Hans Nesse
@hans-nesse.bsky.social
PhD. Scientist in the mathing up of biology, working in biotech. Interests include immunology, statistical modeling, and science education. Uses ungrammatical superlatives when talking about dogs.
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Great photo from Nicole Hester, staff photojournalist for The Tennessean, of Rep. Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) being denied entry to the Tennessee Senate by the Sergeant at Arms on the second day of a special session concerning redistricting in Nashville.
May 7, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Great photo from Nicole Hester, staff photojournalist for The Tennessean, of Rep. Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) being denied entry to the Tennessee Senate by the Sergeant at Arms on the second day of a special session concerning redistricting in Nashville.
Once again I am impressed by Hank Green's educational videos. Getting people excited about the display of quantitative data.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSgD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSgD...
A Masterclass in Manipulation
YouTube video by Hank Green
www.youtube.com
April 28, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Once again I am impressed by Hank Green's educational videos. Getting people excited about the display of quantitative data.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSgD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSgD...
I don't know if Anthropic's concern about Mythos, their new LLM, is finding novel security exploits is warranted. But it does seem to have generated a lot more interest in the new LLM than if it was just released.
April 10, 2026 at 7:56 PM
I don't know if Anthropic's concern about Mythos, their new LLM, is finding novel security exploits is warranted. But it does seem to have generated a lot more interest in the new LLM than if it was just released.
I recently heard about a tech company setting KPI targets for employees using LLM tokens. Not maximums, minimums to show the employees are using AI.
That's both absurd on its face and good evidence that whoever set that goal is pretty gullible.
That's both absurd on its face and good evidence that whoever set that goal is pretty gullible.
April 5, 2026 at 6:46 PM
I recently heard about a tech company setting KPI targets for employees using LLM tokens. Not maximums, minimums to show the employees are using AI.
That's both absurd on its face and good evidence that whoever set that goal is pretty gullible.
That's both absurd on its face and good evidence that whoever set that goal is pretty gullible.
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We have spectacular new high-resolution images of our home planet, all of us looking back through the Orion capsule window at our Artemis II astronauts as they continue their journey to the Moon.
Credit: NASA
Credit: NASA
April 3, 2026 at 1:57 PM
We have spectacular new high-resolution images of our home planet, all of us looking back through the Orion capsule window at our Artemis II astronauts as they continue their journey to the Moon.
Credit: NASA
Credit: NASA
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Pfizer has ended its large Phase III Trial of an updated COVID19 vaccine.
They were not able to enroll enough people to meet their goal.
A major problem is the FDA’s wholly unreasonable demand that people with chronic conditions, who benefit most from the vaccine, not be allowed to participate.
They were not able to enroll enough people to meet their goal.
A major problem is the FDA’s wholly unreasonable demand that people with chronic conditions, who benefit most from the vaccine, not be allowed to participate.
April 2, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Pfizer has ended its large Phase III Trial of an updated COVID19 vaccine.
They were not able to enroll enough people to meet their goal.
A major problem is the FDA’s wholly unreasonable demand that people with chronic conditions, who benefit most from the vaccine, not be allowed to participate.
They were not able to enroll enough people to meet their goal.
A major problem is the FDA’s wholly unreasonable demand that people with chronic conditions, who benefit most from the vaccine, not be allowed to participate.
This has mirrored my own experience:
www.anthropic.com/research/vib...
"Unfortunately, Claude was basically faking the whole plot. ...it adjusted it to make it look nice!"
Aces to Anthropic for publishing this. Trust is an important part doing science on a team, and it still has a ways to go.
www.anthropic.com/research/vib...
"Unfortunately, Claude was basically faking the whole plot. ...it adjusted it to make it look nice!"
Aces to Anthropic for publishing this. Trust is an important part doing science on a team, and it still has a ways to go.
Vibe physics: The AI grad student
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
www.anthropic.com
April 2, 2026 at 1:21 PM
This has mirrored my own experience:
www.anthropic.com/research/vib...
"Unfortunately, Claude was basically faking the whole plot. ...it adjusted it to make it look nice!"
Aces to Anthropic for publishing this. Trust is an important part doing science on a team, and it still has a ways to go.
www.anthropic.com/research/vib...
"Unfortunately, Claude was basically faking the whole plot. ...it adjusted it to make it look nice!"
Aces to Anthropic for publishing this. Trust is an important part doing science on a team, and it still has a ways to go.
So exciting to watch humanity take one step closer to our goal of stranding Matt Damon on Mars (and then retrieving him).
April 2, 2026 at 1:00 AM
So exciting to watch humanity take one step closer to our goal of stranding Matt Damon on Mars (and then retrieving him).
MS Word: we're now fully integrated with an LLM and can summarize word documents and suggest changes.
Also MS Word: the only way to fix table caption enumeration problems is to start a new document and paste everything in.
