Peter Dickson
@phdpeter.bsky.social
Philosopher, medical researcher (psychiatry, oncology), astrophysicist, naturalist, violinist, flautist. Learning 27 languages Sydney
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What if thinking doesn’t begin in the brain, but in the ceaseless labour of our cells? Today’s essay rethinks the question of how we become minds, arguing that cognition begins not in the mind but in the collective processes that keep a body alive @annaciaunica.bsky.social
Why you need your whole body – from head to toes – to think | Aeon Essays
Contemplating the world requires a body, and a body requires an immune system: the rungs of life create the stuff of thought
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November 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
What if thinking doesn’t begin in the brain, but in the ceaseless labour of our cells? Today’s essay rethinks the question of how we become minds, arguing that cognition begins not in the mind but in the collective processes that keep a body alive @annaciaunica.bsky.social
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Three objects spotted by James Webb Space Telescope may be dark stars: massive, luminous and powered by dark matter annihilation.
If confirmed, they could reshape theories of early star formation 🧪 🔭 ⭐
If confirmed, they could reshape theories of early star formation 🧪 🔭 ⭐
When darkness shines: How dark stars could illuminate the early universe
Some unique ‘stars’ might be fueled by dark matter annihilation.
buff.ly
November 27, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Three objects spotted by James Webb Space Telescope may be dark stars: massive, luminous and powered by dark matter annihilation.
If confirmed, they could reshape theories of early star formation 🧪 🔭 ⭐
If confirmed, they could reshape theories of early star formation 🧪 🔭 ⭐
Reposted by Peter Dickson
Australia’s response to mental illness is still hospital-centric. Treating more patients in their homes is a step in the right direction.
For many people with acute mental illness, ‘hospital in the home’ means living well in the community
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November 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Australia’s response to mental illness is still hospital-centric. Treating more patients in their homes is a step in the right direction.
Reposted by Peter Dickson
Napoleon’s sister Pauline used to rouge her nipples to enhance their appearence.
A brief history of the exposed nipple in fashion – from Marie Antoinette to Sydney Sweeney
Napoleon’s sister Pauline used to rouge her nipples to enhance their appearence.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Napoleon’s sister Pauline used to rouge her nipples to enhance their appearence.
A degrader of oncoprotein SKP2 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A degrader of oncoprotein SKP2
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November 27, 2025 at 1:27 AM
A degrader of oncoprotein SKP2 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
November 27, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Macrocyclic peptides challenge cell cycle defects www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Macrocyclic peptides challenge cell cycle defects
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November 27, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Macrocyclic peptides challenge cell cycle defects www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Overcoming roadblocks to anti-inflammatory NLRP3 inhibitors www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Overcoming roadblocks to anti-inflammatory NLRP3 inhibitors
Discover the world’s best science and medicine | Nature.com
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November 27, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Overcoming roadblocks to anti-inflammatory NLRP3 inhibitors www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Cancer cachexia contender enters first pivotal trial www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Cancer cachexia contender enters first pivotal trial
Can Pfizer’s GDF15-blocking, appetite-boosting antibody ponsegromab address a cancer-induced wasting syndrome — and help patients live longer in the process?
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November 27, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Cancer cachexia contender enters first pivotal trial www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Ultra-sensitive DNA sequencing maps mutations that precede cancer www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Ultra-sensitive DNA sequencing maps mutations that precede cancer
Scientists have used low-error genome-sequencing methods in normal tissues from large cohorts of individuals to scan for mutations that set the stage for cancer.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Ultra-sensitive DNA sequencing maps mutations that precede cancer www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The search for mutations that sperm acquire as men age www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The search for mutations that sperm acquire as men age
Age-related mutations give sperm-forming stem cells a selective advantage during sperm production, shaping disease risk and genetic variation in offspring.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The search for mutations that sperm acquire as men age www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How genetically encoded sensors have lit up neuroscience www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How genetically encoded sensors have lit up neuroscience
Tools that track specific molecules in neurons have enabled researchers to probe previously unexplored aspects of neurobiology — although important caveats remain.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:13 AM
How genetically encoded sensors have lit up neuroscience www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Hamilton Smith obituary: molecular biologist who co-discovered precise molecular scissors for cutting DNA www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Hamilton Smith obituary: molecular biologist who co-discovered precise molecular scissors for cutting DNA
Nobel laureate who helped to sequence the first bacterial and human genomes.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Hamilton Smith obituary: molecular biologist who co-discovered precise molecular scissors for cutting DNA www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How much protein do you really need? What the science says www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How much protein do you really need? What the science says
Fitness influencers promote super-high-protein diets, but studies show there’s only so much the body can use.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:12 AM
How much protein do you really need? What the science says www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Biggest black-hole outburst ever seen records death throes of a star www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Biggest black-hole outburst ever seen records death throes of a star
A ‘superflare’ 10 trillion times brighter than the Sun is confirmed as the record-holder for luminosity.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Biggest black-hole outburst ever seen records death throes of a star www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Antibodies unleashed against pancreatic cancer www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Antibodies unleashed against pancreatic cancer
Blocking the mechanism that cancer cells exploit to avoid destruction by the immune system could spur new treatments for the disease.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Antibodies unleashed against pancreatic cancer www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Ancient viral DNA in the human genome shapes early development www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Ancient viral DNA in the human genome shapes early development
Stem-cell models provide evidence that viral DNA sequences that entered the human genome in the past were repurposed to aid early stages of embryonic development.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Ancient viral DNA in the human genome shapes early development www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘Memory foam’ skeleton in cells helps them to navigate www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘Memory foam’ skeleton in cells helps them to navigate
Cells change shape to move efficiently in a range of spatial environments. This response can be informed by the cell’s memory of past deformation.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:08 AM
‘Memory foam’ skeleton in cells helps them to navigate www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Developmental maps of the brain trace when cell types emerge www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Developmental maps of the brain trace when cell types emerge
A large consortium of researchers has mapped how brain cells establish diverse identities throughout neurodevelopment and across species.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Developmental maps of the brain trace when cell types emerge www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Chen-Ning Yang obituary: intuitive physicist whose work was inspired by the beauty of symmetry www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Chen-Ning Yang obituary: intuitive physicist whose work was inspired by the beauty of symmetry
Nobel prizewinner who helped to improve scientific relations between China and the United States.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Chen-Ning Yang obituary: intuitive physicist whose work was inspired by the beauty of symmetry www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Sex, drugs and the conscious brain: Francis Crick beyond the double helix www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Sex, drugs and the conscious brain: Francis Crick beyond the double helix
A thoroughly researched account of the history and relationships that shaped the scientist who co-discovered the structure of DNA.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Sex, drugs and the conscious brain: Francis Crick beyond the double helix www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Secret route to warm cosmic ‘inflation’: the nuclear force www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Secret route to warm cosmic ‘inflation’: the nuclear force
Modelling shows how the infant Universe might have stayed warm and dense during its primoridal expansion.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Secret route to warm cosmic ‘inflation’: the nuclear force www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Artificial brains with less drain www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Artificial brains with less drain
Biologically inspired electronic neurons could boost the efficiency of artificial-intelligence systems.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Artificial brains with less drain www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How Big Can a Black Hole Get? | Scientific American share.google/84CyD6SjYhIm...
How Big Is the Biggest Black Hole?
Some black holes get extremely massive. Is there an upper limit to their growth?
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November 27, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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