Joe Hanson
@drjoehanson.bsky.social
Biologist, YouTube science dude. I moved to Austin back when it was still cool
Here’s the breakdown of a $500,000 home with 5% down at 5% interest.
Who wouldn’t want to be tethered to a single asset for 50 years in exchange for paying double the asset value in interest and achieving little to no equity until year 25?
Financial illiteracy is a prerequisite for this
Who wouldn’t want to be tethered to a single asset for 50 years in exchange for paying double the asset value in interest and achieving little to no equity until year 25?
Financial illiteracy is a prerequisite for this
November 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Here’s the breakdown of a $500,000 home with 5% down at 5% interest.
Who wouldn’t want to be tethered to a single asset for 50 years in exchange for paying double the asset value in interest and achieving little to no equity until year 25?
Financial illiteracy is a prerequisite for this
Who wouldn’t want to be tethered to a single asset for 50 years in exchange for paying double the asset value in interest and achieving little to no equity until year 25?
Financial illiteracy is a prerequisite for this
Super cool that the FDA is out there telling doctors the opposite of what the president said as he was vibing through a press conference
September 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Super cool that the FDA is out there telling doctors the opposite of what the president said as he was vibing through a press conference
My woe was over the character limit
September 14, 2025 at 10:38 PM
My woe was over the character limit
No one in Texas is surprised that the world epicenter of weird little brother energy is leading the charge on attacking academic wrongthink. Look at what they consider normal!
September 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
No one in Texas is surprised that the world epicenter of weird little brother energy is leading the charge on attacking academic wrongthink. Look at what they consider normal!
My favorite part of researching the history of the Smithsonian has been learning that the government collected Smithson's bequest as bags of actual fucking gold
(Since I know you're wondering, that's 840 kg of gold, about half the weight of a base Tesla Model 3)
(Since I know you're wondering, that's 840 kg of gold, about half the weight of a base Tesla Model 3)
August 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
My favorite part of researching the history of the Smithsonian has been learning that the government collected Smithson's bequest as bags of actual fucking gold
(Since I know you're wondering, that's 840 kg of gold, about half the weight of a base Tesla Model 3)
(Since I know you're wondering, that's 840 kg of gold, about half the weight of a base Tesla Model 3)
The authoritarians are mad at the Smithsonian for challenging the circa-1940s Disney version of history that they so badly want to be true, but it's clear that the US government REALLY wanted it to be a place for fossils and cool rocks (great idea)
govtrackus.s3.amazonaws.com/legislink/pd...
govtrackus.s3.amazonaws.com/legislink/pd...
August 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The authoritarians are mad at the Smithsonian for challenging the circa-1940s Disney version of history that they so badly want to be true, but it's clear that the US government REALLY wanted it to be a place for fossils and cool rocks (great idea)
govtrackus.s3.amazonaws.com/legislink/pd...
govtrackus.s3.amazonaws.com/legislink/pd...
As an Austinite I don’t think I’m alone in preferring that 78-year-old Doggett retires, lets Casar win the new district (Greg rules), and Doggett can be a shoe-in for Austin mayor in 2028 to protect the city from the mentally incompetent Texas state government
August 14, 2025 at 1:31 AM
As an Austinite I don’t think I’m alone in preferring that 78-year-old Doggett retires, lets Casar win the new district (Greg rules), and Doggett can be a shoe-in for Austin mayor in 2028 to protect the city from the mentally incompetent Texas state government
Yes. Hahaha. YES
Prepare for me to be insufferable, potentially for the next 160 days or longer
🤘😎 Hook ‘em
Prepare for me to be insufferable, potentially for the next 160 days or longer
🤘😎 Hook ‘em
August 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Yes. Hahaha. YES
Prepare for me to be insufferable, potentially for the next 160 days or longer
🤘😎 Hook ‘em
Prepare for me to be insufferable, potentially for the next 160 days or longer
🤘😎 Hook ‘em
For surveys like this, you can usually attribute the high uncertainties about obvious things (e.g. Earth orbits the sun) to lack of education or question confusion
The more alarming trend is that since 2021, conspiracy thinking has noticeably increased and agreement with science has decreased
The more alarming trend is that since 2021, conspiracy thinking has noticeably increased and agreement with science has decreased
August 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
For surveys like this, you can usually attribute the high uncertainties about obvious things (e.g. Earth orbits the sun) to lack of education or question confusion
The more alarming trend is that since 2021, conspiracy thinking has noticeably increased and agreement with science has decreased
The more alarming trend is that since 2021, conspiracy thinking has noticeably increased and agreement with science has decreased
sounds like a great way to make sure we don't lead in AI or high-tech innovation
July 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
sounds like a great way to make sure we don't lead in AI or high-tech innovation
Discovery Institute detected!
July 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Discovery Institute detected!
I simply refuse to believe that this man and I are the same age
July 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I simply refuse to believe that this man and I are the same age
Parents should be free to teach their kids if the local school system isn't setting those kids up for success, but if "evolution is real" and "guys who owned slaves weren't 100% great" are the ideas you have a problem with then you're not doing your kids any favors
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/s...
July 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Parents should be free to teach their kids if the local school system isn't setting those kids up for success, but if "evolution is real" and "guys who owned slaves weren't 100% great" are the ideas you have a problem with then you're not doing your kids any favors
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/s...
