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No way it was a false flag event. The shooter was from Caltech. These guys don’t know anybody from Caltech.
April 26, 2026 at 6:15 AM
No way it was a false flag event. The shooter was from Caltech. These guys don’t know anybody from Caltech.
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Watchdogs say the previous CEO model suspiciously started slowing down immediately after the announcement
chaser.com.au/business/app...
chaser.com.au/business/app...
April 22, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Watchdogs say the previous CEO model suspiciously started slowing down immediately after the announcement
chaser.com.au/business/app...
chaser.com.au/business/app...
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Not dunking on Zack or this post, I’m just always struck by how easily American journalists will admit that the media shapes public polling and political outcomes when they’re not talking about America.
Hungary under Orbán was one of the most effective such regimes in the world. Fidesz developed an incredibly sophisticated system for marginalizing the opposition, including controlling 80-90 percent of media.
This @kimlanelaw.bsky.social piece has details. www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/how...
This @kimlanelaw.bsky.social piece has details. www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/how...
How Viktor Orbán Wins | Journal of Democracy
The case of Hungary shows how autocrats can rig elections legally, using legislative majorities to change the law and neutralize the opposition at every turn, no matter what strategy they adopt.
www.journalofdemocracy.org
April 13, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Not dunking on Zack or this post, I’m just always struck by how easily American journalists will admit that the media shapes public polling and political outcomes when they’re not talking about America.
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They’re here, in settings. If you are basically normal you probably don’t have any. But “app passwords,” aside if you ever reuse passwords across services, you should stop doing that and change to unique ones.
April 12, 2026 at 1:51 AM
They’re here, in settings. If you are basically normal you probably don’t have any. But “app passwords,” aside if you ever reuse passwords across services, you should stop doing that and change to unique ones.
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Why the Current Model of Academic Publishing Is Ethically Flawed—and What We Can Do to Change It | Journal of Scholarly Publishing
Why the Current Model of Academic Publishing Is Ethically Flawed—and What We Can Do to Change It | Journal of Scholarly Publishing
This article offers a reasoned call for urgent reform of the academic journal publishing system. It focuses on the ethical flaws of the current for-profit model. This model enables the transfer of…
utppublishing.com
April 9, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Why the Current Model of Academic Publishing Is Ethically Flawed—and What We Can Do to Change It | Journal of Scholarly Publishing
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An analysis of over 14 million social media posts from accounts in Canada found that 87% of conspiratorial claims come from just 100 influencers.
This minority of users impacts politics, influencing what people view as normal and leads to self-censoring to avoid attacks from conspiracy theorists.
This minority of users impacts politics, influencing what people view as normal and leads to self-censoring to avoid attacks from conspiracy theorists.
March 8, 2026 at 12:48 PM
An analysis of over 14 million social media posts from accounts in Canada found that 87% of conspiratorial claims come from just 100 influencers.
This minority of users impacts politics, influencing what people view as normal and leads to self-censoring to avoid attacks from conspiracy theorists.
This minority of users impacts politics, influencing what people view as normal and leads to self-censoring to avoid attacks from conspiracy theorists.
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New study finds even when people can tell a political deepfake is fake, it still makes them think worse of the politician being attacked. Fact-checks can help people spot the deception, but they can't undo the damage to that politician's reputation.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
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March 9, 2026 at 7:42 PM
New study finds even when people can tell a political deepfake is fake, it still makes them think worse of the politician being attacked. Fact-checks can help people spot the deception, but they can't undo the damage to that politician's reputation.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
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New paper: Intuitive theories of truth
We connect philosophical theories of truth with cognitive science. We suggest new avenues for research around questions of how people judge statements as truth apt, what makes them true, and whether to assert something as true.
Check it out!
We connect philosophical theories of truth with cognitive science. We suggest new avenues for research around questions of how people judge statements as truth apt, what makes them true, and whether to assert something as true.
Check it out!
