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John Williams

John Williams

Trump is not a disease; he’s a symptom

As the candidates for election of the President of the USA have begun their campaigns, and the anniversary of January 6th 2021 has come and…

Jan 7

Trump is not a disease; he’s a symptom

Jan 7

John Williams

Why is the media and academia left-leaning?

It’s pretty simple, really. For most people, their day-to-day lives are focused on trying to make ends meet, striving for some goal (even…

Dec 15, 2023

Why is the media and academia left-leaning?

Dec 15, 2023

John Williams

What’s up at OpenAI?

Sam Altman seems like a nice person, and what’s more he has been calling for the regulation of AI, so seems to be not a ruthless…

Dec 10, 2023

What’s up at OpenAI?

Dec 10, 2023

John Williams

Generative AI and Education

Introduction

Apr 23, 2023

Generative AI and Education

Apr 23, 2023

John Williams

Against headline images

What good are headline images? I hate them, but maybe that’s because I am an academic, and more literally-minded than most people I know…

Jan 18, 2023

Image of a laptop, book and coffee cup in a sunlit room.

Jan 18, 2023

John Williams

Numeracy for journalists

Introduction

Jan 10, 2023

Jan 10, 2023

John Williams

I have a postgraduate degree in statistics and am a data analyst by trade and have never been able…

The core error in the problem statement that's blocking my understanding is the notion that probabilities remain unchanged in the face of…

Nov 18, 2022

Nov 18, 2022

John Williams

On images and videos in long-form content

TL:DR: sometimes “hero images” can be useful, but far too often they’re cynical visual clickbait that reflects badly on the authors and…

Nov 5, 2022

On images and videos in long-form content

Nov 5, 2022

John Williams

Can half of the population be insane?

On polarisation

Oct 23, 2022

Oct 23, 2022

John Williams

This is a great post; thank you!

So, not only "Don't peek at p-values", but "Don't engage in p-hacking" and "Don't conflate statistical significance with substantive…

May 13, 2022

May 13, 2022

John Williams

John Williams

I am a lecturer (“professor”, for those of you in the USA) who teaches and publishes topics in consumer behaviour, digital marketing and research methods.

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