORIA BELL.
September 1, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Cold War is easily one of my fav films. 90minutes of perfection.
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Tired of happily ever afters? If you've seen caustic marriage comedy THE ROSES in cinemas and are looking for something else to watch, our Curzon Home Cinema collection Love Will Tear Us Apart features a series of breakup films, including A SEPARATION, COLD WAR and GLORIA BELL.
August 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Tired of happily ever afters? If you've seen caustic marriage comedy THE ROSES in cinemas and are looking for something else to watch, our Curzon Home Cinema collection Love Will Tear Us Apart features a series of breakup films, including A SEPARATION, COLD WAR and GLORIA BELL.
The smartest decision I made on this project was inviting Matteo in as a co-author :) I can't think of a better person to have worked on this with.
This project has been great fun to work on. I’d love to hear from people involved in teaching statistics or research methods — your thoughts and feedback would be highly appreciated!
If you’d like to have a look, evaluation copies can be requested here: www.mheducation.co.uk/professional...
If you’d like to have a look, evaluation copies can be requested here: www.mheducation.co.uk/professional...
August 22, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The smartest decision I made on this project was inviting Matteo in as a co-author :) I can't think of a better person to have worked on this with.
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Excited to finally have in my hands a copy of our new book Statistics for Psychology Using R: A Linear Models Perspective (written with Alasdair Clarke, not on bsky) !!
📘 www.mheducation.co.uk/statistics-f...
#PsychSciSky #neuroskyence #statistics #statssky
@rhulpsychology.bsky.social
📘 www.mheducation.co.uk/statistics-f...
#PsychSciSky #neuroskyence #statistics #statssky
@rhulpsychology.bsky.social
August 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Excited to finally have in my hands a copy of our new book Statistics for Psychology Using R: A Linear Models Perspective (written with Alasdair Clarke, not on bsky) !!
📘 www.mheducation.co.uk/statistics-f...
#PsychSciSky #neuroskyence #statistics #statssky
@rhulpsychology.bsky.social
📘 www.mheducation.co.uk/statistics-f...
#PsychSciSky #neuroskyence #statistics #statssky
@rhulpsychology.bsky.social
I went to Warwick back in the day I knew nothing of the brand, but my dad told me they had a good mathematics department.
I'm pretty sure this new branding would have put me right off applying, and I probably would have gone to Edinburgh instead.
I'm pretty sure this new branding would have put me right off applying, and I probably would have gone to Edinburgh instead.
The University of Warwick is facing mounting criticism over a high-spending global marketing strategy – labelled by critics as a “fiasco” – with academics accusing senior leaders of indulging in vanity projects while staff are urged to cut costs, writes @tashmosheim.bsky.social
#academicsky #Beyond
#academicsky #Beyond
Warwick marketing ‘fiasco’ shows ‘education isn’t a luxury brand’
Experts warn institutions against losing sight of their purpose, as more details emerge about university’s prolific spending on PR activities
www.timeshighereducation.com
August 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I went to Warwick back in the day I knew nothing of the brand, but my dad told me they had a good mathematics department.
I'm pretty sure this new branding would have put me right off applying, and I probably would have gone to Edinburgh instead.
I'm pretty sure this new branding would have put me right off applying, and I probably would have gone to Edinburgh instead.
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I have been editor for many Registered Reports and many traditional articles, and it is truly amazing how null results suddenly appear all over the place in Registered Reports. Almost as if there is some problem with our traditional approach. Someone should look into that.
If you work in psychology in a research area without Registered Reports, you will see that the main hypotheses in papers are almost always supported. If your peers publish Registered Reports, you will also have access to null results, which should be very common. doi.org/10.1177/2515...
May 29, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I have been editor for many Registered Reports and many traditional articles, and it is truly amazing how null results suddenly appear all over the place in Registered Reports. Almost as if there is some problem with our traditional approach. Someone should look into that.
Since the birth of my baby daughter, the internet has decided that I am a woman. Is this a sign that new dads rarely search for information about how best to care for their child? Or perhaps marketing people assume that anybody looking up anything about babies must be a woman.
