John Shorter, PhD
@shorter1.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Data Science, Roskilde, Denmark.
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in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
January 24, 2026 at 12:38 AM
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
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The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
January 23, 2026 at 1:57 AM
The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
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I’m breaking my own rule by not sticking to interesting science on this app. But a friend of mine living in Minneapolis texted me this 😭
January 23, 2026 at 1:04 PM
I’m breaking my own rule by not sticking to interesting science on this app. But a friend of mine living in Minneapolis texted me this 😭
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This smells distinctly like collider bias and/or selection bias and/or regression to the mean... You simply can't select teen prodigies, and world class athletes rom databases, and go run regressions without serious consideration of the selection process!
"Most top achievers (Nobel laureates and world-class musicians, athletes, chess players) demonstrated lower performance than many peers during their early years. Across the highest adult performance, peak performance is negatively correlated with early performance" www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Recent discoveries on the acquisition of the highest levels of human performance
Scientists have long debated the origins of exceptional human achievements. This literature review summarizes recent evidence from multiple domains on the acquisition of world-class performance. We re...
www.science.org
December 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This smells distinctly like collider bias and/or selection bias and/or regression to the mean... You simply can't select teen prodigies, and world class athletes rom databases, and go run regressions without serious consideration of the selection process!
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The Canada Government will offer 400 postdoctoral fellowships to international researchers in early 2026. If you have a background in wildlife microbiome or quantitative genetics and are interested to apply to work on microbiome variation in Sable Island horses or caribou, feel free to get in touch
January 2, 2026 at 3:58 PM
The Canada Government will offer 400 postdoctoral fellowships to international researchers in early 2026. If you have a background in wildlife microbiome or quantitative genetics and are interested to apply to work on microbiome variation in Sable Island horses or caribou, feel free to get in touch
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I wrote about Nucleus Genomics' "Have your best baby" ad campaign and Kris Jenner's "best version of myself" facelift, the parallels between embryo selection and cosmetic surgery, and competing definitions of "eugenics"
kathrynpaigeharden.substack.com/p/have-your-...
kathrynpaigeharden.substack.com/p/have-your-...
"Have Your Best Baby"
Four parallels between cosmetic surgery and polygenic embryo selection, two competing definitions of "eugenics," and one short excerpt from my forthcoming book
kathrynpaigeharden.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:17 PM
I wrote about Nucleus Genomics' "Have your best baby" ad campaign and Kris Jenner's "best version of myself" facelift, the parallels between embryo selection and cosmetic surgery, and competing definitions of "eugenics"
kathrynpaigeharden.substack.com/p/have-your-...
kathrynpaigeharden.substack.com/p/have-your-...
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Having just finished teaching Genetics, including three weeks at the end on complex genetics, GWAS and other approaches to measuring the genetics of complex traits, including neurodevelopmental ones, this piece was very informative 🧪 1/n
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theinfinitesimal.substack.com/p/the-missin...
December 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Having just finished teaching Genetics, including three weeks at the end on complex genetics, GWAS and other approaches to measuring the genetics of complex traits, including neurodevelopmental ones, this piece was very informative 🧪 1/n
theinfinitesimal.substack.com/p/the-missin...
theinfinitesimal.substack.com/p/the-missin...
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Worth highlighting as folks occasionally repost "data science" factoids by "Cremieux", unaware that he's also trying to mainstream racist & eugenics views (as Lasker in real life) based on a laughably poor understanding of genetics
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
March 6, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Worth highlighting as folks occasionally repost "data science" factoids by "Cremieux", unaware that he's also trying to mainstream racist & eugenics views (as Lasker in real life) based on a laughably poor understanding of genetics
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Gold standard science
White House Health Report Included Fake Citations
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Gold standard science
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$9.5 billion of biomedical research support, 2,100 grants, have already been terminated at NIH
www.statnews.com/2025/05/27/n...
www.statnews.com/2025/05/27/n...
A Harvard scientist built a database of 2,100 NIH grant terminations. Then his own funding was cut
Harvard's Scott Delaney helped build a database of NIH grant terminations that is being used in litigation against the Trump administration.
www.statnews.com
May 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
$9.5 billion of biomedical research support, 2,100 grants, have already been terminated at NIH
www.statnews.com/2025/05/27/n...
www.statnews.com/2025/05/27/n...
Had a wonderful time in Minano for the #eshg2025 conference. Excellent scientific talks and socializing! Just remember to use caution ⚠️ around the hungry bunnies 🐰
May 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Had a wonderful time in Minano for the #eshg2025 conference. Excellent scientific talks and socializing! Just remember to use caution ⚠️ around the hungry bunnies 🐰
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Getting ready for #eshg2025 …and our postdoc @lydiasagath.bsky.social made a nice BINGO card again.
Paying a lot of attention to the entire event will pay off!
Paying a lot of attention to the entire event will pay off!
May 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Getting ready for #eshg2025 …and our postdoc @lydiasagath.bsky.social made a nice BINGO card again.
Paying a lot of attention to the entire event will pay off!
Paying a lot of attention to the entire event will pay off!
What an incredible time at the 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 conference. I made new scientific connections with peers who share my passion for translational research. Although we got caught in a sudden downpour on our way to the group photo, we turned it into a memorable time, smiling all the way.
May 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
What an incredible time at the 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 conference. I made new scientific connections with peers who share my passion for translational research. Although we got caught in a sudden downpour on our way to the group photo, we turned it into a memorable time, smiling all the way.
