Spending too much of my life mentally quantifying which of these powerful assholes is the most evil
As predicted, they’re going after the entire childhood vaccination schedule (second slide, from WaPo).
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Spending too much of my life mentally quantifying which of these powerful assholes is the most evil
Misinformation research has a causality problem: lab experiments are limited; observational studies confounded.
We used causal inference on 9.9M tweets, quantifying effects in the wild while blocking backdoor paths.
Does misinfo get higher engagement? Are following discussions more emotional? 🧵
We used causal inference on 9.9M tweets, quantifying effects in the wild while blocking backdoor paths.
Does misinfo get higher engagement? Are following discussions more emotional? 🧵
OSF
osf.io
November 11, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Misinformation research has a causality problem: lab experiments are limited; observational studies confounded.
We used causal inference on 9.9M tweets, quantifying effects in the wild while blocking backdoor paths.
Does misinfo get higher engagement? Are following discussions more emotional? 🧵
We used causal inference on 9.9M tweets, quantifying effects in the wild while blocking backdoor paths.
Does misinfo get higher engagement? Are following discussions more emotional? 🧵
At kiddo soccer game. Weird thing about Davis is when you overhear a mom talking about westerns it’s about 50/50 whether she means John Wayne or quantifying proteins.
November 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
At kiddo soccer game. Weird thing about Davis is when you overhear a mom talking about westerns it’s about 50/50 whether she means John Wayne or quantifying proteins.
Now with the APPG on Ending Homelessness hearing from Crisis about how statutory statistics on homelessness catch only the tip of the iceberg. But both going upwards but Core at nearly 300,000 up sharply (22%) since 2022
November 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Now with the APPG on Ending Homelessness hearing from Crisis about how statutory statistics on homelessness catch only the tip of the iceberg. But both going upwards but Core at nearly 300,000 up sharply (22%) since 2022
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November 11, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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And:
"Quantifying Visualization Vibes: Measuring Socio-Indexicality at Scale"
vis.csail.mit.edu/pubs/quantif...
So cool!
"Quantifying Visualization Vibes: Measuring Socio-Indexicality at Scale"
vis.csail.mit.edu/pubs/quantif...
So cool!
November 9, 2025 at 12:12 PM
And:
"Quantifying Visualization Vibes: Measuring Socio-Indexicality at Scale"
vis.csail.mit.edu/pubs/quantif...
So cool!
"Quantifying Visualization Vibes: Measuring Socio-Indexicality at Scale"
vis.csail.mit.edu/pubs/quantif...
So cool!
No but it’s about getting the balance right and understanding that costs put on business aren’t ringfenced and have wider impacts so quantifying their effects isn’t simple
November 11, 2025 at 7:59 AM
No but it’s about getting the balance right and understanding that costs put on business aren’t ringfenced and have wider impacts so quantifying their effects isn’t simple
I’m sick of quantifying my existence through my familial relationships
I’m a fucking human !!!!
I don’t have to be a man’s sister or wife for that to matter ffs !!
I’m a fucking human !!!!
I don’t have to be a man’s sister or wife for that to matter ffs !!
November 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I’m sick of quantifying my existence through my familial relationships
I’m a fucking human !!!!
I don’t have to be a man’s sister or wife for that to matter ffs !!
I’m a fucking human !!!!
I don’t have to be a man’s sister or wife for that to matter ffs !!
I'm with Kevin here. What they're good for is quantifying conventional wisdom. That can be useful in some cases, but it doesn't tell us much about whether conventional wisdom is correct.
(Also reporting it has the same misinterpretation problem as poll-based election outcome odds).
(Also reporting it has the same misinterpretation problem as poll-based election outcome odds).
November 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I'm with Kevin here. What they're good for is quantifying conventional wisdom. That can be useful in some cases, but it doesn't tell us much about whether conventional wisdom is correct.
(Also reporting it has the same misinterpretation problem as poll-based election outcome odds).
(Also reporting it has the same misinterpretation problem as poll-based election outcome odds).
NEW PAPER!
Here is the intro to our theme issue, incl a summary of included papers and overview of key debates in the field
Increasing mechanistic understanding but little work robustly quantifying impact of CMV indirect effects on population health
We suggest a few ways forward!
#IDSky #ViroSky
Here is the intro to our theme issue, incl a summary of included papers and overview of key debates in the field
Increasing mechanistic understanding but little work robustly quantifying impact of CMV indirect effects on population health
We suggest a few ways forward!
