Jacek Debiec, MD, PhD, DPhil 🌎 🧠
@drjacekdebiec.bsky.social
Psychiatrist. Researcher of Fear and Memory. Author.
#PlanetaryHealth, #BrainHealth and #MentalHealth
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/psychiatrists/jacek-debiec-ann-arbor-mi/121480
#PlanetaryHealth, #BrainHealth and #MentalHealth
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/psychiatrists/jacek-debiec-ann-arbor-mi/121480
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There was a lot of #AcademicFreedom, good scholarship, and independent thought in German universities before Hitler. After Hitler had risen to power, many academics fled the country. Some resisted the Nazi regime and were persecuted. Most adapted to a new situation. Here are some examples. 1/n
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Academics from all fields should be at the forefront of the action for the planet everywhere. Their absence is the greatest betrayal of academia's mission. #ClimateSky
"There’s no research on a dead planet - so why do so few academics engage in activism?"- @charliejgardner.bsky.social
"There’s no research on a dead planet - so why do so few academics engage in activism?"- @charliejgardner.bsky.social
1/ There's a lot of talk these days about scientific neutrality and the role of academics in our planetary emergency
So I'd love to introduce myself by sharing some of my work on academic activism and talking a bit about my own shift from 'the lab' to the streets
So I'd love to introduce myself by sharing some of my work on academic activism and talking a bit about my own shift from 'the lab' to the streets
December 3, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Academics from all fields should be at the forefront of the action for the planet everywhere. Their absence is the greatest betrayal of academia's mission. #ClimateSky
"There’s no research on a dead planet - so why do so few academics engage in activism?"- @charliejgardner.bsky.social
"There’s no research on a dead planet - so why do so few academics engage in activism?"- @charliejgardner.bsky.social
What is the weight of American collective moral responsibility?
"Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3m more deaths globally, analysis finds."
#ClimateSky
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3m more deaths globally, analysis finds."
#ClimateSky
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3m more deaths globally, analysis finds
Fallout from increased emissions linked to president’s ‘America First’ policies expected to most affect those in poor, hot countries
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
What is the weight of American collective moral responsibility?
"Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3m more deaths globally, analysis finds."
#ClimateSky
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3m more deaths globally, analysis finds."
#ClimateSky
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
For a wise doctor, patients are always their greatest teachers.
"When paradigms begin to shift, patient communities often move faster than scientific institutions... patients not only generate knowledge for themselves but sometimes propel medicine to catch up."
aeon.co/essays/could...
"When paradigms begin to shift, patient communities often move faster than scientific institutions... patients not only generate knowledge for themselves but sometimes propel medicine to catch up."
aeon.co/essays/could...
Could chronic inflammation be the medical paradigm shift of our age? | Aeon Essays
Acute inflammation helps the body heal. But chronic inflammation is different and could provoke a medical paradigm shift
aeon.co
November 19, 2025 at 2:16 AM
For a wise doctor, patients are always their greatest teachers.
"When paradigms begin to shift, patient communities often move faster than scientific institutions... patients not only generate knowledge for themselves but sometimes propel medicine to catch up."
aeon.co/essays/could...
"When paradigms begin to shift, patient communities often move faster than scientific institutions... patients not only generate knowledge for themselves but sometimes propel medicine to catch up."
aeon.co/essays/could...
Worth a read:
"A person’s relationship with their mother does shape their..attachment style and...relationships.. But early friendship bonds played an even bigger part than maternal relationships in the ways people navigated adult friendships and romantic partnerships."
nautil.us/childhood-fr...
"A person’s relationship with their mother does shape their..attachment style and...relationships.. But early friendship bonds played an even bigger part than maternal relationships in the ways people navigated adult friendships and romantic partnerships."
nautil.us/childhood-fr...
Childhood Friends, Not Moms, Shape Attachment Styles Most
Childhood Friends, Not Moms, Shape Attachment Styles Most: A new study upends conventional wisdom about how we relate to those closest to us.
nautil.us
November 19, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Worth a read:
"A person’s relationship with their mother does shape their..attachment style and...relationships.. But early friendship bonds played an even bigger part than maternal relationships in the ways people navigated adult friendships and romantic partnerships."
nautil.us/childhood-fr...
"A person’s relationship with their mother does shape their..attachment style and...relationships.. But early friendship bonds played an even bigger part than maternal relationships in the ways people navigated adult friendships and romantic partnerships."
nautil.us/childhood-fr...
