Did you know the forensic technique used to identify JFK’s assassin was statistically flawed, and has since led to dozens of possible wrongful convictions? tinyurl.com/2dna9vdt #freetoread

Statistics and our human history: What three Austrian cemeteries reveal about medieval marriage and family academic.oup.com/jrssig/artic... From the May issue and #freetoread

WOW. We've had an overwhelming response to this year's early career writing competition. Thank you to all who have submitted an entry - we cannot wait to read it!

Statistics and our human history: What three Austrian cemeteries reveal about medieval marriage and family academic.oup.com/jrssig/artic... From the May issue and #freetoread

Watch last year's finalists on why you should enter the Significance early career writing competition! (Entry rules: significancemagazine.com/will-you-tel...)

#statistics is not an abstract discipline. Its misuse can have very real, tragic consequences

Did you know the forensic technique used to identify JFK’s assassin was statistically flawed, and has since led to dozens of possible wrongful convictions? tinyurl.com/2dna9vdt #freetoread

As a statistician, publishing in @significancemag.bsky.social is a career highlight, and I still got to write about ancient DNA. See our article on using network regression to explore relatedness and kinship in ancient cemeteries! doi.org/10.1093/jrss...

Finnish statistician Pekka Pere tells Significance about his work as a statistics lecturer, researcher and President of the Finnish Statistical Society, and explains why precise language is vital for joined-up statistical thinking academic.oup.com/jrssig/artic... #freetoread

The May issue cover feature is now free to read! Discover the beautiful hidden structure in the music of Bach and Chopin: academic.oup.com/jrssig/artic...

What is the "Crucible curse"? This and more snooker-related statistical ramblings, free on the Significance website now: significancemagazine.com/some-snooker... #snooker #WorldSnookerChampionship

"I’m not advocating for open working because I’m a socialist or a communist, it’s not a moral thing – I support open working because it is the best, practical way to drive collaboration.” How OpenSAFELY is transforming health research: @bennettoxford.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jrssig/artic...

📖 Great to see OpenSAFELY featured in Significance magazine last week! “Diving into the health data goldmine” highlights how OpenSAFELY enables secure, large-scale analysis of NHS data while protecting patient privacy. Read more: academic.oup.com/jrssig/artic... @significancemag.bsky.social

The May issue of Significance is now published, with articles on music, medieval marriage, horse racing and much more: academic.oup.com/jrssig/issue

Can't wait for the #NFLdraft? Do the scouts' rankings reflect reality? Find out what the data experts think... significancemagazine.com/2026-nfl-dra...

"I’m not advocating for open working because I’m a socialist or a communist, it’s not a moral thing – I support open working because it is the best, practical way to drive collaboration.” How OpenSAFELY is transforming health research: @bennettoxford.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jrssig/artic...

Need a reason to enter the Significance magazine writing competition for early career statisticians? Here's a few... www.youtube.com/watch?v=30R5... More info: significancemagazine.com/will-you-tel...

The World Snooker Championship 2026 begins tomorrow! We kick things off with some snooker-related statistical ramblings. (Or statistics-related snooker ramblings, if you prefer). significancemagazine.com/some-snooker...

Autism, Bayesian probability, and why we do what we do ow.ly/fr2b50YBaQU #WorldAutismAwarenessDay

Love communicating about stats? Early career or student? Enter our 2026 writing competition for the chance of publication and a conference session ow.ly/iCva50Yi2Mj

When an Instagram influencer asked a rhetorical question about probability, statistician and crochet fan Sarah Lotspeich could not resist answering it... ow.ly/OHb250YBNtx

Our ancestors had only a sketchy understanding of who “they”, collectively, were. Enter demography: the statistics of human populations. A new, free read on the website now: significancemagazine.com/who-are-we-t...

