Sander Wagner
@sanderwagner.bsky.social
Did the AI write this?
Those "For x not A but B. But also C." reasoning sentences feel sooo chatbot.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...
Those "For x not A but B. But also C." reasoning sentences feel sooo chatbot.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...
February 3, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Did the AI write this?
Those "For x not A but B. But also C." reasoning sentences feel sooo chatbot.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...
Those "For x not A but B. But also C." reasoning sentences feel sooo chatbot.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...
Fantastic data usage in this paper and genuinely shocking results (you do not want to be in a hospital after a ransomware attack).
Unsure about the choice of title if i can be completely honest.
Unsure about the choice of title if i can be completely honest.
January 30, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Fantastic data usage in this paper and genuinely shocking results (you do not want to be in a hospital after a ransomware attack).
Unsure about the choice of title if i can be completely honest.
Unsure about the choice of title if i can be completely honest.
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It's Overleaf but will do the tedious and fiddly bits for you. Trying to resist this is like holding back the tide. openai.com/index/introd...
Introducing Prism
Accelerating science writing and collaboration with AI.
openai.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:28 AM
It's Overleaf but will do the tedious and fiddly bits for you. Trying to resist this is like holding back the tide. openai.com/index/introd...
"2025 is the first year of this century where child deaths will increase."
As aid cuts begin to bite it is projected that an additional 200,000 children under the age 5 will die from preventable illnesses bringing the annual total to 4.8 million.
www.gatesfoundation.org/goalkeepers/...
As aid cuts begin to bite it is projected that an additional 200,000 children under the age 5 will die from preventable illnesses bringing the annual total to 4.8 million.
www.gatesfoundation.org/goalkeepers/...
2025 Goalkeepers Report | Ending Preventable Child Deaths with Primary Healthcare, Vaccines, and Next-Gen Innovations
Millions of children’s lives are at stake—without action, global aid cuts could lead to more child deaths over the next 20 years. But that future isn’t inevitable. If we act now—by getting proven, low...
www.gatesfoundation.org
January 28, 2026 at 9:32 AM
"2025 is the first year of this century where child deaths will increase."
As aid cuts begin to bite it is projected that an additional 200,000 children under the age 5 will die from preventable illnesses bringing the annual total to 4.8 million.
www.gatesfoundation.org/goalkeepers/...
As aid cuts begin to bite it is projected that an additional 200,000 children under the age 5 will die from preventable illnesses bringing the annual total to 4.8 million.
www.gatesfoundation.org/goalkeepers/...
The UK has lost its measles elimination certification after the disease circulated continuously for more than a year.
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
UK loses its measles elimination status
The UK has lost its measles elimination certification after the disease circulated continuously for more than a year.
Outbreaks began in late 2023 and intensified through 2024, with a total of 2911 l...
www.bmj.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:08 PM
The UK has lost its measles elimination certification after the disease circulated continuously for more than a year.
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Position for a Post-Doctoral Researcher in Inequality, Social Policy, and Social Mobility at Oxford Social Policy with @zparolin.bsky.social
This is a great opportunity to do very relevant and high-quality research with a fantastic group.
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
This is a great opportunity to do very relevant and high-quality research with a fantastic group.
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Job Details
my.corehr.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Position for a Post-Doctoral Researcher in Inequality, Social Policy, and Social Mobility at Oxford Social Policy with @zparolin.bsky.social
This is a great opportunity to do very relevant and high-quality research with a fantastic group.
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
This is a great opportunity to do very relevant and high-quality research with a fantastic group.
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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Correct link: sociologicalscience.com/articles-v13...
Generative AI in Sociological Research: State of the Discipline
Article: Generative AI in Sociological Research: State of the Discipline | Sociological Science | Posted January 20, 2026
sociologicalscience.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Correct link: sociologicalscience.com/articles-v13...
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Hats off to whoever did this (and the beautiful model).
January 16, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Hats off to whoever did this (and the beautiful model).
When i was 9 i became 100th placed in the world lego championships and i just want everyone to know that i am now giving this prize to president trump. He is the one who truly built that spaceship. My hands only executed his ideas.
January 16, 2026 at 7:16 AM
When i was 9 i became 100th placed in the world lego championships and i just want everyone to know that i am now giving this prize to president trump. He is the one who truly built that spaceship. My hands only executed his ideas.
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Just going to reply with this chart whenever I hear people telling me how the triple lock will destroy the public finances from now on.
Great piece on pressures on European state pension schemes including this chart showing comparative cost now and projection to 2070. UK costs relatively low in comparison to most others www.ft.com/content/9c3c...
January 15, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Just going to reply with this chart whenever I hear people telling me how the triple lock will destroy the public finances from now on.
January 14, 2026 at 5:12 PM
The German government announced a half-billion ten-year funding plan to support projects looking at post-infectious diseases such as long-covid.
