Ross Coron

Policy (@UKHouseofLords), programming (@CS50), and ex-pipetting person. Interested in stuff (broadly defined). Thoughts likely appropriated.

[Ross Coron @Ross_Coron]

[1 of 10 - AI for the Policy Guy?]

Spent yesterday applying @OpenAI's ChatGPT to bits of my previous policy work in the charity sector, Government, and Parliament. Output highlighted blue.

Thread with (impressive looking) examples and initial thoughts.

https://t.co/QDtk009Lit

[Ross Coron @Ross_Coron]

People often mock Fife (Kingdom of) but I ask you, where else could you buy Thunderpants on DVD for £1 from a wool shop on a deer farm so close to Christmas?

#Fife4Life

[Ross Coron @Ross_Coron]

A well-considered, meticulously researched report from @Jess_Sargeant and colleagues at the @instituteforgov on the UK constitution. Several recommendations aimed directly at Parliament. Recommended reading.

https://t.co/0S4zAfSk7B

[Ross Coron @Ross_Coron]

Recess reading!

2 of the Select Committees I support in the @UKHouseofLords have just published reports.

🚚 The Windsor Framework - https://t.co/6yJt0EbR7z
🌄 30 by 30 / Protected Areas - https://t.co/UcNa7gLV4V

Exemplary work from the @LordsEUCom and @HLEnviroClimate teams.

[Ross Coron @Ross_Coron]

Pleasure to speak at this event and to fly the policy flag! Superb initiative by the @BiochemSoc.

Struck by attendees' engagement, insightful questions, and ability to look up from their Western blots (also learned a lot from the other speakers!)

[Biochemical Society @BiochemSoc]

Last week we successfully hosted our Careers Beyond Academia: Roundtable event for early career researchers. Representatives from various scientific sectors shared their inspiring non-academic career journeys and experiences. Attendees made connections helpful to their careers.

[Ross Coron @Ross_Coron]

@pmblakeley @JimBethell @thetimes Parallels with the @UKHouseofLords 2019-20 special inquiry into food, poverty, health, and the environment led by Lord Krebs.

Similar recognition that COVID-19 may provide an impetus for change.

'Hungry for change: fixing the failures in food': https://t.co/YR71B4Emdt

[Institute for Government @instituteforgov]

There has been lots of discussion about resignation honours lately. But what exactly are the different routes into the House of Lords?

Check out our graphic below and read our explainer to find out more about joining and leaving the House of Lords https://t.co/GqJOhKFgEF

[Ross Coron @Ross_Coron]

Like stuff?

Come... explore, make, sequester, melt, cut, solder, compost, transform, twist, dye, tinker, noodle, blast, repair, and marvel!

Sat 17th, Bloomsbury, free, open to all and always excellent.

[Institute of Making @of_Making]

Come join us for the Festival of Stuff Saturday Extravaganza! Free and open to all, drop in any time between 1-5pm, Sat 17th June.

https://t.co/Vsg7lnAhmH

[POST (UK Parliament) @POST_UK]

Have you read our latest feature in @timeshighered?

Head of POST Oliver Bennett discusses how POST helps academics engage with Parliament and contribute to evidence-based policymaking.

Read more: https://t.co/YnYQnnLRct

[Ross Coron @Ross_Coron]

From pipetting to Parliament!

Excited to speak to early career researchers at this upcoming @BiochemSoc* event.

*My first funder as a summer student in the laboratories of @Prof_Sarge / @proftracypalmer up in sunny(ish) @dundeeuni.

[Biochemical Society @BiochemSoc]

Calling all ECR’s! Register for our FREE Careers beyond academia: Roundtable event happening on 5 July in London, UK. Confirmed speakers for our roundtable discussions include Professor @MelanieWelham, Dr @Ross_Coron, Dr Gary Male and Dr Madalina Mihai. https://t.co/fP3ISJoNHA

[Ross Coron @Ross_Coron]

Busy day for the Protocol Sub-Committee, highlighting the value of @UKHouseofLords scrutiny.

1⃣ - publication of a report examining the PEACE PLUS Programme 2021-27 ⤵️
2⃣ - a public evidence session with @JamesCleverly on the Windsor Framework (📺Parliament live, 11:30 onwards)

[Lords European Affairs Committee @LordsEUCom]

PEACE PLUS funding welcome for Northern Ireland, but further clarity required from the Government says Protocol Sub-Committee in report published today on the PEACE PLUS Programme 2021–2027:

https://t.co/GeG5lmHEbM 1/4

[Ross Coron @Ross_Coron]

@Oliver_BM_ Nice piece, well set out.

Did a similar (but lazier!) bit of exploration a few weeks ago, applying ChatGPT to real-world Government / Parliamentary work: https://t.co/zL4SNXWT8Z

Agree with your final point re. public affairs adoption due to incentivisation.

[Ross Coron @Ross_Coron]

[1 of 10 - AI for the Policy Guy?]

Spent yesterday applying @OpenAI's ChatGPT to bits of my previous policy work in the charity sector, Government, and Parliament. Output highlighted blue.

Thread with (impressive looking) examples and initial thoughts.

https://t.co/QDtk009Lit

[David Torrance @davidtorrance]

Today is the day, so here’s another punt for the @commonslibrary briefing @JohnHoCLibrary and I put together on a quarter century of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement: https://t.co/KXy3JlHSO8

[Ross Coron @Ross_Coron]

@travelling_wolf @LordNortonLouth ...I have never been tempted to purchase Twitter Blue (with its edit functionality)... until this moment! Let's pretend I'm talking about a far more exclusive *1912* Committee!

[Ross Coron @Ross_Coron]

@16Sunsets @Kevin_Fong Looking forward to this. Massive fan of 13 Minutes (recommended it to several non-Brits during a recent tour of @NASA_Johnson!) - the narration, sound design, et al.

Have come to love the Shuttle in recent years. Seeing it in person - in all its bricky glory - certainly helped!

[Ross Coron @Ross_Coron]

@racheljanetwolf The medium is the message (v 2.0)?

[Ross Coron @Ross_Coron]

@WinkySteve Looking forward to the expanded Cranky universe.

[Ross Coron @Ross_Coron]

I made a thing! ���

'Parlio' provides the real-time status of Parliament and allows users to search, view, bookmark, and set PQ alerts.

Submitted as my @CS50 final project; written in Python, JavaScript, etc; utilises @ParliDigital / @UKParliament's API.

https://t.co/dcVYY1qMJL

[Ross Coron @Ross_Coron]

@whippletom Reminds me of the truck driver from Milwaukee that 'reverse engineered' the atomic bombs dropped on Japan.

https://t.co/usp0VhaZH9

[Ross Coron @Ross_Coron]

@carolvorders Neutral on this - feels multi-factorial. Approach however not very robust..

Lists of MPs’ handles exist. Perhaps better to feed into a simple script, strip bio text, then search for mentions (and absences) of political affiliation. Could compare with other parties.