Nina Briggs
@cakeanddata.bsky.social
Data Scientist with a sweet tooth. Committee Member for the Royal Statistical Society- NI. Former political psychologist who hits things with swords in their spare time
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5 ways NOAA Research is making your life better *right now*:
1. Improving wildfire forecasts
2. Ensuring safe drinking water
3. Better flood maps, helping communities plan
4. Mapping the seafloor
5. Sequencing fish genes for a healthy fishery
💙 @noaa.gov 🌊
www.noaa.gov/news/5-ways-...
1. Improving wildfire forecasts
2. Ensuring safe drinking water
3. Better flood maps, helping communities plan
4. Mapping the seafloor
5. Sequencing fish genes for a healthy fishery
💙 @noaa.gov 🌊
www.noaa.gov/news/5-ways-...
5 ways NOAA research is making your life better — right now
Safer drinking water, improved forecasts are just some ways NOAA is working for you
www.noaa.gov
March 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
5 ways NOAA Research is making your life better *right now*:
1. Improving wildfire forecasts
2. Ensuring safe drinking water
3. Better flood maps, helping communities plan
4. Mapping the seafloor
5. Sequencing fish genes for a healthy fishery
💙 @noaa.gov 🌊
www.noaa.gov/news/5-ways-...
1. Improving wildfire forecasts
2. Ensuring safe drinking water
3. Better flood maps, helping communities plan
4. Mapping the seafloor
5. Sequencing fish genes for a healthy fishery
💙 @noaa.gov 🌊
www.noaa.gov/news/5-ways-...
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Book an exhibitor table at #SDSS25. View our prospectus here for exhibitor, sponsor, and advertising options: ww2.amstat.org/meetings/sds...
March 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Book an exhibitor table at #SDSS25. View our prospectus here for exhibitor, sponsor, and advertising options: ww2.amstat.org/meetings/sds...
Data science meets social good this autumn! Inspired by my work with @royalstatsoc.bsky.social , the hybrid Data for Good Hackathon will match data scientists with charities to tackle real-world challenges.
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#TechForGood #AIForImpact #SocialImpact #DataScience #Python #R #Coding
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#TechForGood #AIForImpact #SocialImpact #DataScience #Python #R #Coding
March 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Data science meets social good this autumn! Inspired by my work with @royalstatsoc.bsky.social , the hybrid Data for Good Hackathon will match data scientists with charities to tackle real-world challenges.
tr.ee/bxqez8
#TechForGood #AIForImpact #SocialImpact #DataScience #Python #R #Coding
tr.ee/bxqez8
#TechForGood #AIForImpact #SocialImpact #DataScience #Python #R #Coding
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I didn’t realise Libro.fm was available in the uk. Like Audible, but not owned by Bezos. So I’ve binned my audible account. Your nominated bookshop gets a small cut of your membership purchases and a larger cut of a la carte sales.
Buy audiobooks & support local bookstores
Libro.fm makes it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through local bookstores.
Libro.fm
January 19, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I didn’t realise Libro.fm was available in the uk. Like Audible, but not owned by Bezos. So I’ve binned my audible account. Your nominated bookshop gets a small cut of your membership purchases and a larger cut of a la carte sales.
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httr2 1.1.0 is out now: www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/01.... Includes way better tools for streaming data (as used by ellmer.tidyverse.org), new url manipulation functions, and a _bunch_ of minor improvements and bug fixes #rstats
httr2 1.1.0 - Tidyverse
httr2 1.1.0 introduces powerful new streaming capabilities with `req_perform_connection()`, as well as comprehensive URL manipulation tools, improved AWS support, and a bunch of bug fixes.
www.tidyverse.org
January 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
httr2 1.1.0 is out now: www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/01.... Includes way better tools for streaming data (as used by ellmer.tidyverse.org), new url manipulation functions, and a _bunch_ of minor improvements and bug fixes #rstats
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READERS!
Streetreads, a community led library for the unhoused & homeless - which operated from the bookshop basement in earlier days - is a vital, nourishing, creative space and service that deserves your support!
Pls read/share & donate if you can: www.justgiving.com/campaign/str...
Streetreads, a community led library for the unhoused & homeless - which operated from the bookshop basement in earlier days - is a vital, nourishing, creative space and service that deserves your support!
Pls read/share & donate if you can: www.justgiving.com/campaign/str...
January 19, 2025 at 9:30 AM
READERS!
Streetreads, a community led library for the unhoused & homeless - which operated from the bookshop basement in earlier days - is a vital, nourishing, creative space and service that deserves your support!
Pls read/share & donate if you can: www.justgiving.com/campaign/str...
Streetreads, a community led library for the unhoused & homeless - which operated from the bookshop basement in earlier days - is a vital, nourishing, creative space and service that deserves your support!
Pls read/share & donate if you can: www.justgiving.com/campaign/str...
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Under Biden, thousands of workers who experienced wage theft and other abuses have been granted protection from deportation and authorization to work so they can participate in labor investigations.
Immigrant workers are helping investigate labor abuses. Will Trump let them stay?
Under Biden, thousands of workers who experienced wage theft and other abuses have been granted protection from deportation and authorization to work so they can participate in labor investigations.
www.npr.org
January 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Under Biden, thousands of workers who experienced wage theft and other abuses have been granted protection from deportation and authorization to work so they can participate in labor investigations.
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every trans author I know is currently unclear on whether their books will be banned in the next four years or not, buy trans books NOW, in paper
January 15, 2025 at 4:41 AM
every trans author I know is currently unclear on whether their books will be banned in the next four years or not, buy trans books NOW, in paper
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Planning your 2025?
See the confirmed and tentative dates for R Dev Days this year: https://contributor.r-project.org/events/r-dev-days/
Save the dates to collaborate on contributions to base #rstats and R Contributor infrastructure. More details on the above link!
See the confirmed and tentative dates for R Dev Days this year: https://contributor.r-project.org/events/r-dev-days/
Save the dates to collaborate on contributions to base #rstats and R Contributor infrastructure. More details on the above link!
R Dev Days
Day-length events for new and experienced contributors to work collaboratively on contributions to base R
contributor.r-project.org
January 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Planning your 2025?
See the confirmed and tentative dates for R Dev Days this year: https://contributor.r-project.org/events/r-dev-days/
Save the dates to collaborate on contributions to base #rstats and R Contributor infrastructure. More details on the above link!
See the confirmed and tentative dates for R Dev Days this year: https://contributor.r-project.org/events/r-dev-days/
Save the dates to collaborate on contributions to base #rstats and R Contributor infrastructure. More details on the above link!
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Excellent presentation by Linda Tropp today @durhampsych.bsky.social discussing her work on intergroup contact in divided societies.
#SocialPsyc #Psychology
#SocialPsyc #Psychology
November 17, 2023 at 12:02 PM
Excellent presentation by Linda Tropp today @durhampsych.bsky.social discussing her work on intergroup contact in divided societies.
#SocialPsyc #Psychology
#SocialPsyc #Psychology