May 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Since the birth of my baby daughter, the internet has decided that I am a woman. Is this a sign that new dads rarely search for information about how best to care for their child? Or perhaps marketing people assume that anybody looking up anything about babies must be a woman.
The more I learn about Bayesian modelling & Stan, the stupider I feel.
April 29, 2025 at 8:43 AM
The more I learn about Bayesian modelling & Stan, the stupider I feel.
I've hired a car and am driving again for the first time in years.
I'm not enjoying it. My last experience was 20 years ago in Scotland. I'm now living in the South East of England, and the whole experience is horrible. The amount of selfish and dangerous parking on junctions...
I'm not enjoying it. My last experience was 20 years ago in Scotland. I'm now living in the South East of England, and the whole experience is horrible. The amount of selfish and dangerous parking on junctions...
April 26, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I've hired a car and am driving again for the first time in years.
I'm not enjoying it. My last experience was 20 years ago in Scotland. I'm now living in the South East of England, and the whole experience is horrible. The amount of selfish and dangerous parking on junctions...
I'm not enjoying it. My last experience was 20 years ago in Scotland. I'm now living in the South East of England, and the whole experience is horrible. The amount of selfish and dangerous parking on junctions...
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@jburnmurdoch.ft.com This isn’t true. The best GenAI turns out essays that are beautifully structured, flawlessly composed - but content neutral; i.e they can’t differentiate between facts, opinions & lies, or parse sarcasm & jokes. AI essays are frequently bizarre or nonsensical.
Yes, we can tell.
Yes, we can tell.
March 30, 2025 at 8:31 AM
@jburnmurdoch.ft.com This isn’t true. The best GenAI turns out essays that are beautifully structured, flawlessly composed - but content neutral; i.e they can’t differentiate between facts, opinions & lies, or parse sarcasm & jokes. AI essays are frequently bizarre or nonsensical.
Yes, we can tell.
Yes, we can tell.
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Hi! Believe it or not our articles get fact-checked 🙂
And what I wrote is based on a growing pile of evidence, such as:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
And what I wrote is based on a growing pile of evidence, such as:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
March 30, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Hi! Believe it or not our articles get fact-checked 🙂
And what I wrote is based on a growing pile of evidence, such as:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
And what I wrote is based on a growing pile of evidence, such as:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
My latest paper with Amelia Hunt is now available at JEP:General:
*Learn More From Your Data With Asymptotic Regression*
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
I'm quite pleased with this one. I think it is a nice example of how we can deal with confounds due to learning and practise effects.
*Learn More From Your Data With Asymptotic Regression*
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
I'm quite pleased with this one. I think it is a nice example of how we can deal with confounds due to learning and practise effects.
APA PsycNet
psycnet.apa.org
February 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
My latest paper with Amelia Hunt is now available at JEP:General:
*Learn More From Your Data With Asymptotic Regression*
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
I'm quite pleased with this one. I think it is a nice example of how we can deal with confounds due to learning and practise effects.
*Learn More From Your Data With Asymptotic Regression*
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
I'm quite pleased with this one. I think it is a nice example of how we can deal with confounds due to learning and practise effects.
I'm starting to wonder why the UK's HE sector thinks the government should bail the sector out? Seems like a waste of effort given the 0% attendance.
It's a shame the students don't want to turn up as I enjoy teaching.
It's a shame the students don't want to turn up as I enjoy teaching.
February 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I'm starting to wonder why the UK's HE sector thinks the government should bail the sector out? Seems like a waste of effort given the 0% attendance.
It's a shame the students don't want to turn up as I enjoy teaching.
It's a shame the students don't want to turn up as I enjoy teaching.
on my way to Durham to give a seminar.
February 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
on my way to Durham to give a seminar.
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ULEZ has not negatively impacted High Streets. But it has improved air quality
Lots said "it will kill local businesses"
The *actual* evidence said no impact
This didn't stop the negative press. ?fueled by PR??
Here is more evidence that says same
www.centreforcities.org/blog/ulez-ex...