Meet the space physicist turned data science director at polling giant @ipsosgroup.bsky.social, Maria Andriopoulou ow.ly/zukB50YAvN5 #freetoread

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“I have a very short attention span, but statistics never bores me” Read our interview with US statistician Jim Cochran, outgoing vice-chair of Significance editorial board academic.oup.com/jrssig/artic... #freetoread

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The votes are in: How can statistics help spot electoral fraud? https://ow.ly/1Myc50Yv8l0 #freetoread #statistics

Women’s football has rocketed in popularity. But should the men’s and women’s games have distinct statistical models? https://ow.ly/QB6u50YshF5

Mismatches and missed matches. Why mislinked data can mislead public health studies: https://ow.ly/HScC50Yr8VS #freetoread

The March 2026 issue is now published and contains stats-based stories about weight loss drugs, wealth, electoral fraud and much more! Read: academic.oup.com/jrssig/issue Subscribe: academic.oup.com/jrssig/subscri… #statistics #datascience

"And the winner is.... Ozempic!" The awards season red carpet has triggered more debate about GLP-1 meds. What can poisonings data tell us about the dark side of this pharmaceutical phenomenon? https://ow.ly/hR5U50Yo8KI #freetoread

The March 2026 issue is now published and contains stats-based stories about weight loss drugs, wealth, electoral fraud and much more! Read: https://ow.ly/cyQA50YlNsQ Subscribe: https://ow.ly/LY8A50YlNsP… #statistics #datascience

Love communicating about stats? Early career or student? Enter our 2026 writing competition for the chance of publication and a conference session https://ow.ly/Tg0A50Yi2Mf

The March 2026 issue is now published and contains stats-based stories about weight loss drugs, wealth, electoral fraud and much more! Read: https://academic.oup.com/jrssig/issue Subscribe: https://academic.oup.com/jrssig/subscribe #statistics #datascience

The March 2026 issue of Significance is now published! https://ow.ly/5tjC50Yhb9Y

Are you a statistician or data scientist working in South or South-East Asia? We are gathering proposals for a special issue - deadline now extended to 19 March: https://ow.ly/h4N450Yh83S

Taylor Swift's surprise song outfits over the Eras Tour: the STATISTICAL analysis ow.ly/aITp50XTnfO #taylorswift #statistics #freetoread

"This isn't a book that's just about making pretty charts. It's also a book that asks the difficult questions". We reviewed "Speak Data" by celebrated information designer Giorgia Lupi: ow.ly/FW6v50XVqB4

The latest evolutions of large language models are now able to complete tasks once thought a defining feature of human language – how, what's next, and why does it matter? tinyurl.com/ytxw24eh #freetoread

Autism, Bayesian probability, and why we do what we do. How a statistician and father is seeking to improve autism therapy for children: https://ow.ly/FTgc50Y85pp

Having written about the tyranny of targets, this is a target I'm glad we've surpassed... let's keep going! Thank you so much to everyone who has contributed.

Sharing this essay I wrote that's just been published in @significancemag.bsky.social about loving the things we do, especially when those things involve the people we love. I hope you enjoy it. significancemagazine.com/autism-bayes...

All Significance magazine articles become FREE one year after publication, and we're delighted to share the whole of last year's March issue, including articles on tennis, mental health stats and counting the true cost of war: https://ow.ly/L1Zc50Y9SAX #freetoread

Autism, Bayesian probability, and why we do what we do. How a statistician and father is seeking to improve autism therapy for children: https://ow.ly/UO0I50Y85pr

Meet Samuel Muller, editor-in-chief of international statistics journal ANZJS and executive dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Macquarie University in Australia: https://ow.ly/6QCF50Y7szF

#OTD 1875 #Florence_Nightingale writes a letter acknowledging her induction as first woman Honorary Member of the American Statistical Association. A copy of her letter is at the ASA Virginia headquarters, and the original is in the ASA records archive at Iowa State University.

The latest evolutions of large language models are now able to complete tasks once thought a defining feature of human language – how, what's next, and why does it matter? https://tinyurl.com/ytxw24eh #freetoread

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