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Darren Dahly

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Epidemiologist + Statistician | Clinical Research Facility - University College Cork | UCC School of Public Health | #ClinicalTrials #Epidemiology #Statistics #RStats #WBE #IDSurveillance Views mine -> https://statsepi.substack.com/

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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 24d

Thanks again to @avrilkennan.bsky.social for the opportunity to share some thoughts on research integrity and methodological rigor with a room full of Irish health research funders via @hrci.bsky.social. 🙏

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Hannah Daly @hannahdaly.ie · 19m

The full quote as reported:

“I don’t think we can mitigate for climate change,” he said.
“This might be controversial, because I believe in addressing climate change....

Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 12h

“I don’t think we can mitigate for climate change.”

- Mícheál Martin, Taoiseach.

www.independent.ie/business/tec...

Taoiseach says some climate projects will not be fulfilled because they risk polarising society

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has rowed back on climate change commitments, saying Ireland may not be able fulfil all current initiatives due to the polarising effect it could have on society.

www.independent.ie

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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 14m

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Hannah Daly @hannahdaly.ie · 19m

Contrast this with the speech made by Micheal Martin at COP27, where he said:

"If this generation doesn’t step up urgently, future generations will not forgive us.

As leaders, it is our responsibility to drive the transformation necessary."

Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 41m

I'm Catholic now, fyi.

Lucius Fox In The Box @carnegro.bsky.social · 22h

Pope Leo is spitting.

www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

Leo questioned a world where the wealth of the elite grows
"exponentially" while many "millions of people die of hunger or survive in conditions unfit for human beings." He also criticized "ideologies that defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation,"
with false promises "that a free-market economy will automatically solve the problem of poverty."

Leo described a "new tyranny," which shuns any kind of oversight and where the economy is structured "in such a way that sacrifices are demanded of the masses in order to serve the needs of the powerful." The poor, he wrote, are only allowed "drops that trickle down."

The pope openly challenged "prosperity theology" and called Christians to the practice of giving charity. "It will not solve the problem of world poverty, yet it must still be carried out, with intelligence, diligence and social responsibility," he wrote.

Popular movements that challenge "the empire of money," invite people to take on the cause to combat poverty alongside the poor, instead of on their behalf, and "make history," the pope said. It our duty, Leo said, to "make their voices heard, albeit in different ways, in order to point out and denounce such structural issues, even at the cost of appearing foolish or naïve."

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 1h

Thank you @nytopinion.nytimes.com for publishing this rot. Marc Rowan has run hundreds of companies into the dust to extract profits from their failure and bankruptcies. Now he wants to do the same to American higher education. Do not believe a word this man says. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...

Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Badly Needed

www.nytimes.com

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Clare Griffiths @statsgeekclare.bsky.social · 1h

Good to see this initiative continues

Significance magazine @significancemag.bsky.social · 1h

Everything you need to know about the International Day of Women in Statistics & Data Science, and what to expect from its fourth outing on 14 October 2025 #IDWSDS2025

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What is the International Day of Women in Statistics & Data Science 2025? - Significance magazine

Everything you need to know about the International Day of Women in Statistics & Data Science, and what to expect from its fourth outing on 14 October 2025 The...

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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 3h

As if we will ever even get close to a world where everything is challenged if it's against the climate. What the hell is he talking about?

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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 3h

www.independent.ie/business/tec...

Taoiseach says some climate projects will not be fulfilled because they risk polarising society

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has rowed back on climate change commitments, saying Ireland may not be able fulfil all current initiatives due to the polarising effect it could have on society.

www.independent.ie

Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 3h

Get these people out of the way.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin awaits the arrival of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Government Buildings in Dublin. Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire
Taoiseach Micheál Martin awaits the arrival of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Government Buildings in Dublin. Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire
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Taoiseach Micheál Martin has rowed back on climate change commitments, saying Ireland may not be able fulfil all current initiatives due to the polarising effect it could have on society.
“I don’t think we can mitigate for climate change,” he said.
“This might be controversial, because I believe in addressing climate change. But if we get into a position where we’re going to challenge every single thing, saying it’s against the climate, we’re going to divide society fairly fast and we’ll then get a negative reaction against good, progressive policies that seek to address climate and very serious issues.”
He made the comments in conversation with Stripe co-founder John Collison at the opening of Stripe’s new office in Dublin yesterday.

