Duncan Ross
@duncanjross.bsky.social
Global Head of Research at Newsweek. CDO for THE from 2015-25. Interested in books, AI, folk music, and more.
Very much into the SDGs and sustainability through data. Co-chair of UN HESI Rankings, Ratings and Assessments Action Group.
Very much into the SDGs and sustainability through data. Co-chair of UN HESI Rankings, Ratings and Assessments Action Group.
Do we think that, despite all that apparent understanding, Americans are at the top in terms of actual political change?
November 9, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Do we think that, despite all that apparent understanding, Americans are at the top in terms of actual political change?
Set list for the new Rush tour?
November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Set list for the new Rush tour?
One each for the commissioning people at Amazon Prime, Netflix, Apple TV and the BBC?
For at least the first three you would see gavels…
For at least the first three you would see gavels…
September 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
One each for the commissioning people at Amazon Prime, Netflix, Apple TV and the BBC?
For at least the first three you would see gavels…
For at least the first three you would see gavels…
I think the article (deliberately) makes a key mistake.
This isn’t that non-conforming women will be harassed, it is that every woman can be. When you rely on the faulty judgement of individuals and the proportion of the outsider group is low you will mostly have false positives.
Bayes theorem!
This isn’t that non-conforming women will be harassed, it is that every woman can be. When you rely on the faulty judgement of individuals and the proportion of the outsider group is low you will mostly have false positives.
Bayes theorem!
August 13, 2025 at 7:29 AM
I think the article (deliberately) makes a key mistake.
This isn’t that non-conforming women will be harassed, it is that every woman can be. When you rely on the faulty judgement of individuals and the proportion of the outsider group is low you will mostly have false positives.
Bayes theorem!
This isn’t that non-conforming women will be harassed, it is that every woman can be. When you rely on the faulty judgement of individuals and the proportion of the outsider group is low you will mostly have false positives.
Bayes theorem!
Although looking at preferential voting tables on a phone is liable to error
July 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Although looking at preferential voting tables on a phone is liable to error
STV would give more vote equity in this example, but not more *diversity* than running it on a multi member fptp approach (as only the Cs have any sort of common “party”).
July 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
STV would give more vote equity in this example, but not more *diversity* than running it on a multi member fptp approach (as only the Cs have any sort of common “party”).
I once ended up beating* Scritti Politti in a pub quiz…
* memories may vary
* memories may vary
July 19, 2025 at 7:03 AM
I once ended up beating* Scritti Politti in a pub quiz…
* memories may vary
* memories may vary
Alt text (because I pressed send too soon): a Sicilian in a fantasy setting is looking directly into the camera mouthing a word. The text implies the word is “Inconceivable”. It is not clear that the character knows what that word means.
June 30, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Alt text (because I pressed send too soon): a Sicilian in a fantasy setting is looking directly into the camera mouthing a word. The text implies the word is “Inconceivable”. It is not clear that the character knows what that word means.
Not if reelection is the definition of doing the job well. Doing the job “well” can sometimes help, but not always.
F got elected to Parliament for the first time, but not elected for the first time.
F got elected to Parliament for the first time, but not elected for the first time.
June 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Not if reelection is the definition of doing the job well. Doing the job “well” can sometimes help, but not always.
F got elected to Parliament for the first time, but not elected for the first time.
F got elected to Parliament for the first time, but not elected for the first time.