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There is no good #publichealth without good #planetaryhealth. Excellent by @michaelemann.bsky.social:
"What world is Gates living in? The idea that climate action must come at the expense of efforts to address human health is a provable fallacy"
#ClimateSky
#MedSky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"What world is Gates living in? The idea that climate action must come at the expense of efforts to address human health is a provable fallacy"
#ClimateSky
#MedSky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Bill Gates’s climate comments are a dangerous distraction
People do not have to dismiss or exaggerate the climate threat to justify concerted action.
www.nature.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM
There is no good #publichealth without good #planetaryhealth. Excellent by @michaelemann.bsky.social:
"What world is Gates living in? The idea that climate action must come at the expense of efforts to address human health is a provable fallacy"
#ClimateSky
#MedSky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"What world is Gates living in? The idea that climate action must come at the expense of efforts to address human health is a provable fallacy"
#ClimateSky
#MedSky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Therapists who use ChatGPT during sessions with patients should change their profession.
"His therapist was pasting parts of their conversation into the chatbot and then reading back AI-generated prompts as if they were his own."
#PsychSky
m.economictimes.com/magazines/pa...
"His therapist was pasting parts of their conversation into the chatbot and then reading back AI-generated prompts as if they were his own."
#PsychSky
m.economictimes.com/magazines/pa...
Patient confronts therapist over ChatGPT use in sessions, exposing a growing trust crisis in mental health care - The Economic Times
A MIT Technology Review investigation has revealed that some therapists are secretly using ChatGPT during sessions, leaving patients feeling betrayed. One patient, Declan, discovered his therapist pas...
m.economictimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Therapists who use ChatGPT during sessions with patients should change their profession.
"His therapist was pasting parts of their conversation into the chatbot and then reading back AI-generated prompts as if they were his own."
#PsychSky
m.economictimes.com/magazines/pa...
"His therapist was pasting parts of their conversation into the chatbot and then reading back AI-generated prompts as if they were his own."
#PsychSky
m.economictimes.com/magazines/pa...
There is no good #publichealth without good #planetaryhealth. Excellent by @michaelemann.bsky.social:
"What world is Gates living in? The idea that climate action must come at the expense of efforts to address human health is a provable fallacy"
#ClimateSky
#MedSky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"What world is Gates living in? The idea that climate action must come at the expense of efforts to address human health is a provable fallacy"
#ClimateSky
#MedSky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Bill Gates’s climate comments are a dangerous distraction
People do not have to dismiss or exaggerate the climate threat to justify concerted action.
www.nature.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM
There is no good #publichealth without good #planetaryhealth. Excellent by @michaelemann.bsky.social:
"What world is Gates living in? The idea that climate action must come at the expense of efforts to address human health is a provable fallacy"
#ClimateSky
#MedSky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"What world is Gates living in? The idea that climate action must come at the expense of efforts to address human health is a provable fallacy"
#ClimateSky
#MedSky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Conscious dreaming may occur in both Rapid Eye Movement (REM) and non-REM (NREM) sleep.
#PsychSky
#NeuroSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#PsychSky
#NeuroSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A dream EEG and mentation database - Nature Communications
The authors present a multicenter database to investigate the neural correlates of dreaming, including physiological, behavioral and experiential data. This database could boost the research on the me...
www.nature.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Conscious dreaming may occur in both Rapid Eye Movement (REM) and non-REM (NREM) sleep.
#PsychSky
#NeuroSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#PsychSky
#NeuroSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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"The Epstein-Barr virus...is the pathogen that causes 'kissing disease' (or mononucleosis), and according to the new findings, it can..reprogram specific immune cells, potentially driving the onset of the chronic autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus.."
www.sciencealert.com/scientists-t...
www.sciencealert.com/scientists-t...
Scientists Trace Lupus to One of The World's Most Common Viruses
One of the world's most common viral infections could underlie virtually every case of lupus, according to a recent study providing the strongest evidence yet for a link.
www.sciencealert.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
"The Epstein-Barr virus...is the pathogen that causes 'kissing disease' (or mononucleosis), and according to the new findings, it can..reprogram specific immune cells, potentially driving the onset of the chronic autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus.."
www.sciencealert.com/scientists-t...
www.sciencealert.com/scientists-t...
"The Epstein-Barr virus...is the pathogen that causes 'kissing disease' (or mononucleosis), and according to the new findings, it can..reprogram specific immune cells, potentially driving the onset of the chronic autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus.."
www.sciencealert.com/scientists-t...
www.sciencealert.com/scientists-t...
