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Darren Dahly

@statsepi.bsky.social
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Epidemiologist + Statistician | Clinical Research Facility - University College Cork | UCC School of Public Health | #ClinicalTrials #Epidemiology #Statistics #RStats Posts not for everyone ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Views mine -> statsepi.substack.com

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Eric Haywood @erichaywood.bsky.social · 15h
MapQuest has the opportunity to do the funniest thing
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 10h
We need a War on White Collar Crime
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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 10h
Trees don't store carbon, forests do. The number of trees planted is largely irrelevant: the real question is the area that will be converted to forest cover.
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Global Society for Infectious Disease Dynamics (GSIDD) @gs-idd.bsky.social · 11h
ℹ️ Our IDD Connect Series brings together the global infectious disease dynamics community through region-focused sessions. 📹 Watch previous sessions on Oceania, Africa, Asia & North America: www.youtube.com/@GS-IDD 📣 Future planned sessions: ‘IDD Connect Europe’; ‘ IDD Connect Latin America’.
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Global Society for Infectious Disease Dynamics
Recordings from events of the Global Society for Infectious Disease Dynamics (GSIDD).
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Mike Goodman @themlg.bsky.social · 11h
lol my wife (and all federal employees) now needs guidance on what to call AI in public.
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Marie Sherlock TD Dublin Central @mariesherlock.bsky.social · 11h
This is the complete antithesis of what should be happening in maternity care. Continuity of care should not be the first casualty of cutbacks. We need more continuity and more on the Domino scheme not less. www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
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Fears for future of midwifery-led service in Cork
Changes to Cork University Maternity Hospital’s (CUMH) Domino service have been shared with expectant mothers at appointments this week
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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
The formatting of this Beckett quote does still represent resilience and determination, just of a very different sort.
A neon light art piece of Samuel Beckett's famous quote "I can't go on. I'll go on" but spaced - it would seem inadvertently- so that it reads "I can't goon. I'll goon".
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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 22h
Huge congratulations to our colleagues at @iccl.bsky.social on this win! In a landmark ruling on 25 Sep, the ICCL secured a precedent that will reshape how Big Tech companies defend themselves in GDPR class actions that impact their operations across the entire EU enforce.ie/digital-data...
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ICCL secures landmark precedent against Big Tech - Enforce
Landmark ruling will reshape how Big Tech companies defend themselves in court for EU-wide GDPR class actions
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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Can someone get JPAI to do the Kardashian Index analysis on this please?
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Putting his picture next to these legitimate science and public health leaders only highlights just how much he does not belong.
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Des Fitzgerald @desfitzgerald.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
*although* it is vaguely worth it just for that look on students' faces the first time you tell them that - unsolicited! - the software tells you, by name, the exact minute each of them switched off at.
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Magnus Johansson @pgmj.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Our commentary "A Revolution in Search of an Estimand: On the Idionomic Proposal of Hayes et al. (2026)" is now available as a preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps... With @rpsychologist.com, @matti.vuorre.com, and Nils Hentati Isacsson.
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Jan Vanhove @janhove.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Master's degree in statistics and data science: completed. If anyone's interested in my thesis on "sliced Wasserstein distances and their application to regression problems", you can find it here: github.com/janhove/msct....
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 27/09/2026
Four days ago, a scientist was surprised by the news that Anthropic discovered new virus genes for making DNA. He says he’s been studying them for years—and feeding his data to Anthropic’s AI as part of his own research. Coincidence? Here’s my story. nyti.ms/3VSWayc
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Did Anthropic’s A.I. Really Make a Scientific Discovery on Its Own? (Gift Article)
An expert at the University of Copenhagen said his team had been sharing its research with the company’s A.I. model, Claude, and that its new finding matched their work.
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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Russell Brand, who's awaiting trial in London next month on rape and sexual assault charges, will moderate a panel at DC's MAHA summit tomorrow on reforming a U.S. health agency
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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Some days I really do wish I had one of those types of science jobs where I can just say 2 things are correlated and call it a fucking day.
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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Please never ask me to turn my shitposts into intellectual exercises ;P
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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I'll allow it this time.
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Brady West @bradytwest.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A new version of the nonprobsvy package in R, and an article in JSS to boot! There is no better tool for the analysis of data from non-probability surveys, implementing all of the latest advances in this literature. If you analyze data from NP surveys, please read: www.jstatsoft.org/article/view...