#IDSky #ViroSky
The indirect effects of cytomegalovirus infection—mechanisms and consequences | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
In this introduction, we summarize the research papers, review articles, opinion pieces
and important aspects of the facilitated discussion from the meeting ‘The indirect
effects of cytomegalovirus in...
royalsocietypublishing.org
November 7, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Beyond GDP: Quantifying Heterogeneous Impact of Climate Change on Well-being and Social Progress
NEP/RePEc link
to paper
d.repec.org
November 8, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Beyond GDP: Quantifying Heterogeneous Impact of Climate Change on Well-being and Social Progress
5/13. 3⃣. 🧮Put in place support for quantifying (count numerically 🧮) and qualifying (describe impacts not easily measured ❤️🩹) #LossAndDamage 🔥 needs and cost💰 to help inform developing countries and communities funding and technical assistance requests, plans and response.
November 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
5/13. 3⃣. 🧮Put in place support for quantifying (count numerically 🧮) and qualifying (describe impacts not easily measured ❤️🩹) #LossAndDamage 🔥 needs and cost💰 to help inform developing countries and communities funding and technical assistance requests, plans and response.
I've been toying with an idea on and off for 25 years on capturing knowledge as objects or components. Self-organizing bits of information with metadata serving as an old fashion card catalog. Not initially a political use case but quantifying the truth has far reaching benefits. Any joiners?
November 10, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I've been toying with an idea on and off for 25 years on capturing knowledge as objects or components. Self-organizing bits of information with metadata serving as an old fashion card catalog. Not initially a political use case but quantifying the truth has far reaching benefits. Any joiners?
This SKY deep-dive into the outputs from Elon's algorithm is really thorough and really well done. Sometimes the most useful journalism is proving out a thing that people already assume, quantifying it and demonstrating how it actually works.
November 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This SKY deep-dive into the outputs from Elon's algorithm is really thorough and really well done. Sometimes the most useful journalism is proving out a thing that people already assume, quantifying it and demonstrating how it actually works.
There are other ways to know that; the betting markets quantify it, remove some of the distortions we get otherwise, and add their own distortions. I agree that there are some times when quantifying it can be worthwhile in some circumstances.
November 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
There are other ways to know that; the betting markets quantify it, remove some of the distortions we get otherwise, and add their own distortions. I agree that there are some times when quantifying it can be worthwhile in some circumstances.
Multi-Year funding analysis, a 🧵
I have been trying to find a robust way of quantifying and understanding multi-year (forward funding).
First, some background:
Most NIH grants are for multiple years (2 to 5, typically).
However, the are usually funded on an annual basis.
1/18
I have been trying to find a robust way of quantifying and understanding multi-year (forward funding).
First, some background:
Most NIH grants are for multiple years (2 to 5, typically).
However, the are usually funded on an annual basis.
1/18
November 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Multi-Year funding analysis, a 🧵
I have been trying to find a robust way of quantifying and understanding multi-year (forward funding).
First, some background:
Most NIH grants are for multiple years (2 to 5, typically).
However, the are usually funded on an annual basis.
1/18
I have been trying to find a robust way of quantifying and understanding multi-year (forward funding).
First, some background:
Most NIH grants are for multiple years (2 to 5, typically).
However, the are usually funded on an annual basis.
1/18
🌎 Funded PhD Opportunity | @acce-dla.bsky.social
**The carbon drain: quantifying carbon removal from peatlands and forests by rivers in the Peruvian Amazon**
**The carbon drain: quantifying carbon removal from peatlands and forests by rivers in the Peruvian Amazon**
November 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🌎 Funded PhD Opportunity | @acce-dla.bsky.social
**The carbon drain: quantifying carbon removal from peatlands and forests by rivers in the Peruvian Amazon**
**The carbon drain: quantifying carbon removal from peatlands and forests by rivers in the Peruvian Amazon**
"Land of Bad (2024) offers a gripping narrative that explores moral complexities, expertly quantifying its themes without revealing key plot twists. A thought-provoking watch."
https://www.blasphemist.com/2025/10/25/land-of-bad-2024/
https://www.blasphemist.com/2025/10/25/land-of-bad-2024/
Land of Bad (2024) - Blasphemist
Overview When a Delta Force special ops mission goes terribly wrong, Air Force drone pilot Reaper has 48 hours to remedy what has devolved into a wild rescue operation. With no weapons and no communication other than the drone above, the ground mission suddenly becomes a full-scale battle when th…
www.blasphemist.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
"Land of Bad (2024) offers a gripping narrative that explores moral complexities, expertly quantifying its themes without revealing key plot twists. A thought-provoking watch."
