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A hard truth of science communication is that knowledge and attitudes (to say nothing of behavior) are not intrinsically linked. A panel from my 2017 comic on the intersection of science and religion, free to read: jordancollver.myportfolio.com/comics #sciart

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A study in Nature Human Behaviour finds that large language models (LLMs), such as GPT-4, can be more persuasive than humans 64% of the time in online debates when adapting their arguments based on personalised information about their opponents. go.nature.com/4j9ibyE 🧪

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Und das, liebe Kinder, ist der Grund, warum man sich bei existenziell wichtigen Werkzeugen am besten mindestens parallel auf lokal gehostete Open Source Lösungen stützt. Wenn #Trump anfängt, die US-Tech-Konzerne in Waffen zu verwandeln, wird es finster. #KritIs

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This is wild and not widely understood. The Daily podcast yesterday does a great job explaining. Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/u...

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Most people haven’t heard of this test, which is available in the US. It accurately predicts Alzheimer’s (not just if there’s a risk, but when). It is modulated by exercise and likely other lifestyle factors. Here’s (almost) everything we know about it erictopol.substack.com/p/the-breakt...

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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will stop paywalling articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

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CAR-T cell therapy shows promise in improving colorectal cancer treatment by targeting unique tumor characteristics and overcoming existing challenges. by Ouladan S and Orouji E in J Clin Oncol #MedSky 📖 read the article: https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JCO-24-02081

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"Cancer vaccines weren’t a proper field of research before the pandemic. There was nothing. Apart from one exception, pretty much every clinical trial had failed. With the pandemic, however, we proved that mRNA vaccines were possible." www.wired.com/story/wired-...

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As doctors, researchers, and other academics flee X (formerly Twitter), @munkeatlooi.bsky.social looks at what the social network Bluesky is and why #MedSky might be worth trying www.bmj.com/content/388/...

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🎧Wir starten ins neue Jahr mit einer frischen Folge #TechVisite. Heute sprechen Kenza Ait Si Abbou und TK-Chef @jensbaas.bsky.social mit Ethikerin Sarah Spiekermann über ethische Fragen der #KI und warum der Durchbruch von ChatGPT ein "Wahrheitsmoment" war. ⬇️ www.manager-magazin.de/unternehmen/...

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Retribution and implementation of ideologic purges. It’s what the alt-right Twitter anons who never got over their Ayn Rand phase talked about years ago. www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/04...

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Our lifestyle and environmental exposures are the predominant influencers of healthy aging and premature mortality, compared with polygenic risk, in the first comprehensive assessment www.nature.com/articles/s41... open-access

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Verrückte Fakt des Tages: #vfdt Es gibt Meeresschnecken, die ihren eigenen Kopf vom Körper abtrennen und sich dann einen neuen Körper wachsen lassen, inklusive lebenswichtiger Organe (Herz, Niere). Der Grund ist nicht ganz klar. Eventuell eine Methode, um Parasiten aus dem ganzen Körper loszuwerden.

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Google is so powerful that it "hides" other search systems from us. We just don't know the existence of most of them. Meanwhile, there are still a huge number of excellent searchers in the world who specialize in books, science, other smart information.

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This excellent interactive tutorial on misleading data visualizations explores the idea of a "counter chart" — the graph you draw in response to refute a misleading claims flowingdata.com/projects/dis...

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If the US blocks access to HRT, ADHD drugs, and SSRIs, I cannot begin to describe to you how much all of the tech sector will screech to a halt. The internet is built and maintained by trans people, people with chronic depression, and the neurodivergent. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Great investigation into the "Cognitive Footprint of Medication Use" from @uclqsion.bsky.social: https://buff.ly/3Cmh8MA More medications may have an impact on cognition than you think! 🧠 Another reason to take a second look at your meds: https://buff.ly/48I6Ph9 #deprescribing

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On this #WomenInScience Day, learn about the #NobelPrize winning research of Katalin Karikó: bit.ly/3YFt8QF. Karikó and Drew Weissman won the 2023 #Nobel in Physiology or Medicine for their work, which "enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19." @nobelprize.bsky.social

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Excellent essay by David Spiegelhalter in Nature on the uncertainty surrounding probability. Definitely food for thought for those of us who live and die by P-values, or have the Reverend Bayes oversee our research. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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This is a beautiful mechanical image of economic change.

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A new review examines the design and performance of #AI monitoring systems in clinical settings and introduces a structured road map to guide the development of effective and practical monitoring systems. Read the full article: nejm.ai/40J53KJ #MedSky #MLSky

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Word of the Day is ‘bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.

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Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science. Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM

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SCOOP: Cats that became infected with bird flu might have spread the virus to humans in the same household and vice versa, according to data that briefly appeared online in a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention but then abruptly vanished. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...

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A healthier brain could one day be just a snort away: bacteria that colonize the nose have been engineered to ferry drugs to the brains of mice. https://go.nature.com/4hrkJZa

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"To fully unlock AI's potential in medicine, clinicians need to make the key conceptual shift from using AI as sophisticated calculators to embracing AI as health-care teammates," write the authors. #ai #healthcare

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The internet Archive also has Vaccine Information Sheets (VISs) available here: web.archive.org/web/20250122... #medsky #pedsky #idsky #publichealth

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Vertex’s own executives have called the pain field a graveyard for drug discovery. In that sense, the biotech has made history today by winning approval for a non-opioid pain drug. Its next challenge? Making a profit. My latest for @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/v...

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Curious who is using AI in their ED? How is your group/hospital approaching safety and monitoring? #EMedSky #MedSky ucdavisem.com/2025/01/27/ai-in-em-part-3-skynet-hasnt-got-a-chance

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Flu vaccines have prevented millions of deaths – our research proves it theconversation.com/flu-vaccines... Vaccines "reduce the burden of disease on healthcare systems and, more importantly, it saves lives." "...crucial that we gather and analyse all available evidence, share it.." #VaccinesWork

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🚀 Manas AI Launch 🚀 Reid Hoffman & Siddhartha Mukherjee team up to launch Manas AI with $24.6M to transform drug discovery, focusing on prostate, breast, and lymphoma cancers. AI healthcare funding hit $3.34B in 2024, up 5x from 2023! 🌐💡 #AI #Innovation #Cancer #newsky #medsky

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📑 | Heute wartet im Blog ein neuer Text von @veelana.bsky.social auf euch! Sie erzählt aus ihrer Kindergarten- und Schulzeit und davon, warum sie irgendwann so tat, als könne sie nicht lesen: skeptix.org?p=2868 #exwaldi #waldorf #waldorfschule #anthroposophie

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