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by Larry W. Hunter

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Heartbreaking and shortsighted. The USA is voluntarily ceding leadership in the future of science.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 4h
Summary

1. Investments in T mechanism are slightly down, largely due to abandonment of T34 programs

2. Investments in F mechanisms are down more sharply, particular new F31 awards which were down 36% relative to FY2024

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Reposted by Larry W. Hunter

jeremymberg.bsky.social
Summary

1. Investments in T mechanism are slightly down, largely due to abandonment of T34 programs

2. Investments in F mechanisms are down more sharply, particular new F31 awards which were down 36% relative to FY2024

8/12
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Reposted by Larry W. Hunter, Joshua S. Weitz, Scott L. Greer , and 7 more

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Medicare has stopped paying physicians due to the shut down. Standing right on the third rail www.statnews.com/2025/10/15/c...
Medicare payments to doctors paused as government shutdown drags on
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is pausing Medicare payments to doctors, as negotiations tied to the government shutdown drag on.
www.statnews.com
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by Larry W. Hunter

proflhunter.bsky.social
Interesting study. Chatbots big effect is presale, getting consumers to convert search to purchase 16% more often. Other notable effects too, although nothing from advertising.
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Ethan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 14h
One of the first randomized controlled trials testing whether GenAI boosts revenue, not just productivity.

It does.

A large, mature international ecommerce platform, using older GenAI tools found most of them, from customer service to marketing workflows, led to large and significant revenue gains

Reposted by Larry W. Hunter

emollick.bsky.social
One of the first randomized controlled trials testing whether GenAI boosts revenue, not just productivity.

It does.

A large, mature international ecommerce platform, using older GenAI tools found most of them, from customer service to marketing workflows, led to large and significant revenue gains
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by Larry W. Hunter

proflhunter.bsky.social
Maybe @ewanbirney.bsky.social has an answer?
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by Larry W. Hunter

proflhunter.bsky.social
I might go with ewanbirney.com/2019/10/race...
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by Larry W. Hunter

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A small but good step. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/t...
Instagram Will Limit Content for Teenagers Based on PG-13 Ratings
www.nytimes.com
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by Larry W. Hunter

proflhunter.bsky.social
I disagree. If it's "greatest prize in the history of capitalism," and will be won by a race for artificial intimacy (see www.humanetech.com/ai-society) we have much more pressing problems than a potential novel bioweapon.
AI in Society
We're a nonprofit exposing the negative effects of persuasive technology and social media and empowering people to take action. Discover The Social Dilemma, our podcast, course, and more.
www.humanetech.com
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by Larry W. Hunter

proflhunter.bsky.social
NYT piece is flawed, but not all wrong. To me, the bad incentives (capitalism's "greatest prize"?) are scarier than novel pathogens, but both are real threats.

ML has been useful in bio in many ways and for a long time, e.g., see my 1993 cdn.aaai.org/ISMB/1993/IS... and now we have AlphaFold, etc.
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by Larry W. Hunter

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I'm on the Friends of the Library, Kona (FOLK) board... folkhawaii.com
F.O.L.K. Hawaii, F.O.L.K. Hawaii Island
Become a Member Donate Apply to be on the Board of Directors Join Our Community Why does the library need friends? Hawaii Public Libraries need many additional items for which tax funding is not alloc...
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by Larry W. Hunter

proflhunter.bsky.social
So painful to witness federal attacks on public libraries, a pillar of American values since Ben Franklin.
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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 2d
“ALL of Florida lost its [interlibrary loan] services as of October 1. This, of course, most harms those in rural communities. That means those with the most to lose and with the weakest access to education and entertainment materials are now wholly dependent on what their own library owns…”
The Current State of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (October 2025 Edition)
Grant money that should be going to library projects is going to state-sponsored propaganda, among other IMLS updates.
buttondown.com
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Reposted by Larry W. Hunter

shannonmattern.bsky.social
“ALL of Florida lost its [interlibrary loan] services as of October 1. This, of course, most harms those in rural communities. That means those with the most to lose and with the weakest access to education and entertainment materials are now wholly dependent on what their own library owns…”
The Current State of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (October 2025 Edition)
Grant money that should be going to library projects is going to state-sponsored propaganda, among other IMLS updates.
buttondown.com
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by Larry W. Hunter

proflhunter.bsky.social
A sobering prospective that has held up really well in the two years since this was recorded. A “race to intimacy” is a really helpful framing.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoVJ...
The A.I. Dilemma - March 9, 2023
YouTube video by Center for Humane Technology
www.youtube.com

by Timothy Snyder — Reposted by Larry W. Hunter

timothysnyder.bsky.social
History gives us plenty of examples of disease used as a weapon. There are fewer cases of governments deliberately using disease against their own citizens. We are living (or dying) through one right now.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks
At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.
www.nbcnews.com
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by Larry W. Hunter

proflhunter.bsky.social
I have access. DM with email and I will share.
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by Larry W. Hunter — Reposted by Jason Williams

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What drives test score differences in twins raised apart?

