I am on the radio every week
I have started a weekly science communication column at France Bleu Sud Lorraine, a French local public service radio
Olivier Simard-Casanova
Data illustrates that X, formerly Twitter, has a serious bot problem
Anyone who still uses X has experienced it: the platform is overwhelmed by inauthentic actors — namely, bots. Who hasn’t had a deluge of “Hannah” in their notifications for the last few months?
However, personal anecdotes are not enough to show that X has a generalized problem of inauthentic activity.
Bluesky is now accessible to everyone
After almost a year in closed beta, the social network Bluesky is now accessible to everyone. You no longer need an invite code to create an account.
If you don’t already have an account on Bluesky, creating one is simple: just go to bsky.app and follow the instructions.
The effects of remote instruction on the mental health of students
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many schools switched to remote instruction. What effects did the switch to remote instruction have on the mental health of students?
This question is not a matter of opinion, but a matter of facts. The effects of the switch to remote instruction are not a matter
New sessions for the online workshop "Getting started with R for busy people" are open
Dear R enthusiast,
I am delighted to announce that I opened new sessions for my two-day long online workshop Getting started with R for busy people. As usual, they run in Paris time and in Eastern time.
As an experiment, I opened a lot more sessions than usual. Until now,
Should we protect our content behind a wall?
404 Media is running an interesting new policy