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Darren Dahly

@statsepi.bsky.social

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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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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 2h

The one where it's not working 😜

Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 2h

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 · 3h

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 · 5h

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 · 5h

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

JPAI: "Fuck them kids"

Adam Kucharski @adamjkucharski.bsky.social · 5h

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 · 5h

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.

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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 · 8h

YEP

Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 9h

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

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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 9h

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

Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 9h

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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John Doyle @johndoyle.bsky.social · 10h

A terrific result for @dublincityuni.bsky.social 3rd ranked among the Irish universities, and top ranked in Ireland for Research Quality. We have increased our global position by more than 400 places since 2020. A great platform to have even greater impact, in transforming lives and socieites.

Dublin City University @dublincityuni.bsky.social · 15h

Great news! DCU is now ranked in the top 350 universities in the 2026 Times Higher Education World University Rankings @timeshighered.bsky.social, its highest position ever.
DCU is 1st in Ireland for Research Quality.
Read more here: launch.dcu.ie/3L2XCIQ

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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 10h

Yep

Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 13h

Oh god no really?

Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 15h

Happy mad-rush-to-submit-your-ILP-day to all those who celebrate.

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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 15h

There is nothing that a certain type of medic won't try to turn into medicine. It never winds up helping anyone.

Edward Nirenberg @enirenberg.bsky.social · 1d

This is a really bad idea lol

Experts Push to Expand Role of Nutrition in Medicine www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/...

Experts Push to Expand Role of Nutrition in Medicine

Doctors should prescribe food just like they prescribe medications, expert suggests

www.medpagetoday.com

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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 16h

We can't have "world class" clinical research in Ireland when clinician-investigators don't have time for research, or when clinician-investigators with substantial research funding in place can't even count on their clinical back-fill to be in place. Shambles.

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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 17h

Effective Business leaders: "It takes several months for new employees to become fully productive members of the team..."

Universities: EXCITING 6 MONTH POSITION REPLACING THE LAST PERSON WHO WAS HERE 6 MONTHS.

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 1d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 18h

😄

Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 1d

Darren and Darren.

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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 1d

Oh dear...

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

The historically volatile Texas grid was entirely stable this summer, despite extreme temperatures. Grid operators never once had to ask Texans to conserve energy or shut off their air conditioners.

Why? Solar & batteries. Want a stable grid? Try solar & batteries.

Solar and batteries had a record-setting, grid-stabilizing summer in…

Solar has set 17 power generation records in Texas so far this year, shoring up the grid alongside batteries as some gas plant developers step back.

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Brendan Murphy @tbmurphy.bsky.social · Aug 4

I am happy to report that I will be the next Honorary Officer for Journals in the Royal Statistical Society (@royalstatsoc.bsky.social). I look forward to commencing this role in January.

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Announcing new RSS officers for 2026

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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 1d

It's delightful, I know that much.