All these datasets have the same statistical properties. Including the dinosaur. A reminder to be careful with means, variances and correlations - they can be deceptive.

800+ scientists: "We call for the entire concept of statistical significance to be abandoned." nature.com/articles/d4158…

"This isn’t just an explorer coming back and claiming there are unicorns there. It’s describing the life cycle of unicorns ... all the different subspecies of unicorn, and a blow-by-blow account of a wrestling match between unicorns and Bigfoot." slatestarcodex.com/2019/05/07/5-h…

Imagine what we would be able to accomplish if we invested in sending our kids to college instead of to war.

Reminder of what people are calling the “radical, extreme-left agenda”: ✅ Medicare for All ✅ A Living Wage & Labor Rights ✅ K-16 schooling, aka Public Colleges ✅ 100% Renewable Energy ✅ Fixing the pipes in Flint ✅ Not Hurting Immigrants ✅ Holding Wall Street Accountable

New Regulation Requires All Protected Species To Be Actively Looking For New Habitat In Order To Receive Funding trib.al/xuSKJ1o

On the hunt for the right #graduate program? Van Andel Institute (VAI) Graduate School offers a research-intensive, problem-based #phd in #molecular and #cellular #biology. Learn more at vaigs.vai.org.

After 3 rounds of revision, it’s not clear what are we arguing about x.com/slendersherbet…

Finally out in the world! So proud of this collaboration with Ben Johnson biobenkj.bsky.social and Tim Triche, Jr. (@timtriche.bsky)

But why the discrepancy? paraphrasing: numerous examples of fossil plant taxa much older than their molecular dates. x.com/beddowsi/statu…

#EMBOpopgen in Procida EMBO Events Chiara Batini Aida Andrés Ida Moltke Andrea Manica Pradiptajati Kusuma Nathan Kenny Ian Beddows @melissadlynch_

Late post. A quick look of #Procida island in #Naples. Thanks to #EMBOpopgen we could visit this beautiful island.

Demography inference with Mathias Currat at #EMBOpopgen Chiara Batini EMBO Events excellent lecture, thanks Mathias!

"Life can only be lived forwards, but must be understood backwards." - Søren Kierkegaard. Quote from Hedrick. 2011. Genetics of populations.

The decisive influence is wielded not by the orthodox majority, but by a significant progressive minority - G. L. Stebbins (1959)

Great paper from my colleagues! x.com/ceplas_1/statu…

Worth 10 minutes: daniellakens.blogspot.co.uk/2017/12/unders…. "Remember: P-values are a statement about the probability of data, not a statement about the probability of a theory or a hypothesis."

Our population genomics course is back! Aida Andrés Andrea Manica @siko76 Mathias Currat Ida Moltke Pascale Gerbault Enza Colonna @elixir_ita elixir-iib-training.github.io/website/2018/0…

New tool: #python script 'GTFtools' allows comparison of gene models & quick access of gene exon, intron, length, TSS and more! Output to .bed format #CitedEnsembl paper: bioRxiv | documentation: buff.ly/2oaPclz