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David Lane

@dml125.bsky.social
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Professor Emeritus, Psychological Sciences and Statistics, Rice University Human Computer Interaction (HCI) Cognitive Psychology Statistics Education United States Chess Federation (USCF) National Master

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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🧪 #food #green #electricity #conservation #farming
newscientist.com
How turning electricity directly into food could help save the planet | New Scientist
Farming is one of the most destructive human activities. Columnist Michael Le Page is excited about developments in electro-ag, in which we can instead turn renewable electricity directly into food
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
What do you expect from a man who is in the running for developing the worst statistical model ever?
vox.com
The Trump administration’s “cubic model” of coronavirus deaths, explained
An extremely foolish way to forecast the pandemic.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
More amazing animal friendships here.
books.google.com
Unlikely Friendships
It is exactly like Isaiah 11:6: “The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid . . . ” Written by National Geographic magazine writer Jennifer Holland, Unlikely ...
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
More amazing animal friendships here:
books.google.com
Unlikely Friendships
It is exactly like Isaiah 11:6: “The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid . . . ” Written by National Geographic magazine writer Jennifer Holland, Unlikely ...
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Only one word/name comes to mind: Lysenko.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
#Einstein #relativity #physics #spooky 🧪
livescience.com
Was Einstein wrong about anything?
Albert Einstein is regarded as a genius, but even he admitted that his work wasn't perfect. So what did he get wrong?
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
What often works for me is to quickly push a bunch of buttons on the phone, including several pound and star buttons. That usually triggers an error and they transfer to a human.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The title says it all. Article requires a subscription but you can get a 90 day trial for $1. 🧪 #relativity #gravity #Einstein #physics
scientificamerican.com
Scientists just confirmed Einstein’s greatest theory—again
A best-yet measurement of one of general relativity’s most mind-boggling effects is “another feather in Einstein’s cap”
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
As a long-time Guardians (formerly Indians) fan, I am jealous. I wasn’t yet born in 1948, the last time they won the World Series.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
youtu.be/gIIM1mHfJ0U?...
youtu.be
ERIE CANAL SONG
YouTube video by Karl Gunnar Holmqvist
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
I’m not an expert on this but I don’t think they have to inject water to extract the hydrogen.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
#energy #hydrogen #clean #environment 🧪 www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
sciencedaily.com
Scientists discover massive natural hydrogen source beneath Canada
Scientists in Canada have discovered that ancient underground rocks are naturally producing hydrogen gas — and lots of it. Measurements from mine boreholes in Ontario show the gas can flow continuousl...
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
I don’t know what Kinsley originally called accidentally telling the truth, but now it’s widely known as a “Kinsley gaff.“
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
#solar #water #renewable #energy 🧪 www.bgr.com/2163848/aust...
bgr.com
Australia's Floating Solar Array Is Doing A Lot More Than Generating Electricity - BGR
Floating solar arrays are an increasingly popular solution to rising energy needs, but it turns out they're also good at reducing water evaporation.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
#probability Unfortunately behind a paywall but can be viewed for free if you sign up for email newsletters and offers. 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/math...
scientificamerican.com
‘Missing scientists’ mystery can be explained by the statistics of improbability
Statistical principles show you don’t need a nefarious plot to explain clusters of missing scientists and lab workers
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
This is a good time for a reminder that Kevin Hassett (Trump’s chosen director of the National Economic Council since 2025) developed what is arguably the worst statistical model in history that predicted that COVID would be gone by 5/15/2020. www.vox.com/2020/5/8/212...
vox.com
The Trump administration’s “cubic model” of coronavirus deaths, explained
An extremely foolish way to forecast the pandemic.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
#renewable #energy #AC 🧪 www.bgr.com/2160481/sust...
bgr.com
Not A Fan, Not AC: This Cheap Cooling System Works Without Using Electricity - BGR
Scientists from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology have discovered a method that uses ammonium nitrate to empower efficient cooling.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Reminds me of the Cuban Missile Crisis when Kennedy offered to show de Gaulle the evidence of Russian missiles in Cuba and de Gaulle replied, in effect, that it was not necessary, and that he took Kennedy at his word. Those days are gone.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
🧪 #conservation #energy #cooling www.domain.com.au/living/can-a...
domain.com.au
Microscopic marine plants could be the answer to air-conditioning
Australian researchers at Murdoch Unversity's Algae Innovation Hub have designed panels filled with microalgae which can help reduce the heat in our homes
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Michele Lane @lifecoach4u.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
#DMT #Depression #hope “encouraging results from trials of psilocybin for depression,possibility psychedelic-assisted treatments could eventually gain regulatory approval Finally hope of meaningful relief from a SingleSupervised session offers cautious optimism” www.optimistdaily.com/2026/02/sing...
optimistdaily.com
Single dose of DMT shows promise for treatment-resistant depression in early clinical trial | The Optimist Daily
A small trial finds one dose of DMT, paired with psychotherapy, may significantly reduce depression symptoms for months.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
One of my favorite distortions is by Fox News in The “Linear by Design” section of this page. www.onlinestatbook.com/2/graphing_d...
onlinestatbook.com
Statistical Literacy
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Yes, back then Icelandic airlines had the cheapest flights to Europe.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Glad to hear it. If you look at my profile you can see who I’m following. Some of them might interest you.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
I think Microsoft still uses it but I’m not sure because I don’t use any of their products.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
As soon as a floppy disk icon is no longer used for “save.”
