Jon Minton
@jonminton.bsky.social
Senior Statistician. Eclectic public and population health background. Very reluctant Twitter refugee. Distant memories of academia. “Evidence informed contrarian”
Two animated guides for understanding some key concepts in statistical inference:
jonminton.github.io/jon-blog/pos...
(Or at least for becoming curious enough about these concepts to want to learn more…)
jonminton.github.io/jon-blog/pos...
(Or at least for becoming curious enough about these concepts to want to learn more…)
Jon Minton’s Blog - Point estimates, Confidence Intervals and P-Values
Two simple statistical animations co-produced with Claude
jonminton.github.io
November 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Two animated guides for understanding some key concepts in statistical inference:
jonminton.github.io/jon-blog/pos...
(Or at least for becoming curious enough about these concepts to want to learn more…)
jonminton.github.io/jon-blog/pos...
(Or at least for becoming curious enough about these concepts to want to learn more…)
Reposted by Jon Minton
pkgdown 2.2.0 now out — tidyverse.org/blog/2025/11.... Main feature is new build_llm_docs() which makes your websites easier to understand by LLMs. (Which you can easily turn off if desired) #rstats
pkgdown 2.2.0
The latest version of pkgdown automatically builds markdown files that make it easy for LLMs to use your website.
tidyverse.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
pkgdown 2.2.0 now out — tidyverse.org/blog/2025/11.... Main feature is new build_llm_docs() which makes your websites easier to understand by LLMs. (Which you can easily turn off if desired) #rstats
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purrr 1.2.0 out now — mostly removing long deprecated functions but a few small performance nad parallel processing improvements. Learn more at www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/11... #rstats
purrr 1.2.0
This release tightens up the package by removing long-deprecated functions, making `map_chr()` and predicate functions more type-safe, and requiring a newer version of carrier to make `in_parallel()`...
www.tidyverse.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
purrr 1.2.0 out now — mostly removing long deprecated functions but a few small performance nad parallel processing improvements. Learn more at www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/11... #rstats
Someone on ‘the other place’ just unearthed and reposted this data vis I made a couple of years ago. Such is the decline in engagement- there or here- that even 8 likes now looks impressive!
November 4, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Someone on ‘the other place’ just unearthed and reposted this data vis I made a couple of years ago. Such is the decline in engagement- there or here- that even 8 likes now looks impressive!
New blog post: Claude as a dialectical engine?
jonminton.github.io/jon-blog/pos...
(Have LLMs now solved their sycophancy problem?)
jonminton.github.io/jon-blog/pos...
(Have LLMs now solved their sycophancy problem?)
Jon Minton’s Blog - Claude as a Dialectical Engine?
Accounts of two recent exchanges
jonminton.github.io
October 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
New blog post: Claude as a dialectical engine?
jonminton.github.io/jon-blog/pos...
(Have LLMs now solved their sycophancy problem?)
jonminton.github.io/jon-blog/pos...
(Have LLMs now solved their sycophancy problem?)
D’oh!
October 20, 2025 at 7:31 AM
D’oh!
I’ve now experienced an LLM (Claude) start to ask me questions and push back on specific suggestions and assumptions I’ve made either implicitly or explicitly through the prompt. To me this suggests LLMs are moving from ‘Affirmation Engines’ to ‘Dialectical Engines’, a change I wasn’t expecting.
October 18, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I’ve now experienced an LLM (Claude) start to ask me questions and push back on specific suggestions and assumptions I’ve made either implicitly or explicitly through the prompt. To me this suggests LLMs are moving from ‘Affirmation Engines’ to ‘Dialectical Engines’, a change I wasn’t expecting.
Reposted by Jon Minton
Would any fluent speakers of Korean or Chinese have a couple of minutes to review some updated pkgdown translations at github.com/r-lib/pkgdow... ? These were generated by claude code, so they're probably ok, but I'd love a human to double check.
✨ Proofread translations ✨ by hadley · Pull Request #2926 · r-lib/pkgdown
with Claude code
cc @jayhesselberth @maelle
github.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Would any fluent speakers of Korean or Chinese have a couple of minutes to review some updated pkgdown translations at github.com/r-lib/pkgdow... ? These were generated by claude code, so they're probably ok, but I'd love a human to double check.
Climbing with Claude: understanding git/GitHub for collaborative version control:
jonminton.github.io/jon-blog/pos...
jonminton.github.io/jon-blog/pos...
Jon Minton’s Blog - Climbing with Claude: Understanding Collaborative Version Control
An Artificially Hand-drawn Analogy
jonminton.github.io
October 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Climbing with Claude: understanding git/GitHub for collaborative version control:
jonminton.github.io/jon-blog/pos...
jonminton.github.io/jon-blog/pos...
Here’s Claude’s scarily accurate summary of my 9 ideas:
Nine thoughts and ideas inspired by reading Tim Berners-Lee's This is for Everyone: (From Monetisation to Marriage Markets)
jonminton.github.io/jon-blog/pos...
jonminton.github.io/jon-blog/pos...
