Miriam Quick
@miriamquick.bsky.social
Journalist, author, musician, sonifier. I make things with data. Half of Loud Numbers.
I crunched the numbers for this @nytimes.com piece by Alex Marshall on how to win Eurovision.
What would you add to this list?
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/a...
What would you add to this list?
Gift link:
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How to Win Eurovision in 7 Easy Steps
www.nytimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 10:18 AM
I crunched the numbers for this @nytimes.com piece by Alex Marshall on how to win Eurovision.
What would you add to this list?
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/a...
What would you add to this list?
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/a...
Reposted by Miriam Quick
87 years ago.
In April 1938, Guy Callendar published the first evidence from thermometer observations that the world’s land areas were warming.
He also linked the observed warming to the increase in atmospheric CO₂ from burning coal.
87 years ago.
rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
In April 1938, Guy Callendar published the first evidence from thermometer observations that the world’s land areas were warming.
He also linked the observed warming to the increase in atmospheric CO₂ from burning coal.
87 years ago.
rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
April 17, 2025 at 8:16 AM
87 years ago.
In April 1938, Guy Callendar published the first evidence from thermometer observations that the world’s land areas were warming.
He also linked the observed warming to the increase in atmospheric CO₂ from burning coal.
87 years ago.
rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
In April 1938, Guy Callendar published the first evidence from thermometer observations that the world’s land areas were warming.
He also linked the observed warming to the increase in atmospheric CO₂ from burning coal.
87 years ago.
rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
If you want to join the broader US govt data rescue efforts, there’s a list of ways to help at www.datarescueproject.org/current-effo...
March 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
If you want to join the broader US govt data rescue efforts, there’s a list of ways to help at www.datarescueproject.org/current-effo...
Reposted by Miriam Quick
Estimates by @charlesjkenny.bsky.social @justsand.bsky.social:
US foreign aid likely prevents 2.3 to 5.6 million deaths annually, largely in Africa.
And that a complete disruption would result in over 4000 lives lost per day.
US foreign aid likely prevents 2.3 to 5.6 million deaths annually, largely in Africa.
And that a complete disruption would result in over 4000 lives lost per day.
March 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Estimates by @charlesjkenny.bsky.social @justsand.bsky.social:
US foreign aid likely prevents 2.3 to 5.6 million deaths annually, largely in Africa.
And that a complete disruption would result in over 4000 lives lost per day.
US foreign aid likely prevents 2.3 to 5.6 million deaths annually, largely in Africa.
And that a complete disruption would result in over 4000 lives lost per day.
Reposted by Miriam Quick
A huge shoutout to @christian.czymara.com 🙌 who created a customised #rstats chatgpt called Code Nerd that replies only with bare code. It's absolutely magnificent 😍 chatgpt.com/g/g-J5futwiV...
March 14, 2025 at 10:38 AM
A huge shoutout to @christian.czymara.com 🙌 who created a customised #rstats chatgpt called Code Nerd that replies only with bare code. It's absolutely magnificent 😍 chatgpt.com/g/g-J5futwiV...
Interesting. Sleeping badly is linked with belief in conspiracy theories theconversation.com/how-poor-sle...
How poor sleep could fuel belief in conspiracy theories
By prioritising good sleep we may be able to boost our ability to think critically and resist misinformation.
theconversation.com
March 13, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Interesting. Sleeping badly is linked with belief in conspiracy theories theconversation.com/how-poor-sle...
Good news! The current lack of transparency about UK land ownership is ridiculous.
Huge win! Government announces plans to open up the Land Registry.
If delivered, will finally reveal more about who owns land in England and Wales.
Read my blog post for more details & how you can write to the Minister to make sure this now happens:
whoownsengland.org/2025/03/06/h...
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If delivered, will finally reveal more about who owns land in England and Wales.
Read my blog post for more details & how you can write to the Minister to make sure this now happens:
whoownsengland.org/2025/03/06/h...
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Huge win! Government announces plan to open up Land Registry
This post is by Guy Shrubsole. Today the UK Government has announced plans to open up the Land Registry – which, if delivered, will finally reveal more about who owns land in England and Wale…
whoownsengland.org
March 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Good news! The current lack of transparency about UK land ownership is ridiculous.
Reposted by Miriam Quick
After the AfD's surge on Sunday, far right parties are the most voted-for of any grouping in Europe, for the first time in history: www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
February 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
After the AfD's surge on Sunday, far right parties are the most voted-for of any grouping in Europe, for the first time in history: www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
So I’ve just discovered you can use the R packages gander and ellmer to chat with AI assistants directly in RStudio. Sooooo much easier than copy pasting chunks of code into ChatGPT. simonpcouch.github.io/gander/
High Performance, Low Friction Large Language Model Chat
Introduces a Copilot-like completion experience, but it knows how to talk to the objects in your R environment. ellmer chats are integrated directly into your RStudio and Positron sessions, automatica...
simonpcouch.github.io
February 24, 2025 at 10:41 AM
So I’ve just discovered you can use the R packages gander and ellmer to chat with AI assistants directly in RStudio. Sooooo much easier than copy pasting chunks of code into ChatGPT. simonpcouch.github.io/gander/
New bedtime reading
February 19, 2025 at 11:40 AM
New bedtime reading
Old post but I just joined Bluesky so here you go ❤️
The minute we decided to cover research about folk songs with Scientific American’s Graphic Science treatment, I knew I wanted to see what Duncan Geere & Miriam Quick from the podcast/collab Loud Numbers would cook up. Here’s the result www.scientificamerican.com/article/hidd... 🧪📊
Hidden Patterns in Folk Songs Reveal How Music Evolved
Songs and speech across cultures suggest music developed similar features around the world
www.scientificamerican.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Old post but I just joined Bluesky so here you go ❤️
“In a visually-dominant culture, sound can mobilize inanimate data into affective experience that resonates beyond the intellect, bypassing typical information processing, giving voice to the unheard.”
@noahpred.bsky.social’s article on sonification is a must-read 👇
manifest.audio/signal-001-w...
@noahpred.bsky.social’s article on sonification is a must-read 👇
manifest.audio/signal-001-w...
SIGNAL 001 Why Sonify? — MANIFEST AUDIO
Manifest Audio provides creative music production tools for Ableton Live: Max for Live effects, modulators, sequencers, and more - for studio, stage, and beyond...
manifest.audio
February 13, 2025 at 10:09 AM
“In a visually-dominant culture, sound can mobilize inanimate data into affective experience that resonates beyond the intellect, bypassing typical information processing, giving voice to the unheard.”
@noahpred.bsky.social’s article on sonification is a must-read 👇
manifest.audio/signal-001-w...
@noahpred.bsky.social’s article on sonification is a must-read 👇
manifest.audio/signal-001-w...