Amit
@amitinoz.bsky.social
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Responding to public health challenges of medical advice from social media influencers www.bmj.com/content/391/...
"Influencers’ reliability is often undermined by four key biases: lack of expertise, industry influence, entrepreneurial interests, and personal beliefs."
"Influencers’ reliability is often undermined by four key biases: lack of expertise, industry influence, entrepreneurial interests, and personal beliefs."
Responding to public health challenges of medical advice from social media influencers
Raffael Heiss and colleagues argue that influencers’ medical advice is often shaped by multiple biases and suggest how to reduce the associated risks
Social media influencers have become powerful in ...
www.bmj.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Responding to public health challenges of medical advice from social media influencers www.bmj.com/content/391/...
"Influencers’ reliability is often undermined by four key biases: lack of expertise, industry influence, entrepreneurial interests, and personal beliefs."
"Influencers’ reliability is often undermined by four key biases: lack of expertise, industry influence, entrepreneurial interests, and personal beliefs."
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he believes that if they die they were meant to die and that those that live are the fittest
December 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
he believes that if they die they were meant to die and that those that live are the fittest
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rfk jr wants to kill your kids, it’s really that simple.
Kennedy’s Methodical 2-Decade Quest to Dismantle Vaccine Policy
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
rfk jr wants to kill your kids, it’s really that simple.
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I can't reskeet this enough.
As a scientist the way I would explain this is that just taking the conclusion of one single paper (or even a group of papers) and saying "science says X" isn't the way science works.
Often it may be the case, but the key is being able to know the difference 1/
As a scientist the way I would explain this is that just taking the conclusion of one single paper (or even a group of papers) and saying "science says X" isn't the way science works.
Often it may be the case, but the key is being able to know the difference 1/
Ultimately, the ask is simple and clearly the right choice:
👉Translation of science into medical guidance must be led by experts who understand the science.👈
It's obvious that no magic checklist can possibly substitute for a PhD! We just need to get the word out that this power grab is happening.
👉Translation of science into medical guidance must be led by experts who understand the science.👈
It's obvious that no magic checklist can possibly substitute for a PhD! We just need to get the word out that this power grab is happening.
🧵(1/n) An unfortunate example of confusion around the value of RCTs common to practitioners with limited research training. RCTs are a useful scientific method, but they are only a small part of the biomedical researcher's deep toolbox.
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December 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I can't reskeet this enough.
As a scientist the way I would explain this is that just taking the conclusion of one single paper (or even a group of papers) and saying "science says X" isn't the way science works.
Often it may be the case, but the key is being able to know the difference 1/
As a scientist the way I would explain this is that just taking the conclusion of one single paper (or even a group of papers) and saying "science says X" isn't the way science works.
Often it may be the case, but the key is being able to know the difference 1/
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I think part of What's Going On with billionaires is that the daily friction of interacting with normal people is part of what anchors people to the real world, and once you have enough money to buy your way out of the friction you can knock down a load-bearing column propping up your sanity.
December 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I think part of What's Going On with billionaires is that the daily friction of interacting with normal people is part of what anchors people to the real world, and once you have enough money to buy your way out of the friction you can knock down a load-bearing column propping up your sanity.
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America does not have capital punishment for selling or smuggling drugs and none of these people were arrested or tried. There could have been mountains of cocaine in open view on the deck of the boats and it still would have been murder of unarmed civilians.
Rand Paul just posted this letter from the Coast Guard confirming that 1/4 of the boats they stop carry no contraband. The likelihood that Hegseth & Bradley ordered the murder of innocent civilians is very high.
December 3, 2025 at 5:48 AM
America does not have capital punishment for selling or smuggling drugs and none of these people were arrested or tried. There could have been mountains of cocaine in open view on the deck of the boats and it still would have been murder of unarmed civilians.
🎶The land of the free...🎶
This is truly awful. I have served in the university media board for 3 years and saw how brilliant and committed the student editors of these magazines were to quality and integrity. This is such a loss for the university community at large. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
U. of Alabama Suspends Black and Female Student Magazines, Citing D.E.I. Guidance
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:19 AM
🎶The land of the free...🎶
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Sigh.
Major AI conference flooded with peer reviews written fully by AI www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"...21% of manuscript reviews for an international AI conference were found to be generated by artificial intelligence."
Major AI conference flooded with peer reviews written fully by AI www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"...21% of manuscript reviews for an international AI conference were found to be generated by artificial intelligence."
Major AI conference flooded with peer reviews written fully by AI
Controversy has erupted after 21% of manuscript reviews for an international AI conference were found to be generated by artificial intelligence.
www.nature.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Sigh.
Major AI conference flooded with peer reviews written fully by AI www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"...21% of manuscript reviews for an international AI conference were found to be generated by artificial intelligence."
Major AI conference flooded with peer reviews written fully by AI www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"...21% of manuscript reviews for an international AI conference were found to be generated by artificial intelligence."
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The right wing marched through media with bad faith complaints, cowing one institution after another into frightened overcorrection -- a perpetual defensive crouch from which they are pathetically easy to bully & manipulate.
Now it's running the same play on universities, with similar results.
Now it's running the same play on universities, with similar results.
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The right wing marched through media with bad faith complaints, cowing one institution after another into frightened overcorrection -- a perpetual defensive crouch from which they are pathetically easy to bully & manipulate.
