Issac Lim

social scientist & dad. org behaviour, sociology (of work), healthcare & education. tweets my own. RT ≠ endorsement. #sna

[Issac Lim @issaclim]

Yesterday marked the last day of my decade in @NHG_HOMER. I am most proud of what my team achieved together. We built a vibrant research ecosystem for both the fledging and the experienced researcher. #AMEE2021 #healthprofessions @AMEE_Online @AAMCtoday @ASAnews

[Kate Raworth @KateRaworth]

Dear frustrated economics students. If you are being taught only a narrow slice of economics perspectives, go straight to this website, teach yourself, and make up your own mind. Oh, and show it to your teacher too : )
https://t.co/nho3TKRurK

[Andrew Gelman et al. @StatModeling]

From Anna Menacher: A timeline of the most important statistical ideas of the past 50 years https://t.co/nusBOYWwD6

[Steven Strogatz @stevenstrogatz]

As a teacher, I understand why it can be helpful to tell our students that "infinity is not a number." But can we discuss that statement a bit further? I may come to regret opening Pandora's box about this , but here goes:

[Daniel Pink @DanielPink]

This is how to reinvent your career during tough times:

1. Develop many possibilities of what you could become

2. Embrace the liminal period between past & uncertain future

3. Get going on projects

4. Work your dormant ties

5. Talk it out.

(via @tnvora & @HerminiaIbarra)

[Hadley Wickham @hadleywickham]

I'm working on a revamp of tidyr::separate() and tidyr::extract() and I'd love to see examples where you've struggled to extract multiple variables out of a complex string variable 😀

[Mothership @MothershipSG]

President Halimah slams practice of forfeiting allowance of workers when they take sick leave https://t.co/Igi1trawDX

[Issac Lim @issaclim]

@soumitradutta @OxfordSBS @UniofOxford Congratulations! What a great catch @UniofOxford @OxfordSBS!

[soumitra dutta @soumitradutta]

I’m delighted to be the next Dean of @OxfordSBS. It’s a unique institution within one of the world’s greatest universities - @UniofOxford. I'm excited to be able to move the school forward to higher levels of excellence & impact https://t.co/jqK8re5SSk

[Francis Maxwell @francismmaxwell]

Let me say this, if Naomi Osaka, or Serena Williams acted in the way Novak Djokovic has acted in the past couple weeks- the tennis association would be sharpening their knives. They hung Osaka out to dry because she missed a couple pressers, meanwhile on Djokovic...(crickets).

[Andrew Gelman et al. @StatModeling]

“The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Responsible Machine Learning” and “Statistical Analysis Illustrated” https://t.co/9HMpwJCpyJ

[Issac Lim @issaclim]

Brilliant

[Steven Strogatz @stevenstrogatz]

If you know the stops made by the 6 train in New York City, you can use it as a nice mnemonic for converting between Celsius and Fahrenheit, as @gabor explained in this classic tweet.

[Issac Lim @issaclim]

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[Issac Lim @issaclim]

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[R-bloggers @Rbloggers]

Finally understanding what “statistical significance” and p-values mean: A simple example (w {https://t.co/MsbbkgSlDk} #rstats #DataScience

[Issac Lim @issaclim]

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[Dad Jokes @Dadsaysjokes]

I was on a diabetes awareness website
and it asked me if I accept cookies...

Is this a trick question?

[Michelle Lim @limslmichelle]

What an incredible year it has been for #Crypto in 2021. Industry leaders told @Forkast_News the #DeFi, #NFTs & #DAO trends to watch in the year ahead 🔮🚀

[Andrew Gelman et al. @StatModeling]

“Why and How We Should Join the Shift From Significance Testing to Estimation” https://t.co/e9k8HTt2P3

[Andrew Gelman et al. @StatModeling]

Wilkinson’s contribution to interactive visualization https://t.co/SpoEgk7dPY

[Dad Jokes @Dadsaysjokes]

When I was just a little kid, I used to pray for a bicycle. Then as I grew older I learned in Sunday school, that's not how prayer works.

So I stole a bike...and prayed for forgiveness.