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VOLUNTEER TO HELP AT THE IG NOBEL PRIZE CEREMONY: After 35 years in the USA, the ceremony is moving to Europe. Anyone who would like to volunteer to help at the 36th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony (in Zurich in September) can meet with ceremony organizers Marc Abrahams and Mirko Bischofberger, to explore the possibilities. We'll meet up on Saturday, April 25, 2026, from 10:00 am – noon — at ORBIZ Josef, Josefstrasse 214a, 8005, Zürich, SWITZERLAND. https://improbable.com/2026/03/10/the-ig-nobel-prize-ceremony-is-moving-to-europe-after-35-years-in-the-usa/

EJ 4d ago

The 2025 JASP Contributor Award Goes to Mátyás Bukva, for his implementation of the Plot Builder (based on the tidyplots package from Jan Broder Engler). Congrats!!

Blogpost:

https://jasp-stats.org/2026/04/01/the-2025-jasp-contributor-award-goes-to-matyas-bukva/

The 2025 JASP Contributor Award Goes to Mátyás Bukva! - JASP - Free and User-Friendly Statistical Software

We are happy to announce that Mátyás Bukva has been awarded the 2025 JASP Contributor Award. As noted on our awards page, Mátyás has contributed important new functionality to JASP. Specifically, Mátyás added the Plot Builder, which is now prominently… Continue reading →

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EJ Mar 30

Netherlands eScience Center Mar 30

The best frontend code is the code your collaborators never have to touch.

With the BYOB (Bring Your Own Backend) approach you can let scientists run their own Python backend simply with a link.

By our engineer Stefan Verhoeven.

https://medium.com/@eScienceCenter/e3c6762cb460?source=friends_link&sk=7b4d15c63050488d193d9c962de64484

EJ Mar 27

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Arthur van der Harg Mar 27

@Floppy Yes. if you throw them all together, you have 6^6 total possible outcomes. 1..6 can be arranged in 6! ways. So you have 720 out of 46,656 possibilities that match your desired outcome. That is 1.54%.

So if you want for something to keep you busy, throw a single dice and try to get 1..6 in order. Wrong number: start over. Now you can expect to need about 46,656 throws.

[Edit: I mistakenly added an extra factor of 6 to the "serial" version]

EJ Mar 27

Journal of Robustness Reports Mar 27

New blog post alert! Check out the candidate article suggested in our most recent JRR blog post!

We highlight an article studying the effects of test anxiety on exam performance as a potential candidate for a set of Robustness Reports.

Link: https://www.journalofrobustnessreports.org/test-anxiety-does-not-predict-exam-performance-when-knowledge-is-controlled-for-strong-evidence-against-the-interference-hypothesis-of-test-anxiety/

Test Anxiety Does Not Predict Exam Performance When Knowledge Is Controlled For: Strong Evidence Against the Interference Hypothesis of Test Anxiety - Journal of Robustness Reports

In this blogpost we wish to highlight the following article as a candidate for a set of Robustness Reports: Theobald, M., Breitwieser, J., & Brod, G. (2022). Test anxiety does not predict exam performance when knowledge is controlled for: strong evidence against the interference hypothesis of test anxiety. Psychological Science, 33(12), 2073–2083. https://doi.org/10.1177/09567976221119391 The abstract: […]

Journal of Robustness Reports

EJ Mar 17

Now out: JASP 0.96!

The major innovation is an online module library (inspired by CRAN for R). Not only does this make it easier for external contributors to add their own JASP modules, but users can take advantage of updated modules without having to wait for a new JASP version. This functionality was added in collaboration with the Netherlands eScience Center

Blog post:

https://jasp-stats.org/2026/03/17/introducing-jasp-0-96-an-online-module-library-improvements-to-quality-control-tamil-and-basque-language-support-and-more/

Introducing JASP 0.96: An Online Module Library, Improvements to Quality Control, Tamil and Basque Language Support, and More - JASP - Free and User-Friendly Statistical Software

We are proud to announce that JASP 0.96 has been released and is now available on our download page. A major innovation in JASP 0.96 is the creation of an online module library, courtesy of our collaboration with the eScience… Continue reading →

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EJ Mar 11

Marc Abrahams Mar 10

The Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony Is Moving to Europe (after 35 years in the USA) https://improbable.com/2026/03/10/the-ig-nobel-prize-ceremony-is-moving-to-europe-after-35-years-in-the-usa/

EJ Mar 7

Journal of Robustness Reports Mar 7

New candidate for re-analyses in JRR!

Check out our new blog post where we highlight a study about mandatory calorie labeling and energy consumed as a candidate for a set of robustness reports.

Link: https://www.journalofrobustnessreports.org/association-between-mandatory-calorie-labelling-and-energy-consumed/

Association Between Mandatory Calorie Labelling and Energy Consumed - Journal of Robustness Reports

In this blogpost we wish to highlight the following article as a candidate for a set of Robustness Reports: Polden, M., Jones, A., Essman, M., Adams, J., Bishop, T. R. P., Burgoine, T., Sharp, S. J., White, M., Smith, R., Donohue, A., Witkam, R., Putra, I. G. N. E., Brealey, J., & Robinson, E. (2024). […]

Journal of Robustness Reports

EJ Mar 7

Sebastiaan Mathôt Mar 6

Een Wereld vol Denkers in De Standaard. "(…) geen pasklare antwoorden op indringende vragen, maar zijn boek is een stevige aanzet om intuïties los te laten en te durven denken over denken." #psychologie #boeken #wetenschap #biologie
https://www.standaard.be/media-en-cultuur/boeken/een-octopus-die-karels-crypto-oplost-sebastiaan-mathot-speurt-naar-bewustzijnsvormen-bij-dier-en-plant/130427522.html

EJ Mar 5

Awesome YouTube tutorial by Johnny van Doorn, "Theory and Practice of Bayesian Inference Using JASP". Link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhImIIWu7l0&t=1820s

Blogpost:

https://www.bayesianspectacles.org/youtube-lecture-by-johnny-van-doorn-on-theory-and-practice-of-bayesian-inference-using-jasp/

Theory and practice of Bayesian inference using JASP

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