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Joao Santos

@jgas.bsky.social
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Trial Manager @ Manchester Institute of Education @ University of Manchester. Skeets vary in endorsement & reflect uncertainty. Often a stats newbie. Opinions are my own.

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Thomas Hansen @thomashansen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
New ad from the Norwegian Consumer Council @forbrukerradet.bsky.social about the declining lifespan, repairability and enshittification of products: Planned obsolescence v 2.0 Read their report forbrukerradet.no/shortlife
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Alexandre Andorra @alex-andorra.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Today's episode is a #BayesianBlockbuster, where I talk with three of the most influential teachers of the #stats world... plus a surprise somewhere in the middle 😏 It was an absolute blast to record it -- I hope it'll be as good to listen to it for you!
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Cabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com · 04/07/2026
new metaphor just dropped
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Of course no one from *checks notes* Sudan or Afghanistan could be in genuine danger.
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Kinda sucks how one day you’ll post stuff like “does the Grinch use the toilet?” and then the next it has to be “I reject those who worship death”
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 07/03/2026
Read Sam's full piece here: www.thenerve.news/p/gb-news-lo... (5/6)
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For GB News’s funders, £130m is a small price to pay for vast influence
The channel of “reactionary rage bait” has just released its latest accounts, which are yet another demonstration that there’s no shortage of funds on the right of British politics, argues Sam Bright
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Jason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
The new Lancet study on the genocide in Gaza finds that total deaths were 1.71 times higher than reported by the Gaza Ministry of Health as of January 2025. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Violent and non-violent death tolls for the Gaza conflict: new primary evidence from a population-representative field survey
This first independent population survey of mortality in the Gaza Strip shows that violent deaths have substantially exceeded official figures whereas the demographic composition of casualties aligns ...
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
"The Islamists oppose women getting an education," I mutter, as I aim my missile at the girls school
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Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 28/02/2026
There's possible reverse causality, there's potential reverse causality, and then there's the fear that young people living with their parents will hurt their job prospects.
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 08/02/2026
on we go
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🇵🇸Tim Henke (tɪm 'ɦɛŋ.kə) @timhenke.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
put it in the Louvre
tweet, sharing a graph that shows students using generative AI perform 48% better on practice tests, but 17% worse on real exams

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I knew this would inevitably happen as AI got better.

