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Parri
@parri.bsky.social
PhD student (psychology).
Licensed psychotherapist, left coast, left handed, leftist, boomer.
Likes: philosophy, psychology, nature of consciousness, archeology, anthropology, quantum physics, art, science, yoga, every Star Trek iteration, cats.
“The International Committee of the Red Cross warned that artificial intelligence models are making up research papers, journals and archives.” 👻
AI Slop Is Spurring Record Requests for Imaginary Journals
The International Committee of the Red Cross warned that artificial intelligence models are making up research papers, journals and archives
www.scientificamerican.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Pantone makes a surprising choice for its 2026 color of the year

“Turns out, it means whatever you want it to.”
December 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
“Theoretically, rogue billionaires could afford to at least start changing the climate on their own.”
😩
“The whole move-fast-and-break-things ethos — I’ve seen it, and it hasn’t gone particularly well for society.”
These companies want to block the sun to cool the planet
The world’s most controversial climate solution is becoming a private industry.
wapo.st
December 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
“In other words, the researchers are suggesting that many cats have concluded that men don’t always listen, and adjusted their behavior accordingly.” 🙃
To Get a Man’s Attention, Meow Harder
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Special discount until December 7! 🧪

Grab yourself or a friend a signed/personalized copy of OUT THERE: THE SCIENCE BEHIND SCI-FI FILM & TV with a foreword from astronaut Mae Jemison...

...and support a indie filmmaker (me!) at the same time.

20% off with code SCIENCE:

patreon.com/arielwaldman
November 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
November 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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✨Please share! My newsletter is out.

💊Antibiotics prior to COVID increase hosp & death
🧠COVID & Depression- and how Celebrex helps
🐔Person dies of new H5N5 Bird Flu
🫣CDC publishes misinformation
✨New discovery for Ulcerative Colitis

& much more buff.ly/hkhXWNW

#medsky #IDsky 🛟😷🧪
November 24, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Calming break -
sunset on the bay
November 11, 2025 at 1:52 AM
#caturday
A lap-bound cat pretends to patrol the deck from the safety of my lap.
November 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
“There's also the uncomfortable reality that Covid is still causing widespread immune system disruption and deregulation, with more evidence than ever that it was always a problem, and it's getting worse.”
What's Going on with Bird Flu This Winter?
How to protect yourself and the ones you care about.
www.the-sentinel-intelligence.net
November 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Oh hey, what's this abstract about the use of mirrors to help dementia patients?
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9265610/
November 5, 2025 at 10:59 PM
“The bureau urges agencies to ensure officers clearly identify themselves and to cooperate when civilians ask to verify an officer’s identity—including by allowing calls to a local police precinct. “
This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week.

@wired.com #ICE
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
November 5, 2025 at 11:22 PM
“Head argues that COVID-19 is not as seasonal as the flu or colds, which raises the question of whether COVID-19 vaccine campaigns should be rolled out throughout the year and not just in autumn.”
COVID-19 is spreading again — how serious is it and what are the symptoms?
Limited COVID-19 surveillance data are hampering vaccination and health strategies, researchers say.
www.nature.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Take a Look at Rare Photos of Red Lightning in New Zealand
www.nytimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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If you live in San Francisco, today is a good day to familiarize yourself with the San Francisco Rapid Response Network, which has a 24-hour hotline for reporting ICE raids, actually verifies those raid reports, and does attorney activation: sfilen.org/resources/sf...
SFILEN
San Francisco Immigrant Legal & Education Network
sfilen.org
October 23, 2025 at 4:57 AM
October 19, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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GOP: These protests are Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, violent criminals.

Protests:
#nokings
Portland frog brigade
October 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Wow! Love your creativity Ocean Beach (San Francisco)!
October 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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SF BAY AREA!

You are invited to a sneak peek screening of my documentary ANTARCTICA UNEARTHED before it goes to national TV broadcast next year.

Wednesday, October 15 at 7pm near Palo Alto, CA.

Free to attend but registration required: arielwaldman.com/screening

(cc @darthbluesky.bsky.social)
Screening — Ariel Waldman
arielwaldman.com
September 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
“Calling for civility is about exerting power. It is a way of reminding the powerless that they exist at the will of those in power and should act accordingly. It is a demand for control.”
Opinion | Civility Is a Fantasy
www.nytimes.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Listen to Pete.
September 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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People are constantly asking me — what can I do? Here are five, practical next steps you can take to make a difference. https://youtu.be/8W-lVRQQGtI?feature=shared
Five Ways to Fight Trump's Fascism
Robert Reich
youtu.be
September 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“However, she believes that a root cause of many of Iran’s difficulties is that in the past century they have followed western methods of development.”
‘We must change’: how drought and overextraction of water has run Iran dry
Iranians blame climate change, sanctions, mistakes and neglect, and Iran’s vice-president wants to tackle them all
www.theguardian.com
September 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM