Dr Will Ball
@wpball.com
Interested in working out how to reduce unfair and avoidable differences in health. Mostly youth mental health.
Chancellor's Fellow at Robert Gordon University | Social Epidemiologist | Pro Cycling | Rstats | Causal Inference 🇮🇪🏴🍉
Chancellor's Fellow at Robert Gordon University | Social Epidemiologist | Pro Cycling | Rstats | Causal Inference 🇮🇪🏴🍉
If you're buying I will take it. Preferably not in Paret-Peintre size though.
November 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
If you're buying I will take it. Preferably not in Paret-Peintre size though.
It's also at the forefront of my mind today - went for a dog walk and saw a local remembrance procession which included members of the local orange order lodge (In a small NE Scottish town)
November 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
It's also at the forefront of my mind today - went for a dog walk and saw a local remembrance procession which included members of the local orange order lodge (In a small NE Scottish town)
It's definitely selective remembrance for the most part in the UK.
Having relatives who fought for & against the British army at roughly the same time (one died at the Somme & another was in the IRA during the war of independence), the poppy-mania has always made me uncomfortable.
Having relatives who fought for & against the British army at roughly the same time (one died at the Somme & another was in the IRA during the war of independence), the poppy-mania has always made me uncomfortable.
November 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
It's definitely selective remembrance for the most part in the UK.
Having relatives who fought for & against the British army at roughly the same time (one died at the Somme & another was in the IRA during the war of independence), the poppy-mania has always made me uncomfortable.
Having relatives who fought for & against the British army at roughly the same time (one died at the Somme & another was in the IRA during the war of independence), the poppy-mania has always made me uncomfortable.
Live pictures coming through of a mediation analysis illuminating a causal structure.
a man in a black coat is standing next to a child with the number 666 on the bottom
Alt: Uncle Fester putting a light bulb in his mouth and the bulb lights up
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November 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Live pictures coming through of a mediation analysis illuminating a causal structure.
It must be an honorary doctorate. The University should definitely revoke that after these revelations.
November 4, 2025 at 7:38 AM
It must be an honorary doctorate. The University should definitely revoke that after these revelations.
I was wondering if that was an alternative option, will have an explore. Thanks
November 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I was wondering if that was an alternative option, will have an explore. Thanks
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Definitely a positive for people of a left-wing persuasion given the current state of the world. A good successor to Michael D Higgins.
Definitely a positive for people of a left-wing persuasion given the current state of the world. A good successor to Michael D Higgins.
October 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Definitely a positive for people of a left-wing persuasion given the current state of the world. A good successor to Michael D Higgins.
Definitely a positive for people of a left-wing persuasion given the current state of the world. A good successor to Michael D Higgins.
The sitting UK prime minister David Cameron accepted the findings of that inquiry and apologised, saying the actions of those soldiers was "unjust and unjustifiable".
October 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The sitting UK prime minister David Cameron accepted the findings of that inquiry and apologised, saying the actions of those soldiers was "unjust and unjustifiable".
My uni have recently announced 6 shiny new research centres. 2 of them are centred around AI, including the only one relevant to health.
Looks like I'm not part of a research centre.
Looks like I'm not part of a research centre.
October 22, 2025 at 6:33 AM
My uni have recently announced 6 shiny new research centres. 2 of them are centred around AI, including the only one relevant to health.
Looks like I'm not part of a research centre.
Looks like I'm not part of a research centre.
Would 'Team Principal' in this context be Sylvan Adams himself?
October 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Would 'Team Principal' in this context be Sylvan Adams himself?
Thanks. On second thoughts, I'm not sure this can be improved.
October 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Thanks. On second thoughts, I'm not sure this can be improved.
How long before I can get her to use {ggplot2}?
(She is 7)
(She is 7)
October 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
How long before I can get her to use {ggplot2}?
(She is 7)
(She is 7)
Yes - a very specific translational gap that isn't even on their radar it seems.
October 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Yes - a very specific translational gap that isn't even on their radar it seems.
Funnily enough one of the 'trends' identified in the 2022 report was that there was increased funding for translational research - just not at the methodology stage
October 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Funnily enough one of the 'trends' identified in the 2022 report was that there was increased funding for translational research - just not at the methodology stage
Methods are not a priority (and it shows)
October 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Methods are not a priority (and it shows)
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October 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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