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Carrie Conaway

@clconaway.bsky.social

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Senior lecturer at HGSE & acquirer of eccentric hobbies. Co-author of Common-Sense Evidence, https://tinyurl.com/commonsenseevidence/

This graphic from 500 Women Scientists shows the impact of National Science Foundation research in Massachusetts. The total NSF awards in MA for fiscal year 2023 was $572.3 million: $486 million for scientific research, $102.9 million for STEM education, and $39 million to MA businesses. It ends with urging viewers to call their senators & representative.

In the foreground, decorated gingerbread people with photos of Andrew Ho and myself stuck on where the faces would be. In the background, a decorated gingerbread house.

Photo of an office wall with four World War II style propaganda posters: 1) Poor design of experiments sinks knowledge shipments; 2) Test statistics are part of the battle. Remember the rest! statistical testing, graphs, sampling, randomization, interpretation, cleaning; 3) Be vigilant! Misinterpreting your results is the enemy; 4) Garbage in, garbage out: Your analysis is only as good as your data. In the center is an art print of Chewbacca dressed as Evel Knievel