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New commentary out in JCCP! In which I try to solve the problem of incomparable effect size estimates in clinical trials by recommending a standard, one-size-fits-most way to compute the standardized mean difference (SMD; e.g., Cohen’s d) in psychology trials. doi.org/10.1037/ccp0...

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Can confirm this is incredibly easy and fast

BioWare made some incredible games. KOTOR, Mass Effect, and so many others. Sad to see it shut down

You Can See Everything is wonderful. My favorite documentary made in the last twenty years. It's beautiful and strange, much like Nathan.

You Can See Everything was INCREDIBLE. And as weird as you think it will be, it’s way weirder. Then with that as the new baseline, it’s way weirder than that. Do that 2 more times

there's a U-shaped relationship between the rotational distance of a thing from a U and whether you call it a U-shaped relationship

I keep seeing this Semafor graph that seems to show the Trump administration’s effect on international visits is comparable to the pandemic. My first thought was “that can’t be true” and indeed it is not. This is monthly data. We only have to Jun/Aug 2026. The lines are over-fitted to the months.

Geese are insane: Example #2,987,304

I once assessed a veteran for PTSD who had seen multiple combat tours and had seen people die in combat. He had PTSD - not from combat, but from witnessing a public execution while on leave in a nearby country. He saw it as so barbaric it was difficult to reconcile

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Another special issue at Psych Science! We invite “submissions that advance the field through critical appraisal of articles previously published by Psychological Science” Please share! www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...

I propose a system where you can click a button to charge anyone who texts or calls you $0.25. Bye unwanted texts & calls forever. Externalities? Don't know/don't care. It's like mosquitos. Would there be externalities to eradicating mosquitos? Don't care. I'm not itchy anymore. Roll the dice baby

Curious about this one from a measurement perspective: is there measurement invariance for gender regarding pain ratings? Men are socialized to downplay pain d/t masculinity, and so likely to underreport www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Without actually sending your scripts/data to other people, it can be hard to ensure others can easily use your materials. This looks like a great solution. Another cool feature is that users can also tweak scripts to see how conclusions can change when different parameters are used.

NEW: DHS agents tracked people observing ICE arrests, photographed them, ran their plates, pulled personal information, and added them to a Palantir database, according to newly unsealed court filings. w/ @regret.bsky.social

now published! dx.doi.org/10.1002/jclp...

I’ve never hoped anything was more real in my life than this tweet. This is incredible

Fun fact: this amount of hops will make as many as two 12oz IPAs

9/ A month in, I was betting so much that DraftKings’ quick-tap deposit buttons had increased to $500, $750 and $950, making it even easier to mindlessly transfer money into my account. I was also getting pummeled with push alerts inviting me to bet more.

Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵

Just as the “DJ as celebrity” movement (vs “weird nerd on the decks in the corner”) did a lot of damage to electronic music and real DJs, the “academic as celebrity” movement (vs “weird nerd in their lab in the basement”) has done a lot of damage to science and real scientists

Fun story. As I was a grad student I published a 1st-author paper on co-rumination in J of Adolescence that got discussed in the NYT (side note, the reporter interviewed me but only named my advisor in the story). Our PR office wanted to build on it for more press, so they wrote up a press release…

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The difference between, say, the opioid epidemic and shoving gambling apps in front of everyone is that no-one has plausible deniability about the effects of gambling. It will absolutely ruin lives and families. They may as well be promoting cigarettes. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b...

never forget that our universities fired and expelled people for opposing this

'We've selected a person with literally 0 experience in education to run a massive university system. We're very smart people'

In case you missed it--reposting appreciated. If you are working with folks who are applying this year, you may also want to know about this handy list: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... that @allisonharvey.bsky.social has organized!

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A show about people who learned you can acquire fame and money by being a heel on a reality show, where only half get what they want

***JOB ALERT*** We are seeking to appoint 3 Statistical Methodologists to work on methods related to the statistical analysis of clinical trials, or innovative design methodology. The posts will be based within the UCL Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Really good blog about loneliness and our apparent lack of an internal thermostat, which we have for, e.g., food, to tell us when we need more people www.experimental-history.com/p/there-is-n...