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Ben Bolker @bbolker.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Stats explorations w/ Claude remind me of "a 4-wheel drive vehicle just gets you stuck in deeper mud". Going down rabbit holes I would previously have avoided ... surprisingly (to me) small/complicated differences between LRT & Wald for coverage/type-1 error ... bbolker.github.io/bbmisc/wald_...
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Wald vs likelihood ratio tests: examples
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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I have an idea for the next @criticalcarereviews.com...
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New, from me: Once memory-holed, DOGE is now the subject of revisionism. To better understand why DOGE failed, I talked to people in the civic tech movement that DOGE displaced, who continue to offer the alternative model for how to modernize govt. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/doge-vs-ci...
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DOGE vs. Civic Tech
As DOGE revisionism picks up, a contrast with the civic tech movement it displaced illuminates its failure
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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Who could have guessed that the editors/reviewers of "Evidenced based complimentary and alternative medicine" might be pretty bad at the evidence-based part. 😆
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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Yet again someone has figured out they can manipulate certain academics by giving them gold stars.
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Aidan O’Brien @aidanobrien.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This week we learned that the Irish government has proposed weakening Europeans citizens' fundamental right to privacy to favour AI companies. We also learned this week that 83% of Irish people under 25 want stronger government regulation of AI. Who *exactly* does our government work for?
AI: EU Member States plan "digital expropriation" of Europeans in the interest of Al companies
Artificial Intelligence / 21 September 2026
In a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of OpenAl, Anthropic, Google, Meta and SpaceX to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental right to data protection. Use of personal data "in the context of Al" should automatically be lawful.
There seems to be wide informal agreement by many Member States. In particular, Big Tech would be able to use all personal data collected over the past decades with virtually no restrictions, as long as this happens "in the context" of Al. Schrems: "Under these proposals, the profits of Al companies would trump European's fundamental right to privacy. This is nothing but a digital expropriation of Europeans." All this is happening despite the key figures of Al corporations actively warn about the enormous risks associated with their own products.Transport costs and mental health also remain prominent concerns.
More than seven in ten adults believe Al will make it harder for young people to find secure employment over the next five years, while 83% support stronger government regulation of Al.
Just 17% of young adults said they believe the Government is doing enough to support them through the cost-of-living crisis.
"These findings should serve as a wake-up call," said Grace McManus, Policy and Campaigns Manager at NYCI.
"Too many young people feel that the chance to build a secure and independent life is slipping out of reach," Ms McManus said.
The polling was conducted by RED C, which surveyed a nationally representative sample of 1,010 adults, including a cohort aged 18-24.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026
Google finally updated some of its satellite images of Gaza and my god, it's horrific. The entirety of Rafah has been demolished. The majority of Khan Younis is in ruins. Entire towns completely leveled and erased of the map.
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Michael Mishak @mjmishak.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Online sportsbooks say they do not want business from problem gamblers. So @propublica.org's Jake Pearson spent 10 weeks on DraftKings testing how the company would react to someone displaying all the hallmarks of a compulsive bettor. Spoiler: It made him a VIP. www.propublica.org/article/draf...
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I Deliberately Bet Like a Problem Gambler. DraftKings Made Me a VIP.
Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and pro...
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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
NEW: The big story is not Chinese EVs everywhere —but Chinese EV factories everywhere. And its not just Chinese firms going out. Our CM-FDI database tracks every foreign Solar, Wind, EV and battery manufacturing plant built in 21st century. cmfdi.netzeropolicylab.com
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Ian Hussey @ianhussey.mmmdata.io · 25/09/2026
"Systematic reviews are only as credible as the studies they include" INSPECT-SR was published yesterday, giving concrete guidance on how to exclude untrustworthy studies. Cochrane's statement: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new... Article: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new... Guidance: inspect-sr.com
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New tool helps researchers spot problematic trials before they distort evidence | Cochrane
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Judith ter Schure @judithterschure.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Biostatisticians! At ISCB AGM-> Proposal for a new subcom: statistics review Are we still firefighting/can we be more effective if we coordinate? @statsepi.bsky.social @jdwilko.bsky.social @maartenvsmeden.bsky.social @benvancalster.bsky.social @gscollins.bsky.social @laurewynants.bsky.social
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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Exclusive: New report says Ireland could have built 50,000 new homes over the five years of the data centre boom - and cannot “afford” to continue building. Authors called for a moratorium on new data centres - and have hit out at government comparisons painting them as “our German car industry.”