Now it's running the same play on universities, with similar results.
Now it's running the same play on universities, with similar results.
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Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
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Marc surrounded himself with only people who kissed his ass and praised him for taking crazy risks, and now he views literally any suggestion that people merely think through the consequences of their actions, even from *the Pope*, as an affront to his entire concept of self.
It's pretty funny how the Silicon Valley tech bros have all suddenly decided that the actual Pope is the villain in their little narrative. sfstandard.com/2025/11/10/m...
Marc Andreessen v. the pope: VC starts meme-war with Leo XIV
The venture capitalist quickly deleted his social media posts mocking the pontiff’s call to build moral AI.
sfstandard.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Marc surrounded himself with only people who kissed his ass and praised him for taking crazy risks, and now he views literally any suggestion that people merely think through the consequences of their actions, even from *the Pope*, as an affront to his entire concept of self.
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Oh, so this is why the Department of Labor decided to deploy the term bizarre term "Americanism" in its winking neo-Nazi post today
November 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Oh, so this is why the Department of Labor decided to deploy the term bizarre term "Americanism" in its winking neo-Nazi post today
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Ask yourself why there wasn’t this level of wall to wall coverage for this shooting wgme.com/news/local/i...
ICE agent who shot woman in Chicago drove Border Patrol vehicle back to Maine
An unnamed ICE agent, who shot and injured a woman in Chicago, is now back in Maine after driving the Border Patrol vehicle he was in 1,100 miles.
wgme.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Ask yourself why there wasn’t this level of wall to wall coverage for this shooting wgme.com/news/local/i...
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Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
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it seems to me that if this type of medical care that was so effective at saving lives with such safety profile/lack of side effects was observed in any other area people would be falling over themselves to celebrate it.
I hope it can somehow make a difference in Alberta.
I hope it can somehow make a difference in Alberta.
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:26 AM
it seems to me that if this type of medical care that was so effective at saving lives with such safety profile/lack of side effects was observed in any other area people would be falling over themselves to celebrate it.
I hope it can somehow make a difference in Alberta.
I hope it can somehow make a difference in Alberta.
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The CDC has turned off its vaccine search tool.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 AM
The CDC has turned off its vaccine search tool.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
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When I think "where the vast majority of Americans actually are," I think about the millionaire lawyer for Jeffrey Epstein & Harvey Weinstein & Donald Trump who was recently in the news for threatening to sue a pierogi seller in Martha's Vineyard, where he has one of his homes.
"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"
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November 25, 2025 at 3:57 AM
When I think "where the vast majority of Americans actually are," I think about the millionaire lawyer for Jeffrey Epstein & Harvey Weinstein & Donald Trump who was recently in the news for threatening to sue a pierogi seller in Martha's Vineyard, where he has one of his homes.
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WTF, @theatlanticpr.bsky.social ?
Why give this anti-science, lying, grifter this kinda positive framing?
He is a disaster. Period.
False balance disaster👇
Why give this anti-science, lying, grifter this kinda positive framing?
He is a disaster. Period.
False balance disaster👇
Over many interviews, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Michael Scherer about how he plans to remake America’s public-health system. Can he lead the scientific establishment he’s spent much of his life crusading against?
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November 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
WTF, @theatlanticpr.bsky.social ?
Why give this anti-science, lying, grifter this kinda positive framing?
He is a disaster. Period.
False balance disaster👇
Why give this anti-science, lying, grifter this kinda positive framing?
He is a disaster. Period.
False balance disaster👇
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Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
Wait... You mean this wasn't already a thing? (Sigh) Actually it's not all that surprising...
The federal Transportation Department has approved a new female crash dummy, replacing an outdated model largely based on male proportions. The new dummy would improve safety for women, who face higher fatality and injury risks on the road, officials said.
U.S. Introduces New Female Crash-Test Dummy Standards
A female crash-test dummy to replace an outdated model largely based on male proportions would improve safety for women, who face higher fatality and injury risks on the road, officials said.
nyti.ms
November 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Wait... You mean this wasn't already a thing? (Sigh) Actually it's not all that surprising...
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The dopamine rush from this should be illegal.
November 23, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The dopamine rush from this should be illegal.
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Are we seeing a return of 2022-23 Dylan Cozens?
Our shooting and passing metrics on him have bounced back to his peak that season. And for the first time ever, his defensive suppression is no longer poor, even going up to league average now! On pace to hit 30G & 60PTS again too 🏒
📈 lb-hockey.com
Our shooting and passing metrics on him have bounced back to his peak that season. And for the first time ever, his defensive suppression is no longer poor, even going up to league average now! On pace to hit 30G & 60PTS again too 🏒
📈 lb-hockey.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Are we seeing a return of 2022-23 Dylan Cozens?
Our shooting and passing metrics on him have bounced back to his peak that season. And for the first time ever, his defensive suppression is no longer poor, even going up to league average now! On pace to hit 30G & 60PTS again too 🏒
📈 lb-hockey.com
Our shooting and passing metrics on him have bounced back to his peak that season. And for the first time ever, his defensive suppression is no longer poor, even going up to league average now! On pace to hit 30G & 60PTS again too 🏒
📈 lb-hockey.com
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Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.