John Pickering
@kiwiskinz.bsky.social
Research Professor, but prefer Scrymaster. Embedded scientist and statistician in emergency medicine. See #NerdNite talk https://youtu.be/Gd180NiWSCg. Don't believe in statistical significance. Amateur astronomer and will post photos of the heavens.
A brilliant health message from @healthnz.govt.nz that only #NZ and #Australia will understand.
#cricket
#cricket
November 22, 2025 at 4:03 AM
A brilliant health message from @healthnz.govt.nz that only #NZ and #Australia will understand.
#cricket
#cricket
What were the police thinking getting the driver to drive that car at all following the crash? Obviously it wouldn't pass a warrant. #NZ @nzherald.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 2:53 AM
What were the police thinking getting the driver to drive that car at all following the crash? Obviously it wouldn't pass a warrant. #NZ @nzherald.bsky.social
In case you missed this late-breaker at #AHA25. ICare-FASTER showed that the introduction of a high-sensitive Point-of-care troponin assay in 6 emergency departments (n=60,000) was safe & reduced length of stay. #EMSky #CardioSky
November 10, 2025 at 12:10 AM
In case you missed this late-breaker at #AHA25. ICare-FASTER showed that the introduction of a high-sensitive Point-of-care troponin assay in 6 emergency departments (n=60,000) was safe & reduced length of stay. #EMSky #CardioSky
At #AHA2025? I would love a photo of Martin Than presenting our ICare-FASTER point of care #troponin #EMsky trial results as a late-breaker at 09:24 on Sunday (session FS.05).
The culmination of a 7.5y project. 60,000 patients, hundreds of staff.
Thanks
#CardioSky
ps. the results are worth the wait
The culmination of a 7.5y project. 60,000 patients, hundreds of staff.
Thanks
#CardioSky
ps. the results are worth the wait
November 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
At #AHA2025? I would love a photo of Martin Than presenting our ICare-FASTER point of care #troponin #EMsky trial results as a late-breaker at 09:24 on Sunday (session FS.05).
The culmination of a 7.5y project. 60,000 patients, hundreds of staff.
Thanks
#CardioSky
ps. the results are worth the wait
The culmination of a 7.5y project. 60,000 patients, hundreds of staff.
Thanks
#CardioSky
ps. the results are worth the wait
View north above #Christchurch from a weather station at 1003 this morning (a few mins ago). Now >50km/h sustained winds there. Hold on to your hats folks. #Oct23Storm
October 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
View north above #Christchurch from a weather station at 1003 this morning (a few mins ago). Now >50km/h sustained winds there. Hold on to your hats folks. #Oct23Storm
September 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
September 21, 2025 at 9:54 PM
September 18, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Took #rstats #ggplot 4.0.0 for a spin with @universityofotago.bsky.social colours to test my latest effort to fake biomarker data
Thanks @thomasp85.com - brilliant.
See www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/09...
Thanks @thomasp85.com - brilliant.
See www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/09...
September 12, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Took #rstats #ggplot 4.0.0 for a spin with @universityofotago.bsky.social colours to test my latest effort to fake biomarker data
Thanks @thomasp85.com - brilliant.
See www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/09...
Thanks @thomasp85.com - brilliant.
See www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/09...
Trying to fix this ... or maybe just sowing more confusion. #statistics #regression
September 11, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Trying to fix this ... or maybe just sowing more confusion. #statistics #regression
15 years ago this morning I was woken by what was to be the first of a series of devastating #earthquake s. They took 185 lives, and ultimately resulted in the destruction of many thousands of buildings and homes. We still get occasional reminders with a jolt from below. #Christchurch #NZ
Kia kaha
Kia kaha
September 4, 2025 at 6:21 AM
15 years ago this morning I was woken by what was to be the first of a series of devastating #earthquake s. They took 185 lives, and ultimately resulted in the destruction of many thousands of buildings and homes. We still get occasional reminders with a jolt from below. #Christchurch #NZ
Kia kaha
Kia kaha
Hey Kiwis, did you know that if you head out early evening at the moment & look up you’ll be staring at the galactic heart? Here’s a couple of #stunday star forming regions near there. Spot the pillars of creation. #NZ #Astronomy
August 22, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Hey Kiwis, did you know that if you head out early evening at the moment & look up you’ll be staring at the galactic heart? Here’s a couple of #stunday star forming regions near there. Spot the pillars of creation. #NZ #Astronomy
Ata Mārie
What a beautiful greeting this morning ... Venus and Jupiter hovering over the Kaikōura mountains this morning. Couldn't resist a "snap"
#NZ #Christchurch city under the cloud
What a beautiful greeting this morning ... Venus and Jupiter hovering over the Kaikōura mountains this morning. Couldn't resist a "snap"
#NZ #Christchurch city under the cloud
August 12, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Ata Mārie
What a beautiful greeting this morning ... Venus and Jupiter hovering over the Kaikōura mountains this morning. Couldn't resist a "snap"
#NZ #Christchurch city under the cloud
What a beautiful greeting this morning ... Venus and Jupiter hovering over the Kaikōura mountains this morning. Couldn't resist a "snap"
#NZ #Christchurch city under the cloud
For the 3rd time astronomers have detected a visitor from another star system. 3I/ATLAS is likely a large comet older than our sun. I captured it, twice, from my #NZ backyard & with the help of astronomers at #SETI here it is. Gotta love citizen science.