https://www.blasphemist.com/2025/10/25/land-of-bad-2024/
https://www.blasphemist.com/2025/10/25/land-of-bad-2024/
one side starts capitalizing trans and using headline-writer treat words at random, another side starts quantifying race, the first side starts listing shit JGP wants except in an annoying silicon valley nerd accent, yada yada yada, skulls get measured, i saw peter thiel's balls somewhere in there,
November 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
one side starts capitalizing trans and using headline-writer treat words at random, another side starts quantifying race, the first side starts listing shit JGP wants except in an annoying silicon valley nerd accent, yada yada yada, skulls get measured, i saw peter thiel's balls somewhere in there,
New publications alert 🌱📝🚨
🔒 Ex-situ mariculture can support the restoration of the endangered seagrass ‘Zostera capensis’
sajs.co.za/article/view...
🌍 Quantifying and conserving blue carbon stocks in a South African Marine Protected Area
doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...
🔒 Ex-situ mariculture can support the restoration of the endangered seagrass ‘Zostera capensis’
sajs.co.za/article/view...
🌍 Quantifying and conserving blue carbon stocks in a South African Marine Protected Area
doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...
November 5, 2025 at 7:29 AM
New publications alert 🌱📝🚨
🔒 Ex-situ mariculture can support the restoration of the endangered seagrass ‘Zostera capensis’
sajs.co.za/article/view...
🌍 Quantifying and conserving blue carbon stocks in a South African Marine Protected Area
doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...
🔒 Ex-situ mariculture can support the restoration of the endangered seagrass ‘Zostera capensis’
sajs.co.za/article/view...
🌍 Quantifying and conserving blue carbon stocks in a South African Marine Protected Area
doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...
PhD Studentship - The carbon drain: quantifying carbon removal from peatlands and forests by rivers in the Peruvian Amazon (University of Liverpool, UK). Apply by 7 January. See also: csdms.colorado.edu/wiki/Jobs
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
PhD Studentship - The carbon drain: quantifying carbon removal from peatlands and forests by rivers in the Peruvian Amazon (University of Liverpool, UK). Apply by 7 January. See also: csdms.colorado.edu/wiki/Jobs
Quantifying serum IgG binding in 100 ACPA+ RF+ pts with rheumatoid arthritis revealed a positive assoc. for DQA1*01:02 and negative assoc. for DRB1*04:01 with antibodies binding citrulline-glycine containing type II collagen-derived peptides in RA
Arthritis & Rheumatology
doi.org/10.1002/art....
Arthritis & Rheumatology
doi.org/10.1002/art....
November 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Quantifying serum IgG binding in 100 ACPA+ RF+ pts with rheumatoid arthritis revealed a positive assoc. for DQA1*01:02 and negative assoc. for DRB1*04:01 with antibodies binding citrulline-glycine containing type II collagen-derived peptides in RA
Arthritis & Rheumatology
doi.org/10.1002/art....
Arthritis & Rheumatology
doi.org/10.1002/art....
I think a lot of people are incapable of quantifying the return on investment of this type of program. Money invested in children today has a compounding effect on future outcomes which means higher wages+tax revenue, less spending on welfare, lower incarceration rates, better health, and on and on.
November 4, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I think a lot of people are incapable of quantifying the return on investment of this type of program. Money invested in children today has a compounding effect on future outcomes which means higher wages+tax revenue, less spending on welfare, lower incarceration rates, better health, and on and on.
The LAST thing I want is my kids quantifying anything about their candy.
It’s so weird how few Twix they get every year. Butterfingers too. Like they never existed at all
It’s so weird how few Twix they get every year. Butterfingers too. Like they never existed at all
November 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The LAST thing I want is my kids quantifying anything about their candy.
It’s so weird how few Twix they get every year. Butterfingers too. Like they never existed at all
It’s so weird how few Twix they get every year. Butterfingers too. Like they never existed at all
Quantifying the Relationship Between Renal Function and Procalcitonin: A Study of 14,431 Blood Cultures
✅ Just Accepted
#IDSky
🔗 https://bit.ly/3Ja6fkC
✅ Just Accepted
#IDSky
🔗 https://bit.ly/3Ja6fkC
October 31, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Quantifying the Relationship Between Renal Function and Procalcitonin: A Study of 14,431 Blood Cultures
✅ Just Accepted
#IDSky
🔗 https://bit.ly/3Ja6fkC
✅ Just Accepted
#IDSky
🔗 https://bit.ly/3Ja6fkC