John Davies
@johnardavies.bsky.social
Economics, data, tech. Data scientist working in London (ex
@nesta_uk @deliveroo data science teams). Creative & digital economy. Views my own. https://johnardavies.github.io/
@nesta_uk @deliveroo data science teams). Creative & digital economy. Views my own. https://johnardavies.github.io/
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Something I've been working on in my spare time over the past few weeks - hopefully useful!
github.com/smmcandrew/t...
It's a tool for producing exploratory data analysis at scale to Excel, ready-formatted. I used it to export 3500 formatted pairs of crosstabs last night
github.com/smmcandrew/t...
It's a tool for producing exploratory data analysis at scale to Excel, ready-formatted. I used it to export 3500 formatted pairs of crosstabs last night
GitHub - smmcandrew/tabbitR: Weighted crosstabulations written to Excel
Weighted crosstabulations written to Excel. Contribute to smmcandrew/tabbitR development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Something I've been working on in my spare time over the past few weeks - hopefully useful!
github.com/smmcandrew/t...
It's a tool for producing exploratory data analysis at scale to Excel, ready-formatted. I used it to export 3500 formatted pairs of crosstabs last night
github.com/smmcandrew/t...
It's a tool for producing exploratory data analysis at scale to Excel, ready-formatted. I used it to export 3500 formatted pairs of crosstabs last night
A 'Future Self' selfie from the Wayne McGregor exhibition at Somerset house (runs till 22nd Feb) share.google/b9aaK9t0SAJY...
December 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
A 'Future Self' selfie from the Wayne McGregor exhibition at Somerset house (runs till 22nd Feb) share.google/b9aaK9t0SAJY...
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📈 New Creative PEC research shows creative firms are more likely to be innovators and exporters.
Our latest State of the Nations report launches today, ‘Will the creative exporters please stand up? Recent export trends and features of exporting creative micro, small and medium-sized enterprises’. 👇
Our latest State of the Nations report launches today, ‘Will the creative exporters please stand up? Recent export trends and features of exporting creative micro, small and medium-sized enterprises’. 👇
Will the Creative Exporters Please Stand Up? - Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
Read the latest State of the Nations report from Newcastle University on recent export trends and features of creative MSME exporters.
pec.ac.uk
December 10, 2025 at 10:10 AM
📈 New Creative PEC research shows creative firms are more likely to be innovators and exporters.
Our latest State of the Nations report launches today, ‘Will the creative exporters please stand up? Recent export trends and features of exporting creative micro, small and medium-sized enterprises’. 👇
Our latest State of the Nations report launches today, ‘Will the creative exporters please stand up? Recent export trends and features of exporting creative micro, small and medium-sized enterprises’. 👇
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I wanted dinner recommendations so I scraped 13,000+ London restaurants and accidentally discovered Google Maps is running a shadow economy. Anyway here's a dashboard and a political economy thesis: open.substack.com/pub/laurenle...
How Google Maps quietly allocates survival across London’s restaurants - and how I built a dashboard to see through it
I wanted a dinner recommendation and got a research agenda instead. Using 13000+ restaurants, I rebuild its ratings with machine learning and map how algorithmic visibility actually distributes power.
open.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:53 AM
I wanted dinner recommendations so I scraped 13,000+ London restaurants and accidentally discovered Google Maps is running a shadow economy. Anyway here's a dashboard and a political economy thesis: open.substack.com/pub/laurenle...
#TimReaper's track 'truth in my smile' to start Sunday. From his new album
timreaper.bandcamp.com/track/truth-...
timreaper.bandcamp.com/track/truth-...
truth in my smile, by Tim Reaper
from the album in vain
timreaper.bandcamp.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:41 AM
#TimReaper's track 'truth in my smile' to start Sunday. From his new album
timreaper.bandcamp.com/track/truth-...
timreaper.bandcamp.com/track/truth-...
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Its the annual holiday countdown for my @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast! Over the next 24 days I'll be highlighting the episodes from this year as well as giving shoutouts to some of the books of the year too!
December 1, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Its the annual holiday countdown for my @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast! Over the next 24 days I'll be highlighting the episodes from this year as well as giving shoutouts to some of the books of the year too!
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I'm no purist when it comes to participating in things we all know are bad. I try to reduce my harm but I'm an honest hypocrite.
I won't judge you for still using Spotify, just try this rad alternative. I'm listening to music from Dar es Salaam. Where will you listen to? radio.garden/listen/furah...
I won't judge you for still using Spotify, just try this rad alternative. I'm listening to music from Dar es Salaam. Where will you listen to? radio.garden/listen/furah...
