Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching

I built a DAG diagram with garden hoses for teaching. Pictured: a collider bias diagram, inspired by a blocked pipe situation I experienced (which I credit with giving me the intuition though it also ruined my belongings in the flooded cellar).

Well done @eliasallara.bsky.social! Burden of cardiovascular diseases in England (2020–24): a national cohort using electronic health records data. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

New pre-print "Mendelian randomization in a multi-ancestry world: reflections and practical advice" led by @amymariemason.bsky.social on - arxiv.org/abs/2510.17554

I know Professor Laura Gray at the University of Leicester has done a lot on this: leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/laura-gray-b...

My current embroidery project is nearly done, so I'm looking for something new to do with my hands. Does anyone have any custom embroidery they want? SMALL PRINT: - Cost : donation to a trans or refugee charity of your choice - Needs to use mostly only materials I have

Next time an institution tells you how seriously it takes research misconduct, ask them if it's *this* seriously. www.bmj.com/content/297/...

I clearly had a lot of thoughts/feelings from reading Terry's blog post, so I wrote one of my own It ended up being a bit of a stream-of-thought post but I think it captures some of my worries benharrap.com/post/2025-10... #statssky #episky #academicsky