School! Invest in schools!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
IQ differences of identical twins reared apart are significantly influenced by educational differences
Over the last century, several large studies have been published exploring IQ differences amongst monozygotic (MZ) twins reared apart (TRA). By and la…
www.sciencedirect.com
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by Larry W. Hunter

proflhunter.bsky.social
A lovely and novel take on the meaning (and source) of consciousness.
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Sam Connell @samuelconnell.3i.social · 4d
Powerful work from Eric Markowitz @bigthink.com. "Consciousness, I’ve come to believe, is not a function of neurons alone. It is also a function of care. Of love. Of the willingness to stand at the edge of death and choose, if given the chance, to return with open eyes." bigthink.com/business/bra...
What brain surgery taught me about the fragile gift of consciousness
After the trauma of brain surgery, Big Think writer Eric Markowitz discovered a kind of consciousness that lives in presence.
bigthink.com
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Reposted by Larry W. Hunter

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Powerful work from Eric Markowitz @bigthink.com. "Consciousness, I’ve come to believe, is not a function of neurons alone. It is also a function of care. Of love. Of the willingness to stand at the edge of death and choose, if given the chance, to return with open eyes." bigthink.com/business/bra...
What brain surgery taught me about the fragile gift of consciousness
After the trauma of brain surgery, Big Think writer Eric Markowitz discovered a kind of consciousness that lives in presence.
bigthink.com
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by Larry W. Hunter

proflhunter.bsky.social
Did volunteer conservation work at Pālamanui this morning and as a reward we hiked up into the more densely forested area mauka (which is beautiful!) to see some petroglyphs.
Petroglyph of three figures, the rightmost one larger than the other two. Black on grey rock, with some white lichens and green moss
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by Larry W. Hunter

proflhunter.bsky.social
Visa & Mastercard have profit margins of 55%. 55%!!!

For comparison, Big Pharma gets around 15% (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...)

merchantspaymentscoalition.com/stunning-vis...
Stunning Visa and Mastercard Profit Margins Prove Credit Card Market is Broken
Soaring profits reported by Visa and Mastercard this week are further evidence the credit card market is broken and not competitive, MPC said.
merchantspaymentscoalition.com

Reposted by Larry W. Hunter

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Is Pope Leo giving the NeurIPS keynote this year?
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by Larry W. Hunter

proflhunter.bsky.social
Thank you! I ordered one from them. I hope it makes it to Kona before No Kings, but will be fun regardless!
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Reposted by Larry W. Hunter, Shannon Vallor, Lisa W. Fazio , and 36 more

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BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
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by Larry W. Hunter

proflhunter.bsky.social
Can't hurt to ask:

I would love one of those inflatable frog costumes for the Kona No Kings protest. They appear to be sold out everywhere I've looked. Even if shipping to Hawaii would take too long, I will be in Colorado next week... Anyone know of any in stock anywhere?
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by Larry W. Hunter

proflhunter.bsky.social
I wrote a "neuroinformatics core" proposal as part of a P01 that was submitted 1/2001. I started that job 7/1/2000 (hired in part to write that proposal), so about 6 months to write the grant. Submission dates then (as now) are about 9 months before the anticipated start date, which was 10/1/2001.
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by Larry W. Hunter

proflhunter.bsky.social
I am shocked that no one has mentioned whitefish yet. Is that a mayoral faux pas? Would a warm sesame bagel, untoasted, with scallion cream cheese and whitefish be acceptable? It sure is good...

Reposted by Larry W. Hunter, Jonathan A. Eisen, Ben Bond‐Lamberty , and 2 more

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Journalist here

I’m interested in talking to a federal agency scientist who was fired, then rehired. I can keep you anonymous. I’m on Signal ginnyg.04

Reposts are appreciated!
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Reposted by Larry W. Hunter, David R. Miller

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Unknown layoffs are happening at HHS. Unknown in terms of who and which agencies.

www.statnews.com/2025/10/10/h...

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HHS employees to be fired as White House enacts mass terminations it blames on shutdown
Federal health employees are being fired as the White House makes good on a promise to terminate federal employees en masse because of the shutdown.
www.statnews.com
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by Larry W. Hunter

proflhunter.bsky.social
Big Cell Painting data produced a very interesting finding
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Anne Carpenter @drannecarpenter.bsky.social · 5d
15 years in the making, we confirmed that mitochondria - the powerhouse of the cell - have an unusual localization in patients who experience psychosis (including schizophrenia and bipolar disorders). You’ll never guess what kind of patient cells we used to make this discovery… 🧵
mitochondria from bipolar patients are closer to the nucleus in these images; control patients' are spread out further
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