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Dr. Cat Hicks @grimalkina.bsky.social · 1d

A lot of people with these qualities left academia because you didn't reward us or understand when we were blocked by others but y'all aren't ready to have that conversation I guess

Robert (Bob) Kubinec @rmkubinec.bsky.social · 1d

The Nobel Prize is the wrong way to think about science.

My heroes aren't the people with the endowed chairs at the Ivies. They are the people who do the hard work, day in and day out, and who would take a bullet rather than inflate research findings or block others' competing research.

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Jen Richmond @jenrichmondphd.bsky.social · 3d

hey gabby- do you have data you would like to curate for #TidyTuesday? The functions in the TidyTuesdayR package make it SUPER easy to make a pull request. Check out Jon's instructions here...

dslc-io.github.io/tidytuesdayR...

And let me know if you need a hand, happy to help!

Curating a Dataset

dslc-io.github.io

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 3d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Jen Richmond @jenrichmondphd.bsky.social · 15d

The curse of knowledge is a real thing and this post is hilarious.

Maëlle Salmon @masalmon.eu · 15d

"How I, a non-developer, read the tutorial you, a developer, wrote for me, a beginner" by Annie Mueller 😅 😂 😭

anniemueller.com/posts/how-i-...

How I, a non-developer, read the tutorial you, a developer, wrote for me, a beginner - annie's blog

“Hello! I am a developer. Here is my relevant experience: I code in Hoobijag and sometimes jabbernocks and of course ABCDE++++ (but never ABCDE+/^+ are you kidding? ha!)  and I like working with ...

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WOMBAT 2025 @wombat.numbat.space · Aug 24

Students use #ChatGPT to do their homework, so how can teachers design effective courses so they actually learn anything at all?

Register before August 31st to get early bird tickets! wombat2025.numbat.space/program/work...

#RStats #AI #LLM #DataScience

WOMBAT 2025 - Invited Talk

Jenny Richmond - Rethinking data science education in the age of genAI

29-30 september 2025, Naarm/Melbourne
womabt2025.numbat.space

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Jen Richmond @jenrichmondphd.bsky.social · 16d

Super excited to head to
Melbourne next week for WOMBAT. Two days of data science tutorials and talks and new #rstats data friends!

Join us!! It’s not too late to register!!

WOMBAT 2025 @wombat.numbat.space · 17d

WOMBAT 2025 is just 1 (one!) week away. If you haven't register already, time is running out! 🕰️

wombat2025.numbat.space

#RStats #DataScience #BusinessAnalytics #DataViz

WOMBAT 2025

29-30 September Naarm/Melbourne

wombat2025.numbat.space

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Jen Richmond @jenrichmondphd.bsky.social · 16d

This is SO awesome, “shut up and code” were some of my favourite @rladiessydney.bsky.social events. Set a timer, code for a bit, when the timer goes off chat about problems, try to help each other, usually just commiserate… super fun

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We Are R-Ladies @weare.rladies.org · 18d

This week’s #RLadies curator is @ivelasq3.bsky.social!

Alt text: Curator Isabella Velásquez, Sr. Product Marketing Manager at Posit. Recently gave a workshop on survey analysis at the useR conference; is updating a book called Data Science in Education Using R.

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Nicola Rennie @nrennie.bsky.social · 21d

The Pac-Man Rule should be adopted at all conferences and meetups - it's so much more welcoming!

Also an excellent use of a pie chart! 📊

Jon Harmon (he/him/his) @jonthegeek.com · 21d

Remember the Pac-Man Rule! Leave a gap for people to join your conversation!

#PositConf2024 #RStats

Remember the Pac-Man Rule. Invite new people into your groups, make new friends, and build a community full of people who feel included.

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Jon Harmon (he/him/his) @jonthegeek.com · 21d

RTing myself to make sure we're keeping our 👀 open. What @jcheng5.bsky.social found via databot was cool but a) *Joe* (not databot) found it by noticing that the bot mentioned a weird thing, and b) we don't know how many people found it and didn't point it out to me.

#PositConf2025 #RStats #dataBS

Jon Harmon (he/him/his) @jonthegeek.com · 21d

* no human told me about it before Joe. I can't say for sure that no human caught it. A lot of the people examining #TidyTuesday data are more likely to assume they're wrong than to assume I'm wrong. Still a very compelling example but I want to make sure we don't forget who we are 😊

A drawing of an airplane with red dots showing where airplanes that came back from bombing runs got hit, an example of survivorship bias

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Jen Richmond @jenrichmondphd.bsky.social · 23d

There is even a Shiny app to keep track, thanks to @smachlis.bsky.social

apps.machlis.com/shiny/positc...

posit::conf(2025) Bluesky posts

apps.machlis.com

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Jen Richmond @jenrichmondphd.bsky.social · 26d

This is fun!

Erwan Rivault @erwanrivault.com · 26d

Launch day 🚀

We’ve just released @chartlecc.bsky.social - a daily chart game!