Lots of opportunities for people working with longitudinal population panels here, imo.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Lots of opportunities for people working with longitudinal population panels here, imo.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Client Challenge
www.nature.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:24 PM
The German government announced a half-billion ten-year funding plan to support projects looking at post-infectious diseases such as long-covid.
Lots of opportunities for people working with longitudinal population panels here, imo.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Lots of opportunities for people working with longitudinal population panels here, imo.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The venezuela operation seems like the ultimate vindication of a debordian worldview. In the complete absence of any real imperial or human rights or whatever objective that can be identified, what we are left with is the performance of empire as spectacle.
January 9, 2026 at 5:32 PM
The venezuela operation seems like the ultimate vindication of a debordian worldview. In the complete absence of any real imperial or human rights or whatever objective that can be identified, what we are left with is the performance of empire as spectacle.
🎶🎤His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy
There's vomit on his sweater already, Storm Goretti!🎶
Stay safe out there!
There's vomit on his sweater already, Storm Goretti!🎶
Stay safe out there!
Amber weather warnings across UK as Storm Goretti threatens heavy snowfall
Amber weather warnings across UK as Storm Goretti threatens heavy snowfall
Up to 30cm of snow forecast in Midlands while 90mph gusts could batter more exposed areas of country
Amber weather warnings have been issued across the UK with Storm Goretti expected to bring heavy snowfall and strong winds.
As much as 30cm of snow could fall in the Midlands while gusts of up to 90mph could batter more exposed areas as the weather brings a potential risk to life in parts of the country. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:03 PM
🎶🎤His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy
There's vomit on his sweater already, Storm Goretti!🎶
Stay safe out there!
There's vomit on his sweater already, Storm Goretti!🎶
Stay safe out there!
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wait, *marco rubio* is going to run man utd?
January 5, 2026 at 2:28 PM
wait, *marco rubio* is going to run man utd?
Noo. Not amorim. I loved him. 😂
January 5, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Noo. Not amorim. I loved him. 😂
Sequel to that "man falls in love with octopus" movie comes with a real twist:
this time the "octopus" wrote the screenplay
this time the "octopus" wrote the screenplay
December 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Sequel to that "man falls in love with octopus" movie comes with a real twist:
this time the "octopus" wrote the screenplay
this time the "octopus" wrote the screenplay
me: Nutrition research is often quite lacking in its methods but at the same time the world leader in meme virality, by regularly uncovering things we want to be true to feel better about the food identity we have developed.
also me: this study must be true.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
also me: this study must be true.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
Study finds potential link between high-fat cheese and lower risk of dementia
A study out of Sweden has looked at the possible link between eating more high-fat cheese, like cheddar, gouda and brie, and a lower risk of developing dementia.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
me: Nutrition research is often quite lacking in its methods but at the same time the world leader in meme virality, by regularly uncovering things we want to be true to feel better about the food identity we have developed.
also me: this study must be true.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
also me: this study must be true.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
It isn't just the amount of "It isn't just X. It's Y." It's also the amount of em-dashes that has gone up so much in writing you read these days.
December 18, 2025 at 11:23 AM
It isn't just the amount of "It isn't just X. It's Y." It's also the amount of em-dashes that has gone up so much in writing you read these days.
From where I see cultural consumption and perceptions of coolness shifting, I intuitively agree with this "America Is Losing the Fight for the Teenagers of the World" take, but would love to see a data driven analysis of cultural consumption platforms to back it up. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/o...
Opinion | America Is Losing the Fight for the Teenagers of the World
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:39 AM
From where I see cultural consumption and perceptions of coolness shifting, I intuitively agree with this "America Is Losing the Fight for the Teenagers of the World" take, but would love to see a data driven analysis of cultural consumption platforms to back it up. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/o...
Among the many things that are problematic about the ongoing expansion of what we define as falling under mental health and neuroconditions is the use of it as a shield by silicon valley types by having problematic behaviour fall under the definition of a disorder
December 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Among the many things that are problematic about the ongoing expansion of what we define as falling under mental health and neuroconditions is the use of it as a shield by silicon valley types by having problematic behaviour fall under the definition of a disorder
Is the desire of researchers and research writers to find a pun on the research they are writing on:
a) too low
b) optimal
c) too high
?
a) too low
b) optimal
c) too high
?
December 10, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Is the desire of researchers and research writers to find a pun on the research they are writing on:
a) too low
b) optimal
c) too high
?
a) too low
b) optimal
c) too high
?
A (very deserved) love letter to Melvyn Bragg's "In Our Time" radio show. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/m...
The Soothing British Radio Show That Blew My Mind — and Put Me Right to Sleep
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
A (very deserved) love letter to Melvyn Bragg's "In Our Time" radio show. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/m...
Very cool poster. Anyone seen this movie? Should I check it out?
"Return of the Jedi" poster from Hungary. Artwork by Tibor Helényi.
December 5, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Very cool poster. Anyone seen this movie? Should I check it out?