Dr Will Ball
@wpball.com
Interested in working out how to reduce unfair and avoidable differences in health. Mostly youth mental health.
Chancellor's Fellow at Robert Gordon University | Social Epidemiologist | Pro Cycling | Rstats | Causal Inference 🇮🇪🏴🍉
Chancellor's Fellow at Robert Gordon University | Social Epidemiologist | Pro Cycling | Rstats | Causal Inference 🇮🇪🏴🍉
Beautiful morning for some CX
October 12, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Beautiful morning for some CX
Thanks. On second thoughts, I'm not sure this can be improved.
October 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Thanks. On second thoughts, I'm not sure this can be improved.
Preliminary findings from my latest piece of research suggest that butter wouldn't melt.
October 9, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Preliminary findings from my latest piece of research suggest that butter wouldn't melt.
We have a new family member.
This is Frida.
This is Frida.
October 4, 2025 at 4:29 AM
We have a new family member.
This is Frida.
This is Frida.
"Health researchers should take debates about causation seriously because ... these debates shape the questions we ask, the methods we use, the narratives we construct about our study results, and therefore, the knowledge upon which we base our fights for the people's health!"
August 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"Health researchers should take debates about causation seriously because ... these debates shape the questions we ask, the methods we use, the narratives we construct about our study results, and therefore, the knowledge upon which we base our fights for the people's health!"
Professor Peppy (H-index 250) believes "anyone can succeed in Academia"
July 24, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Professor Peppy (H-index 250) believes "anyone can succeed in Academia"
We can also look at speed (overall) and within each timing segment. Here you see Plapp's hard start and collapse compared to Pogacar's negative split approach.
Vingegaard's overall average speed to the finish is roughly the same as Pogacar's pace at T2!
Vingegaard's overall average speed to the finish is roughly the same as Pogacar's pace at T2!
July 10, 2025 at 10:44 AM
We can also look at speed (overall) and within each timing segment. Here you see Plapp's hard start and collapse compared to Pogacar's negative split approach.
Vingegaard's overall average speed to the finish is roughly the same as Pogacar's pace at T2!
Vingegaard's overall average speed to the finish is roughly the same as Pogacar's pace at T2!
July 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Presenting an interactive stall for this small data visualisation I made a while back, demonstrating inequalities in infant mortality.
Take a look for yourself.
willball.shinyapps.io/infant_morta...
Take a look for yourself.
willball.shinyapps.io/infant_morta...
June 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Presenting an interactive stall for this small data visualisation I made a while back, demonstrating inequalities in infant mortality.
Take a look for yourself.
willball.shinyapps.io/infant_morta...
Take a look for yourself.
willball.shinyapps.io/infant_morta...
I am not surprised 😋
They should be Virchow's statement...
They should be Virchow's statement...
June 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I am not surprised 😋
They should be Virchow's statement...
They should be Virchow's statement...
May 27, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Some of the co-workers might try to pinch your lunch though - beware!
May 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Some of the co-workers might try to pinch your lunch though - beware!
Beautiful day to have lunch outside. This delightful spot is <5 mins walk from my desk!
One of the perks of my university being built on a former campsite.
One of the perks of my university being built on a former campsite.
May 21, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Beautiful day to have lunch outside. This delightful spot is <5 mins walk from my desk!
One of the perks of my university being built on a former campsite.
One of the perks of my university being built on a former campsite.
Really looking forward to giving this a read.
'An essential introduction to concepts of causation and causal inference that explores how our definitions of causes in epidemiology influence how we go about finding them and estimating their effects'
'An essential introduction to concepts of causation and causal inference that explores how our definitions of causes in epidemiology influence how we go about finding them and estimating their effects'
May 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Really looking forward to giving this a read.
'An essential introduction to concepts of causation and causal inference that explores how our definitions of causes in epidemiology influence how we go about finding them and estimating their effects'
'An essential introduction to concepts of causation and causal inference that explores how our definitions of causes in epidemiology influence how we go about finding them and estimating their effects'
May 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Can anyone identify this plant for me? The garden is coming to life but I don't remember digging this one in.
May 5, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Can anyone identify this plant for me? The garden is coming to life but I don't remember digging this one in.
Still on my way..
Scotland is treating me, but the seats are not.
Scotland is treating me, but the seats are not.
April 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Still on my way..
Scotland is treating me, but the seats are not.
Scotland is treating me, but the seats are not.
Live weather update ahead of #Paris-Roubaix2025 from my Eurostar train. Just passing by Carrefour de l'Arbe.
Very dry and dusty.
Very dry and dusty.
April 11, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Live weather update ahead of #Paris-Roubaix2025 from my Eurostar train. Just passing by Carrefour de l'Arbe.
Very dry and dusty.
Very dry and dusty.