Jess Butler
@jessbutler.bsky.social
Lead Data Scientist, NHS Grampian + Senior Research Fellow, University of Aberdeen
Trying to do useful things with big, messy, high-security data. Huge nerd for open science and public health
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/people/profiles/jessicabutler
Trying to do useful things with big, messy, high-security data. Huge nerd for open science and public health
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/people/profiles/jessicabutler
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Anyone who's seen my previous WTF biology threads will probably see what appeals to me so much about this. Once again, the crucial principles of how life works at the molecular level turn out to be fuzzy, cooperative, and combinatorial, in a manner that's clearly selected for. 7/7
October 30, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Anyone who's seen my previous WTF biology threads will probably see what appeals to me so much about this. Once again, the crucial principles of how life works at the molecular level turn out to be fuzzy, cooperative, and combinatorial, in a manner that's clearly selected for. 7/7
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Recruitment has begun for a new National Statistician (£200k). Important role as the strategic head of the UK statistical system. There is less operational work as there is now a Perm Sec for ONS. So they are seeking an ‘internationally recognised leader in statistics’
www.saxbam.com/appointment/...
www.saxbam.com/appointment/...
UK Statistics Authority
Official statistics play a vital role in supporting society and the economy - informing government policymaking and evaluation, guiding economic and
www.saxbam.com
October 25, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Recruitment has begun for a new National Statistician (£200k). Important role as the strategic head of the UK statistical system. There is less operational work as there is now a Perm Sec for ONS. So they are seeking an ‘internationally recognised leader in statistics’
www.saxbam.com/appointment/...
www.saxbam.com/appointment/...
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More than *anything* the people who actually know how technology works, who actually build things, wish that people would treat LLMs like every other technology, and be normal about them. Don't build a religion about them, don't force them on people, don't ignore the problems. Just be normal.
October 17, 2025 at 4:34 AM
More than *anything* the people who actually know how technology works, who actually build things, wish that people would treat LLMs like every other technology, and be normal about them. Don't build a religion about them, don't force them on people, don't ignore the problems. Just be normal.