Val. Lucet
@vlucet.bsky.social
PhD Student in Ornithology at Carleton University 🍁▪️ Migratory birds & Cities▪️RSE, R Dev & Stats Imposter▪️Open science & Reproducibility▪️Birder 🐦▪️🎓 MSc McGillU▪️🇫🇷 / 🇨🇦 ▪️He / him
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Tomorrow I'll have the pleasure of teaching version control to @carleton.ca ecology undergrads
As a preamble, to drive the importance of professional tools for doing professional science, I've stolen @rmcelreath.bsky.social's entire lesson on the topic
Of course, there will be classical memes
As a preamble, to drive the importance of professional tools for doing professional science, I've stolen @rmcelreath.bsky.social's entire lesson on the topic
Of course, there will be classical memes
November 20, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Tomorrow I'll have the pleasure of teaching version control to @carleton.ca ecology undergrads
As a preamble, to drive the importance of professional tools for doing professional science, I've stolen @rmcelreath.bsky.social's entire lesson on the topic
Of course, there will be classical memes
As a preamble, to drive the importance of professional tools for doing professional science, I've stolen @rmcelreath.bsky.social's entire lesson on the topic
Of course, there will be classical memes
Ew
AI slop gracing the cover of Royal Society B. Not only in AI yellow but scientifically nonsensical. Come on. I'm certain human photographs and artworks were ignored to platform ... this.
November 20, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Ew
Marvel: "infinity war is the most ambitious crossover event in history"
McElreath, Gelman & Vehtari:
McElreath, Gelman & Vehtari:
Yes - on track for next year
November 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Marvel: "infinity war is the most ambitious crossover event in history"
McElreath, Gelman & Vehtari:
McElreath, Gelman & Vehtari:
Reposted by Val. Lucet
I had to check what I recommend in my book. And Poison priors (right) are also cursed. I'm working on something new with Gelman and Vehtari, so will make a note to review our examples for some consistency in these contexts.
November 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I had to check what I recommend in my book. And Poison priors (right) are also cursed. I'm working on something new with Gelman and Vehtari, so will make a note to review our examples for some consistency in these contexts.
Yup, I've found this same need for periodic re-teaching of those fundamental concepts (both to myself and to others).
I spent an hour yesterday reinforcing to a student the idea that smaller p-values != stronger effects, and that p-value = P(data | NH true) and not P(NH true | data).
I spent an hour yesterday reinforcing to a student the idea that smaller p-values != stronger effects, and that p-value = P(data | NH true) and not P(NH true | data).
It's really interesting - I'm fairly confident I teach p-values right. Yet when I meet students a year later, their understanding is corrupted by the world around them, and they need to be realigned (this phenomenon predates LLMs).
November 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Yup, I've found this same need for periodic re-teaching of those fundamental concepts (both to myself and to others).
I spent an hour yesterday reinforcing to a student the idea that smaller p-values != stronger effects, and that p-value = P(data | NH true) and not P(NH true | data).
I spent an hour yesterday reinforcing to a student the idea that smaller p-values != stronger effects, and that p-value = P(data | NH true) and not P(NH true | data).
Very much looking forward to this, and more than happy to support a good cause
Did I tweak nearly every slide of my regression deck in preparation for next month’s charity course? Only one way to find out!
Join us by dropping a 50 USD donation to World Central Kitchen or United Farm Workers. A few sponsored spots available. Details at betanalpha.github.io/courses/.
Join us by dropping a 50 USD donation to World Central Kitchen or United Farm Workers. A few sponsored spots available. Details at betanalpha.github.io/courses/.
November 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Very much looking forward to this, and more than happy to support a good cause