Also MS Word: the only way to fix table caption enumeration problems is to start a new document and paste everything in.
March 26, 2026 at 4:27 PM
MS Word: we're now fully integrated with an LLM and can summarize word documents and suggest changes.
Also MS Word: the only way to fix table caption enumeration problems is to start a new document and paste everything in.
Also MS Word: the only way to fix table caption enumeration problems is to start a new document and paste everything in.
Of the posts I see in my feed about the Project Hail Mary movie, about 75% are about the unbalanced centrifuge. I love it.
March 25, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Of the posts I see in my feed about the Project Hail Mary movie, about 75% are about the unbalanced centrifuge. I love it.
Happy pi day to all who celebrate.
March 14, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Happy pi day to all who celebrate.
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I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to
February 28, 2026 at 4:09 PM
I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to
This is going to be a slide in every primatology and comparative mammalian osteology class for the foreseeable future.
xkcd.com/3213/
xkcd.com/3213/
Dental Formulas
xkcd.com
March 2, 2026 at 4:17 PM
This is going to be a slide in every primatology and comparative mammalian osteology class for the foreseeable future.
xkcd.com/3213/
xkcd.com/3213/
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You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu
February 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
"But I am very poorly today & very stupid & hate everybody & everything. One lives only to make blunders." -Charles Darwin
Happy birthday. We all can relate.
www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter?docId...
Happy birthday. We all can relate.
www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter?docId...
| Darwin Correspondence Project
www.darwinproject.ac.uk
February 12, 2026 at 5:05 PM
"But I am very poorly today & very stupid & hate everybody & everything. One lives only to make blunders." -Charles Darwin
Happy birthday. We all can relate.
www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter?docId...
Happy birthday. We all can relate.
www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter?docId...
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apnews.com/article/immi...
ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital
ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital
ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital
Nurses in Minneapolis doubted federal immigration officers' claims about a Mexican immigrant's severe injuries.
apnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:55 AM
apnews.com/article/immi...
ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital
ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital
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This is Alex Pretti.
This morning he was murdered by ICE. Six ICE agents held him down and shot him at point blank range. Alex was a nurse and researcher at the VA.
Our thoughts are with his loved ones and we stand united in action calling for the abolishment of ICE.
#ScientistsAgainstICE
This morning he was murdered by ICE. Six ICE agents held him down and shot him at point blank range. Alex was a nurse and researcher at the VA.
Our thoughts are with his loved ones and we stand united in action calling for the abolishment of ICE.
#ScientistsAgainstICE
January 24, 2026 at 8:03 PM
This is Alex Pretti.
This morning he was murdered by ICE. Six ICE agents held him down and shot him at point blank range. Alex was a nurse and researcher at the VA.
Our thoughts are with his loved ones and we stand united in action calling for the abolishment of ICE.
#ScientistsAgainstICE
This morning he was murdered by ICE. Six ICE agents held him down and shot him at point blank range. Alex was a nurse and researcher at the VA.
Our thoughts are with his loved ones and we stand united in action calling for the abolishment of ICE.
#ScientistsAgainstICE
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Be Careful When Using Ai
January 12, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Be Careful When Using Ai
I suppose the upside to OpenAI introducing in-response ads to ChatGPT is kids using it for homework is going to be way easier to spot.
January 11, 2026 at 1:49 PM
I suppose the upside to OpenAI introducing in-response ads to ChatGPT is kids using it for homework is going to be way easier to spot.
Some good news for research: www.science.org/content/arti...
Appeals court agrees that NIH cannot reduce overhead payments to academic institutions
Judges uphold injunction by lower court against a 15% flat rate for indirect costs
www.science.org
January 7, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Some good news for research: www.science.org/content/arti...
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Copy Editing Matters, from HHS's release on the new childhood vaccine schedule: All the diseases will still be available to anyone who wants them
January 6, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Copy Editing Matters, from HHS's release on the new childhood vaccine schedule: All the diseases will still be available to anyone who wants them
Follow me as I fulfill my New Years resolution to train for a marathon. I just have to remember
* Pain is temporary
* Adversity builds toughness
* Coffee is hot
* Cheese is delicious
* Netflix is streaming
* Blankets are cozy
... Damn.
* Pain is temporary
* Adversity builds toughness
* Coffee is hot
* Cheese is delicious
* Netflix is streaming
* Blankets are cozy
... Damn.
January 1, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Follow me as I fulfill my New Years resolution to train for a marathon. I just have to remember
* Pain is temporary
* Adversity builds toughness
* Coffee is hot
* Cheese is delicious
* Netflix is streaming
* Blankets are cozy
... Damn.
* Pain is temporary
* Adversity builds toughness
* Coffee is hot
* Cheese is delicious
* Netflix is streaming
* Blankets are cozy
... Damn.
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