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Val. Lucet
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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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We have bison farms in Quebec
November 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
There is some evidence that dentists struggle with mental health quite a bit
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The struggle within - British Dental Journal
British Dental Journal - The struggle within
www.nature.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Look up @carlbergstrom.com course: "modern oracles or bullshit machines". It should help with that line of thinking.
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Visionary
November 20, 2025 at 4:25 AM
The lesson resonated with me so strongly when I listened to Richard's lecture last year, I've been waiting for a relevant occasion to share the gospel

m.youtube.com/watch?v=8qzV...
Science as Amateur Software Development (2023 edition)
YouTube video by Richard McElreath
m.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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
Very nice article. Will definitely reuse that example when teaching undergrads.
November 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
That seems so unbelievable to me that this is happening. What's with the obsession that talent is best found *elsewhere*?
November 5, 2025 at 11:42 PM