Andi Fugard
Social policy evaluator. London-based, Belfast-born. They/them. Personal account – views mine. Posts auto delete after a month.
Mastodon: sciences.social/@andi
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- Does my gut microbiome have free will and if it does stop it at once
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- Reposted by Andi FugardFirmly worded, constitutionally significant letter to PM from the parliamentary intelligence committee: isc.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/u... Spells out how it is for a parliamentary committee and *not* government to decide on what is in national interest.
- Reposted by Andi FugardDAGs describe discrete snapshots. Most causal mechanisms of interest in science on humans and other living things operate continuously. The two may not correspond. Is it time to panic? wildetruth.substack.com/p/can-we-bel...
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- Farage calls for EU to probe Mandelson’s time in Brussels ft.trib.al/eAGo2wa
- Reposted by Andi FugardPeter Mandelbrot. It’s just infinite scandals the more you zoom in.
- Anyone else watch The Night Manager and wondering if Basil was team LGBTQ+? He did tech things, so it is the tradition (see, e.g., Ben Whishaw's Q). One of the best characters - alongside Sally. Pine was cringe. #TheNightManager
- Reposted by Andi FugardLooking back fondly on this quote Mandelson gave me last September
- Excellent documentary - never thought I'd be so moved by a doctor-doctor joke and a rendition of "Daisy, Daisy, Give me your answer, do..."
- Reposted by Andi FugardThe Green Party has claimed figures from a projection show “only the Greens can stop Reform” in Gorton and Denton. This is misleading. The model cited suggests Reform and the Greens will increase vote share the most, but currently projects a Labour win.
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- Reposted by Andi FugardNEW: Who was John Pond? This August 2009 email exchange which was forwarded to Jeffrey Epstein included Mandelson, the PM's PPS Jeremy Heywood, the minister/adviser Shriti Vadera and... John Pond. Two sources have told the BBC that John Pond was in fact Gordon Brown, then the PM
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- Reposted by Andi FugardEpstein sent $75k to accounts linked to Mandelson www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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- Reposted by Andi Fugardto be clear: 1] Peter Mandelson was deputy prime minister (de facto) at the time under Gordon Brown 2] Epstein had already done time in jail for soliciting sex from a minor
- Reposted by Andi Fugardthe story now makes clear it was far more than just £10,000, regular payments from Epstein to Mandelson partner
- I'm not prone to exaggeration but this is probably the biggest scoop I've ever been involved in Mandelson's partner took £10,000 from Epstein to pay for his osteopath course while Mandelson was de facto UK deputy prime minister, according to new files more to follow www.ft.com/content/c950...
- Reposted by Andi FugardI'm not prone to exaggeration but this is probably the biggest scoop I've ever been involved in Mandelson's partner took £10,000 from Epstein to pay for his osteopath course while Mandelson was de facto UK deputy prime minister, according to new files more to follow www.ft.com/content/c950...
- Reposted by Andi FugardI would say this findings shows women are more AI literate than men, because the majority of non-magical beings have no innate ability to "judge truthfulness"
- Big AI day for ministers www.gov.uk/government/p... Expect big media splashes on this.
- Reposted by Andi FugardWhat to do if you don't know what the size of the mode effect is likely to be? We've got you covered! We have a database of mode effect estimates that can be used to inform this decision: cls-data.github.io/mode-effects... 👉🏼 Stay tuned for a step-by-step tutorial on how to apply QBA.
- Reposted by Andi FugardUsers of survey data, lovers of DAGs, and general methodological enthusiasts, gather round! I'm so excited to share this new paper, joint work with my brilliant colleagues @rjsilverwood.bsky.social, @pwgtennant.bsky.social, and Liam Wright. 🧵
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- Useful Wikipedia page en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
- Curious graph. I'd have thought it depends on what students are doing with the tech, e.g. beneficial activities might include: - apps that generate maths problems designed to surface misconceptions - learning how to search for literature and organise research - writing and citation - programming
- What are we doing here Ed tech is profitable. It is also mostly useless economist.com/united-state... from The Economist
- Reposted by Andi Fugard@atu-ie.bsky.social disengaged last week from X with immediate effect. My own personal account signposted a move to @bsky.app over twelve month ago. Starting to see movement from many organisations in Ireland now, I believe in the right direction.
- Reposted by Andi FugardTrump in Davos, Switzerland: "Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German". German is the main language of Switzerland.
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- Metric Ultra-Sonic Luxembourg Dresden Dolls Hannah Diamond
- LLM slop isn't transforming society shocker.
- Reposted by Andi FugardThe most popular paid Apple Store download in China is ‘Are You Dead’. The app requires users to “check in” by pressing a button. If they fail to do so over two consecutive days, the app sends a message to an emergency contact nominated by the user www.ft.com/content/e92d...
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- Reposted by Andi Fugarda decade is a long time in politics
- UK media analyses of Trump and what he's up to in Venezuela and Greenland have been a bit bland - like any damn fool could write them informed only by common sense. Are there any deeper analyses I've been missing?
