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Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · Jul 24

Just finished listening to this great episode by @stuartjritchie.bsky.social and @tomchivers.bsky.social on whether early-onset cancer rates are really up.
Can highly recommend—it’s not only a relevant topic, but also a great exercise in the care that’s needed when somebody gives you a number.

Episode 79: Cancer rates

Listen now | Next week: Taurus rates

www.thestudiesshowpod.com

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Mike Bird @birdyword.bsky.social · Mar 1

Huge job here for someone - Anthropic is hiring an econ-focused writer to work on @stuartjritchie.bsky.social's team

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Editorial, Economic and Societal Impacts

Dublin, IE | London, UK

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Joe Hill @jo3hill.bsky.social · Mar 1

Writers and researchers working on economics, science and AI - Anthropic are advertising for a writer! And you get to work with @stuartjritchie.bsky.social

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Sam Bowman @sambowman.co · Mar 1

Posting this here because it seems like a great job people should see, working for @stuartjritchie.bsky.social at Anthropic. If you’re a brilliant writer on economics and society and want to help the world understand AI better, consider applying.

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Stuart Ritchie @stuartjritchie.bsky.social · Dec 14

Should’ve used Claude!

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Stuart Ritchie @stuartjritchie.bsky.social · Dec 4

Wow! I think 2005 for me. I bought a branded dinner tray from the merchandise stall.

Stuart Ritchie @stuartjritchie.bsky.social · Dec 4

It’s one of the best songs ever and I strongly recommend it to you! Tom wouldn’t understand because it doesn’t have any rap-metal in it.

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Stuart Ritchie @stuartjritchie.bsky.social · Dec 4

It’s an R.E.M. lyric!!! From New Adventures in Hi-Fi.

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Stuart Ritchie @stuartjritchie.bsky.social · Dec 4

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Brian Clegg @brianclegg.bsky.social · Dec 3

How the excellent The Studies Show podcast ( @tomchivers.bsky.social and @stuartjritchie.bsky.social ) surprised me by introducing me to the fiendish collider bias: brianclegg.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-... #Statistics #badcorrelations

The unnerving nature of collider bias

Not for the first time, I was inspired by listening to the excellent The Studies Show podcast . In their 26 November edition, Tom Chivers an...

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Professor Melinda Mills @melindacmills.bsky.social · Nov 28

An ENTIRE podcast on collider bias 🤓🎉 - love it!
Here is our take for gene x evironment studies!
Can’t wait to listen! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Lavinia Paternoster @lpaternoster.bsky.social · Nov 28

In response to the final few seconds in this podcast, that CB is something to be aware of but really hard to actually DO anything about. Here’s our suggestions in the genetic epidemiology context: journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...

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Nico Trajtenberg 🐝 @nicotrajtenberg.bsky.social · Nov 28

Indeed, great episode by @tomchivers.bsky.social & @stuartjritchie.bsky.social on collider bias

& for criminologists worth checking this research note

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

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Stuart Ritchie @stuartjritchie.bsky.social · Nov 29

Wow! Obviously I find that upsetting because Tom wrote it, but nevertheless…

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Stuart Ritchie @stuartjritchie.bsky.social · Nov 26

Some said it couldn’t be done. That it was impossible; ridiculous; absurd. But @tomchivers.bsky.social and I have done it: recorded a whole podcast episode about collider bias. www.thestudiesshowpod.com/p/episode-57...

Episode 57: Collider bias

Listen now | Does smoking prevent COVID? Is being obese actually healthy? Or is something funny going on?

www.thestudiesshowpod.com

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Stuart Ritchie @stuartjritchie.bsky.social · Nov 27

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Stuart Ritchie @stuartjritchie.bsky.social · Nov 26

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Stuart Ritchie @stuartjritchie.bsky.social · Nov 26

Some said it couldn’t be done. That it was impossible; ridiculous; absurd. But @tomchivers.bsky.social and I have done it: recorded a whole podcast episode about collider bias. www.thestudiesshowpod.com/p/episode-57...

Episode 57: Collider bias

Listen now | Does smoking prevent COVID? Is being obese actually healthy? Or is something funny going on?

www.thestudiesshowpod.com

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Tom Chivers @tomchivers.bsky.social · Nov 26

The latest The Studies Show is in your inboxes! On a strange statistical anomaly that can make it seem like smoking protects you from COVID and obesity is good for your heart www.thestudiesshowpod.com/p/episode-57...

Episode 57: Collider bias

Listen now | Does smoking prevent COVID? Is being obese actually healthy? Or is something funny going on?

www.thestudiesshowpod.com

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Stuart Ritchie @stuartjritchie.bsky.social · Nov 24

Thanks mate!

Stuart Ritchie @stuartjritchie.bsky.social · Nov 24

You honour me.

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Stuart Ritchie @stuartjritchie.bsky.social · Nov 23

Gen Z boss and a mini,
Gen Z boss and a mini

(Am I doing this right?)

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Stian Westlake @stianwestlake.bsky.social · Nov 23

When John Kingman - who has done more to drive good policy on UK economic growth than anyone - gives advice, I really hope people listen.

open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/w...

We going to need a bigger Bazooka

How Labour can get the economy growing

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Stuart Ritchie @stuartjritchie.bsky.social · Nov 23

Dismayed to come to a different platform and find this guy is still tweeting about me all the time. I even pre-emptively blocked him!

Stuart Ritchie @stuartjritchie.bsky.social · Nov 22

This plus the added push factor of Elon Musk; and the election marking a clear point after which a lot of people thought “enough is enough”. That’s my guess- though it might also be just pure luck.

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