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
#solar #environment #agriculture #energy 🧪 “ … scientists have discovered that, by placing solar panels at least eight meters (about 26 feet) apart, they can optimize both crop production and electricity generation”
thecooldown.com
Scientists make groundbreaking discovery about crops grown near solar panels: 'A significant impact'
One of the key challenges of agrivoltaic projects has been limiting the impact of shade on crops grown near solar panels.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Besides the fact that leaving jobs voluntarily is not the same as being laid off, most people are not confident about finding a new job.
cbsnews.com
Americans' confidence in finding a new job falls to record low
Americans' confidence in finding a new job fell to the lowest measure on record, new government survey shows.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
#energy #geothermal #AI 🧪 www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/04/1...
technologyreview.com
How AI is uncovering hidden geothermal energy resources
Zanskar used AI tools to identify a site that could host a commercial power plant.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
#Battery #recycle #energy #environment #EV 🧪
world-today-journal.com
Battery Recycling Breakthrough: New Tech for Sustainable Recovery - World Today Journal
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
#energy #solar #photosynthesis #environment 🧪
bgr.com
Scientists Achieved Infinite Clean Energy Through Artificial Photosynthesis - BGR
A team of scientists out of Cambridge have developed a new form of artificial photosynthesis, which could be a solution to our fossil fuel problems.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
There is a long history of prejudice against “left.” In Latin sinister referred to"left, on the left side" www.etymonline.com/word/sinister
etymonline.com
Sinister - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
Early 15c. "sinistre" from Old French, meaning "contrary, false, unfavorable," from Latin "sinister" meaning "left side"; origin uncertain, meaning linked to ill-...
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Remember Hassett built a ridiculous statistical model that predicted Covid cases would reach 0 by May 15, 2020. www.businessinsider.com/trump-adviso...
businessinsider.com
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett created a baffling 'cubic model' showing coronavirus deaths would hit 0 by May 15. It turns out he used a basic Excel function for his controversial projecti...
The model had sparked a storm of criticism among outside economists who called it "utterly superficial and misleading" on Twitter.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
#cancer #nir #light-based #led 🧪
wired.com
A New Light-Based Cancer Treatment Kills Tumor Cells and Spares Healthy Ones
By combining LED technology and nanomaterials, researchers have created a therapy that eliminates cancer cells using localized heat without damaging healthy tissue.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Indescribably delicious.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
#evolution #language #birds #cross-species #brood #parasites 🧪
apple.news
Birds Make an Alarm Call That Spans Species and Continents—and May Offer Insight Into the Evolution of Human Language — Smithsonian Magazine
More than 20 species make a nearly identical noise to warn nearby birds of brood parasites, a behavior that bridges the “sharp division between animal communication systems and human language”
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
🧪 #pfas #water #eco-friendly #chemicals news.rice.edu/news/2025/ri...
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Very sorry to hear of Jane Goodall’s passing. Her scientific contributions and her work as a conservationist are extraordinary. #goodall #chimpanzee #conservation #primatology 🧪 Gift article
nytimes.com
Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Worth noting that Excel was originally developed for the Mac.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Very nice. I created a version that allows you to set the number of doors. With a large number of doors, it may be a bit easier to see that switching is better. onlinestatbook.com/2/probabilit...
onlinestatbook.com
Monty Hall Problem
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
#stroke #AI 🧪
optimistdaily.com
AI tool speeds up stroke care across England, tripling recovery rates | The Optimist Daily
New NHS AI tool cuts stroke treatment time by 60 minutes and boosts recovery rates—now available at all stroke centres across England.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
🧪 #fertilizer #agriculture #environment #chemicals #CRISPR “In low-nitrogen tests, the edited plants stayed greener, captured more sunlight, and produced bigger harvests. Roots from those plants also released more apigenin, which lined up with the extra biofilm growth around them.”
thecooldown.com
Researchers unlock hidden plant ability that could eliminate harmful chemicals from farming: 'Savings of more than a billion dollars'
A new nitrogen-fixing genetic tweak could help wheat fertilize itself, potentially saving farmers over a billion dollars every year.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
That is quite an honor. 🏆
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
🧪 From Wikipedia: The Ig Nobel Prize (/ˌɪɡ noʊˈbɛl/) is a satirical prize awarded annually. Its aim is to "honor achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think." The name of the award is a pun on the Nobel Prize, which it parodies, and on the word "ignoble". #comedy #Nobel
youtu.be
The 35th First Annual Ig Nobel Ceremony (2025) FULL SHOW
YouTube video by Improbable Research
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
As the Yakov Smirnoff joke goes, the problem is not freedom of speech, the problem is freedom after speech.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Ne supra crepidam ("not beyond the shoe") is a Latin expression used to tell others not to pass judgment beyond their expertise.
en.wikipedia.org
Ne supra crepidam - Wikipedia
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Interesting point
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Great promise here. We’ll see how it plays out. 🧪 #genetic #enginering #co2 #wood #material #environment
earth.com
Scientists create 'super wood' from gene-edited trees and claim it will change everything
Genetically engineered wood from poplar trees offers eco-friendly strength without chemical processing, revolutionizing construction.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Would you but a used car from a man who developed what is arguably the worst and most naive statistical model in history. The model predicted Covid would be essentially gone in May 2020.
vox.com
The Trump administration’s “cubic model” of coronavirus deaths, explained
An extremely foolish way to forecast the pandemic.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Good question. I suspect it will take quite a while but I don’t know.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
#lithium #chemistry #water #environment 🧪
newscientist.com
Sun-powered device extracts lithium without wrecking the environment
An experimental new method for extracting lithium from brine and even seawater promises to be more sustainable than existing methods
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