Richie
@richie-phd.bsky.social
Director of Data & AI @ Greener by Default | Research Director @ Bryant Research | Building a better food system with data & AI. Effective Altruist. Follow for research on food, agriculture, sustainability, animal welfare & alt proteins.
A little late but I had a great time speaking at VARC2025!
April 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
A little late but I had a great time speaking at VARC2025!
Amazing tip for doing research using Perplexity AI: Add "filetype:pdf" to your prompt to only get back pdf results! This is great for identifying reports and grey literature.
See the 2 screenshots for a comparison.
See the 2 screenshots for a comparison.
April 5, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Amazing tip for doing research using Perplexity AI: Add "filetype:pdf" to your prompt to only get back pdf results! This is great for identifying reports and grey literature.
See the 2 screenshots for a comparison.
See the 2 screenshots for a comparison.
We can use AI to be more human.
This week, ChatGPT updated their Image generator and it's insane.
My dad is recovering from an operation and & loves WW2, so I whipped this up for him and he loved it so much 🥰
This week, ChatGPT updated their Image generator and it's insane.
My dad is recovering from an operation and & loves WW2, so I whipped this up for him and he loved it so much 🥰
March 28, 2025 at 9:53 AM
We can use AI to be more human.
This week, ChatGPT updated their Image generator and it's insane.
My dad is recovering from an operation and & loves WW2, so I whipped this up for him and he loved it so much 🥰
This week, ChatGPT updated their Image generator and it's insane.
My dad is recovering from an operation and & loves WW2, so I whipped this up for him and he loved it so much 🥰
If you're coming to VARC this weekend, swing by my talk!
DM me if you want to have a chat too, I'd love to connect with people irl.
DM me if you want to have a chat too, I'd love to connect with people irl.
March 24, 2025 at 9:35 AM
If you're coming to VARC this weekend, swing by my talk!
DM me if you want to have a chat too, I'd love to connect with people irl.
DM me if you want to have a chat too, I'd love to connect with people irl.
Here's a fun tip for how to easily get tailored results out of ChatGPT. It's called "role-playing". Ask it to adopt a persona before asking your question. It will give different answers!
When you're having it solve work tasks, for you, try having it adopt the persona of *your job title*.
When you're having it solve work tasks, for you, try having it adopt the persona of *your job title*.
March 8, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Here's a fun tip for how to easily get tailored results out of ChatGPT. It's called "role-playing". Ask it to adopt a persona before asking your question. It will give different answers!
When you're having it solve work tasks, for you, try having it adopt the persona of *your job title*.
When you're having it solve work tasks, for you, try having it adopt the persona of *your job title*.
The world's largest food and nutrition professional body, The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, backs a plant-based diet, including for those looking to build muscle.
https://buff.ly/3XbM3CE
https://buff.ly/3XbM3CE
February 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The world's largest food and nutrition professional body, The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, backs a plant-based diet, including for those looking to build muscle.
https://buff.ly/3XbM3CE
https://buff.ly/3XbM3CE
At Bryant Research, we don't pay our researcher top dollar so we can keep our prices afforable. We're in it to make a difference, not money.
BUT! We invest in our people. If a Bryad thinks something would improve their productivity/wellbeing, from supplements to a good chair, we'll buy it for them!
BUT! We invest in our people. If a Bryad thinks something would improve their productivity/wellbeing, from supplements to a good chair, we'll buy it for them!
February 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
At Bryant Research, we don't pay our researcher top dollar so we can keep our prices afforable. We're in it to make a difference, not money.
BUT! We invest in our people. If a Bryad thinks something would improve their productivity/wellbeing, from supplements to a good chair, we'll buy it for them!
BUT! We invest in our people. If a Bryad thinks something would improve their productivity/wellbeing, from supplements to a good chair, we'll buy it for them!
With bird flu causing chaos atm, worth highlighting that alternative proteins boost food security by diversifying our protein supply. Products currently on the market are made from 10 different crops: (https://buff.ly/4awi0eb) with as many as 25 candidates under testing! (https://buff.ly/40o7mSi)
January 24, 2025 at 10:31 AM
With bird flu causing chaos atm, worth highlighting that alternative proteins boost food security by diversifying our protein supply. Products currently on the market are made from 10 different crops: (https://buff.ly/4awi0eb) with as many as 25 candidates under testing! (https://buff.ly/40o7mSi)
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A hard-hitting graph showing how climate change can wreck communities even indirectly: disappearing home insurance.
A hard-hitting graph showing how climate change can wreck communities even indirectly: disappearing home insurance.
January 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
flowingdata.com/2024/12/27/h...
A hard-hitting graph showing how climate change can wreck communities even indirectly: disappearing home insurance.
A hard-hitting graph showing how climate change can wreck communities even indirectly: disappearing home insurance.
