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Fustbariclation @fustbariclation.bsky.social · 11h

If I was unfortunate enough to be like that, I'd probably not trust scientists either.

He tries to be cunning, too, but notices that clever people show him to be wrong anyway - so he will assume clever people are tring to trick him, just as he thinks he would, if he was clever.

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Fustbariclation @fustbariclation.bsky.social · 11h

People who are, themselves, untrustworthy, tend to the paranoid.

It makes sense.

They base their theory of mind on themselves, and, thus assume everyone else is untrustworthy, dishonest, and a bit thick, in his case, particularly.

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Fustbariclation @fustbariclation.bsky.social · 1d

Lounge lizards

Goannas marry
monitor lizards laying
iguana eggs. #haiku

#Poem #Poetry #μverse #micropoetry #lounge #lizard #living

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Fustbariclation @fustbariclation.bsky.social · 1d

I never go to events put on by my old school, because they are always 'men only' events, which, to me, means they're hugely tedious.

I find diverse company much more stimulating.

You could frame this as an event for applied mathematicians who ∉ {majority of applied mathematicians}

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Fustbariclation @fustbariclation.bsky.social · 1d

Laurence Sterne's masterpiece of delight ought to be required reading for everybody.

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Fustbariclation @fustbariclation.bsky.social · 1d

It is a very interesting paper! I see that the problem isn't really with homeostasis itself as a term, but with the overlay of the cybernetic interpretation.

Using the word 'allostasis' seems a good idea.

Fustbariclation @fustbariclation.bsky.social · 1d

In America. [similar to the caveat 'in mice']

Fustbariclation @fustbariclation.bsky.social · 1d

Emergence tends to be a lazy substitute for a causal explanation, that reflects perception and our inclination to see patterns, even when they aren't there.

Excepting, of course, the 'weak emergence' used more or less metaphorically in maths & physics, like the gas 'laws'.

Fustbariclation @fustbariclation.bsky.social · 1d

@drrachelbarr.bsky.social I'm sure you don't have a need for unsolicited research suggestions...

... but, if you did, I think the effect of GIP / GLP1-RAs, like tirzepatice (mounjaro) on the brain would be very interesting.

Fustbariclation @fustbariclation.bsky.social · 1d

Emily cheerfully cursed 'the other place', brandishing her favourite magic boquet against the Evil Elon.

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Fustbariclation @fustbariclation.bsky.social · 1d

Perhaps prickly pears need to be peeled before consumption, James... James? #GirlsOwnCC

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Fustbariclation @fustbariclation.bsky.social · 1d

On the implausibility of tram problems (sometimes, mistakenly, called 'trolley problems'), and the failure of consequentialism.

www.blogger.com/blog/post/ed... #tram #ethics #morality #philosophy @PhillipaFoot #utilitarianism #philsky #brakes #deadmanshandle

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Weblog publishing tool from Google, for sharing text, photos and video.

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 2d

I don't think people realize what an immediate impact this is going to have on outbreak response and containment.

Ferric Fang, MD @fangferric.bsky.social · 2d

According to a state epidemiologist, "CDC personnel who normally share information with state officials during outbreaks have been eliminated."

Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 3d

“One veteran researcher who still has his job (and, like other public-health workers I spoke with for this story, requested anonymity for fear of losing it) told me he believes that Kennedy’s ultimate goal is to “silence the scientific voice of career CDC scientists.””

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 7d

A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials investigating obesity management medications reports that tirzepatide and semaglutide are the most effective in reducing body weight and obesity-related complications, according to a paper in Nature Medicine. #medsky 🧪

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of pharmacological treatments for obesity in adults - Nature Medicine

A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials investigating the efficacy and safety of obesity management medications reported tirzepatide and semaglutide to be the most effective in reducing body weight and obesity-related complications.

go.nature.com

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Steve @adriel1819.bsky.social · 3d

A minimum of 60 civilians lost their lives, and many others sustained injuries following the shelling of a displacement shelter in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, by the UAE-backed RSF militia on Friday and Saturday.

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Fustbariclation @fustbariclation.bsky.social · 3d

It is a strange, and unpleasant, irony that zionists are responsible for a rise in antisemitism, because of their terrible lie that all Jews are zionists.

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Steve @adriel1819.bsky.social · 3d

Starmer Promised to Fight Antisemitism — Then Handed University Training... youtu.be/l2qx-n4gkok?... via @YouTube

Starmer Promised to Fight Antisemitism — Then Handed University Training to Zionists

YouTube video by KernowDamo

youtu.be

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Steve @adriel1819.bsky.social · 3d

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 3d

Drug-resistant bacteria continue to multiply worldwide, with the superbugs behind the most dangerous infections increasing by 5 to 15% annually, the World Health Organization has warned. on.ft.com/4h4tuJ4

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Fustbariclation @fustbariclation.bsky.social · 4d

Any hints as to how much tirzepatide, Mounjaro, affects brain function?

It has anti-inflammatory & neuroprotectiv effects, as well as influencing the dopamine system.

Might it affect the functioning of the default mode network (DM ), ageing, be nootropic?

Fustbariclation @fustbariclation.bsky.social · 4d

Yea, right. Plants have been turning CO2 into food for millins of years. It's their thing.

Fustbariclation @fustbariclation.bsky.social · 4d

The Head Gardener
might be employed at Wisley,
or be a barber. #haiku

#Poem #Poetry #μverse #micropoetry #horticultural #tonsorial

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Fustbariclation @fustbariclation.bsky.social · 4d

A further problem is that glasses, contact lenses, and lazik eye surgery don't work for myopia in the -12 diopter region.

Only total lens replacement works, but this is seldom, if ever, available to children, since it is usually treatment for cataracts.

Fustbariclation @fustbariclation.bsky.social · 4d

Correlation isn't causation, but 48% of children on the AS have opthalmic problems, relative to 17.43% across all children ( pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... ).
This makes sense to me, as evidence backing the stereotypical 'nerd' or 'geek' being bespectacled. eyewiki.org/Autism_Spect...

Prevalence of Refractive Errors Among School-Going Children in Urban Versus Rural Areas

Background: The most common cause of visual impairment globally is refractive error. The prevalence of refractive error has been on the rise since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, pos...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Kevin E. Joyce🇺🇸🇺🇦 @5214rrc.bsky.social · 5d

www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Two major #psychiatryassociations have called for #RFKJr to be replaced as #healthsecretary

Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary

Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and mental health medications, among other issues.

www.npr.org

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