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Wtaf is this question my university just asked me about my project?
Does the project involve any work that could be interpreted as promoting DEIA, climate change research, or non-compliant to any Presidential Executive Orders?
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Worth your time
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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
New work featured in New Public!: There is no neutral feed algorithm. Each one makes source, ranking, & content diversity choices. @jonathanstray.com & I started MySky so you can see - and change! - these settings. Check it out here on Bluesky, in "Feeds" # newpublic.substack.com/p/meet-the-a...
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🎛️📲 Meet the algorithm you can actually control and understand
Jonathan Stray and Renée DiResta introduce MySky, a feed that shows its work
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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Congrats to @jdwilko.bsky.social and everyone who contributed. www.bmj.com/content/394/...
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INSPECT-SR tool for assessing trustworthiness of randomised controlled trials
The integrity of evidence synthesis is threatened by problematic randomised controlled trials, where there are serious concerns about the trustworthiness of the data or findings. Such concerns could b...
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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
In marketing class, and I can feel the Wansink coming any minute now. Thoughts and prayers that I keep my mouth shut please.
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“My nightmare is that we have bots on Emory Healthcare’s side, bots on Cigna’s side that keep talking to each other,” said Dr. Joon S. Lee, the chief executive of Emory Healthcare. “A whole data center could be occupied just doing that.”
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Battle of Hospital A.I. vs. Insurer A.I. Is Pushing Medical Costs Higher
The use of artificial intelligence by hospitals and health insurers is escalating their longstanding feud over paying for medical care.
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Magnus Johansson @pgmj.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is worth reposting once in a while. bsky.app/profile/rpsy...
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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Lots of academics seem confused about the difference between a heuristic and a model.
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Arrianna Marie Planey, PhD MA @arrianna-planey.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The decline in nursing home beds in the US is an incredibly concerning trend, because recent research suggests that the supply of possible informal caregivers is declining as the share of older adults (65+) is increasing
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Nursing Home Beds Are Becoming More Scarce - KFF Health News
As the oldest baby boomers turn 80, researchers worry there won’t be enough room in nursing facilities for a rapidly graying nation.
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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I have read some truly terrible "scholarship" about marketing today. That is all.
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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I refuse to participate in the oh no I'm stranded in iceland discourse/porn and that's all I'm going to say about it.
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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
lol I forgot about this, with @jdwilko.bsky.social (in response to our pals @pwgtennant.bsky.social, @robertwplatt.bsky.social et al. 😘)
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Dermot Lynott @dermotlynott.bsky.social · 12/09/2024
If you're going to be teaching open science to undergraduates this year, check out our course and free resources on @forrt.bsky.social forrt.org/educators-co... #openScience
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Course on Open Science 101
We present a set of 16 lectures and paired tutorials that introduce students to the concepts of open science. Starting from the basics of experimental psychology, we cover concepts of open research fr...
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Sanjay Srivastava @sanjaysrivastava.com · 22/09/2026
Chris Chambers did some excellent research on where exaggerated claims in science news come from. He came to the conclusion that scientists are the ones responsible pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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Polluted at the faucet: Exaggeration and hype of research results in the media often originate earlier at the press office
The mass media are frequently accused of overhyping science and health stories. But often, the press releases by universities and research institutes are the source of hype and exaggeration. Subject C...
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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Doctors and university lecturers latest to vote in favour of industrial action (My union) Ifut’s membership backed a proposal to take industrial action with a 92 per cent vote in favour. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
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Doctors and university lecturers latest to vote in favour of industrial action
Industrial action by over 160,000 public sector workers due to begin later this month
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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Why do people keep trying to make me use this? Do they hate me? www.trustpilot.com/review/read.ai
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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Cell (the journal) desperately needs editors who understand clinical trials. JAMA, Lancet, BMJ, NEJM etc are far from perfect, but I think that most clinical trials reported in Cell would get laughed out of the room at these other journals who take trials seriously.
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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The road to hell is paved with insecure beta male bureaucrats who are scared of what they are too incurious to understand & too dumb to change. Alas. They are adept at administrative abuse. Let's end a bloodless coup by an IRL Dilbert character. Vote! rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/russell-vo...
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Russell Vought Doesn’t Care Who Dies, Including You
If the OMB Director doesn’t destroy science to fund fascism, it won’t be for lack of trying
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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Taoiseach will presumably caution NY mayor that better things are not possible.
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