Elspeth Kirkman
@karminker.bsky.social
Exhausted mother. Shark enthusiast. Works at Nesta. Gabs on TikTok. Fellow at @uniofexeter.bsky.social and @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social Formerly at the Behavioural Insights Team.
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My thoughts on a major reason why the DOGE mindset is bad. If you thoughtlessly f*ck about at this intersection then you will find out.
February 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
My thoughts on a major reason why the DOGE mindset is bad. If you thoughtlessly f*ck about at this intersection then you will find out.
Facebook is truly broken at this point. This is about 60% of my feed now - “look at this things that’s obviously AI. I know no one will praise me for making it”. Is it just a scam victim recruitment pipeline now?
January 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Facebook is truly broken at this point. This is about 60% of my feed now - “look at this things that’s obviously AI. I know no one will praise me for making it”. Is it just a scam victim recruitment pipeline now?
Well that’s the stupidest experiment I’ve run in a while. Thanks for playing.
January 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Well that’s the stupidest experiment I’ve run in a while. Thanks for playing.
I asked ChatGPT to generate 5000 random numbers between 1 and 10 and then simulate 5000 humans choosing numbers between 1 and 10… yeah, it knows us
January 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I asked ChatGPT to generate 5000 random numbers between 1 and 10 and then simulate 5000 humans choosing numbers between 1 and 10… yeah, it knows us
These stats from the “List of Municipalities in Florida” Wikipedia page feel… totally wrong? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
January 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM
These stats from the “List of Municipalities in Florida” Wikipedia page feel… totally wrong? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
Just realised this is basically the argument against TikTok
January 16, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Just realised this is basically the argument against TikTok
Whoever named the local coastal features was on something
January 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Whoever named the local coastal features was on something
Never mind the word search, spot the typo 👀 #knowyouranemone
December 21, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Never mind the word search, spot the typo 👀 #knowyouranemone
Slow take (it’s been at least thirty years) is the kid in the trio advert called Suzi (Trio, I assume) because of Suzi Quatro?
December 19, 2024 at 8:49 AM
Slow take (it’s been at least thirty years) is the kid in the trio advert called Suzi (Trio, I assume) because of Suzi Quatro?
When a picture says 1000 words. (Taken in a toilet cubicle at a local church)
December 18, 2024 at 8:41 PM
When a picture says 1000 words. (Taken in a toilet cubicle at a local church)
Well I’ve been banned from posting on AITA for this but I think it’s worth it
December 12, 2024 at 9:29 AM
Well I’ve been banned from posting on AITA for this but I think it’s worth it
This @bmj.com article from 2015 says Americans have 7.31 missing teeth on avg and English people 6.97. From nationally representative samples. This cannot be right, can it? Must be conditional on having missing teeth?
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Paging @timharford.bsky.social
December 12, 2024 at 7:29 AM
This @bmj.com article from 2015 says Americans have 7.31 missing teeth on avg and English people 6.97. From nationally representative samples. This cannot be right, can it? Must be conditional on having missing teeth?
Paging @timharford.bsky.social
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Post a classic from your notes app. I’ll go first.
December 11, 2024 at 8:42 PM
Post a classic from your notes app. I’ll go first.
winsorize() ahem
December 5, 2024 at 9:51 AM
winsorize() ahem
Pleased to see nursery training up the next generation of snowflakes ❄️
November 18, 2024 at 10:40 AM
Pleased to see nursery training up the next generation of snowflakes ❄️
This ChatGPT generated banana bread recipe, which I followed to the letter, feels like a helpful metaphor for what happens if you take LLM outputs at face value: it is somehow burnt and raw.
November 15, 2024 at 8:13 PM
This ChatGPT generated banana bread recipe, which I followed to the letter, feels like a helpful metaphor for what happens if you take LLM outputs at face value: it is somehow burnt and raw.
Also, saw this the other day and loved it
March 6, 2024 at 7:44 AM
Also, saw this the other day and loved it
Terrible deal. This is worth about £1.56 in today’s money
February 25, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Terrible deal. This is worth about £1.56 in today’s money
When you hire a nanny but it turns out to be your extrovert ex-husband in disguise
February 25, 2024 at 9:09 PM
When you hire a nanny but it turns out to be your extrovert ex-husband in disguise
I’ve had this whirling round my mind for a while. When it comes to impact measurement you can any two of these things but but not all three open.substack.com/pub/elspethk...
January 29, 2024 at 10:33 PM
I’ve had this whirling round my mind for a while. When it comes to impact measurement you can any two of these things but but not all three open.substack.com/pub/elspethk...
… the comparison to the win rate when only 1 black actor is nominated is quite stark. On the 16 occasions when one nominee in the category was black the win rate was just 6.25% (vs 20% expectation) (3/14)
January 23, 2024 at 8:25 PM
… the comparison to the win rate when only 1 black actor is nominated is quite stark. On the 16 occasions when one nominee in the category was black the win rate was just 6.25% (vs 20% expectation) (3/14)
… the comparison to the win rate when only 1 black actor is nominated is quite stark. On the 16 occasions when one nominee in the category was black the win rate was just 6.25% (vs 20% expectation)
January 23, 2024 at 8:12 PM
… the comparison to the win rate when only 1 black actor is nominated is quite stark. On the 16 occasions when one nominee in the category was black the win rate was just 6.25% (vs 20% expectation)
Based solely on the information below, guess which stage musical (West End) this is
January 14, 2024 at 10:31 AM
Based solely on the information below, guess which stage musical (West End) this is