Interesting story!
We must take advantage of the chaos that President Donald Trump has unleashed at several American universities with extensive cuts, and do much more to attract young researchers from the United States to Denmark.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
We must take advantage of the chaos that President Donald Trump has unleashed at several American universities with extensive cuts, and do much more to attract young researchers from the United States to Denmark.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
Erhvervslivet vil udnytte Trump-kaos: Efterlyser flere penge til forskerjagt i USA
Danmark bør gribe chancen, når USA presser unge forskere væk, lyder opråb.
www.dr.dk
April 26, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Interesting story!
We must take advantage of the chaos that President Donald Trump has unleashed at several American universities with extensive cuts, and do much more to attract young researchers from the United States to Denmark.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
We must take advantage of the chaos that President Donald Trump has unleashed at several American universities with extensive cuts, and do much more to attract young researchers from the United States to Denmark.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
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Our prime purpose in
this life is to help others. And if you can't help them at least don't hurt
them. Love And Compassion Are Necessities, Not Luxuries. Without Them, Humanity Cannot Survive. –
Dalai Lama
DALAI LAMA
#Buddhism #Meditation #Wisdom #love #Peace #Buddhisattvas
this life is to help others. And if you can't help them at least don't hurt
them. Love And Compassion Are Necessities, Not Luxuries. Without Them, Humanity Cannot Survive. –
Dalai Lama
DALAI LAMA
#Buddhism #Meditation #Wisdom #love #Peace #Buddhisattvas
January 19, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Our prime purpose in
this life is to help others. And if you can't help them at least don't hurt
them. Love And Compassion Are Necessities, Not Luxuries. Without Them, Humanity Cannot Survive. –
Dalai Lama
DALAI LAMA
#Buddhism #Meditation #Wisdom #love #Peace #Buddhisattvas
this life is to help others. And if you can't help them at least don't hurt
them. Love And Compassion Are Necessities, Not Luxuries. Without Them, Humanity Cannot Survive. –
Dalai Lama
DALAI LAMA
#Buddhism #Meditation #Wisdom #love #Peace #Buddhisattvas
Didn't realize that Windows 11 was still in Early Access
April 5, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Didn't realize that Windows 11 was still in Early Access
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The CDC has literally been gutted today.
There’s no need for “April Fools” when reality is a nightmare for every human on this planet.
Thousand of scientists fired.
Entire departments erased.
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There’s no need for “April Fools” when reality is a nightmare for every human on this planet.
Thousand of scientists fired.
Entire departments erased.
1/
April 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The CDC has literally been gutted today.
There’s no need for “April Fools” when reality is a nightmare for every human on this planet.
Thousand of scientists fired.
Entire departments erased.
1/
There’s no need for “April Fools” when reality is a nightmare for every human on this planet.
Thousand of scientists fired.
Entire departments erased.
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Compelling pushback from @jmgrohneuro.bsky.social and the Board of Scientific Counselors at the National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH) regarding termination of tenure-track investigators driven by DOGE.
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March 6, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Compelling pushback from @jmgrohneuro.bsky.social and the Board of Scientific Counselors at the National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH) regarding termination of tenure-track investigators driven by DOGE.
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From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
March 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
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In case you need a break from the awfulness, here's an embroidered jellyfish I finished last night--my latest project to avoid doomscrolling before bed.
March 15, 2025 at 12:04 AM
In case you need a break from the awfulness, here's an embroidered jellyfish I finished last night--my latest project to avoid doomscrolling before bed.
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It’s hard to think of worse picks.
Bhattacharya is literally every bit as dangerous as Kennedy. Don’t let Stanford pedigree fool you. He’s a conspiracy promoting COVID infection advocate who is allied with basically every major right-wing group wading into the public health space.
Bhattacharya is literally every bit as dangerous as Kennedy. Don’t let Stanford pedigree fool you. He’s a conspiracy promoting COVID infection advocate who is allied with basically every major right-wing group wading into the public health space.
Everything You Need to Know About Donald Trump’s NIH Pick
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya is a loud voice from the fringes.
www.importantcontext.news
March 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
It’s hard to think of worse picks.
Bhattacharya is literally every bit as dangerous as Kennedy. Don’t let Stanford pedigree fool you. He’s a conspiracy promoting COVID infection advocate who is allied with basically every major right-wing group wading into the public health space.
Bhattacharya is literally every bit as dangerous as Kennedy. Don’t let Stanford pedigree fool you. He’s a conspiracy promoting COVID infection advocate who is allied with basically every major right-wing group wading into the public health space.
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And so it begins — NIH is planning to terminate active grants that no longer meet the agency's "priorities".
Grants that were already approved for funding through peer review.
The pursuit of knowledge should be apolitical, inclusive, and forward-thinking.
🧪 #PeerReview #DefendResearch
Grants that were already approved for funding through peer review.
The pursuit of knowledge should be apolitical, inclusive, and forward-thinking.
🧪 #PeerReview #DefendResearch
Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants
Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.
www.nature.com
March 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
And so it begins — NIH is planning to terminate active grants that no longer meet the agency's "priorities".
Grants that were already approved for funding through peer review.
The pursuit of knowledge should be apolitical, inclusive, and forward-thinking.
🧪 #PeerReview #DefendResearch
Grants that were already approved for funding through peer review.
The pursuit of knowledge should be apolitical, inclusive, and forward-thinking.
🧪 #PeerReview #DefendResearch
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We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
March 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org