Your job is to guess which country is represented by the red line in today's chart. You get 5 tries, no other clues!

Play today, come back tomorrow for a different chart with new data and share with your chart friends 📈

Chartle - A daily chart game

Guess the country in red by analysing today's chart

chartle.cc

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Jen Richmond @jenrichmondphd.bsky.social · 27d

The Henley Passport Index data is interesting. I was curious about the relative rankings of the United States and Singapore and found that you get a bit of a different story if you plot ranking vs. visa free countries. #TidyTuesday #rstats

code available here: jenrichmond.github.io/tidytuesday/...

This line chart tracks passport power rankings from 2006-2025 for the US (blue) and Singapore (red), where lower numbers indicate stronger passports.
The US passport declined dramatically from rank 1 in 2006 to rank 10 in 2025, with brief recoveries but an overall downward trend. Singapore showed the opposite trajectory, improving from around rank 8-11 in the early years to consistently holding the #1 position since 2020.
The chart illustrates Singapore's rise to the world's most powerful passport while the US faces potential exclusion from the top 10.

This line chart shows the number of visa-free countries accessible to US (blue) and Singapore (red) passport holders from 2006-2025.
Both countries started with significant differences in 2006 (US at ~129, Singapore at ~122) but followed similar upward trajectories until 2017, when both reached around 185-187 visa-free destinations. Since 2017, Singapore has consistently exceeded the US, reaching ~194 countries by 2025 while the US declined to ~182.

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Jen Richmond @jenrichmondphd.bsky.social · 27d

The issues on github are full of dataset suggestions that just need a little work to get them ready for a pull request.

github.com/rfordatascie...

Check out the issues- write an intro or pull together the metadata and submit a PR to help keep #TidyTuesday going.

Many hands make light work!

github.com

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Jen Richmond @jenrichmondphd.bsky.social · 27d

One more thing.. remember how @jonthegeek.com was asking for help in creating a bit of a runway of #TidyTuesday datasets... you don't even need to find a new dataset to help.

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Jen Richmond @jenrichmondphd.bsky.social · 27d

The Henley Passport Index data is interesting. I was curious about the relative rankings of the United States and Singapore and found that you get a bit of a different story if you plot ranking vs. visa free countries. #TidyTuesday #rstats

code available here: jenrichmond.github.io/tidytuesday/...

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Jen Richmond @jenrichmondphd.bsky.social · 27d

Big thanks to @beesm.bsky.social for helping me curate the #TidyTuesday data this week.

If you have an idea for a dataset but lack the skills to get it, just ask for #rstats help!

Brenden showed me how to use `httr` to access data via an API and how to wrangle JSON data and it was SUPER fun!

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Posit @posit.co · 28d

Are you an RStudio user thinking about trying Positron? We put together some resources to help with the transition.

Learn how to import your keybindings and handle projects while gaining a more flexible environment for both #RStats and Python.

Check out the guide: positron.posit.co/migrate-rstu...

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Jen Richmond @jenrichmondphd.bsky.social · 28d

welcome Saras!!

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 29d

People keep telling me they can't afford to attend #PositConf2025 next week, so I need to make a public service announcement: attending virtually is very affordable (or free!) & is amazing! Get registered & hangout with me on the Discord server!! #databs #rstats #python

Screenshot from https://posit.co/conf-pricing-2025/ showing the posit conf virtual ticket pricing. $99 for standard virtual ticket, $49 for Government and Non-profit employees, and Free for students, academics, and needs-based attendees. There are hand-drawn doodles by Libby that highlight each option and one note says "Plus, Virtual Day!"

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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · Sep 9

"Hostility, exclusion and academic bullying should be formally recognised as research integrity issues because they directly impact who gets to succeed and whose voices are silenced."

By @maddipow.bsky.social

Research integrity needs a kindness agenda or we will lose ECRs

Responding to early-career researchers’ honest questions with accusations of misconduct is a travesty of open science, says Madeleine Pownall

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Kevin Ushey @kevinushey.bsky.social · Sep 4

everything is terrible but at least the #rstats community is still one of the best

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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · Sep 4

My Etsy shop's now open for my 5 sets of greetings cards:spring,summer,autumn,nature/botanical collections & tiny posies.I post to the US now too
I create each of my photos using recent neuroscientific research-looking at them shifts your brain away from fight or flight: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...

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Adam Austin @ataustin.bsky.social · Sep 6

Do not make your PhD your identity. Yes, you pursue your studies because of your passion. But give yourself the freedom of objectivity and have a backup plan so that you can walk away confidently if it comes to that. It's a big world out there, and there are so many ways you fit into it.

John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · Aug 8

What unsolicited advice do you have for incoming PhD students?

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Prof Andy Field @profandyfield.com · Sep 5

A shout out for @nrennie.bsky.social fab book on data viz! nrennie.rbind.io/art-of-viz/

The Art of Data Visualization with ggplot2

nrennie.rbind.io

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