Explore live radio by rotating the globe
Explore live radio by rotating the globe.
radio.garden
December 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I'm no purist when it comes to participating in things we all know are bad. I try to reduce my harm but I'm an honest hypocrite.
I won't judge you for still using Spotify, just try this rad alternative. I'm listening to music from Dar es Salaam. Where will you listen to? radio.garden/listen/furah...
I won't judge you for still using Spotify, just try this rad alternative. I'm listening to music from Dar es Salaam. Where will you listen to? radio.garden/listen/furah...
#BBCiPlayer profile of Wayne McGregor which covers some of the work that features in his recommended #Somersethouse exhibition www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC One - imagine..., 2022, Wayne McGregor: Dancing on the Edge
Alan Yentob profiles Wayne McGregor, the resident choreographer at the Royal Ballet.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
#BBCiPlayer profile of Wayne McGregor which covers some of the work that features in his recommended #Somersethouse exhibition www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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NEW on Wonkhe: For Orian Brook, having multiple jobs isn't a sign of a failure to get a career in the creative economy but a key component of making such roles livable buff.ly/K1x4B3q
December 3, 2025 at 7:00 AM
NEW on Wonkhe: For Orian Brook, having multiple jobs isn't a sign of a failure to get a career in the creative economy but a key component of making such roles livable buff.ly/K1x4B3q
A predestined mash-up of 'Stayin' Alive' and 'Girls in The Hood' to push through Tuesday www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmRc...
Girls In The Hood x Stayin' Alive (Megan Thee Stallion vs Bee Gees)
YouTube video by Touch Of Funk
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December 2, 2025 at 12:52 PM
A predestined mash-up of 'Stayin' Alive' and 'Girls in The Hood' to push through Tuesday www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmRc...
Interesting series from #BBCSounds #CyberHack podcast into the activities of Evil Corp www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Cyber Hack - Evil Corp - Trailer - BBC Sounds
Accused of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars – Russia’s most wanted hackers
www.bbc.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Interesting series from #BBCSounds #CyberHack podcast into the activities of Evil Corp www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
@qrtrmusic.bsky.social's track 'Nao Fala' to start Sunday. From the new album qrtr.bandcamp.com/track/nao-fala
Nao Fala, by QRTR
from the album ONDAS
qrtr.bandcamp.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:06 AM
@qrtrmusic.bsky.social's track 'Nao Fala' to start Sunday. From the new album qrtr.bandcamp.com/track/nao-fala
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We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
Nice review of the enjoyable #FindingWays gig at The Cockpit. Now it's pointed out I can see the early Fleetwood Mac comparison thebluemoment.com/2025/11/24/t...
Twang. Thump. Crash. More twang.
Finding Ways is the name of the drummer/composer Seb Rochford’s new band. It’s also the title of their debut album, which they played at the Cockpit Theatre in north-west London last ni…
thebluemoment.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Nice review of the enjoyable #FindingWays gig at The Cockpit. Now it's pointed out I can see the early Fleetwood Mac comparison thebluemoment.com/2025/11/24/t...
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Atomic Albion author Tom Bolton talked to Stephen Coates from The Bureau of Lost Culture for their latest podcast episode: Geiger-Counterculture: A Journey Through Atomic Albion.
Listen on podbean now! bureauoflostculture.podbean.com/e/geiger-cou...
#nuclearpower#atombomb #albion #atomicalbion
Listen on podbean now! bureauoflostculture.podbean.com/e/geiger-cou...
#nuclearpower#atombomb #albion #atomicalbion
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Atomic Albion author Tom Bolton talked to Stephen Coates from The Bureau of Lost Culture for their latest podcast episode: Geiger-Counterculture: A Journey Through Atomic Albion.
Listen on podbean now! bureauoflostculture.podbean.com/e/geiger-cou...
#nuclearpower#atombomb #albion #atomicalbion
Listen on podbean now! bureauoflostculture.podbean.com/e/geiger-cou...
#nuclearpower#atombomb #albion #atomicalbion
Via #BBCSounds an encounter with Erno Goldfinger's last architectural assistant - doesn't seem that different from the fictional character whose name he inspired
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
I Was... - Series 3 - Erno Goldfinger's Last Architectural Assistant - BBC Sounds
Andrew McGibbon talks to James Dunnett about working for the architect Erno Goldfinger.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Via #BBCSounds an encounter with Erno Goldfinger's last architectural assistant - doesn't seem that different from the fictional character whose name he inspired
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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📣 This week’s Political Monitor is out now!
