Benjamin Swerdlow
@baswerdlow.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at Lake Forest College Department of Psychology | Clinical Affective Science | he/him 🏳️🌈
Congratulations!!
January 6, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Congratulations!!
Amazing news! Congratulations!
December 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Amazing news! Congratulations!
Reposted by Benjamin Swerdlow
My boss did that already: academic.oup.com/ije/article/...
Collider scope: when selection bias can substantially influence observed associations
Abstract. Large-scale cross-sectional and cohort studies have transformed our understanding of the genetic and environmental determinants of health outcome
academic.oup.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
My boss did that already: academic.oup.com/ije/article/...
Reposted by Benjamin Swerdlow
I really hope you read this entire essay because it addresses the flaw in your rationale and you should at least contend with it:
news.chanda.science/archive/know...
news.chanda.science/archive/know...
Knowledge Is Worth Your Time
A few thoughts about why we must embrace the hard work of learning.
news.chanda.science
December 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I really hope you read this entire essay because it addresses the flaw in your rationale and you should at least contend with it:
news.chanda.science/archive/know...
news.chanda.science/archive/know...
Yeah, even without scrutinizing the means and SDs stats, the overrepresentation of sample sizes ending in '0' or '5' is an immediate flag. 🤥
December 7, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Yeah, even without scrutinizing the means and SDs stats, the overrepresentation of sample sizes ending in '0' or '5' is an immediate flag. 🤥
Reposted by Benjamin Swerdlow
I mean we are absolutely in a place now where the only solution to this information disorder is for everyone to constantly evaluate the source of information. Never trust a chatbot, but also don't believe a video unless you know and trust where it comes from.
Unfortunately... that's a lot of work.
Unfortunately... that's a lot of work.
December 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I mean we are absolutely in a place now where the only solution to this information disorder is for everyone to constantly evaluate the source of information. Never trust a chatbot, but also don't believe a video unless you know and trust where it comes from.
Unfortunately... that's a lot of work.
Unfortunately... that's a lot of work.
Amazing! They're so lucky to have you!
December 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Amazing! They're so lucky to have you!