If you're not using AI -- people who use it to study will cognitively pass you in critical thinking.
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
From the Chartists to the suffragettes, and from the civil rights movement to the anti-apartheid struggle, every great protest movement has found strength in song. There is extraordinary power in music. More than one injustice has fallen before a hail of ballads.
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
i have just gotten off a productive call with sauron where i laid out our requests - nazgul bodycams - morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring - shelob will be the new point of contact
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Sarah Tolcser @tolcser.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
In case anyone was wondering how it’s going over on American Girl doll Instagram
User @backintimeag: 
The text “Kirsten will be happy when ICE gets the fuck out of Minnesota” over a picture of 1850s immigrant and Minnesota-dwelling doll character Kirsten Larson in the snow.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
If you’re defending kidnapping a five year old, you’re losing
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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
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It’s “Mrs. Powers” during my day job @mrspowersdayjob.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
A large (maybe 3 feet wide by 5 feet tall) sign on the end of a row of bookshelves that tells the “address” of books that have sensitive content.
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de’on @justkeepskeeting.pro · 25/11/2025
this is mesmerizing
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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 02/11/2025
i logged into linkedin to turn this setting off, and scrolled for a couple minutes, which reminded my why I never ever ever log into linkedin
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Joao Santos @jgas.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
@dingdingpeng.the100.ci really enjoyed your talk yesterday, thanks for taking the time!
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Robert (Bob) Kubinec @rmkubinec.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Guys my OLS model of protests didn't predict this, is this what they call the "error term"? 🤔
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onion person @junlper.beer · 12/09/2025
like this is the most irresponsible level of hysteria i’ve ever seen. most of these people are either paid by the republican party, or are high level advisors and allies. this is insane
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David Allen Lambert @dlgenealogist.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Destroy this myth. Please share if you have visited and researched in a library this past year! RT And give a shout out to your favorite library you have ever visited.
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Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 22/08/2025
Sustainability by numbers update on the carbon footprint of ChatGPT and Gemini! I really appreciated that @hannahritchie.bsky.social is following the developments (and also distinguishes between individual-level impact vs. AI/data centers as a whole).
sustainabilitybynumbers.com
What's the carbon footprint of using ChatGPT or Gemini? [August 2025 update]
A new study from Google suggests its Gemini LLM uses around 0.24 Wh per text query. That's the same energy as using a microwave for one second.
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Gaza is now officially in IPC Phase 5, the final stage of hunger. Designated as 'catastrophe'. A further 67 of the starving were killed by IDF soldiers yesterday trying to access food. Witnesses say the victims had their hands held in the air. One day, everyone will have always been against this.
A Palestinian girl cries out for food with her hands held out at a charity kitchen amid the famine in Gaza. She is surrounded by other young, anguished children. This photo was taken on Thurs July 11, 2025 after at least 10 children were killed by an Israeli strike as they queued outside a medical point. More Palestinians have now been killed just waiting for food than the number of victims killed in the Hamas terrorist attack of October 7.
Photograph credit is to Ebrahim Hajjaj of Reuters
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Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Bisexual of the Blade (Alt-text or DIE) @shengokai.blacksky.app · 14/07/2025
"Be kind to yourself and hard on the system."
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Richard McElreath 🐈‍⬛ @rmcelreath.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Forms of scientific publication, ranked by reach: 1) @ourworldindata.org post by @scientificdiscovery.dev 2) tiktok 3) bloosky 4) blog 5) youtube 6) journal article
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neilhumphrey.bsky.social @neilhumphrey.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Very important and absolutely fascinating report on youth mental health trends and their drivers by @olademk.bsky.social and colleagues out today. Absolutely essential reading!
youthfuturesfoundation.org
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
There's no place for institutional finance in rental markets. It's a predatory extraction machine that robs the poor and middle. But one thing I'd add: we should stop calling these people "investors". They don't "invest". They buy up and milk existing assets. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Across Europe, the financial sector has pushed up house prices. It's a political timebomb | Tim White
We’ve been living in a great experiment: can finance provide basic human rights such as housing? The answer is increasingly no, says researcher and writer Tim White
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
The nine Labour MPs who defied the whip and voted against the ban on Palestine Action last night. It's plausible that they could be disciplined.
Abbott, Ms Diane
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Hackney North and Stoke Newington
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Ali, Tahir
Labour
Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
Burgon, Richard
Labour
Leeds East
Byrne, Ian
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Liverpool West Derby
Hussain, Imran
Labour
Bradford East
Johnson, Kim
Labour
Liverpool Riverside
Lewis, Clive
Labour
Norwich South
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Easington
Whittome, Nadia
Labour
Nottingham East
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Sander Tordoir @sandertordoir.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
The go-to resource on the cost of Brexit. Surprise, surprise - detaching from one of the world’s largest markets right in front of your door created a big hit to UK GDP, trade and investment.
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 12/06/2025
Good Science xkcd.com/3101/
5-panel comic. (1) [teacher with long hair next to whiteboard] TEACHER: I’m supposed to give you the tools to do good science. (2) [teacher addressing students] But what *are* those tools? Methodology is hard and there are so many ways to get incorrect results. What is the magic ingredient that makes for good science? (3) TEACHER: To figure it out, I ran a regression with all the factors people say are important: [embedded list in sub-panel, cut off at end] Outcome variable: correct scientific results. Predictors: collaboration; skepticism of others’ claims; questioning your own beliefs; trying to falsify hypotheses; checking citations; statistical rigor; blinded analysis; financial disclosure; open data (4) TEACHER: The regression says two ingredients are the most crucial: 1) genuine curiosity about the answer to a question, and 2) ammonium hydroxide. (5) STUDENT: Wait, why did *ammonia* score so high? How did it even get on the list? LONG HAIR: ...And now you’re doing good science!
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Not true. I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
Corey Wiley on Twitter writes: "You don’t get it. 
Foundational immigration law is morally just and has been established over millennia. Disrespecting these rules and ideals is very offensive to folks who highly value civilized society"
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Noah Greifer @noahgreifer.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Starting to look like I might not be able to work at Harvard anymore due to recent funding cuts. If you know of any open statistical consulting positions that support remote work or are NYC-based, please reach out! 😅
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Dan Hayes @danhayesphd.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
🚨 Paper alert 🚨 There’s a lot of debate at the moment around universal, interventions in schools. A thread 🧵 Our new meta-analysis, published today, shows they can work in reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety. www.frontiersin.org/journals/chi... Findings discussed more below…
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Frontiers | Universal, school-based, interventions to improve emotional outcomes in children and young people: a systematic review and meta-analysis
IntroductionThere is debate into the impact of universal, school-based interventions to improve emotional outcomes. Previous reviews have only focused on anx...
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Edouard Machery @edouardmachery.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Never again is now! Stop Israel! Stop the genocide
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 24/05/2025
I am begging for a Hollywood movie or TV writer to make something that features realistic 'artificial intelligence'
A four panel meme, featuring John Connor talking to The Terminator, from Terminator 2 

