Friends, I have written you a book on forensic metascience. It is free. You can have it. Happy St. Valentine's Day. If you wish to give me a gift back, you can use it to cause trouble - the greatest gift of all. open.substack.com/pub/jamescla...

How does ageing impact type I and type II myofibre properties in human muscle? Oscar Horwath, Marcus Moberg, Sebastian Edman, @willapro.bsky.social (The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences) and Andrew Philp (@centenaryinstitute.bsky.social) investigate. 📜https://buff.ly/40tFBJG

New book "Explanation in Biology" with Cambridge University Press is out & open access! Covers (1) causal explanation & (2) non-causal/mathematical explanation in life sciences--bio, neuro, etc 🌿🧬🧠 Introduction to philosophical work on scientific explanation! www.cambridge.org/core/element...

Chair Stop-Motion 🪑💨 Made with 444 pictures taken over 10 days

Just a reminder that SMART goals are not as empirically sound as you might think they are (at least for physical activity and exercise). Full article: The (over)use of SMART goals for physical activity promotion: A narrative review and critique www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The field of "ultra-processed" food research & its media coverage are littered with poor definitions & comparisons, w misleading conclusions. This creates an illusion that UPFs provide new insights, but it's all slight-of-hand. @mbolotnikova.bsky.social takes a deep dive www.vox.com/future-perfe...

Charles Piller’s new book ‘Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s’ will come out in February. A fantastic read about those who discover science fraud and the lack of response by institutions and publishers. www.publishersweekly.com/9781668031247

If you missed my talk but still want to learn how to make your R code more reproducible, my slides are here 🙂: daxkellie.quarto.pub/will-your-co... All the links to packages and resources I mentioned are there, so hopefully this can be a nice reference, too! #ESAus2024 #rstats #quartopub 🧪🌏

Estradiol deficiency as a consequence of aging contributes to the depletion of the satellite cell pool in female mice | #MyoBlue pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39641290/

Myth 1: Re-iterating this point over and over again improves psychologists' understanding of statistics in a practically relevant manner.

Bas van Hooren et al recently published a comprehensive review of metabolic equipment With rigorous calibration & operation, and taking out all possible biological variation with *simulated* gas exchange, the error between carts is still ±10+% onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Clinical Researchers: I am here to warn you about a meteor hurling towards us. That meteor represents increasing scrutiny of clinical research; and in particular how we approach data collection, analysis, interpretation and reporting. Prepare now, or face the consequences. 1/

Yes, I’m religious. I believe in the holy trinity.

@katebolam.bsky.social welcome Kate!!!!

@jesperfchristensen.bsky.social welcome to Blue Sky!!!!

So look. I've given about 20 talks where I highlight clinical research waste, and I now always ask the audience if they recognize that figure below. The answer is *always* the same - overwhelmingly No. If *you* recognize it, because you are here and informed, you must help spread the word. Please.

Comprehensive and timely new review on muscle regeneration impairment by diabetes www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... of note: interesting angle on the synergy between intrinsic and extrinsic detriments of diabetes on muscle stem cells @myoblue.bsky.social

✨ PREPRINT 📖🤩 "Study Preregistration: A How-To Guide" Written for students, this guide outlines the 'what, why, and how' of preregistration, perceived barriers and their solutions, and 10 top tips to adopting and/or critically evaluating this open research practice. osf.io/preprints/ps...

Some said it couldn’t be done. That it was impossible; ridiculous; absurd. But @tomchivers.bsky.social and I have done it: recorded a whole podcast episode about collider bias. www.thestudiesshowpod.com/p/episode-57...

Ultra-Runners: Help researchers understand more about NSAID use in racing and perhaps find a viable (safer) alternative. #running #ultramarathon

Left, a non-randomized study showing that saunas significantly decrease arterial stiffness. Right, a randomized, crossover study, showing no benefits on arterial stiffness/blood flow. Note the colossal difference in media attention. In the media, sensational studies > robust ones. #science #media