I almost fell(afel) over reading this. I'm glad @adamrothman.bsky.social's day jobs keep him pretty busy because this stuff provokes audience pita/pity.

Do you love to get less wrong? @ourworldindata.org can scratch that itch.

Probably no one in world has done more to persuade millions of nonsense that vaping is as, or even more, dangerous than smoking than @profglantz.com This article responds to some other common anti vape myths @chancethegardener.bsky.social @jgitchell.bsky.social ourworldindata.org/vaping-vs-sm...

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Tuesday Wisdom.

Opportunity to hear @drlucymcbride.bsky.social interview @susandominus.bsky.social on Monday at 4pm ET! substack.com/@joegitchell...

There are many people for whom the charts below are very far from #ActualWinning. They might be right. But no one, nor group, has the monopoly on correctness or stupidity. So, how can we determine if this is #ActualWinning or #TiredOfWinning?

Be careful, as this may not warm your heart cockles.

If you're not following @robsandia.bsky.social, you should address that shortcoming. His judgment on pizza remains under suspicion, but I'm picking up the rest of what he's laying down. substack.com/@joegitchell...

Gotta love @stuartjritchie.bsky.social & @tomchivers.bsky.social getting an assist from @dingdingpeng.the100.ci for the latest episode of Science Fictions looking at what we know about well-being across the lifespan. That at least makes me happy! substack.com/@stuartritch...

Vaping “been commercially available for > 2 decades, & there is increasing evidence of their potential to improve population health”. Exactly! Technological changes sometimes ⬆️ & sometimes ⬇️ risk. Authorities sometimes clearly got it wrong & increased risk mis perception by public

#DiscomfortOfThought required to #RethinkNicotine. @mikepesko.bsky.social and chums offer up plenty of brain pain. E-Cigarettes in Historical Context: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Bigly recommend hitting this @meghandaum.bsky.social interview of @olgakhazan.bsky.social about Olga's book, Me, But Better. substack.com/@joegitchell...

Can't wait to read this (the whole issue looks so good!). And it reminded me that I was lucky enough to have Prof Kamensky as my TA in spring semester, 1991!

The written exchange between @tcrgbath.bsky.social's @brittakm.bsky.social & @ash.org's #Romeo-Stuppy in @bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social and @clivebates.bsky.social in @pubpeer.com is worth a look.

Getting my Kuhn & Piaget on, this makes sense to me to understand the profound and persistent polarization in the field. We need a way to get less wrong, together. Grapefruit for #VaporLock? @profglantz.com @alexwodak.bsky.social @chancethegardener.bsky.social @skipscorner.bsky.social

#ActualWinning Go go go, @nabarund.bsky.social !

Sign up for @skipscorner.bsky.social's 'stack! What does Mr Sweanor get wrong?

Readers of @ntrjournal.bsky.social may find this #PubPeer post from @clivebates.bsky.social responding to an LtE from Profs Bero and Cohen of interest. #CoI pubpeer.com/publications...

Bigly recommend listening to the Unlocking Behaviour Change 'cast from #JamieWest (not sure of his blewski handle) and @robertjwest.bsky.social. Lots of info and insight, entertainingly and efficiently conveyed. #ChickenSexing youtu.be/J0y2Bo4glfk?...

Excellent presentation by Floe Foxon & Ray Niaura explains why claims based on cross sectional studies that vaping nicotine is Gateway to smoking severely flawed. Instead evidence supports replacement of smoking by vaping youtu.be/Gk84qe7NsY0 @jgitchell.bsky.social @chancethegardener.bsky.social

Buckle up, we have Jesus fursona discourse from an art historian. This is what the internet does best.

Hard co-sign.

I just started listening to this 'cast. Bigly recommend. From the latest one, I think I finally understand assimilation vs accommodation (maybe).

Will the new book from @juliabelluz.bsky.social and @kevinh-phd.bsky.social increase our #FoodIntelligence? Only if we get it and digest it. Having given it a read, we recommend it. conscienhealth.org/2025/09/get-...

I am humbled by how kind @skipscorner.bsky.social is in her account of our interactions, and I will continue to try to be worth her friendship. #UsNotThem

"act" 😁

#ButtSnorkeling is a term I don't know that I want, but it is a term that I need. H/T @thebulwark.com.

Did you know smoking more than doubles risk of blindness & especially increases risk of a type of age-related macular degeneration? @jgitchell.bsky.social @ianamossyd.bsky.social @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social @algore09algor.bsky.social @chancethegardener.bsky.social

While I devote a lot of energy to #RejectTheBinary, I'm with @clairezagorski.bsky.social on this narrow point.

Oof.

This looks so good and important! #trust

#NIHobbling the most potent biomedical innovation engine in the solar system so that our children and grandchildren will have to beg India and China for life-saving tech that we could've been selling to those countries for massive returns. #TiredOfWinning 1/4

The findings in @jamanetworkopen.com beg the question of the continuum of risk across nicotine products. For more context, see this in-depth article in @filtermag.bsky.social by @kiransidhu41.bsky.social, which includes input from my colleague, Arielle Selya, PhD. filtermag.org/flavored-vap...

#WednesdayWisdom And, yes, @clairezagorski.bsky.social has a way with words.

For those who want to dig deeper into @fda.gov's granting of market authorization for Juul Labs's current products in 5% and 3% nicotine concentrations and Virginia Tobacco and Menthol flavors on 17 July, allow me to assign some readings/videos(will follow in subsequent replies). #JUULMGO 1/7

Queen shit www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/o...

I'll be posting more over the next few days regarding @fda.gov issuing the #JUULMGO, but one placeholder: If you encounter strong reactions, either for or against, ask the person, "Have you read the TPL?" 🙏

Good morning! I started my day listening to this fascinating interview. It was worth every second! Thank you for the reco, @jgitchell.bsky.social. Wishing everyone a great day! #Bekind www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bmjv...

Not gonna tickle! substack.com/@joegitchell...

#DiscomfortOfThought, Antipodean style. Go go go, @alexwodak.bsky.social Who's ready to get less wrong, together?

Finally got to read this great @nytimes.com article from @susandominus.bsky.social about happiness. And love the @dingdingpeng.the100.ci shout out! How Nearly a Century of Happiness Research Led to One Big Finding www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/m...