With the Chancellor set to deliver the Autumn Budget on Wednesday, we’ll be keeping a close eye on what it means for the UK's creative industries.
Sign up to receive weekly political monitoring straight to your inbox: shorturl.at/vOqxl
With the Chancellor set to deliver the Autumn Budget on Wednesday, we’ll be keeping a close eye on what it means for the UK's creative industries.
Sign up to receive weekly political monitoring straight to your inbox: shorturl.at/vOqxl
Political monitor: 24 November 2025
Ticket resales, pension reforms, and the Budget looms
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November 24, 2025 at 11:18 AM
📣 This week’s Political Monitor is out now!
With the Chancellor set to deliver the Autumn Budget on Wednesday, we’ll be keeping a close eye on what it means for the UK's creative industries.
Sign up to receive weekly political monitoring straight to your inbox: shorturl.at/vOqxl
With the Chancellor set to deliver the Autumn Budget on Wednesday, we’ll be keeping a close eye on what it means for the UK's creative industries.
Sign up to receive weekly political monitoring straight to your inbox: shorturl.at/vOqxl
Beatrice M.'s new track '132 Trek' to start Sunday
beatricem.bandcamp.com/track/132-trek
beatricem.bandcamp.com/track/132-trek
132 Trek, by Beatrice M.
from the album Midnight Swim EP
beatricem.bandcamp.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Beatrice M.'s new track '132 Trek' to start Sunday
beatricem.bandcamp.com/track/132-trek
beatricem.bandcamp.com/track/132-trek
RIP Gary Mounfield
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRrf...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRrf...
Fools Gold (Remastered 2009)
YouTube video by The Stone Roses - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
RIP Gary Mounfield
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRrf...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRrf...
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Key points include:
High exit rates among carers and early to mid-career workers: Professionals aged 35 and under are significantly more likely to leave & Those with caregiving responsibilities - often women - face disproportionate challenges of low pay, out-of-hours work and limited flexibility.
High exit rates among carers and early to mid-career workers: Professionals aged 35 and under are significantly more likely to leave & Those with caregiving responsibilities - often women - face disproportionate challenges of low pay, out-of-hours work and limited flexibility.
New @creativepec.bsky.social report! “Who Stays and Who Leaves? Mapping Arts, Culture and Heritage Careers” pec.ac.uk/state_of_the...
Who Stays and Who Leaves? Mapping Arts, Culture and Heritage Careers - Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
Read the latest State of the Nations research report from University of Sheffield on mapping arts, culture and heritage careers.
pec.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Key points include:
High exit rates among carers and early to mid-career workers: Professionals aged 35 and under are significantly more likely to leave & Those with caregiving responsibilities - often women - face disproportionate challenges of low pay, out-of-hours work and limited flexibility.
High exit rates among carers and early to mid-career workers: Professionals aged 35 and under are significantly more likely to leave & Those with caregiving responsibilities - often women - face disproportionate challenges of low pay, out-of-hours work and limited flexibility.
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Creating a "hello world" agent in three different AI frameworks: geirfreysson.com/posts/2025-1...
The AI agent version of hello world in different frameworks – Geir’s notes
geirfreysson.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Creating a "hello world" agent in three different AI frameworks: geirfreysson.com/posts/2025-1...
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Detailed explainer piece by the BBC about what it would actually mean for Europe to build a drone wall - and how the debate around the technical and financial feasibility of such a plan has evolved in recent weeks.
Includes comments by me.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Includes comments by me.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
How realistic is the plan to build a 'drone wall' against Russia?
Drones have been found across Western Europe near airports, military bases and power plants, as part of a suspected programme of 'hybrid warfare'
www.bbc.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Detailed explainer piece by the BBC about what it would actually mean for Europe to build a drone wall - and how the debate around the technical and financial feasibility of such a plan has evolved in recent weeks.
Includes comments by me.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Includes comments by me.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
@danielmarkavery.bsky.social's #BBCRadio1 Essential Mix to start the week www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
@danielmarkavery.bsky.social's #BBCRadio1 Essential Mix to start the week www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The Night Manager is set to return to #BBCiPlayer on the 1st January www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DbW...
The Night Manager Series 2 | Trailer – BBC
YouTube video by BBC
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The Night Manager is set to return to #BBCiPlayer on the 1st January www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DbW...
Great to be back in Salford for our team's data science hackathon. Topics explored ranged from predicting film ratings, analysing Traitors viewing, gen-AI image editing and prototyping AI news summaries
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Great to be back in Salford for our team's data science hackathon. Topics explored ranged from predicting film ratings, analysing Traitors viewing, gen-AI image editing and prototyping AI news summaries