Andrew Smith
@itsandysmith.bsky.social
Helping biopharma humanise their healthcare & corporate communication, with a side order of guitar (mostly musical theatre)
I remember buying issue #1 at a station newstand, ahead of a cross-country train journey! Fabulous to see you reach this anniversary!
September 22, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I remember buying issue #1 at a station newstand, ahead of a cross-country train journey! Fabulous to see you reach this anniversary!
This book is why I'm struggling to wait for Automatic Noodle to reach the UK!
July 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
This book is why I'm struggling to wait for Automatic Noodle to reach the UK!
Well, that was fun. Not perfect, but good enough
July 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Well, that was fun. Not perfect, but good enough
This was published in The Telegraph. Write your own punchline 😉
July 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This was published in The Telegraph. Write your own punchline 😉
Reposted by Andrew Smith
Apparently the journalist contacted some of the supposed "authors" of the studies who said they had never heard of such studies (and certainly hadn't conducted them). www.notus.org/health-scien...
The MAHA Report Cites Studies That Don’t Exist
The Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” report misinterprets some studies and cites others that don’t exist, according to the listed authors.
www.notus.org
May 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Apparently the journalist contacted some of the supposed "authors" of the studies who said they had never heard of such studies (and certainly hadn't conducted them). www.notus.org/health-scien...
The ghost of Georges Perec!
April 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The ghost of Georges Perec!
Is that a gilled mage in the foreground?
March 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Is that a gilled mage in the foreground?
I enjoyed the opening monologue... the musical number not so much ;-)
March 3, 2025 at 10:34 AM
I enjoyed the opening monologue... the musical number not so much ;-)
It takes time for DNS changes to flow through the system. (When we do it for clients, we say "up to 24 hours" for changes to reach everywhere, but usually way quicker.)
March 2, 2025 at 9:29 AM
It takes time for DNS changes to flow through the system. (When we do it for clients, we say "up to 24 hours" for changes to reach everywhere, but usually way quicker.)
From where I'm sitting (UK/Chrome), it's not just PubMed but the entire NIH website that's unavailable!
March 2, 2025 at 9:26 AM
From where I'm sitting (UK/Chrome), it's not just PubMed but the entire NIH website that's unavailable!
Don't forget, Metro is owned by the Daily Mail parent company. Read this through that filter...
December 29, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Don't forget, Metro is owned by the Daily Mail parent company. Read this through that filter...
Even better, more sleeper trains!
December 28, 2024 at 10:34 AM
Even better, more sleeper trains!
I made tiramisu on Christmas Eve, to take to a family party tomorrow (don't worry - no eggs). The struggle not to eat it all myself is real!
December 26, 2024 at 12:22 PM
I made tiramisu on Christmas Eve, to take to a family party tomorrow (don't worry - no eggs). The struggle not to eat it all myself is real!
So, this showed up on my feed right next to the news of the Ambassador pick for Panama... and it totally made sense!
December 25, 2024 at 10:33 PM
So, this showed up on my feed right next to the news of the Ambassador pick for Panama... and it totally made sense!
Also the huge contrast in sampling between the ultra-low volatility average of MANY stocks & bonds vs just FOUR of the most volatile alternative assets!
December 22, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Also the huge contrast in sampling between the ultra-low volatility average of MANY stocks & bonds vs just FOUR of the most volatile alternative assets!