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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

Vaccines are safe and effective.

Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.

When you want information, ask your doctor.

It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.

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Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 6h

The mode of production is also very important.

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Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 6h

I think an opinion based on a trial of an intervention comprising a single PSA test does not constitute a masterclass.

Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 6h

Grant reviewer: What is/are the hypothesis/es?

Grant revisions: Specific aims restated as hypotheses (rather than questions).

Grant reviewer: The hypothesis may not be true, this is a high risk project and should not be funded.

Me: Reviewer, do you not understand how science works?

Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 1d

The shipping forecast is a wonderful thing.

NPR @npr.org · 1d

For a century, the BBC has broadcast the weather report for the seas around the UK. "The Shipping Forecast" has informed and lulled generations who tune in to hear it.

Opinion: 'The Shipping Forecast' reminds us of the power of the human voice

For a century, the BBC has broadcast the weather report for the seas around the UK. "The Shipping Forecast" has informed and lulled generations who tune in to hear it.

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Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 1d

Null hypothesis significance test.

Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 2d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

"Statistical analysis used SPSS"

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 5d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

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Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 3d

Now you're just showing off😎

Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 3d

What else are Saturday afternoons for other than making Chelsea buns?

A plate of Chelsea buns on a wooden chopping board.

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Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 3d

That was the training I had, but it was delivered by card carrying statisticians.

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Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 3d

John Smith a competitor for that title.

James Steel @jamessteel2008.bsky.social · 3d

youtu.be/Jji0JS5TPFk?... Great speech from Neil, he tied but one of the best PMs we never had.

Kinnock takes on Militant - Labour Conference speech 1985

YouTube video by volprogify

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Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 3d

Superb episode. The speech itself is brilliant and Kinnock's reflections are illuminating. Politicians with his type of integrity have been forced out of the current political swamp.

Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 3d

NEW: Weekend News Agents

40 years ago this month Neil Kinnock delivered his famous, fervent conference speech against Militant. In this special episode, we discuss that extraordinary day, at length, with the man himself. Living history.

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Neil Kinnock on the speech that changed the Labour Party

Podcast Episode · The News Agents · 10/10/2025 · 56m

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Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 3d

That may be a problem in epi , but it has nothing to do with inadequate statistical training. One could reasonably argue that the major problem with epi has been the inappropriate acceptance of P<.05 for low-prior hypotheses. That is due to statistical training.

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Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 3d

Time to send in the National Guard.

Unofficial BBCNews (World) Bot @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social · 3d

Four killed in mass shooting after Mississippi football game

Twelve others were injured in the incident, which happened at around midnight.

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Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 3d

And the mental maturity age of a 10 year old. How is cardiac age measured anyway? What doctor spouts such drivel?

Reuters @reuters.com · 4d

Trump, 79, has "cardiac age" of 65-year-old, doctor says reut.rs/4mZNZbu

Trump, 79, has "cardiac age" of 65-year-old, doctor says

Donald Trump was found to be in "exceptional health" in a medical evaluation, the U.S. president's doctor said in a memo released by the White House on Friday, with his "cardiac age" 14 years younger than in "chronological age."

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Ewan Birney @ewanbirney.bsky.social · 4d

I am hiring! - looking for a Staff Scientist to co-run my research group with me. Staff Scientist is a senior professional scientist role at EMBL. Please forward to people you might know who could be interested! embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...

Staff Scientist

About EMBL-EBI EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute is a data powerhouse, utilised on a global scale to advance scientific discovery through bioinformatics and solutions to some of the world’s mos...

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Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 4d

Ask an engineer...., though it may be worth a try.

Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 4d

Helpful. What do W, J and S stand for or are they just random numbers?

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Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 4d

You are taking this too seriously! How much you like them (which may or may not be a quality index).

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Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 4d

Pick two different songs with the same title (not covers of same song). Mark each out of ten. Add marks to get score out of 20.

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Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 4d

Correlation is not causation. The sort of people who want to do theology are very different from those who want to do PPE. The E is a clue that they might tend have an interest in money.

Tim Leunig @timleunig.bsky.social · 4d

The evidence is that if you study (say) theology at Oxford you will earn a lot less than if you study history or PPE. I think all kids should know that.

ironeconomist.bsky.social @ironeconomist.bsky.social · 4d

I think it’s good advice for very smart and competent kids. If you are kind of Oxbridge quality the advantage you get from actually liking your flavour of knowledge work outweighs any cross subject disadvantages. It’s bad advice for more average kids.

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Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 4d

Seems like a game for you @gavinyamey.bsky.social

Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 4d

Fun music game.

Take two songs with the same name and post your combined score out of 10. How high can you get?

No covers/no triples (e.g. Power of Love)

My first effort, which i think is hard to beat...

Zombie (Fela Kuti) 10/10
Zombie (The Cranberries) 7/10

Total score: 17

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Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 4d

I'd be 7/10 and 9/10

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David Oliver @mancunianmedic.bsky.social · 4d

Just saw "I Swear" at the cinema

Well worth the time
Moving
Funny
Atmospheric
Wonderfully acted (even the smaller supporting roles)
And a true story

And i do love a British low budget film where the story and dialogue are all cos no budget for big production values

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Paul Pharoah @paulpharoah.bsky.social · 4d

I submitted a grant to do some development of our S4 polygenic risk model methodology - maximising performance for a limited number variants and incorporating functional information. A reviewer asked for a power calculation. I am not sure how to respond. Ideas gratefully accepted. #statsky

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Kate Bevan @katebevan.com · 4d

incidentally I enjoyed the interview on BBC News last night with a woman from the Nobel committee who pointed that so long as Trump was using the judicial system to go after his enemies and sending troops into peaceful cities, he probably wasn't a strong candidate for the Nobel peace prize

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