What did you think would happen when you restricted access to care?

Very cool and detailed Stanford University and Carnegie Mellon University study on sycophancy: "Sycophantic AI Decreases Prosocial Intentions and Promotes Dependence" Sycophancy, the phenomenon of excessively agreeing with or flattering users, is a pervasive issue in current LLMs. Findings:

Do you think there would there be more vegans if you could learn about how different fish sound like? What if we could understand what they're communicating?

@angryhacademic.bsky.social What can we learn from a Japanese water beetle? You can beat being digested by frog by running through it's digestive tract! Scientists put sticky wax on their legs to see if they got out the natural way - but they didn't make it. www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/w...

mRNA vaccines are safe, have been in development for decades, & have far broader applications than older vaccine technologies. New vaccine technologies evolve when scientists have tools & knowledge to make something more elegant or complex that wasn’t possible before. 5/

New Mexico is overriding the federal government on the topic of COVID19 vaccines to ensure their residents can access them. States hold a tremendous amount of public health power. They should use it.

I've lost some longtime friends over explaining why the left's embrace of covid disinformation led us to Trump, Musk &Palestine. Thankfully, @taylorlorenz.bsky.social is much smarter than I am, and was able to lay it out in detail in this brilliant vid. The left is complicit youtu.be/zXrjlOE9e50?...

Fun fact: goldfish can be taught to drive fish tank robots youtube.com/watch?v=UFrN... h/t @fusionprogguy.bsky.social for this fishy fact!

Fun fact: different parts of your brain change size with age nature.com/articles/s41... nature.com/articles/d41... h/t @fusionprogguy.bsky.social for feeding our brains knowledge about our brains...

If you are not already, please consider masking in public, especially in places where people have no choice but to go - including public transit, grocery stores, and medical centers (especially medical centers). Doing so could literally save someone's life. www.usnews.com/opinion/arti... 3/3

Notice to flat-Earthers all around the globe: Please alert the authorities if tonight’s Total Lunar Eclipse looks like this:

Due to the lack of interest in sars-cov2 some in the covid cautious have suggested a rebrand with the name Airborne-aware, given how likely it is that a new pandemic could be around the corner. Masking doesn’t just reduce the chance of catching Covid.

New admin claims to be the frontier of radical transparency—but in just 1 week, public health decisions are being hidden from view. Instead of strengthening transparency, Sec. Kennedy is rolling it back: 1. ACIP meeting (CDC’s vaccine advisors). Delayed = No transparency on vaccine policy decisions

Yes, Marc Veldhoen uses red crosses to indicate that the title of a paper can often be misleading and that people who are not experts can come to wrong conclusions about the meaning of findings. It looks simple to cross out a study, but it takes years of knowledge to be able to explain why.

Diary of a CEO may be the UK's most popular podcast but it's driven by unrelenting medical misinformation that harms patients - new BBC documentary investigates, featuring @lizoriordan.bsky.social & myself: www.bbc.com/news/article...

My two 20cm Noctua fans arrived today for my DIY air filters. They’re very quiet but also surprisingly weak. As a result I might stack two of them. I did a few simple tests using a makeshift wind tunnel and an anemometer. 9-10cm between fans was best for wind speed. #airquality #PCfans #noctua

Many experts have changed their focus from Covid as hospitalizations have reduced due to vaccinations and previous infections. I’m curious if any Covid cautious folks have reduced their level of masking in the last two years or so, and why you decided to do that.

Do any other rock stars wear respirators on stage like Mike Patton did here on ’God Hates a Coward‘ with Tomahawk? When do you wear your respirators like N95/KN95s or P100s - or are you a coward who dares not stand out? www.instagram.com/reel/DGQwlwF... #masks #respirators #blacksheep

"I can’t help but wonder if authority figures had simply been honest about the existence of misinformation and its dangers if that could have moved the needle in a meaningful way."

I left some #philsci gripes, but overall a great article, def worth a read. Surprisingly insightful re:RFK!

