Matt
@mjaquiery.bsky.social
Research Software Engineer at the University of Oxford.
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a couple of hours before my keynote, I went through an intense negotiation with the organisers (for over a hour) where we went through my slides and had to remove anything that mentions 'Palestine' 'Israel' and replace 'genocide' with 'war crimes'
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my keynote happening in a few mins. registration here to stream it
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July 8, 2025 at 9:58 AM
a couple of hours before my keynote, I went through an intense negotiation with the organisers (for over a hour) where we went through my slides and had to remove anything that mentions 'Palestine' 'Israel' and replace 'genocide' with 'war crimes'
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@deevybee.bsky.social and @dingdingpeng.the100.ci weigh in on this too produce my favourite thread to date.
Detailed discussion that remains accessible on a topic of general interest.
Detailed discussion that remains accessible on a topic of general interest.
Author on CBC today made claim that children that read grow up to have better outcomes (wellbeing, financial stability etc).
Sounds cool... but confounds?? (like SES?)
Anyone know of decent data on this question?
#AcademicSky
Sounds cool... but confounds?? (like SES?)
Anyone know of decent data on this question?
#AcademicSky
June 28, 2025 at 7:42 AM
@deevybee.bsky.social and @dingdingpeng.the100.ci weigh in on this too produce my favourite thread to date.
Detailed discussion that remains accessible on a topic of general interest.
Detailed discussion that remains accessible on a topic of general interest.
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Author on CBC today made claim that children that read grow up to have better outcomes (wellbeing, financial stability etc).
Sounds cool... but confounds?? (like SES?)
Anyone know of decent data on this question?
#AcademicSky
Sounds cool... but confounds?? (like SES?)
Anyone know of decent data on this question?
#AcademicSky
June 26, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Author on CBC today made claim that children that read grow up to have better outcomes (wellbeing, financial stability etc).
Sounds cool... but confounds?? (like SES?)
Anyone know of decent data on this question?
#AcademicSky
Sounds cool... but confounds?? (like SES?)
Anyone know of decent data on this question?
#AcademicSky
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For some reason, this one made me giggle out loud.
For some reason, this one made me giggle out loud.
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Mystery
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Mystery
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June 18, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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For some reason, this one made me giggle out loud.
For some reason, this one made me giggle out loud.
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I finally had a read of the MAHA report today, and aside from the obvious use of generative AI and false citations, what strikes me is how remarkably unprofessional and amateurish the document is.
It's just wild garbage 1/n
It's just wild garbage 1/n
The New York Times has found at least two more fake citations in the MAHA report.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/w...
White House Health Report Included Fake Citations
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 4:39 AM
I finally had a read of the MAHA report today, and aside from the obvious use of generative AI and false citations, what strikes me is how remarkably unprofessional and amateurish the document is.
It's just wild garbage 1/n
It's just wild garbage 1/n
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The Cookie Monster was created by Dr. Cookie.
May 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The Cookie Monster was created by Dr. Cookie.
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tl;dr — this EO co-opts the language of open science to implement a system of political control wherein presidential appointees are given broad latitude to designate any number of reasonable scientific activities and inferences as scientific misconduct, and to penalize those involved accordingly.
Restoring Gold Standard Science
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7301 of title 5, United
www.whitehouse.gov
May 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
tl;dr — this EO co-opts the language of open science to implement a system of political control wherein presidential appointees are given broad latitude to designate any number of reasonable scientific activities and inferences as scientific misconduct, and to penalize those involved accordingly.