Scientists Trace Lupus to One of The World's Most Common Viruses
One of the world's most common viral infections could underlie virtually every case of lupus, according to a recent study providing the strongest evidence yet for a link.
www.sciencealert.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
"The Epstein-Barr virus...is the pathogen that causes 'kissing disease' (or mononucleosis), and according to the new findings, it can..reprogram specific immune cells, potentially driving the onset of the chronic autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus.."
www.sciencealert.com/scientists-t...
www.sciencealert.com/scientists-t...
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Z rozmowy o zbiorowym denializmie dorosłych i lękach klimatycznych dzieci, którą ze mną przeprowadziła dla Zwierciadła Dominika Tworek: "Może właśnie nasze dzieci martwią się, bo widzą, że jako dorośli się nie martwimy?"
CC: @joannakedzierska.bsky.social
#COP30
zwierciadlo.pl/psychologia/...
CC: @joannakedzierska.bsky.social
#COP30
zwierciadlo.pl/psychologia/...
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Z rozmowy o zbiorowym denializmie dorosłych i lękach klimatycznych dzieci, którą ze mną przeprowadziła dla Zwierciadła Dominika Tworek: "Może właśnie nasze dzieci martwią się, bo widzą, że jako dorośli się nie martwimy?"
CC: @joannakedzierska.bsky.social
#COP30
zwierciadlo.pl/psychologia/...
CC: @joannakedzierska.bsky.social
#COP30
zwierciadlo.pl/psychologia/...
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Dominika Tworek recently interviewed me for Polish Zwierciadlo about #climatedenial in adults and #climateanxiety in children:
"Maybe our children worry because we, adults, don't worry enough?"
#ClimateSky
#COP30
zwierciadlo.pl/psychologia/...
"Maybe our children worry because we, adults, don't worry enough?"
#ClimateSky
#COP30
zwierciadlo.pl/psychologia/...
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Dominika Tworek recently interviewed me for Polish Zwierciadlo about #climatedenial in adults and #climateanxiety in children:
"Maybe our children worry because we, adults, don't worry enough?"
#ClimateSky
#COP30
zwierciadlo.pl/psychologia/...
"Maybe our children worry because we, adults, don't worry enough?"
#ClimateSky
#COP30
zwierciadlo.pl/psychologia/...
"A wrongful-death lawsuit has been filed against Mindbloom, Inc.. The lawsuit alleges the program prioritized profits over medical oversight and safeguards for patients.. Mindbloom..works as a joint venture...shipping the ketamine troches"
#PsychSky
wcti12.com/news/local/w...
#PsychSky
wcti12.com/news/local/w...
Wrongful-death lawsuit filed against Ketamine program for Greenville man's death
Morris Law Firm has announced a wrongful-death lawsuit has been filed against Mindbloom, Inc., an Orlando-based ketamine provider, in relation tot he death of P
wcti12.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"A wrongful-death lawsuit has been filed against Mindbloom, Inc.. The lawsuit alleges the program prioritized profits over medical oversight and safeguards for patients.. Mindbloom..works as a joint venture...shipping the ketamine troches"
#PsychSky
wcti12.com/news/local/w...
#PsychSky
wcti12.com/news/local/w...
Enjoy your coffee, chocolate, or wine while you can, but don't take them for granted.
#ClimateSky
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
#ClimateSky
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
Chocolate, coffee and wine won’t survive climate change, study predicts
www.independent.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Enjoy your coffee, chocolate, or wine while you can, but don't take them for granted.
#ClimateSky
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
#ClimateSky
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
Technological progress will not protect humans from the effects of overshoot
"Flooding and geological disasters damaged 364,400 hectares of crops in China in October, as an unseasonably rainy month.. $3.50 billion in direct..loss"
h/t @serenaribena.bsky.social
www.thestandard.com.hk/china-news/a...
"Flooding and geological disasters damaged 364,400 hectares of crops in China in October, as an unseasonably rainy month.. $3.50 billion in direct..loss"
h/t @serenaribena.bsky.social
www.thestandard.com.hk/china-news/a...
Natural disasters damage 364,400 hectares of crops in China in October
Flooding and geological disasters damaged 364,400 hectares of crops in China in October, as an unseasonably rainy month - with 52% more precipitation than the historical average - hindered a key harve...
www.thestandard.com.hk
November 12, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Technological progress will not protect humans from the effects of overshoot
"Flooding and geological disasters damaged 364,400 hectares of crops in China in October, as an unseasonably rainy month.. $3.50 billion in direct..loss"
h/t @serenaribena.bsky.social
www.thestandard.com.hk/china-news/a...
