This clip of Barak Rosenshine talking about 'higher order thinking skills' is one of the single most important things for teachers to know about learning.

Great to see this paper out! In this paper, we provide empirical evidence on the risks associated with public outsourcing of healthcare services with incomplete contracts. Here is a short thread on the paper: (1/13)

A thread on morale in the Russian forces, and the impact on the forces of a culture of dedovshchina, which is an extreme form of hazing that new conscripts in the Russian forces are subjected to.

schools should include a class called Truth Is Hard, where u get bombarded with examples of confused eyewitnesses, incorrect public outrages, studies that failed to replicate, super convincing arguments that fall apart with one additional fact u didn't expect, etc.

Interesting read - Why Successful Children Don’t Innovate: an Evolutionary Perspective - christopherbuckley.org christopherbuckley.org/1/post/2022/03…

Look closely. There are actually 16 circles in this image. And once you see them, the image appears changed forever. The wonderful coffer illusion, by Anthony Norcia

Britain in the words of those running to be the next Tory leader.

I think we need to normalize asking for citations. You see so many comments that start with science shows, without referencing a specific study or scholar. I think the hard part is that people tend to view asking for citations as a threat to their credibility.

One of the big demographic stories this year was the world’s population reaching the 8 billion milestone. Here is where the 8 billion of us live. Source: buff.ly/3hVSTdX…

As always, my last tweet of the year - rising carbon dioxide (CO₂)... There is no deadline. Any reduction in emissions will reduce future climate warming. I am hopeful! Thank you all for following! 🙂 + Visualization/info by GlobalCarbonProject: globalcarbonproject.org/carbonbudget/2…

As always, my New Years Resolution is to annoy less grammar pedants.

Petition to start a Pride event for introverts where we sit and read quietly with a cup of tea to celebrate our identity, together 🏳️‍🌈

Some Brexiters have got in touch to tell me I’m making stuff up when I say that Vote Leave campaigned on the idea that Brexit would mean shorter wait times for medical treatment. So, here is the evidence:

Is the Dunning-Kruger effect real? After a recent replication failure, this new study finds the effect – but it’s tiny, calling into question its real-world significance. doi.org/10.1016/j.inte…

Where is the media and Twitter outrage for the school closure for the King's Coronation on 8th May? #TeacherStrike

Google Calendar, but it shows the cost of the meeting

Can teachers spot essays written by ChatGPT? Anecdotes abound, but we have data! We included 8 ChatGPT essays in our Y4 assessment of 50k pieces of writing. 12k teachers judged them & we offered a prize for spotting the ChatGPT ones!

One for the statisticians!

Were you up for Truss?