Intuitive theories of truth
Cognitive science has recently begun exploring how people conceptualize and reason about truth. We offer the field a framework that can guide inquiry …
www.sciencedirect.com
February 26, 2026 at 1:16 AM
New paper: Intuitive theories of truth
We connect philosophical theories of truth with cognitive science. We suggest new avenues for research around questions of how people judge statements as truth apt, what makes them true, and whether to assert something as true.
Check it out!
We connect philosophical theories of truth with cognitive science. We suggest new avenues for research around questions of how people judge statements as truth apt, what makes them true, and whether to assert something as true.
Check it out!
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This year, universities are giving $228 million to football coaches who failed at coaching football so that they won't coach football anymore.
December 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This year, universities are giving $228 million to football coaches who failed at coaching football so that they won't coach football anymore.
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After submitting a FOIA request UKRI, I obtained success rates by three grant call scheme and I can only say that I am disheartened by the results:
- AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2%
- ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1%
- ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%
- AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2%
- ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1%
- ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%
October 22, 2025 at 7:55 AM
After submitting a FOIA request UKRI, I obtained success rates by three grant call scheme and I can only say that I am disheartened by the results:
- AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2%
- ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1%
- ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%
- AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2%
- ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1%
- ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%
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Are you interested in thinking about which studies are worth replicating? Then you have 10 articles to dig into in Meta-Psychology, representing a very wide range of viewpoint on this topic, out now: open.lnu.se/index.php/me...
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October 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Are you interested in thinking about which studies are worth replicating? Then you have 10 articles to dig into in Meta-Psychology, representing a very wide range of viewpoint on this topic, out now: open.lnu.se/index.php/me...
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New paper finds that selective reporting remains the most replicable finding in science: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... I especially like their new exploratory metric 'p-values per participant'. Some papers had 11 p-values per participant! 🤯
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
journals.sagepub.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:39 AM
New paper finds that selective reporting remains the most replicable finding in science: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... I especially like their new exploratory metric 'p-values per participant'. Some papers had 11 p-values per participant! 🤯
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They're calling him the most French man in history
A French cyclist survived for three days after a horrendous 130-foot fall into a ravine, kept alive by the bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag, police said.
Cyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bag
A helicopter airlifted him to hospital, with a rescue doctor calling his survival "a miracle."
cbsn.ws
October 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
They're calling him the most French man in history
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I made some #halloween treats as a tribute to Phineas Gage--the most important lesion patient in neuroscience
Gage survived an accident in which an iron rod shot through his frontal lobe that damaged his social capacities
If you want to make these treats www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/why-people...
Gage survived an accident in which an iron rod shot through his frontal lobe that damaged his social capacities
If you want to make these treats www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/why-people...
October 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I made some #halloween treats as a tribute to Phineas Gage--the most important lesion patient in neuroscience
Gage survived an accident in which an iron rod shot through his frontal lobe that damaged his social capacities
If you want to make these treats www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/why-people...
Gage survived an accident in which an iron rod shot through his frontal lobe that damaged his social capacities
If you want to make these treats www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/why-people...
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Ghosts say “boo!” because they’re moral emotivists
October 31, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Ghosts say “boo!” because they’re moral emotivists
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I am humbly asking all major media outlets not to abet or normalize the anti-constitutional designs of the current American President.
There is a legal case for a third term—but it is strewn with obstacles
Trump 2028
There is a legal case for a third term—but it is strewn with obstacles
econ.st
October 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I am humbly asking all major media outlets not to abet or normalize the anti-constitutional designs of the current American President.
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Great news! But also, a reason why trust in science is low. Recommendations in nutrition science keep changing. For those who understand science, this is normal. For others it seems like a flip flop. We need to normalize change as scientific progress.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/w...
Peanut Allergies Have Plummeted in Children, Study Shows
www.nytimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Great news! But also, a reason why trust in science is low. Recommendations in nutrition science keep changing. For those who understand science, this is normal. For others it seems like a flip flop. We need to normalize change as scientific progress.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/w...