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New paper out on virus transmission in hospitals. Predictable patterns of airflow on hospital wards explained 3/4 of SARS-CoV-2 transmission events between patients. www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S019...
The role of spatial distance in SARS-CoV-2 nosocomial transmission
The nosocomial transmission of respiratory viruses causes significant disruption to
hospital care, but the spatial dynamics of transmission on hospital wards are poorly
understood.
www.journalofhospitalinfection.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
New paper out on virus transmission in hospitals. Predictable patterns of airflow on hospital wards explained 3/4 of SARS-CoV-2 transmission events between patients. www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S019...
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We're really getting another World Cup before GTA 6 ⏳
November 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
We're really getting another World Cup before GTA 6 ⏳
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Digital map lets you explore the Roman Empire's vast road network
Digital map lets you explore the Roman Empire's vast road network
www.newscientist.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Digital map lets you explore the Roman Empire's vast road network
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The president of the United States thinks asylum-seekers come from mental asylums.
He says it in almost every interview where the topic of migration comes up.
How is this not 25th Amendment territory? How is he not an embarrassment to this entire country?
He says it in almost every interview where the topic of migration comes up.
How is this not 25th Amendment territory? How is he not an embarrassment to this entire country?
November 4, 2025 at 1:55 AM
The president of the United States thinks asylum-seekers come from mental asylums.
He says it in almost every interview where the topic of migration comes up.
How is this not 25th Amendment territory? How is he not an embarrassment to this entire country?
He says it in almost every interview where the topic of migration comes up.
How is this not 25th Amendment territory? How is he not an embarrassment to this entire country?
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Here’s what it would look like if you put every MLS playoff team in Europe. Can the European mind comprehend this? 😉
October 28, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Here’s what it would look like if you put every MLS playoff team in Europe. Can the European mind comprehend this? 😉
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I’ve played with LLMs a fair amount and noticed something that these studies that show using LLMs degrading intellectual performance may not be picking up: What if having pretty good critical thinking skills makes LLMs less appealing/satisfying to use in the first place?
October 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I’ve played with LLMs a fair amount and noticed something that these studies that show using LLMs degrading intellectual performance may not be picking up: What if having pretty good critical thinking skills makes LLMs less appealing/satisfying to use in the first place?
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One of Trump's billionaire buddies just bought Paramount. Now, he wants to buy Warner Bros.
That means one giant company could control almost everything you watch on TV.
That means one giant company could control almost everything you watch on TV.
October 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
One of Trump's billionaire buddies just bought Paramount. Now, he wants to buy Warner Bros.
That means one giant company could control almost everything you watch on TV.
That means one giant company could control almost everything you watch on TV.
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Happy Mole Day for all who celebrate
October 23, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Happy Mole Day for all who celebrate
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he Wales men's Over-70s football side have been crowned World Champions for a second year in a row after claiming victory in Japan.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Wales Over-70s footballers become World Cup champions again
The team claimed their second consecutive World Cup after beating the USA in the final.
www.bbc.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
he Wales men's Over-70s football side have been crowned World Champions for a second year in a row after claiming victory in Japan.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Just popped into the Royal Institution for a coffee, to discover they have a lovely display on benzene to mark the bicentenary of Faraday's discovery of it. Here are his notes, his paper, and one of his first samples. Glorious.
October 15, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Just popped into the Royal Institution for a coffee, to discover they have a lovely display on benzene to mark the bicentenary of Faraday's discovery of it. Here are his notes, his paper, and one of his first samples. Glorious.
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I just emailed my "Silence" essay to the Presidents/Chancellors and Provosts of the 9 Compact universities as well as those from the 4 orgs with which I have been formally affiliated.
The essay can be found here:
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
and here:
www.linkedin.com/posts/jeremy...
The essay can be found here:
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
and here:
www.linkedin.com/posts/jeremy...
October 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I just emailed my "Silence" essay to the Presidents/Chancellors and Provosts of the 9 Compact universities as well as those from the 4 orgs with which I have been formally affiliated.
The essay can be found here:
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
and here:
www.linkedin.com/posts/jeremy...
The essay can be found here:
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
and here:
www.linkedin.com/posts/jeremy...
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Have you ever noticed that old clothes online sometimes look better than old clothes in your closet?
Why is that? 🧵
Why is that? 🧵
October 8, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Have you ever noticed that old clothes online sometimes look better than old clothes in your closet?
Why is that? 🧵
Why is that? 🧵
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this is a very very big story because of the apparently totally fake story ICE/DHS put out about what happened.
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
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October 6, 2025 at 11:44 PM
this is a very very big story because of the apparently totally fake story ICE/DHS put out about what happened.
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If you hate the Pope because he is too “liberal”, I have some very bad news for you about Jesus.