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Hilda Bastian @hildabast.bsky.social · 5h

Tracking Shutdown Impact and Changes at PubMed

There's been some panic about PubMed again, since a notice on the website warned it could be out of date because of the US government shutdown. Shutdown is dreadful, in so many ways. But that notice doesn't mean PubMed has been de-funded, or that it's…

Tracking Shutdown Impact and Changes at PubMed

There's been some panic about PubMed again, since a notice on the website warned it could be out of date because of the US government shutdown. Shutdown is dreadful, in so many ways. But that notice doesn't mean PubMed has been de-funded, or that it's not being maintained. The notice is the same as the one displayed during a shutdown in 2018.

hildabastian.wordpress.com

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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 6h

I like how the WSJ is now making weapons-grade irresistible clickbait specifically targeting me, Darren Dahly. I'm honored. And outraged. Everyone please click the link so they will write more of this outrageous drivel. Nomnomnom.

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 14h

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, country-music legend Johnny Cash can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength, writes Jon Fasman.

Essay | Can We Finally Give Johnny Cash His Due?

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, the country-music legend can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength.

on.wsj.com

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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 6h

What. The. Fuck. Are. You. Talking. About.

Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 6h

To be clear, they aren't interested in the treat the poors well Jesus. They only care about the obey daddy or burn in hell Jesus, and the please forgive me Jesus that will get them into heaven despite a lifetime on earth being rich spoiled shit bags.

ProPublica @propublica.org · 8h

The Education Department has hired at least 9 people from the America First Policy Institute, co-founded by Secretary Linda McMahon.

The think tank’s listed goals include ending the separation of church and state and “plant[ing] Jesus in every space.”

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

www.propublica.org

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Dr. U @transport-talk.bsky.social · 11h

There's also {raylibr} that enables you to make snake and DOOM games among others: github.com/jeroenjansse... #rstats

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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 7h

bossy much?

Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 13h

The one where it's not working 😜

Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 13h

FiraGO

I don't think 1 in 1000 people who work here would know that. I am an idiot.

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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 14h

I've spent a couple hours now trying to get rmarkdown and ggplot to use the font now specified in my employers visual identity guide and I feel like a moron because this is definitely not how you get promoted to full professor.

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Prof Anna Watts @profannawatts.bsky.social · 16h

Lol the Nobels can't even acknowledge women's contribution to discovery. But sure let's acknowledge The Machines.

Headline from an article in Nature this week that states "Prizes must recognize machine contributions to discovery. The future of science will be written by humans and machines together. Awards should reflect that reality."

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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 16h

Doug Altman: "We need less research..."

JPAI: "Fuck them kids"

Adam Kucharski @adamjkucharski.bsky.social · 16h

2. The C-score was created by John Ioannidis and colleagues.

3. Over the years, the C-score has often placed Ioannidis in the top 20 scientists worldwide.

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Adam Kucharski @adamjkucharski.bsky.social · 16h

Three things that are probably worth knowing about the 'Stanford top 2% scientists' metric that people are sharing.

1. It's based on a rather subjective 'C-score', where:

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 1d

1. In a devastating new Pew Research Survey, only 3 in 10 transgender adults report being accepted by their parents.

And only 1 in 10 say they are accepted by their extended family.

This is the lowest number ever found in surveys asking similar questions.

Subscribe to support our journalism.

Pew Survey: Only 31% Of Trans People Report Being Accepted By Their Parents

The survey comes as transgender people experience a legal assault from the far-right in the United States.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 20h

YEP

Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 20h

I have at least 34 valid solutions to this in under 10 minutes. Thanks all. ♥️

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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 20h

This is the option I would have some up with at 9 am. :P thx

Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 20h

I have a string = "A,B,C, D" and I want to split the string only at the commas that are not followed by a space, e.g. [A] [B][C, D].

Help? 🥺

#RStats

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