#Astronomy
#Astronomy
July 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
For the 3rd time astronomers have detected a visitor from another star system. 3I/ATLAS is likely a large comet older than our sun. I captured it, twice, from my #NZ backyard & with the help of astronomers at #SETI here it is. Gotta love citizen science.
#Astronomy
#Astronomy
Honey, some monkey stole my banana, have you seen it around?
#Astronomy NGC3199 the Banana nebula #Stunday
#Astronomy NGC3199 the Banana nebula #Stunday
July 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Honey, some monkey stole my banana, have you seen it around?
#Astronomy NGC3199 the Banana nebula #Stunday
#Astronomy NGC3199 the Banana nebula #Stunday
At 0754 NZST this morning the Earth was at its furthest point from the Sun in this year's orbit. Can only get warmer from now on. #Astronomy
July 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM
At 0754 NZST this morning the Earth was at its furthest point from the Sun in this year's orbit. Can only get warmer from now on. #Astronomy
Big shout out to @thomasp85.com & the wonderful gganimate #rstats package. It enabled me to produce this gif of an exoplanet transit now on Space.com (www.space.com/astronomy/ex...) & elsewhere. #Unistellar Citizen Scientists & professional astronomers exploring the universe together.
#Astronomy
#Astronomy
June 30, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Big shout out to @thomasp85.com & the wonderful gganimate #rstats package. It enabled me to produce this gif of an exoplanet transit now on Space.com (www.space.com/astronomy/ex...) & elsewhere. #Unistellar Citizen Scientists & professional astronomers exploring the universe together.
#Astronomy
#Astronomy
#Astronomy #Stunday with dozens of children at a holiday program, Canterbury, New Zealand #NZ M83 The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy. 90min with a Unistellar Odyssey Pro.
June 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
#Astronomy #Stunday with dozens of children at a holiday program, Canterbury, New Zealand #NZ M83 The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy. 90min with a Unistellar Odyssey Pro.
This bright star is 1000 times brighter than it was 10 days ago. It is a Nova. For decades if not centuries it had been stealing matter from a companion star until it was enough to go nuclear, literally, on its surface. #stunday #astronomy
June 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This bright star is 1000 times brighter than it was 10 days ago. It is a Nova. For decades if not centuries it had been stealing matter from a companion star until it was enough to go nuclear, literally, on its surface. #stunday #astronomy
First they came for #statistics & called it Data Science, now they pretend AI is something other.
At least they haven’t called it AI Science … I guess that particular marketing strategy is yet to come.
At least they haven’t called it AI Science … I guess that particular marketing strategy is yet to come.
June 16, 2025 at 5:53 AM
First they came for #statistics & called it Data Science, now they pretend AI is something other.
At least they haven’t called it AI Science … I guess that particular marketing strategy is yet to come.
At least they haven’t called it AI Science … I guess that particular marketing strategy is yet to come.
Just saw a graph I don't like... can I call it out? Please?
OK, I'll be nice & won't 'cause this is #Bluesky.
But, please do not draw graphs with lines between averages at different time points. Very deceptive. If you can, show individual time courses.
#MedSky #DoAsISayNotAsIDid
OK, I'll be nice & won't 'cause this is #Bluesky.
But, please do not draw graphs with lines between averages at different time points. Very deceptive. If you can, show individual time courses.
#MedSky #DoAsISayNotAsIDid
May 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Just saw a graph I don't like... can I call it out? Please?
OK, I'll be nice & won't 'cause this is #Bluesky.
But, please do not draw graphs with lines between averages at different time points. Very deceptive. If you can, show individual time courses.
#MedSky #DoAsISayNotAsIDid
OK, I'll be nice & won't 'cause this is #Bluesky.
But, please do not draw graphs with lines between averages at different time points. Very deceptive. If you can, show individual time courses.
#MedSky #DoAsISayNotAsIDid
Nothing new under the sun
April 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Nothing new under the sun
For this #Stunday I bring you the Leo Triplet of galaxies. viewed from my backyard last night. A ginormous 3 body problem, 30M light years away.
#Astronomy
#Astronomy
April 26, 2025 at 5:36 AM
For this #Stunday I bring you the Leo Triplet of galaxies. viewed from my backyard last night. A ginormous 3 body problem, 30M light years away.
#Astronomy
#Astronomy