John: Wait a second, you’re saying you’re from the future?

Terminator: Great question! Thanks so much for asking. Let’s think about the answer…hmm! The current year is 1983. Working backwards logically, I’m from the year 1965, which is 300 years in the future. Anything else you’d like to know?

John - stares blankly

Terminator: I’m sorry, I can see that was not the right answer. I actually came from the year 829392 AD, which is 10 years in the past from this year, which is 3
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Pedro Magalhães @pcmagalhaes.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Gaza: "The entire population is facing high levels of acute food insecurity, with half a million people (one in five) facing starvation." www.ipcinfo.org/fileadmin/us...
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 12/05/2025
christ, what a day to be an immigrant cursed with the ability to read
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Brendan Halpin @bthalpin.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
I've been on about this for ages (see e.g., bsky.app/profile/btha...) so it is a real pleasure to see @jburnmurdoch lay out another stream of evidence. NB: what's distinctive about the current moment is the *Labour Party* have decided that anti-immigrant sentiment is a political resource to nurture
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Crystal Lewis @cghlewis.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Data quality shouldn't fall on the shoulders of one person. Data quality is influenced by every phase of the research data life cycle (design of instruments, how data is collected, etc.). In order to see improvements in data quality, the entire team needs to be invested, every step of the way.
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 12/05/2025
Some news! Today, I launch Strength In Numbers as an independent, data-driven news website devoted to rigorous and transparent political analysis. On Wednesday we'll have our first poll, with a high-quality, non-partisan sponsor. Please share, and join us: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/building-a...
gelliottmorris.com
Building a new home for data-driven political journalism
Independent, reader-funded media is the best way to safeguard unbiased, data-driven analysis for the public good. Become a member and support the mission.
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Rainfall in England since the end of February. [Source: Met Office. Crown copyright, 2025. All rights reserved. Environment Agency, 2025]
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Tanya Shapiro @tanyashapiro.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
I wasn’t either. This post prompted some googling. Nicht gut… techcrunch.com/2025/04/23/g...
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Government censorship comes to Bluesky, but not its third-party apps ... yet | TechCrunch
Government censorship has found its way to Bluesky, but there's currently a loophole thanks to how the social network is structured.Earlier this
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Alan Harrison @httcs.online · 28/04/2025
I have watched this 1.7 gazillion times. I can't stop.
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Pedro Magalhães @pcmagalhaes.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Viva o 25 de Abril, e também o de 1975.
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Not necessarily. In essential shared public spaces - like buses or the tube - playing loud music is an exercise of power over others. It compels them to listen to it & means they're no longer free to sleep, relax or work. Liberal societies often limit one person's freedom to protect that of others.
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