John Bailer

Fun conversation with @reginanuzzo.bsky.social, an amazing stat and science communicator #Edusky

Congrats again to Jeffrey Mervis (@aaas.org) and @andrewvandam.bsky.social (@washingtonpost.com) for being recognized with the @amstatnews.bsky.social Excellence in Stat Reporting Award. Delighted to chat with Jeff (1:09 min) and Andrew (26:50 min) on this special double feature #podcast episode. 🧪

Momma Robin with insect food for waiting baby robin

Momma Robin wedding baby bird in nest while other babies look

Young Robin about to leave nest for the first time while momma Robin watches

Robin feeding one of her little ones who is about to leave the nest for the first time. #birds #Robins #OhioBirds

Baby Robin running

Need to run before you can fly? Baby Robin answers 'yes.' #birds #NorthernOhio

Two baby robins with mouths open with mom robin looking out.

First clutch hatched in the Robin nest on our back porch. Some hungry little #birds. #robins #ohiobirds #usbirds

May be of interest to #EduSky and people in 🧪. Recent episodes on science communication (#363) (statsandstories.net/methods/expl...) and extreme climate events (#362) also might be of interest. @amstatnews.bsky.social @royalstatsoc.bsky.social

Three baby birds in a nest

Two baby birds in their birds with mouths open wide

Mom Robin and two baby birds in their nest

Momma Robin and her babies send their Mother's Day greetings from the nest on our back deck #birds #usabirds

Brown Pelican standing on beach near Kiawah River

Brown Pelican near Kiawah River #birds #Seashore #Charleston #SC

Black skimmers flying over sand on Beachwalker beach, Kiawah Island

Black skimmers and Royal terns on Beachwalker beach, Kiawah Island

Black skimmers and Royal terns at Beachwalker beach, Kiawah Island #birds ##Charleston #SC #seashore

Little blue Heron standing in shallow water surrounded by water plants

Little blue #heron at Audubon Swamp, Magnolia Garden. Great boardwalk for birdwatching #birds #Charleston #SC

Two great Blue herons in Nest, facing each other

Two great Blue herons in nest

Great Blue herons in nest Audubon Swamp, Magnolia Gardens #birds #herons #SCbirds #Charleston

Nesting great Egrets - Magnolia Gardens #birds #Charleston #SC

Great Blue Heron being photobombed - Audubon Swamp #birds #Charleston #SouthCarolina

Great Egret in flight - Audubon Swamp Garden #birds #Charleston #SouthCarolina

Wood Ducks at Audobon Swamp, Manolia Gardens #birds #Charleston #SouthCarolina

Canada Goose near Marblehead Lighthouse on Lake Erie. #birds

Photo of lunar eclipse / blood red moon

Worth getting up early to see and photograph lunar eclipse / blood moon. 🧪

Rally supporters holding signs in support of stand up for science.

Rally supporters holding signs in support of stand up for science alon the sidewalks around two blocks in the center of Oxford, Ohio.

Happy to join more than 100 people in the #standupforscience2025 rally in Oxford, Ohio. standupforscience.bsky.social

#science #environment 🧪

Homegrown National Park - Doug Tallamy — Stats + Stories As we prepare to mark Earth Day 2023, many of us are also coming to terms with the latest climate report from the IPCC which said the world is on the brink of catastrophic warming. News like that can ...

Always fun to meet a virtual Stats+Stories #podcast guest in person. Doug Tallamy presented a talk "Restoring the little things that run the world" at our local public library tonight. If you are interested in what you can do to support pollinators and food webs, check out his 2023 episode

Homegrown National Park - Doug Tallamy — Stats + Stories As we prepare to mark Earth Day 2023, many of us are also coming to terms with the latest climate report from the IPCC which said the world is on the brink of catastrophic warming. News like that can ...

Always fun to meet a virtual Stats+Stories #podcast guest in person. Doug Tallamy presented a talk "Restoring the little things that run the world" at our local public library tonight. If you are interested in what you can do to support pollinators and food webs, check out his 2023 episode

Bald eagle at the raptor rehabilitation center at Hueston Woods in SW Ohio, USA. #birds #usabirds

Name, Image, and Statistics — Stats + Stories For decades, college athletes could not make any money from their sports identities. In 2021 the NCAA passed an interim name image and likeness policy which now grants athletes control over those inde...

Latest Stats+Stories #podcast features journalist @emilygiam.bsky.social talking about recent @washingtonpost.com stories exploring Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) in collegiate sports statsandstories.net/sports1/name... @amstatnews.bsky.social @rompenni.bsky.social #EduSky #journalism

Out of this World Statistics — Stats + Stories The blue ice giants in our outer solar system have unusual magnetic fields, missing what we understand as traditional north-south poles. For decades, scientists have been trying to understand why whil...

Understanding gravity patterns on ice giants Uranus and Neptune on today's Stats+Stories podcast statsandstories.net/environment1... @rompenni.bsky.social @amstatnews.bsky.social @royalstatsoc.bsky.social 🧪

My pleasure. Thanks for your note. Hope you enjoy the audiobook

Chapters kick off with a news story headline and a summary of the story itself. The meat of each chapter consists of an exploration of the statistical and journalism concepts needed to understand the data analyzed and reported in the story.

Statistics Behind The Headlines John Bailer, Rosemary Pennington · Audiobook

Audiobook *Statistics Behind the Headlines* now freely available on Spotify. open.spotify.com/show/3HyIEv1...
The only prerequisite for enjoying this book is an interest in developing the skills and insights for better understanding news stories with quantitative content. #EduSky

The Problem with Plastics | Stats + Stories Episode 137 — Stats + Stories Roland Geyer is Professor at UCSB’s Bren School of Environmental Science and Management. Prior to joining the Bren School he held research positions in Germany, France, and the UK. Since 2000 he has ...

Thanks for sharing this link. BTW, you might be interested in the Stats+Stories podcast episode on plastic statsandstories.net/environment1... or The Ocean Health Index (episode no. 203) or related to coral health (episode no. 304)

Burgeoning Baby Names — Stats + Stories After Hurricane Helene left a path of destruction from Florida through North Carolina in 2024 you may not expect to see a lot of little Helene's in kindergarten rosters 6 years from now. But what name...

Trends and influences in baby names recently discussed on the #Stats+Stories #podcast with Christopher Dalla Riva. Also see #Significance article "Meet my baby daughter, Cardeigh Cobain" (linked below). #EduSky @amstatnews.bsky.social @royalstatsoc.bsky.social

statsandstories.net/society1/bur...

Birds of Probability | Stats + Stories Episode 137 — Stats + Stories Amalia Bastos is a biologist and photographer who is currently a Ph.D candidate at The University of Auckland. She is part of the Animal Minds lab and work with three different species: dogs, kea, ...

Amelia Bastos talked about studies suggesting that Keas using data to make decisions #birds statsandstories.net/environment1...