LinkedIn
This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn
lnkd.in
October 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Here’s Claude’s scarily accurate summary of my 9 ideas:
Nine thoughts and ideas inspired by reading Tim Berners-Lee's This is for Everyone: (From Monetisation to Marriage Markets)
jonminton.github.io/jon-blog/pos...
jonminton.github.io/jon-blog/pos...
LinkedIn
This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn
lnkd.in
October 12, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Nine thoughts and ideas inspired by reading Tim Berners-Lee's This is for Everyone: (From Monetisation to Marriage Markets)
jonminton.github.io/jon-blog/pos...
jonminton.github.io/jon-blog/pos...
Has the child prodigy who made the game Theme Park in 1994 ‘solved intelligence’?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theme_P...
jonminton.github.io/jon-blog/pos...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theme_P...
jonminton.github.io/jon-blog/pos...
Theme Park (video game) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
October 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Has the child prodigy who made the game Theme Park in 1994 ‘solved intelligence’?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theme_P...
jonminton.github.io/jon-blog/pos...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theme_P...
jonminton.github.io/jon-blog/pos...
New blog post: the man who solved intelligence - Demis Hassabis and the Thinking Game:
jonminton.github.io/jon-blog/pos...
(I’m not even sure the title is hyperbole…)
jonminton.github.io/jon-blog/pos...
(I’m not even sure the title is hyperbole…)
Jon Minton’s Blog - The Man Who Solved Intelligence
Some thoughts on Demis Hassabis and The Thinking Game
jonminton.github.io
October 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
New blog post: the man who solved intelligence - Demis Hassabis and the Thinking Game:
jonminton.github.io/jon-blog/pos...
(I’m not even sure the title is hyperbole…)
jonminton.github.io/jon-blog/pos...
(I’m not even sure the title is hyperbole…)
Jon Minton’s Blog - Remembering KGB: 1992’s subtly terrifying social poison simulator
jonminton.github.io
September 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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September 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Trump speaks with mismatching parentheses [}
August 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Reposted by Jon Minton
🚨1000 authoritarian actions. 7 months🚨
I've been tracking Trump's authoritarian actions. From dismantling democratic institutions to militarising immigration enforcement, Trump is reshaping America.
In my new post I highlight key authoriarian attacks
christinapagel.substack.com/p/grand-desi...
1/2
I've been tracking Trump's authoritarian actions. From dismantling democratic institutions to militarising immigration enforcement, Trump is reshaping America.
In my new post I highlight key authoriarian attacks
christinapagel.substack.com/p/grand-desi...
1/2
Grand Designs: the loss of American freedom
Exactly seven months into Trump's second term, we have reached 1000 authoritarian actions. Here I lay out the enormity of what has happened.
christinapagel.substack.com
August 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
🚨1000 authoritarian actions. 7 months🚨
I've been tracking Trump's authoritarian actions. From dismantling democratic institutions to militarising immigration enforcement, Trump is reshaping America.
In my new post I highlight key authoriarian attacks
christinapagel.substack.com/p/grand-desi...
1/2
I've been tracking Trump's authoritarian actions. From dismantling democratic institutions to militarising immigration enforcement, Trump is reshaping America.
In my new post I highlight key authoriarian attacks
christinapagel.substack.com/p/grand-desi...
1/2
I wonder what Greek people say when they don’t like or understand algebra…
August 20, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I wonder what Greek people say when they don’t like or understand algebra…
Reposted by Jon Minton
The Microphones of Edinburgh: A memoir
August 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The Microphones of Edinburgh: A memoir
Reposted by Jon Minton
Ok:
1 like = 1 demographic fact*
* may include estimates, generalizations, dataviz, or unsubstantiated claims
1 like = 1 demographic fact*
* may include estimates, generalizations, dataviz, or unsubstantiated claims
November 30, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Ok:
1 like = 1 demographic fact*
* may include estimates, generalizations, dataviz, or unsubstantiated claims
1 like = 1 demographic fact*
* may include estimates, generalizations, dataviz, or unsubstantiated claims
What does the square root of ANS actually sell?
August 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM
What does the square root of ANS actually sell?
“It’s your choice: A satire featuring three men, two gods, and one chair.”
jonminton.github.io/jon-blog/pos...
(The first short story I’ve written for some while…)
jonminton.github.io/jon-blog/pos...
(The first short story I’ve written for some while…)
Jon Minton’s Blog - It’s your choice
A bureaucratic satire featuring three men, two gods, and one chair
jonminton.github.io
July 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
“It’s your choice: A satire featuring three men, two gods, and one chair.”
jonminton.github.io/jon-blog/pos...
(The first short story I’ve written for some while…)
jonminton.github.io/jon-blog/pos...
(The first short story I’ve written for some while…)
JonStats - Causal Inference: An Opinionated Introduction
jonminton.github.io
July 20, 2025 at 6:38 AM