Stuart Ritchie
@stuartjritchie.bsky.social
Comms at Anthropic; writer and podcaster on bad science.
Newsletter: https://www.sciencefictions.org/
Podcast: https://www.thestudiesshowpod.com/
Newsletter: https://www.sciencefictions.org/
Podcast: https://www.thestudiesshowpod.com/
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Just finished listening to this great episode by @stuartjritchie.bsky.social and @tomchivers.bsky.social on whether early-onset cancer rates are really up.
Can highly recommend—it’s not only a relevant topic, but also a great exercise in the care that’s needed when somebody gives you a number.
Can highly recommend—it’s not only a relevant topic, but also a great exercise in the care that’s needed when somebody gives you a number.
Episode 79: Cancer rates
Listen now | Next week: Taurus rates
www.thestudiesshowpod.com
July 24, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Just finished listening to this great episode by @stuartjritchie.bsky.social and @tomchivers.bsky.social on whether early-onset cancer rates are really up.
Can highly recommend—it’s not only a relevant topic, but also a great exercise in the care that’s needed when somebody gives you a number.
Can highly recommend—it’s not only a relevant topic, but also a great exercise in the care that’s needed when somebody gives you a number.
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Huge job here for someone - Anthropic is hiring an econ-focused writer to work on @stuartjritchie.bsky.social's team
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boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jo...
Editorial, Economic and Societal Impacts
Dublin, IE | London, UK
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March 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Huge job here for someone - Anthropic is hiring an econ-focused writer to work on @stuartjritchie.bsky.social's team
boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jo...
boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jo...
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Writers and researchers working on economics, science and AI - Anthropic are advertising for a writer! And you get to work with @stuartjritchie.bsky.social
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March 1, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Writers and researchers working on economics, science and AI - Anthropic are advertising for a writer! And you get to work with @stuartjritchie.bsky.social
boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jo...
boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jo...
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Posting this here because it seems like a great job people should see, working for @stuartjritchie.bsky.social at Anthropic. If you’re a brilliant writer on economics and society and want to help the world understand AI better, consider applying.
boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jo...
boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jo...
March 1, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Posting this here because it seems like a great job people should see, working for @stuartjritchie.bsky.social at Anthropic. If you’re a brilliant writer on economics and society and want to help the world understand AI better, consider applying.
boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jo...
boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jo...
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How the excellent The Studies Show podcast ( @tomchivers.bsky.social and @stuartjritchie.bsky.social ) surprised me by introducing me to the fiendish collider bias: brianclegg.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-... #Statistics #badcorrelations
The unnerving nature of collider bias
Not for the first time, I was inspired by listening to the excellent The Studies Show podcast . In their 26 November edition, Tom Chivers an...
brianclegg.blogspot.com
December 3, 2024 at 9:29 AM
How the excellent The Studies Show podcast ( @tomchivers.bsky.social and @stuartjritchie.bsky.social ) surprised me by introducing me to the fiendish collider bias: brianclegg.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-... #Statistics #badcorrelations
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An ENTIRE podcast on collider bias 🤓🎉 - love it!
Here is our take for gene x evironment studies!
Can’t wait to listen! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Here is our take for gene x evironment studies!
Can’t wait to listen! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 28, 2024 at 3:34 AM
An ENTIRE podcast on collider bias 🤓🎉 - love it!
Here is our take for gene x evironment studies!
Can’t wait to listen! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Here is our take for gene x evironment studies!
Can’t wait to listen! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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In response to the final few seconds in this podcast, that CB is something to be aware of but really hard to actually DO anything about. Here’s our suggestions in the genetic epidemiology context: journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...
November 28, 2024 at 10:58 AM
In response to the final few seconds in this podcast, that CB is something to be aware of but really hard to actually DO anything about. Here’s our suggestions in the genetic epidemiology context: journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...
