Our approach has been to train people (of all ages) to think more critically, more generally, as well as media literacy. [And let me tell you-after 8 years of training in critical thinking/fact checking, young people are far ahead of the rest of us in being able to spot fakery]

This is a good thread. I reached a different conclusion - more of these choices need to made in parliament where democratically elected politicians can debate the priorities and trade offs involved

Applications open for a new cohort of Data Science Fellows! I'm so proud of this scheme, which puts into practice everything we know about how data skills can be used to solve some of the world's biggest challenges DataDotOrg Wellcome Global Partnership data4sdgs.org/about-can-data…

Merry Christmas.

First, many thanks to everyone involved in UKICE. You've shown what a difference good social science can make when communicated well. More of that is still badly needed.

Billions of people's lives could be better if we only used the evidence we already have and the research budgets we already have more effectively. This could be a game changer 🧵

Another spot-on piece by Tim Harford ...esp relevant for governments needing to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of public services. Will Moy Caroline Fiennes Stian Westlake Robyn Mildon, PhD The Behavioural Insights Team

We're excited to share that the ‘SHOW ME the evidence’ consensus has now been co-published in two leading journals: >> Cochrane cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.10… >> The Campbell Collaboration onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Well this is nice The Campbell Collaboration

"We have no respect for a solution until we know what it costs." - Ingvar Kamprad, "The Testament of a Furniture Dealer"

Some lucky so and so is going to get this gig. It could be you...

The ‘SHOW ME the evidence’ consensus has now been co-published in five leading journals, including JBI journals.lww.com/ijebh/fulltext…

🎉👏Warmly welcome Will Moy, CEO of The Campbell Collaboration, to the Centre for Evidence Based Social Science Research of LZU, on Dec 5-6. ✨🤝The visit fostered mutual understanding and paved the way for advanced collaboration in evidence synthesis between our institutions.

“It was, in retrospect, a festival of side-taking.” statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/04/10/514…

God, the trouble we cause ourselves by pretending National Insurance is anything other than income tax with a false moustache.

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This is adorably nerdy. Never thought I'd describe a government minister's speech that way

A great opportunity to contribute as a trustee to a hugely important organisation ⁦Science Media Centre UK⁩ would be a fantastic role. Please consider sciencemediacentre.org/about-us/jobs/

Lots of discourse on the Chancellor becoming ‘emotional’ in the Chamber yesterday. We’ve all seen *plenty* of anger in the Chamber. Is anger not an emotion, then?

Courageous.