"Flooding and geological disasters damaged 364,400 hectares of crops in China in October, as an unseasonably rainy month.. $3.50 billion in direct..loss"
h/t @serenaribena.bsky.social
www.thestandard.com.hk/china-news/a...
"The authoritarian doesn’t need to win arguments or offer genuine compromise. They need only inflict enough pain that resistance becomes morally unbearable... It’s a nasty tactic but an effective one. Create unbearable suffering...Then offer relief in exchange for political surrender."
What’s the difference between compromise and capitulation? Compromise trades concessions. Capitulation pays ransom to stop deliberate suffering, and teaches your opponent that coercion works. There are effective responses to coercive bargaining. What we saw was not one of them.
The Compassion Trap: How the Shutdown Weaponized Democratic Values Against Democracy Itself
When Opposition Parties Stop Fighting Because the Cruelty Becomes Unbearable. And Why They Shouldn't.
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
"The authoritarian doesn’t need to win arguments or offer genuine compromise. They need only inflict enough pain that resistance becomes morally unbearable... It’s a nasty tactic but an effective one. Create unbearable suffering...Then offer relief in exchange for political surrender."
RIP, Tatsuya Nakadai (died at 92 years on November 8, 2025).
You have left us with so many of your iconic performances.
You have left us with so many of your iconic performances.
November 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
RIP, Tatsuya Nakadai (died at 92 years on November 8, 2025).
You have left us with so many of your iconic performances.
You have left us with so many of your iconic performances.
Sarah Kendzior's voice has been vital in the public debate.
Why has @support.bsky.team ky.team @safety.bsky.app @jay.bsky.team suspended her account?
substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
Why has @support.bsky.team ky.team @safety.bsky.app @jay.bsky.team suspended her account?
substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior)
I’ve been suspended from BlueSky. I don’t know why. I wasn’t online much today, and the last things I posted were excerpts from my substack newsletter articles. The suspension followed without explana...
substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Sarah Kendzior's voice has been vital in the public debate.
Why has @support.bsky.team ky.team @safety.bsky.app @jay.bsky.team suspended her account?
substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
Why has @support.bsky.team ky.team @safety.bsky.app @jay.bsky.team suspended her account?
substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
Dominika Tworek recently interviewed me for Polish Zwierciadlo about #climatedenial in adults and #climateanxiety in children:
"Maybe our children worry because we, adults, don't worry enough?"
#ClimateSky
#COP30
zwierciadlo.pl/psychologia/...
"Maybe our children worry because we, adults, don't worry enough?"
#ClimateSky
#COP30
zwierciadlo.pl/psychologia/...
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Dominika Tworek recently interviewed me for Polish Zwierciadlo about #climatedenial in adults and #climateanxiety in children:
"Maybe our children worry because we, adults, don't worry enough?"
#ClimateSky
#COP30
zwierciadlo.pl/psychologia/...
"Maybe our children worry because we, adults, don't worry enough?"
#ClimateSky
#COP30
zwierciadlo.pl/psychologia/...
Z rozmowy o zbiorowym denializmie dorosłych i lękach klimatycznych dzieci, którą ze mną przeprowadziła dla Zwierciadła Dominika Tworek: "Może właśnie nasze dzieci martwią się, bo widzą, że jako dorośli się nie martwimy?"
CC: @joannakedzierska.bsky.social
#COP30
zwierciadlo.pl/psychologia/...
CC: @joannakedzierska.bsky.social
#COP30
zwierciadlo.pl/psychologia/...
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Z rozmowy o zbiorowym denializmie dorosłych i lękach klimatycznych dzieci, którą ze mną przeprowadziła dla Zwierciadła Dominika Tworek: "Może właśnie nasze dzieci martwią się, bo widzą, że jako dorośli się nie martwimy?"
CC: @joannakedzierska.bsky.social
#COP30
zwierciadlo.pl/psychologia/...
CC: @joannakedzierska.bsky.social
#COP30
zwierciadlo.pl/psychologia/...
Reposted by Jacek Debiec, MD, PhD, DPhil 🌎 🧠
This reset should start with asking"Why is it easier to phase out democracy than fossil fuels?
