James Green

Had some software glitches on a new ebike we bought as part of our @iscycle.bsky.social projects. It wasn't working at all, but now that it's semi-working again, it seems to have unlocked as a US Class 3, so the throttle is working, and it goes much, much faster than it should!

Some discussion here recently about the "Top 2% Scientist" list. I think the fact that they officially sell this t-shirt tells you most of what you need to know about the list!

Dave and Brian from our Joinery Workshop adding gates to the planters for the upcoming #PlayStreetsBETA trial. During pedestrianised hours, people can walk through as usual on the footpaths or can cycle/scoot through using the gap between gates (with the gates providing some visibility through).

I am also apparently an LLM

PhD student for role of air conditioning on health. Health effects, urban heat islands, and what role AC will have in it all over the next 50 years. Funded. Some places for international students, but even more competitive. centa.ac.uk/studentship/...

Our reflections on the recent "AI and Research Integrity" meeting in Montreal: We are somewhat worried that many AI trustworthiness assessment tools are not trustworthy. @lhdjung.bsky.social @jamiecummins.bsky.social trustworthy.scientific.claims/posts/trustw...

In ‘Am I taking crazy pills’, volume 6, I find the rehabilitation of Micheal Jackson wild. So many people saw the movie. My 13 year olds play his music a lot. Doesn’t seem too long ago that we believed victims in situations where allegations were numerous but it's now like nothing ever happened.

Having spent too long reading about vans (for camper reasons), it's notable that the new Jaguar Type 01, noted for being very large, is basically the same size as a short wheel base Mercedes Sprinter. Like the vans that Amazon deliver stuff in (obviously less high) #carbloat #autobesity

✈️🌍 Who supports taxing air travel, and who doesn't? I talk a lot about the need to address air travel. So I'm very excited that our new paper on public support for carbon taxation of air travel in Denmark 🇩🇰 Read on for the key results👇🧵 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Gave a talk in my dept. on the OSF transition. I wrote up a rough script of the session, which could be of interest to others. I synthesize existing resources and provide my own perspectives. Comments and corrections welcome! zenodo.org/records/2306...

I love these girls and their dad singing so much, and the surprise visit from Annie Crummer too... had me pretty weepy, and then falling down a wild NZ music rabbit hole. Recommend www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

In mice

Just wow! Friends don't let friends forget to post CC-BY versions of their figures before submission...

less gas, not more. Data centres already use 23% of Irish electricity

Irish citizenship is already hard and exhausting. 5 years seems the modal length of residency required for citizenship in the EU

Looking forward to next week 🚴‍♂️💚

Our Expert Meeting on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion underlines the areas in research where EDI requires deliberate strategies Tips for recruiting different-to-reach populations? Diversify, use podcasts and visuals, avoid always having the same spokesperson on board, use trusted community agents

I love this idea But it's also something academia does badly, funding for boring things. But I don't know that we need a separate application process for it

DEKA!

In unexpected* news, it seems like search on Windows has just got a whole lot worse. It now seems to be somehow "AI", but this mostly seems code for slow and not really working...

I mean if Springer Nature publish a book with this in a chapter, what is the role of an editor? “It is important to note that as an AI language model, I can provide a general perspective, but you should consult with medical professionals for personalized [sic] advice.”

New study suggests that a shortage of secure bike parking is limiting e-bike adoption. Glad to see this issue getting attention. It's intuitive that people with quasi-secure bike storage might be OK risking a pedal bike, but not an e-bike that's more expensive. doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...

When you've been planning for overdispersion in your outcome variable... but still checking to see whether this extreme value is real or not... It's real 🚴‍♂️

This is good bike parking. It has angular tubing, which prevents the quiet use of pipe cutters for theft. The racks are also spaced far enough apart to allow for larger bikes to be parked with room for the rider to maneuver while on foot. Also, this is entrance-adjacent to the building.

I’m hiring a PhD student to work with me on metascience in psychology at @zpid.bsky.social! The position is very open - could cover a wide range of topics/themes 🤸🏻‍♀️✨ If you have questions, please reach out! Applications are open until October 1st. leibniz-psychology.onlyfy.jobs/en/job/fyjwt...

I remember years ago, thinking that it was kind of underwhelming that my analyses always finished promptly. Now after 31 minutes of my targets pipeline running in parallel and monstering my computer's resources, I say, be careful of what you wish for #rstatistics

My mobile provider blocked a link to an an "Adult website" yesterday, aimed at helping people change their SPSS default graphs to APA style. My provider really saved me from seeing some unpleasant images

My mental image when I read this headline was of children dressed like a Dickens novel being minded by strict seeming Victorian ladies Perhaps chimney sweeping is no longer an acceptable part of the preschool curriculum...

I am writing an analysis plan for a pre-registration, and being asked to comment on transformations (or be explicit about not doing so).... I really want to write "transformation is for those who have not yet discovered generalised linear models"

In OSF-project closing news, just stumbling over a massive omni-shambles project I previously built that I need to update, but probably won't be complete by the time it goes read-only,,,

Wow. So my main takeaway from this is that due to CERN's special status, it's relationship with privacy and GDPR is complex, and possibly not a great place to store pseudonymised data #mindBlown

For enjoyers of this thread on reasons not use ratio outcome variables in statistical analysis, I have a short blog post from 2022 about why dividing an outcome by something like population density doesn't always control for population density: elevanth.org/blog/2022/09...

Simply put, this is a loophole that needs to be closed. Shops (even reputable shops), should not be selling illegal vehicles with a small disclaimer that they can only be used on private land, and never on public roads, footpaths or cycle paths

In 2023, @nature.com published 'Papers and patents are becoming less disruptive over time', receiving world-wide media attention. Our Matters Arising, published after a 32 month delay (more on that soon), shows that the reported decline can largely be attributed to dataset artefacts. 🧵

As close to totality as we're going to get #Eclipse2026

any chat on where it isn't cloudy near Limerick... looks like Lough Derg clearer for the eclipse in Ireland?

I have my glasses that claim to have been tested to the relevant EN ISO standard for Direct Observation of the Sun

It's a niche thing, but if you read that story about moving a high voltage cable and Dobby's Grave, it's all rubbish. They always planned to tunnel under the beach, and in a different place to the grave, because the cable is going toward an existing power station