Excellent data visualisation cases study from Hannah Ritchie
https://buff.ly/49OOzUy
Notice how she uses a ton of different things to instantly direct the reader to the relevant data:
- blue vs red bars contrast the 2 presidents
Thread:
https://buff.ly/49OOzUy
Notice how she uses a ton of different things to instantly direct the reader to the relevant data:
- blue vs red bars contrast the 2 presidents
Thread:
December 22, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Excellent data visualisation cases study from Hannah Ritchie
https://buff.ly/49OOzUy
Notice how she uses a ton of different things to instantly direct the reader to the relevant data:
- blue vs red bars contrast the 2 presidents
Thread:
https://buff.ly/49OOzUy
Notice how she uses a ton of different things to instantly direct the reader to the relevant data:
- blue vs red bars contrast the 2 presidents
Thread:
Lol this is kind of a thing it seems
December 19, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Lol this is kind of a thing it seems
You might know that the UK imports a lot of soy for animal feed. This ain't good: it drives deforestation in Latin America. But what percent of each animals feed is soy? Found this useful table in the 2020 UK Roundtable on Sustainable Soya. I knew it waws high for poultry, but dairy surprised me.
December 15, 2024 at 3:47 PM
You might know that the UK imports a lot of soy for animal feed. This ain't good: it drives deforestation in Latin America. But what percent of each animals feed is soy? Found this useful table in the 2020 UK Roundtable on Sustainable Soya. I knew it waws high for poultry, but dairy surprised me.
The UK's fertiliser use is too high
The UK's fertiliser use is much better than the past
The UK's fertiliser use can be much better
@ourworldindata.org 😜
The UK's fertiliser use is much better than the past
The UK's fertiliser use can be much better
@ourworldindata.org 😜
December 11, 2024 at 3:44 PM
The UK's fertiliser use is too high
The UK's fertiliser use is much better than the past
The UK's fertiliser use can be much better
@ourworldindata.org 😜
The UK's fertiliser use is much better than the past
The UK's fertiliser use can be much better
@ourworldindata.org 😜
I signed up to BlueSky Roast and it only said nice things about me boooooooo
Tbf this is EXACTLY the vibe I aim for so that's vindicating
Tbf this is EXACTLY the vibe I aim for so that's vindicating
December 6, 2024 at 5:52 PM
I signed up to BlueSky Roast and it only said nice things about me boooooooo
Tbf this is EXACTLY the vibe I aim for so that's vindicating
Tbf this is EXACTLY the vibe I aim for so that's vindicating
November 28, 2024 at 8:28 PM
November 28, 2024 at 8:18 PM
www.nature.com/articles/s41... How do people discuss meat alternatives online?
Tweets mention health, weight and taste less over time, with the conversation shifting towards animals, the environment + price. In my experience data like this is devilishly hard to understand, but interesting.
Tweets mention health, weight and taste less over time, with the conversation shifting towards animals, the environment + price. In my experience data like this is devilishly hard to understand, but interesting.
November 26, 2024 at 11:58 PM
www.nature.com/articles/s41... How do people discuss meat alternatives online?
Tweets mention health, weight and taste less over time, with the conversation shifting towards animals, the environment + price. In my experience data like this is devilishly hard to understand, but interesting.
Tweets mention health, weight and taste less over time, with the conversation shifting towards animals, the environment + price. In my experience data like this is devilishly hard to understand, but interesting.
My new report with The Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation is in The Express today!
We estimate the hidden costs of #factoryfarming to UK taxpayers to be £1.2 Billion a year 😬
Polluted air & rivers, rural residents with COPD, automated away farming jobs...
Read it here: t.ly/3RbM8
We estimate the hidden costs of #factoryfarming to UK taxpayers to be £1.2 Billion a year 😬
Polluted air & rivers, rural residents with COPD, automated away farming jobs...
Read it here: t.ly/3RbM8
November 23, 2024 at 11:39 AM
My new report with The Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation is in The Express today!
We estimate the hidden costs of #factoryfarming to UK taxpayers to be £1.2 Billion a year 😬
Polluted air & rivers, rural residents with COPD, automated away farming jobs...
Read it here: t.ly/3RbM8
We estimate the hidden costs of #factoryfarming to UK taxpayers to be £1.2 Billion a year 😬
Polluted air & rivers, rural residents with COPD, automated away farming jobs...
Read it here: t.ly/3RbM8
Lovely example of clear data visualisation from @theguardian.com . Instead of a legend that has "farm" "land" and "other" they put it in an explainer paragraph.
Simple yet effective
#dataisbeautiful @ourworldindata.org #data #climatedata #beef #meat
Simple yet effective
#dataisbeautiful @ourworldindata.org #data #climatedata #beef #meat
November 22, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Lovely example of clear data visualisation from @theguardian.com . Instead of a legend that has "farm" "land" and "other" they put it in an explainer paragraph.
Simple yet effective
#dataisbeautiful @ourworldindata.org #data #climatedata #beef #meat
Simple yet effective
#dataisbeautiful @ourworldindata.org #data #climatedata #beef #meat