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Indeed, great episode by @tomchivers.bsky.social & @stuartjritchie.bsky.social on collider bias
& for criminologists worth checking this research note
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
& for criminologists worth checking this research note
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
November 28, 2024 at 9:58 PM
Indeed, great episode by @tomchivers.bsky.social & @stuartjritchie.bsky.social on collider bias
& for criminologists worth checking this research note
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
& for criminologists worth checking this research note
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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Some said it couldn’t be done. That it was impossible; ridiculous; absurd. But @tomchivers.bsky.social and I have done it: recorded a whole podcast episode about collider bias. www.thestudiesshowpod.com/p/episode-57...
Episode 57: Collider bias
Listen now | Does smoking prevent COVID? Is being obese actually healthy? Or is something funny going on?
www.thestudiesshowpod.com
November 26, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Some said it couldn’t be done. That it was impossible; ridiculous; absurd. But @tomchivers.bsky.social and I have done it: recorded a whole podcast episode about collider bias. www.thestudiesshowpod.com/p/episode-57...
Some said it couldn’t be done. That it was impossible; ridiculous; absurd. But @tomchivers.bsky.social and I have done it: recorded a whole podcast episode about collider bias. www.thestudiesshowpod.com/p/episode-57...
Episode 57: Collider bias
Listen now | Does smoking prevent COVID? Is being obese actually healthy? Or is something funny going on?
www.thestudiesshowpod.com
November 26, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Some said it couldn’t be done. That it was impossible; ridiculous; absurd. But @tomchivers.bsky.social and I have done it: recorded a whole podcast episode about collider bias. www.thestudiesshowpod.com/p/episode-57...
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The latest The Studies Show is in your inboxes! On a strange statistical anomaly that can make it seem like smoking protects you from COVID and obesity is good for your heart www.thestudiesshowpod.com/p/episode-57...
Episode 57: Collider bias
Listen now | Does smoking prevent COVID? Is being obese actually healthy? Or is something funny going on?
www.thestudiesshowpod.com
November 26, 2024 at 9:01 AM
The latest The Studies Show is in your inboxes! On a strange statistical anomaly that can make it seem like smoking protects you from COVID and obesity is good for your heart www.thestudiesshowpod.com/p/episode-57...
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When John Kingman - who has done more to drive good policy on UK economic growth than anyone - gives advice, I really hope people listen.
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/w...
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/w...
We going to need a bigger Bazooka
How Labour can get the economy growing
open.substack.com
November 23, 2024 at 10:23 AM
When John Kingman - who has done more to drive good policy on UK economic growth than anyone - gives advice, I really hope people listen.
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/w...
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/w...
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The Economist claims many UK and US (not shown) masters degrees have negative financial returns (especially for men) by the age of 35
www.economist.com/leaders/2024...
www.economist.com/leaders/2024...
November 22, 2024 at 11:44 AM
The Economist claims many UK and US (not shown) masters degrees have negative financial returns (especially for men) by the age of 35
www.economist.com/leaders/2024...
www.economist.com/leaders/2024...
Depressed, but not actually surprised, to see that Morrissey is now singing in front of slide shows of “Puppetmaster” Bill Gates and Anthony Fauci 😖😩
November 22, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Depressed, but not actually surprised, to see that Morrissey is now singing in front of slide shows of “Puppetmaster” Bill Gates and Anthony Fauci 😖😩
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Love this podcast! Good banter, mediocre science.
For those who don't know: @stuartjritchie.bsky.social and I run a science-based podcast called The Studies Show! Our latest episode is on RFK Jr and water fluoridation www.thestudiesshowpod.com/p/episode-56... but we've got about 70 episodes now: check them out here www.thestudiesshowpod.com/archive
Episode 56: Water fluoridation and dentistry
Listen now | Please listen to this podcast at 2:30 (tooth-hurty)
www.thestudiesshowpod.com
November 22, 2024 at 7:42 AM
Love this podcast! Good banter, mediocre science.
This is the kind of echo-chamber slop I was hoping NOT to see on this platform!
November 22, 2024 at 7:41 AM
This is the kind of echo-chamber slop I was hoping NOT to see on this platform!
This is such a silly straw man, and Carl (and everyone reposting this) should know better. The argument is that *to the greatest extent possible, science should not be political*. Everyone agrees that it IS political, but that’s bad! We should make it less so.
