Julia M. Rohrer
@dingdingpeng.the100.ci
Personality psych & causal inference @UniLeipzig. I like all things science, beer, & puns. Even better when combined! Part of http://the100.ci, http://openscience-leipzig.org
This slide unfortunately generalizes well 🥲
November 11, 2025 at 9:25 AM
This slide unfortunately generalizes well 🥲
0.1% of authors get punished by actually having to conduct they studies they claim will fix the issues of their study 😭
November 11, 2025 at 9:09 AM
0.1% of authors get punished by actually having to conduct they studies they claim will fix the issues of their study 😭
But they do discuss it as a limitation to *check notes* their ability to link variability in specific factors such as age of acquisition and proficiency level to aging outcomes 😭
November 11, 2025 at 9:08 AM
But they do discuss it as a limitation to *check notes* their ability to link variability in specific factors such as age of acquisition and proficiency level to aging outcomes 😭
"I have a randomized controlled trial but he goes to a different school"
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
"I have a randomized controlled trial but he goes to a different school"
Whenever I get to review a paper that vaguely points towards the possibility of randomized experiments, I do ask them to spell out what they actually mean. If you genuinely believe that this is a solution, surely your readers deserve more than just boilerplate.
November 11, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Whenever I get to review a paper that vaguely points towards the possibility of randomized experiments, I do ask them to spell out what they actually mean. If you genuinely believe that this is a solution, surely your readers deserve more than just boilerplate.
Fun fact in some parts of Leipzig (such as our previous apartment) it is quite easy to get fiber optic internet access because infrastructure created in the GDR was re-animated.
November 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Fun fact in some parts of Leipzig (such as our previous apartment) it is quite easy to get fiber optic internet access because infrastructure created in the GDR was re-animated.
The internet thing came so quickly, we barely had enough time to prepare.
November 10, 2025 at 8:56 AM
The internet thing came so quickly, we barely had enough time to prepare.
Yeah PDF is fine. Also, somewhat delightfully, our University blocks all e-mails with rtf attachements, so we cannot even collaborate with the template provided by the DFG 👌🏼
November 10, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Yeah PDF is fine. Also, somewhat delightfully, our University blocks all e-mails with rtf attachements, so we cannot even collaborate with the template provided by the DFG 👌🏼
ngl, must have been like close to 30 years ago. But the name has been etched into my memory.
November 10, 2025 at 8:28 AM
ngl, must have been like close to 30 years ago. But the name has been etched into my memory.
(bread looks excellent tho 👌🏼)
November 10, 2025 at 8:06 AM
(bread looks excellent tho 👌🏼)
A friend just forwarded me this with the words "Andrew Heiss needs to be stopped" and I couldn't agree more.
November 10, 2025 at 8:05 AM
A friend just forwarded me this with the words "Andrew Heiss needs to be stopped" and I couldn't agree more.
Wilhelma!! Now that's a name I haven't heard in a long time. Leipzig only has Guanakos :(
November 10, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Wilhelma!! Now that's a name I haven't heard in a long time. Leipzig only has Guanakos :(
Even more fun is the factor analysis version. Does the factor load onto the items or do the items load onto the factor?
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Even more fun is the factor analysis version. Does the factor load onto the items or do the items load onto the factor?
oooh that would have also worked perfectly fine. huh
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
oooh that would have also worked perfectly fine. huh
right, let's just tell depressed women to put down the soda.
November 10, 2025 at 7:59 AM
right, let's just tell depressed women to put down the soda.
It's a truly educational animal alphabet.
November 10, 2025 at 7:58 AM
It's a truly educational animal alphabet.
X definitely a Xerus but the S on the overview seems a Siamese cat which would again pretty much guarantee it translates.
November 10, 2025 at 7:57 AM
X definitely a Xerus but the S on the overview seems a Siamese cat which would again pretty much guarantee it translates.
Agreed. There can only be one I.
November 10, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Agreed. There can only be one I.
In the comments somebody complains that B is Beagle and N is Nautilus. I actually love it.
November 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
In the comments somebody complains that B is Beagle and N is Nautilus. I actually love it.
The "N" is a Norwegian forest cat which seems like precisely the type of hack one would use to maximize the mapping.
www.amazon.de/-/en/dp/B06X...
www.amazon.de/-/en/dp/B06X...
5 Sevi Wooden Letters Animals for Desired Name Including Gift Packaging Door Letters Children's Letters Wooden Decorative Letters (5 Wooden Letters) : Amazon.de: Baby Products
5 Sevi Wooden Letters Animals for Desired Name Including Gift Packaging Door Letters Children's Letters Wooden Decorative Letters (5 Wooden Letters) : Amazon.de: Baby Products
www.amazon.de
November 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The "N" is a Norwegian forest cat which seems like precisely the type of hack one would use to maximize the mapping.
www.amazon.de/-/en/dp/B06X...
www.amazon.de/-/en/dp/B06X...
My working hypothesis is that somebody actually put in the effort to find animal-letter mappings that work in as many languages as possible, hence the bespoke selection of dalmatian, alligator, vicuña and impala.
November 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
My working hypothesis is that somebody actually put in the effort to find animal-letter mappings that work in as many languages as possible, hence the bespoke selection of dalmatian, alligator, vicuña and impala.
It's this friendly fellow (see alt text)
![The vicuña (Lama vicugna) or vicuna[3] (both /vɪˈkuːnjə/, very rarely spelled vicugna, its latin specific name)[4][5] is one of the two wild South American camelids, which live in the high alpine areas of the Andes; the other camelid is the guanaco, which lives at lower elevations.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gz53felr7btxgmbxae5aooxi/bafkreiar6bwh7bngdl5g72aq33zc346wm7lv6rakp7enowe4awah7ivorm@jpeg)
November 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
It's this friendly fellow (see alt text)