I really dislike this view of statistics - as a bag of separate tests to be learned or deployed depending on a flow chart. Most of these are just linear models; why learn all these things when one model, a GLM, would do? Also, Continuous != Gaussian, which is implied below

Great joke by Olaf Falafel at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe: “The conspiracy theory about the moon being made of cheese was started by the hallouminati”.

I really enjoyed recording my episode of the UnShaw podcast. Looking forward into it being live!

This winter I will mostly be eating damson and greengage jams. And probably dried apples too given the number of apples on the trees around Oxford.

UnShaw Podcast Series 2 trailer (mobile version) To subscribe on the following platforms, click the link: Amazon Music: rb.gy/wbjuza Audible: rb.gy/bgsobo Spotify: rb.gy/e57p4k YouTube: shorturl.at/cmFLXOr visit: unshawpodcast.com

My latest writing on wasps.. putting some facts behind the headlines. "Where the UK’s wasps have gone and why they need your help" theconversation.com/where-the-uks-… via The Conversation UCL Centre for Biodiversity & Environment Research UCL News Royal Entomological Society Prof Adam Hart 🦏 Big Wasp Survey

The first season of the podcast was superb. Really excited about the second. It was an honour to talk about my book “The Universal HIsTory of Us: A 13.8 billion year tale from the Big Bang to you”. amazon.co.uk/Universal-Hist…

I love it when scientific fields meet. Just had a great email from a colleague who is interested in Limit Order Book problems in animal behaviour. Anyone know of any examples? #AnimalBehavour #AppliedMath #Negotiations

New episode out today! Recorded Live at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History in Oxford, England—listen to folk icon Peggy Seeger talk with University of Oxford Biology Professor Tim Coulson (Prof Tim Coulson) about Eco Feminism, pre-patriarchal societies, and more. singforscience.org/episodes/peggy…

Really enjoyed talking with the amazing Peggy Seeger and selling a few copies of my book. penguin.co.uk/books/459065/t…

Congratulations to Kathy Willis on the publication of her excellent new book: "Good Nature: The New Science of How Nature Improves Our Health". I was lucky enough to read a draft and it is brilliant. As a result our house if full of plants and I am happier. Rebecca Carter

I have always found the 'wow!' signal fascinating, but I never thought it was likely evidence for alien life. Interesting suggestion in New Scientist. institutions.newscientist.com/article/244479…

New science books worth checking out in 2024: TAotI; Lorraine Besser WTWSCB; Dr Helen Scales LOE; Peter Godfrey-Smith HFC; Jamil Zaki OT; Ariel Waldman TUHoU; Prof Tim Coulson C; Adam Higginbotham LANONI; Sara Imari Walker TWB; Ernest Scheyder

Loved doing this Brazilian podcast. Translation in progress. youtube.com/watch?v=u0csn-…

🎉More good news from Oxford Biology as we congratulate Berta Verd who was awarded an European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant 🇪🇺🎉 Read more about the project 👇 bit.ly/4gf0Swc

What a lovely review. It makes writing worthwhile when people learn while enjoying what they read. In the UK and Commonwealth the title is “The Universal History of Us”. Penguin Michael Joseph Rebecca Carter

Loved doing this sing for science podcast with the brilliant Peggy Seeger. Sing for Science singforscience.org/episodes/peggy…

Looking for something to do next Saturday? Why not come to Woodstock Town Hall to hear me talk about my book, “The Universal History of Us”, with Hagan Bayley? Saturday 14th September at 3pm Tickets £5 with a complimentary glass of wine and snacks Only a dozen tickets left.

Interested in studying Biology at Oxford? Our final #oxuniopendays for 2025 admission is coming up Friday 20th Sept, 9:00-12.30

Did you know that Royal Society of Biology Biology Week is coming up in early October? We have 3 online talks happening with the brilliant Prof Tim Coulson, Chris Thorogood and Lindsay Turnbull. You can book onto each of the talks from our events page ⬇️ bit.ly/3YSELW9