Lots said "it will kill local businesses"
The *actual* evidence said no impact
This didn't stop the negative press. ?fueled by PR??
Here is more evidence that says same
www.centreforcities.org/blog/ulez-ex...
ULEZ expansion hasn’t hurt high street spending - Centre for Cities
Large scale credit card transaction data shows that the expansion of ULEZ in 2023 did not reduce demand for high street goods and services.
www.centreforcities.org
January 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
ULEZ has not negatively impacted High Streets. But it has improved air quality
Lots said "it will kill local businesses"
The *actual* evidence said no impact
This didn't stop the negative press. ?fueled by PR??
Here is more evidence that says same
www.centreforcities.org/blog/ulez-ex...
Lots said "it will kill local businesses"
The *actual* evidence said no impact
This didn't stop the negative press. ?fueled by PR??
Here is more evidence that says same
www.centreforcities.org/blog/ulez-ex...
Wish me luck.. I have to go do a 2 hour lecture on Intro p-values to first year psych students.
January 14, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Wish me luck.. I have to go do a 2 hour lecture on Intro p-values to first year psych students.
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THREAD
This Is The Story Of The The Pernicious Rise of AI-Generated Papers and their Online Impact
An Incomplete History Told In The Voice of Documentarian Adam Curtis
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This Is The Story Of The The Pernicious Rise of AI-Generated Papers and their Online Impact
An Incomplete History Told In The Voice of Documentarian Adam Curtis
1/31
December 19, 2024 at 9:10 PM
THREAD
This Is The Story Of The The Pernicious Rise of AI-Generated Papers and their Online Impact
An Incomplete History Told In The Voice of Documentarian Adam Curtis
1/31
This Is The Story Of The The Pernicious Rise of AI-Generated Papers and their Online Impact
An Incomplete History Told In The Voice of Documentarian Adam Curtis
1/31
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Scottish Vision Group 2025 website is now live: sites.google.com/view/svg2025/. It's one of my fave conferences - small, friendly, excellent scenery. Join us 4th-6th April 2025! #VisionScience #PsychSciSky @riadsala.bsky.social
SVG2025
The Scottish Vision Group (SVG) is a collective of vision researchers aimed at encouraging collaboration among laboratories engaged in studying visual perception in Scotland and beyond.
Every spring s...
sites.google.com
December 11, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Scottish Vision Group 2025 website is now live: sites.google.com/view/svg2025/. It's one of my fave conferences - small, friendly, excellent scenery. Join us 4th-6th April 2025! #VisionScience #PsychSciSky @riadsala.bsky.social
A little paper about foraging with @riadsala.bsky.social. I enjoyed this RR process a lot - getting feedback at stage 1 is so helpful. Also, big shout out to all the FAB students involved in this project. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... #VisionScience #AcademicSky
The effect of target scarcity on visual foraging | Royal Society Open Science
Previous studies have investigated the effect of target prevalence in combination
with the effect of explicit target value on human visual foraging strategies, though
the conclusions have been mixed. ...
royalsocietypublishing.org
December 4, 2024 at 1:19 PM
"For all experiments, we have reported all measures, conditions, data exclusions, and how we determined our sample sizes. Data and materials are available on the Open Science Framework osf.io/xxxxx).%22
...rolls eyes...
...rolls eyes...
November 15, 2024 at 2:18 PM
"For all experiments, we have reported all measures, conditions, data exclusions, and how we determined our sample sizes. Data and materials are available on the Open Science Framework osf.io/xxxxx).%22
...rolls eyes...
...rolls eyes...
I'm still not sure the point of this service. At the moment, as I only seem to follow @mgreenephd.bsky.social and @benwolfevision.bsky.social, it feels like I'm just eavesdropping on their conversations about cats and vss.
December 8, 2023 at 10:18 AM
I'm still not sure the point of this service. At the moment, as I only seem to follow @mgreenephd.bsky.social and @benwolfevision.bsky.social, it feels like I'm just eavesdropping on their conversations about cats and vss.