November 22, 2024 at 7:40 AM
This is such a silly straw man, and Carl (and everyone reposting this) should know better. The argument is that *to the greatest extent possible, science should not be political*. Everyone agrees that it IS political, but that’s bad! We should make it less so.
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For those who don't know: @stuartjritchie.bsky.social and I run a science-based podcast called The Studies Show! Our latest episode is on RFK Jr and water fluoridation www.thestudiesshowpod.com/p/episode-56... but we've got about 70 episodes now: check them out here www.thestudiesshowpod.com/archive
Episode 56: Water fluoridation and dentistry
Listen now | Please listen to this podcast at 2:30 (tooth-hurty)
www.thestudiesshowpod.com
November 21, 2024 at 4:24 PM
For those who don't know: @stuartjritchie.bsky.social and I run a science-based podcast called The Studies Show! Our latest episode is on RFK Jr and water fluoridation www.thestudiesshowpod.com/p/episode-56... but we've got about 70 episodes now: check them out here www.thestudiesshowpod.com/archive
Absolutely love a good bad book review, and this one is hilarious.
Jordan Peterson’s new book sounds absolutely dreadful, and maybe even a little psychotic…? www.thetimes.com/article/413d...
Jordan Peterson’s new book sounds absolutely dreadful, and maybe even a little psychotic…? www.thetimes.com/article/413d...
We Who Wrestle With God by Jordan Peterson review — rambling, hectoring and mad
The conservative polemicist’s new book is a bizarre study of the Bible featuring Jiminy Cricket, Harry Potter and Tinkerbell the porn fairy
www.thetimes.com
November 21, 2024 at 9:08 AM
Absolutely love a good bad book review, and this one is hilarious.
Jordan Peterson’s new book sounds absolutely dreadful, and maybe even a little psychotic…? www.thetimes.com/article/413d...
Jordan Peterson’s new book sounds absolutely dreadful, and maybe even a little psychotic…? www.thetimes.com/article/413d...
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Works in Progress is on Bluesky! 🥳
Find our team & authors in this starter pack:
Find our team & authors in this starter pack:
November 20, 2024 at 1:11 PM
Works in Progress is on Bluesky! 🥳
Find our team & authors in this starter pack:
Find our team & authors in this starter pack:
In case you didn’t know, I’ve been doing these monthly Substack link posts about bad science (fraud, the replication crisis, bias in science, dodgy journals, all that stuff). Feel free to subscribe, or to send me links to include in the next one!
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Science Fictions links for October 2024
Including a good scientific report about the bad scientific reports published in Scientific Reports
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November 20, 2024 at 1:00 PM
In case you didn’t know, I’ve been doing these monthly Substack link posts about bad science (fraud, the replication crisis, bias in science, dodgy journals, all that stuff). Feel free to subscribe, or to send me links to include in the next one!
www.sciencefictions.org/p/science-fi...
www.sciencefictions.org/p/science-fi...
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Great example of bias and hype in scientific reporting and media coverage, thanks for highlighting @nbtiller.bsky.social
Good chapter with lots of other examples of this in 'Science Fictions', by @stuartjritchie.bsky.social
Good chapter with lots of other examples of this in 'Science Fictions', by @stuartjritchie.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Great example of bias and hype in scientific reporting and media coverage, thanks for highlighting @nbtiller.bsky.social
Good chapter with lots of other examples of this in 'Science Fictions', by @stuartjritchie.bsky.social
Good chapter with lots of other examples of this in 'Science Fictions', by @stuartjritchie.bsky.social
A question inspired by this brilliant article by @engber.bsky.social: does anyone know ANY psychology research done at a business school that’s (a) good and (b) important? www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Business-School Scandal That Just Keeps Getting Bigger
The rot runs deeper than almost anyone has guessed.
www.theatlantic.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:29 AM
A question inspired by this brilliant article by @engber.bsky.social: does anyone know ANY psychology research done at a business school that’s (a) good and (b) important? www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...