October 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
If you hate the Pope because he is too “liberal”, I have some very bad news for you about Jesus.
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STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.”
Nailed it.
Nailed it.
September 19, 2025 at 1:51 AM
STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.”
Nailed it.
Nailed it.
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Monarez: "Kennedy demanded 2 things of me that were were inconsistent w/ my oath of office. He directed me to commit in advance to approving every ACIP recommendation regardless of the scientific evidence. He also directed me to dismiss career officials responsible for vaccine policy without cause"
September 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Monarez: "Kennedy demanded 2 things of me that were were inconsistent w/ my oath of office. He directed me to commit in advance to approving every ACIP recommendation regardless of the scientific evidence. He also directed me to dismiss career officials responsible for vaccine policy without cause"
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NEW: No, Charlie Kirk was not practicing politics the right way. That's what Ezra Klein said. We can condemn this heinous assassination but also recognize that with his 2020 election denialism and extremist rhetoric, Kirk built his movement with falsehoods and in a wrong and divisive manner.
No, Charlie Kirk was not practicing politics the right way
His assassination deserves full condemnation; his full impact should not be sidestepped.
www.motherjones.com
September 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM
NEW: No, Charlie Kirk was not practicing politics the right way. That's what Ezra Klein said. We can condemn this heinous assassination but also recognize that with his 2020 election denialism and extremist rhetoric, Kirk built his movement with falsehoods and in a wrong and divisive manner.
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Tenure support letters should just be a yes or no checkbox. Instead of this absurd creative writing exercise trying to meet some local standard of a “strong” letter.
August 30, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Tenure support letters should just be a yes or no checkbox. Instead of this absurd creative writing exercise trying to meet some local standard of a “strong” letter.
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this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
August 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
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Germany gets 60% of its power from renewables and is shutting down its coal plants. No blackouts. No high bills. Every right wing lie about renewables has been proven false.
August 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Germany gets 60% of its power from renewables and is shutting down its coal plants. No blackouts. No high bills. Every right wing lie about renewables has been proven false.
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age 15: Computers are amazing! I'm going to do amazing things with computers!
age 45: explaining to the fourth person this week why Chat GPT is not a replacement for google or the library or friends
age 45: explaining to the fourth person this week why Chat GPT is not a replacement for google or the library or friends
August 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
age 15: Computers are amazing! I'm going to do amazing things with computers!
age 45: explaining to the fourth person this week why Chat GPT is not a replacement for google or the library or friends
age 45: explaining to the fourth person this week why Chat GPT is not a replacement for google or the library or friends
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"It's like a PhD in every field!"
"Can it reliably do college-level work, such as accurately identifying and summarizing pertinent information?"
"No."
"So what is really does is sound like an expert to people who aren't experts in that field?"
"Yeah! That's what everyone wants, right?"
"Can it reliably do college-level work, such as accurately identifying and summarizing pertinent information?"
"No."
"So what is really does is sound like an expert to people who aren't experts in that field?"
"Yeah! That's what everyone wants, right?"
Notable that AI tools could not even generate accurate meeting summaries beyond “a couple hundred words.” That’s useless for minutes.
And for lit review they *completely* shit the bed.
But these aren’t people’s favorite tasks & AI is way quicker, so many will keep using them, truth be damned.
And for lit review they *completely* shit the bed.
But these aren’t people’s favorite tasks & AI is way quicker, so many will keep using them, truth be damned.
I Tested How Well AI Tools Work for Journalism
Some tools were sufficient for summarizing meetings. For research, the results were a disaster.
www.cjr.org
August 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
"It's like a PhD in every field!"
"Can it reliably do college-level work, such as accurately identifying and summarizing pertinent information?"
"No."
"So what is really does is sound like an expert to people who aren't experts in that field?"
"Yeah! That's what everyone wants, right?"
"Can it reliably do college-level work, such as accurately identifying and summarizing pertinent information?"
"No."
"So what is really does is sound like an expert to people who aren't experts in that field?"
"Yeah! That's what everyone wants, right?"
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Being interviewed by Terry Gross ruined all other interviewers for me.
"Well prepared" doesn't even begin to cover it, and she is just so generous in the conversation.
It's like playing tennis with Serena Williams but she only wants to keep the volley going as long as possible.
"Well prepared" doesn't even begin to cover it, and she is just so generous in the conversation.
It's like playing tennis with Serena Williams but she only wants to keep the volley going as long as possible.
August 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Being interviewed by Terry Gross ruined all other interviewers for me.
"Well prepared" doesn't even begin to cover it, and she is just so generous in the conversation.
It's like playing tennis with Serena Williams but she only wants to keep the volley going as long as possible.
"Well prepared" doesn't even begin to cover it, and she is just so generous in the conversation.
It's like playing tennis with Serena Williams but she only wants to keep the volley going as long as possible.