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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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Joao Santos @jgas.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Thank you 🩵
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Joao Santos @jgas.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Do you happen to have some nice reading material that goes with the meme? Figured I'd ask 😁
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Cabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com · 04/07/2026
new metaphor just dropped
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Joao Santos @jgas.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Sending good vibes your way 💪🏽
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Joao Santos @jgas.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
🤣
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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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Joao Santos @jgas.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Love the honesty..are there specific scenarios where either is preferable, as opposed to a general default assessment?
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Joao Santos @jgas.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Would you have preferred Hawkins?
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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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Joao Santos @jgas.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Wishing you the best in the process 🤞
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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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Joao Santos @jgas.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Thank you 🩵
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Joao Santos @jgas.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Do you happen to have some nice examples of this being modelled? Very curious to see how it would look like.
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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
Fair enough, thank you for taking the time to reply, hope it goes well 👍🏼
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Joao Santos @jgas.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Hello 👋 Any idea on whether this will be recorded? Would love to watch it.
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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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Joao Santos @jgas.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Having had one last week I can relate 😅 at least we are here to enjoy them, hope you have a great one!
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Joao Santos @jgas.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Your stance on Maye sure is bearing fruits when we are not even 2 full seasons in...
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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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Joao Santos @jgas.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Keep up the great work, really enjoy your podcast 💪🏽
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Joao Santos @jgas.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
This should be great!
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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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Joao Santos @jgas.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Thank you for sharing this, looks mightily interesting!
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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!
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Joao Santos @jgas.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Ahahah, solid guess 💪🏽
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Joao Santos @jgas.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Have a great time 😎💪🏽🥳
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Joao Santos @jgas.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
I'll go with techno party in underground garage!
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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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