Obama:“America is the largest oil producer,that was me people..say thank you”
Trump:"drill,baby drill"
Harris:"[Biden-Harris administration has overseen] the largest increase in domestic oil production"
Obama:“America is the largest oil producer,that was me people..say thank you”
Trump:"drill,baby drill"
Harris:"[Biden-Harris administration has overseen] the largest increase in domestic oil production"
I was asked to contribute to The WIRED World 2025, and this is what I said.👇 Thanks to the editors for reaching out!
The climate conversation needs a hard reset.
www.wired.com/story/fossil...
The climate conversation needs a hard reset.
www.wired.com/story/fossil...
The Fossil Fuels Conversation Needs a Hard Reset
The term “reducing emissions” has outlived its usefulness, a crutch to soften the blow that’s being exploited by greenwashers. Now it’s time to get real.
www.wired.com
November 29, 2024 at 10:14 PM
This reset should start with asking"Why is it easier to phase out democracy than fossil fuels?
Obama:“America is the largest oil producer,that was me people..say thank you”
Trump:"drill,baby drill"
Harris:"[Biden-Harris administration has overseen] the largest increase in domestic oil production"
Obama:“America is the largest oil producer,that was me people..say thank you”
Trump:"drill,baby drill"
Harris:"[Biden-Harris administration has overseen] the largest increase in domestic oil production"
In the U.S., it's easier to end democracy than the political establishment's support for fossil fuels.
Trump: "Drill, baby, drill!"
Harris: "I was a tie-breaking vote..., which opened new leases for fracking."
Obama: "We are drilling all over the place... That's not the problem."
#ClimateSky
Trump: "Drill, baby, drill!"
Harris: "I was a tie-breaking vote..., which opened new leases for fracking."
Obama: "We are drilling all over the place... That's not the problem."
#ClimateSky
America's political elite has decided that climate change is no longer that important or worth talking about, but rest assured, it's still happening, it's extremely bad, and yes, it is going to affect you here in America.
What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century
Many places may become uninhabitable. Many people may be on their own.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
In the U.S., it's easier to end democracy than the political establishment's support for fossil fuels.
Trump: "Drill, baby, drill!"
Harris: "I was a tie-breaking vote..., which opened new leases for fracking."
Obama: "We are drilling all over the place... That's not the problem."
#ClimateSky
Trump: "Drill, baby, drill!"
Harris: "I was a tie-breaking vote..., which opened new leases for fracking."
Obama: "We are drilling all over the place... That's not the problem."
#ClimateSky
More carbon emissions to mine more Bitcoin. The costs for the planet do not matter.
"The fossil-fuel powered plant, operated by Greenidge Generation, has the capacity to run more than 20,000 computers continuously to solve complex algorithms that release new Bitcoin."
#ClimateSky
"The fossil-fuel powered plant, operated by Greenidge Generation, has the capacity to run more than 20,000 computers continuously to solve complex algorithms that release new Bitcoin."
#ClimateSky
It got overshadowed by the pipeline news, but NYS’s deal to allow Greenidge Generation to keep operating an upstate gas plant *for the sole purpose of mining bitcoin* might be almost as big of a reversal gothamist.com/news/upstate...
Upstate NY Bitcoin mine agrees to slash emissions, will get air permit from the state
The move comes days after Hochul’s administration paved the way for a new natural gas pipeline in New York Harbor.
gothamist.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
More carbon emissions to mine more Bitcoin. The costs for the planet do not matter.
"The fossil-fuel powered plant, operated by Greenidge Generation, has the capacity to run more than 20,000 computers continuously to solve complex algorithms that release new Bitcoin."
#ClimateSky
"The fossil-fuel powered plant, operated by Greenidge Generation, has the capacity to run more than 20,000 computers continuously to solve complex algorithms that release new Bitcoin."
#ClimateSky
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The reality of #overshoot and the #climatecrisis:
"If rationing doesn't work, we may have to evacuate Tehran."
#ClimateSky
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"If rationing doesn't work, we may have to evacuate Tehran."
#ClimateSky
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Iran faces unprecedented drought as water crisis hits Tehran
The government is pleading with Iranians to save water as reservoirs dry up and rainfall is at a record low.
www.bbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:08 AM
The reality of #overshoot and the #climatecrisis:
"If rationing doesn't work, we may have to evacuate Tehran."
#ClimateSky
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"If rationing doesn't work, we may have to evacuate Tehran."
#ClimateSky
www.bbc.com/news/article...