SenseAboutScienceUSA

Advocating for evidence+transparency in science+society. Collaborates with @senseaboutsci. Runs STATS w/@Amstatnews.

[SenseAboutScienceUSA @SenseScienceUSA]

#Journalists: Got qs abt %s, risk, odds ratios, methodology 4 #data/ #research UR reporting on? #FREE expert help BEFORE U publish https://t.co/YIgtCZFiRc

[Maia Szalavitz @maiasz]

Right, the guy who recommends *avoiding* the only treatments that are proven to cut the death rate by half or more is the one we should listen to on opioids...

[Accurat @accuratdesign]

Today Mauro Martino visited our office in Milan to talk about how he applies Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning in the field Art and Design #dataviz #AI Check out his extraordinary work! @martino_design

[ASA Science Policy @ASA_SciPol]

"For one journalism professor’s students, the Bureau of Labor Statistics is the path to enlightenment." A great piece by @Butterworthy
https://t.co/eb6QEn2TBO @CountOnStats #InvestInData #DataInfrastructure @Friends_of_BLS

[SenseAboutScienceUSA @SenseScienceUSA]

This thread is a must read: Maths and stats are not being taught to scientists in meaningful ways.

[ASA Science Policy @ASA_SciPol]

Some 70 interesting responses to this query.

[ASA Science Policy @ASA_SciPol]

"farmers are feeling the consequences of climate change in real time. Higher temperatures, changes in precipitation patterns, and more frequent & extreme weather events are already making it more difficult to grow food…" -@NFUDC https://t.co/59hUhcSdNB
#ERS_Strong #NIFA_Strong

[SenseAboutScienceUSA @SenseScienceUSA]

We have a new STATS for US article up! How a small magazine used federal data to change minds about the value of rural broadband

https://t.co/71kBCDVWX9 #broadband #ruralcommunities #ruralbroadband #federalstatistics #countonstats

[SenseAboutScienceUSA @SenseScienceUSA]

Congratulations to @statsandstories for their 100th podcast! A great show exploring numbers and news reporting https://t.co/NCUzUPeTtj (btw @briancoxlive — you are a most wanted guest on the show!)

[Christie Aschwanden @cragcrest]

Perhaps our cultural certainty about sunscreen is unearned...This @undarkmag piece is one of the best, most nuanced stories I've seen about sunscreen. https://t.co/nKfGwWn6ky nice work @teresarcarr

[Trevor Butterworth @Butterworthy]

Substantial increase in bacon consumption associated with very small increase in risk of death. But only if you read to the bottom of the article, otherwise the news is reversed. Via @HetanShah

[CountOnStats @CountOnStats]

Federal statistical agencies like the Bureau of Labor Statistics need proper funding to accurately measure and track our fast-paced economy. Access to quality and timely data ➡️ better #evidencebased decisions
#InvestinData #DataInfrastructure #BLSdata

[Trevor Butterworth @Butterworthy]

Is the future one of faithful droids or job-destroying robots? Why we're going blind on the economy.

[SenseAboutScienceUSA @SenseScienceUSA]

We don't know what impact #AI and #robotics are having on the economy, we know nothing about the gig economy, we don't even know how many electrical engineers there are in the U.S. #statistics. #BLS #countonstats

https://t.co/PfYQxfk4Uf via @sensescienceusa

[Trevor Butterworth @Butterworthy]

This is going to hurt rural America - and poor Americans. Dismantling impartial data gathering and analysis is like anti infrastructure spending. Derpcon 1.

[Nature Portfolio @NaturePortfolio]

Emissions from eastern China account for at least 40–60% of the global rise in trichlorofluoromethane (CFC-11) emissions since 2013, according to a Nature study. This rise is contrary to the Montreal Protocol agreement to phase out CFC production and use. https://t.co/udMZJaZMHZ

[Sense about Science @senseaboutsci]

@NIHRresearch Great progress from @NIRHresearch. It means that the largest national funder of clinical research in Europe will now look at whether a researcher has registered & reported past trials when deciding whether to grant new funds. Every funder should follow this lead.
#AllTrials

[McGill Office for Science and Society @McGillOSS]

.@CaulfieldTim sits down with @BTCityNewsMTL to talk #science & celebs (wait, there’s a connection?! 🤔) in the age of #fakenews. Tune in at 8:40am EST! #OSS20th @mcgillu

[SenseAboutScienceUSA @SenseScienceUSA]

We asked user experience expert @ultan to look at the #bls website—the richest and most important source of economic data about the U.S. His analysis explains why we need to design for democracy #countonstats https://t.co/htZYcJlzrS

[SenseAboutScienceUSA @SenseScienceUSA]

We've just launched our STATS for US project. It takes a critical look at the vital role of government statistics—how to access, understand, and use them. Why they need to be better designed and funded.

https://t.co/JwQEmUjhMt

[ASA Science Policy @ASA_SciPol]

A French statistician declared that the US was an unprecedented phenomenon: a people who instituted the statistics on the very day when they founded their govt, & who regulated the census of inhabitants, their civil & political rights, & the destinies... https://t.co/VaroLzcr9D

[SenseAboutScienceUSA @SenseScienceUSA]

Very excited for Sense's @rebegol to be giving the @KlugeCtr "Dinner and Democracy" seminar this year to congressional staffers! And stay tuned, we'll be launching a "Data for Democracy" project next week!