🌺 International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🧪 Work in progress!!! #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #SupportWomen #EDI #Equity #Diversity #Education

This book was waiting for me today when I got to my office. I wish he were still around to talk to us. Even though he would not have been happy at all that this book came out in exactly the right moment🥲

Shocking news: “About a fifth of the answers introduced factual errors on numbers, dates or statements; 13% of quotes sourced to the BBC were either altered or did not exist in the articles cited.” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

The near-religious insistence on covid boosters for lower risk people is damaging public health in the US. We need better vaccines going forward. At the same time, RFK Jr is…uh not the answer. www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...

I've discovered 624 Bluesky users from my social network using the Sky Follower Bridge.✨ Check it out: share.sky-follower-bridge.dev?q=624 #skyfollowerbridge

FIGHT BACK. If you are an employee at CDC your AFGE union is 2883 local. Join here: www.afge2883ga.org Being a union member is not the same as being in a bargaining unit, but it is the first step to getting there and gives you legal representation by the union. www.jurist.org/news/2025/01...

When you challenge power, those without scruples won’t debate, they’ll attack. Smears replace arguments. Lies replace facts. They’ll say you’re profiting from Big Pharma, immigration, or whatever fits their narrative. Recognize the tactic. Don’t fall for it. 1/3

(Math teacher. Perfect parabola.)

The world will become a shattered place and communal problems, such as the environment and infectious diseases will be neglected. We will all, without exception, pay the price. WITHDRAWING THE UNITED STATES FROM THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION EXECUTIVE ORDER January 20, 2025 www.whitehouse.gov/p...

Something the Bible thumpers always overlook. The Bible consistently put the safety and comfort of guests including immigrants as the most important duty of a person. The parable of Sodom and Gomorrah was actually about a city being bad hosts for their guests, not sodomy.

Meta is now completely censoring searches for the terms "trans" and "transgender" etc. on Threads. So much for free speech and free expression.

You can make movies showing the evolution of the diffracted field as done by @jacopobertolotti.com in this #PhysicsFactlet bsky.app/profile/jaco...

Aspiring plant-based or vegan ladies - if you want to get stronger and healthier this year, check out Katya Gorbacheva's @veganpowerlifter.bsky.social new book Vegan Powerlifting Starter Guide: For Women Aspiring to be Strong and Confident www.amazon.com/Vegan-Powerl... #veganuary #powerlifting

Big tech is picking apart European democracy, but there is a solution: switch off its algorithms | Johnny Ryan

All Los Angeles Public Library locations are providing free N95 masks. Libraries are essential!

With wildfires raging in California, we noticed that some manufacturers are advertising their small air purifiers as great options for dealing with wildfire smoke. However, most small air purifiers will be useless against wildfire smoke. Here is what you need to know 🧵

Clickbait-driven media, fueled by financial pressures to maximize ad revenue, undermines trust and distorts public discourse. Prioritizing sensationalism over substance erodes journalism’s integrity and leaves readers misinformed. Quality information should always come first. 1/9

I could have become a statistic. Bled to death at home because ER told me repeatedly that I was “fine” They told me this without running a single test. They wrote me off the moment I walked through their doors. We must change the culture. Listen to patients. Treat them equally. Lives depend on it:

If you are a scientist (including graduate students) or professional science communicator who is at least 18 years old and are using Bluesky for any kind of professional purposes, please consider taking our survey. Link: umiami.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Please help share. 🧪🌎 #SciComm

1/ In March 2023, I received a lumbar puncture. This was key to receiving my chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy #cidp diagnosis. This 🧵 is on my experience with identifying and treating #autoimmunedisease. I'll also be sharing some 🧵s I posted previously on the Other Place.

Abby Langer is a good registered dietitian to follow if you want to see nutrition myths debunked. This video discusses meat vs tofu. www.instagram.com/reel/DEhsJbw...

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Meta literally created a LGBTQ exception for calling someone mentally ill as an insult. You can't do it for any other group except LGBTQ people.

PSA to my friends in California near the fires: breathing in wildfire smoke is really bad for you (even if it’s not super thick where you are) but if you have face masks (N95, KN95, etc) those can help a lot

1. As Zuckerberg abandons fact checking in the name of “free speech”, let’s take a moment to examine this concept. 🧵

The assault on puberty blockers in the UK is going to cause irreparable damage to trans youth. I don't have any witty comment or snide remark to add to this, I'm just devastated for all trans kids in the U.K right now and I'm so sorry you have to deal with this nonsense.