I highly recommend that you ask Google about being a baby animal in various scenarios and inquire about the location of your mother before they update their AI
Quite wholesome and reassuring!
Quite wholesome and reassuring!
July 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I highly recommend that you ask Google about being a baby animal in various scenarios and inquire about the location of your mother before they update their AI
Quite wholesome and reassuring!
Quite wholesome and reassuring!
Welp, the Senate was just given the opportunity to save public media funding from the rescissions package.
And they didn't.
Cuts to children's educational programming, local journalism that communities depend on, emergency alerts for rural areas… those cuts remain in the bill.
And they didn't.
Cuts to children's educational programming, local journalism that communities depend on, emergency alerts for rural areas… those cuts remain in the bill.
July 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Welp, the Senate was just given the opportunity to save public media funding from the rescissions package.
And they didn't.
Cuts to children's educational programming, local journalism that communities depend on, emergency alerts for rural areas… those cuts remain in the bill.
And they didn't.
Cuts to children's educational programming, local journalism that communities depend on, emergency alerts for rural areas… those cuts remain in the bill.
Air conditioning might be our toughest environmental justice conundrum.
Billions experience extreme heat each year. A/C unquestionably saves lives
But A/C uses 7-10% of our electricity, emits 7% of global greenhouse gases emissions, and leaked coolants are >100x more potent GHGs than CO2
Billions experience extreme heat each year. A/C unquestionably saves lives
But A/C uses 7-10% of our electricity, emits 7% of global greenhouse gases emissions, and leaked coolants are >100x more potent GHGs than CO2
July 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Air conditioning might be our toughest environmental justice conundrum.
Billions experience extreme heat each year. A/C unquestionably saves lives
But A/C uses 7-10% of our electricity, emits 7% of global greenhouse gases emissions, and leaked coolants are >100x more potent GHGs than CO2
Billions experience extreme heat each year. A/C unquestionably saves lives
But A/C uses 7-10% of our electricity, emits 7% of global greenhouse gases emissions, and leaked coolants are >100x more potent GHGs than CO2
More local comments here. These people are fully cooked by misinformation and conspiracy
Did this lead to county officials rejecting life-saving federal funds?
Weaponized misinformation has real consequences. Journalists must continue to dig and investigate what local officials did and did not do.
Did this lead to county officials rejecting life-saving federal funds?
Weaponized misinformation has real consequences. Journalists must continue to dig and investigate what local officials did and did not do.
July 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
More local comments here. These people are fully cooked by misinformation and conspiracy
Did this lead to county officials rejecting life-saving federal funds?
Weaponized misinformation has real consequences. Journalists must continue to dig and investigate what local officials did and did not do.
Did this lead to county officials rejecting life-saving federal funds?
Weaponized misinformation has real consequences. Journalists must continue to dig and investigate what local officials did and did not do.
Read more from @texastribune.org
They are doing great work covering the tragedy and the apparent local failures that amplified it
www.texastribune.org/2025/07/10/t...
They are doing great work covering the tragedy and the apparent local failures that amplified it
www.texastribune.org/2025/07/10/t...
July 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Read more from @texastribune.org
They are doing great work covering the tragedy and the apparent local failures that amplified it
www.texastribune.org/2025/07/10/t...
They are doing great work covering the tragedy and the apparent local failures that amplified it
www.texastribune.org/2025/07/10/t...
Holy crap. Listen to these comments from Kerr County residents demanding leaders send back ARPA funds that could have been used for flood warning upgrades.
Did politics and division contribute to this death toll?
Is there any hope of deprogramming these people?
Are we cooked?
Did politics and division contribute to this death toll?
Is there any hope of deprogramming these people?
Are we cooked?
July 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Holy crap. Listen to these comments from Kerr County residents demanding leaders send back ARPA funds that could have been used for flood warning upgrades.
Did politics and division contribute to this death toll?
Is there any hope of deprogramming these people?
Are we cooked?
Did politics and division contribute to this death toll?
Is there any hope of deprogramming these people?
Are we cooked?
I don't know who needs to hear this, but there is no such thing as a "good faith" question about contrails, unless you are in a science class learning about upper atmospheric condensation nuclei (and spoiler: Zeldin ain't talking about that here)
July 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but there is no such thing as a "good faith" question about contrails, unless you are in a science class learning about upper atmospheric condensation nuclei (and spoiler: Zeldin ain't talking about that here)
Absolutely insane flood numbers coming out of south central TX today. My thoughts are with anyone along the Guadalupe right now
July 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Absolutely insane flood numbers coming out of south central TX today. My thoughts are with anyone along the Guadalupe right now
I love this. An entire research paper on the effects of LLMs on cognitive and learning performance was booby-trapped to make sure people (and news sites) who used LLMs to summarize the paper got completely opposing conclusions.
Incredible 4D chess move by the (supposedly human) authors
Incredible 4D chess move by the (supposedly human) authors
June 24, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I love this. An entire research paper on the effects of LLMs on cognitive and learning performance was booby-trapped to make sure people (and news sites) who used LLMs to summarize the paper got completely opposing conclusions.
Incredible 4D chess move by the (supposedly human) authors
Incredible 4D chess move by the (supposedly human) authors