Catriona Kennedy
@catmkennedy.bsky.social
Independent researcher/consultant in AI and cognition; passionate about solving social challenges; love science and software development.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/catriona-kennedy-587b8658/
https://catrionakennedy.substack.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/catriona-kennedy-587b8658/
https://catrionakennedy.substack.com
The plan to take jewellery from refugees is a new low for the Labour government. Reverse this inhumane policy. Sign the petition: r.ippl.es/refugees-jew...
Petition: Taking refugees’ jewellery: stop the cruelty
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November 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The plan to take jewellery from refugees is a new low for the Labour government. Reverse this inhumane policy. Sign the petition: r.ippl.es/refugees-jew...
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Terrific sleuthing and deep background research by @alex23.bsky.social into the horrors of "research" on autism conducted by none other than the person RFK Jr put in charge of ... you guessed it, the (non-existent) link between autism and vaccines:
From Willowbrook to the Geiers: Families Speak Out
“Once, I went down to the Geiers’ basement to use the bathroom. I saw several ladies packaging drug bottles into boxes. And in the bathroom I saw what appeared to be equipment from a chemistry lab.”
www.etpnews.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Terrific sleuthing and deep background research by @alex23.bsky.social into the horrors of "research" on autism conducted by none other than the person RFK Jr put in charge of ... you guessed it, the (non-existent) link between autism and vaccines:
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Very tough article to read because it shows how little respect for human subjects Mark and David Geier had. Thank you Dr. Morozov and Professor Caplan for your work exposing how little the Geiers cared about the children they experimented upon.
Terrific sleuthing and deep background research by @alex23.bsky.social into the horrors of "research" on autism conducted by none other than the person RFK Jr put in charge of ... you guessed it, the (non-existent) link between autism and vaccines:
From Willowbrook to the Geiers: Families Speak Out
“Once, I went down to the Geiers’ basement to use the bathroom. I saw several ladies packaging drug bottles into boxes. And in the bathroom I saw what appeared to be equipment from a chemistry lab.”
www.etpnews.com
October 1, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Very tough article to read because it shows how little respect for human subjects Mark and David Geier had. Thank you Dr. Morozov and Professor Caplan for your work exposing how little the Geiers cared about the children they experimented upon.
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This piece on MSNBC, authored by Alex Morozov, Helen Petousis-Harris, and I is presenting evidence of what appears to be a long-planned campaign against vaccines by RFK Jr and his, umm, colorful associates. They discovered a new scary chemical called aluminum ... www.msnbc.com/opinio...
Opinion | RFK Jr. and the troubling link between the antivax agenda and potential money and influence
Science does not support aluminum as a culprit of autism. Yet RFK Jr. and his associates continue to find ways to support the claim.
www.msnbc.com
July 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
This piece on MSNBC, authored by Alex Morozov, Helen Petousis-Harris, and I is presenting evidence of what appears to be a long-planned campaign against vaccines by RFK Jr and his, umm, colorful associates. They discovered a new scary chemical called aluminum ... www.msnbc.com/opinio...
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Katie Miller instructed the head of the SSA to report that 40% of all calls placed to SSA phone lines were linked to fraudulent Social Security claims, a number Trump and Musk plucked out of thin air.
Just more proof that DOGE is not transparent or efficient.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Just more proof that DOGE is not transparent or efficient.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Stephen Miller’s wife told Social Security staff to cover up a lie from Musk: report
Former White House aide remains at Tesla chief’s side even after barrage of Epstein allegations
www.independent.co.uk
June 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Katie Miller instructed the head of the SSA to report that 40% of all calls placed to SSA phone lines were linked to fraudulent Social Security claims, a number Trump and Musk plucked out of thin air.
Just more proof that DOGE is not transparent or efficient.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Just more proof that DOGE is not transparent or efficient.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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This is super interesting! LLMs tend to pay more attention to the beginnings and ends of information, and neglect the middle: news.mit.edu/2025/unpacki... Unpacking the bias of large language models | MIT News 🧪
Unpacking the bias of large language models
MIT researchers discovered the underlying cause of position bias, a phenomenon that causes large language models to overemphasize the beginning or end of a document or conversation, while neglecting t...
news.mit.edu
June 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
This is super interesting! LLMs tend to pay more attention to the beginnings and ends of information, and neglect the middle: news.mit.edu/2025/unpacki... Unpacking the bias of large language models | MIT News 🧪
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Absolutely the right thing to do. Everyone needs to defy Trump's bullying and I seriously doubt the original decision was thought through enough to stand up in court. #FDT
BBC News - Harvard sues Trump administration for blocking foreign student enrolment
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Harvard sues Trump administration for blocking foreign student enrolment
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Harvard sues Trump administration for blocking foreign student enrolment
It comes a day after the administration said it had revoked Harvard's access to student visa programmes.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Absolutely the right thing to do. Everyone needs to defy Trump's bullying and I seriously doubt the original decision was thought through enough to stand up in court. #FDT
BBC News - Harvard sues Trump administration for blocking foreign student enrolment
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Harvard sues Trump administration for blocking foreign student enrolment
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Truly looking forward to this talk. Please join us online!
Join us in the next @braiduk.bsky.social x IDI Online Seminar, where @danmcquillan.bsky.social from @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social will argue that having a responsible approach to #AI means #decomputing.
📅 Thu 24 Apr
⏰ 4 – 5pm
📍 Online via Zoom
🎟 edin.ac/40zUOao
📅 Thu 24 Apr
⏰ 4 – 5pm
📍 Online via Zoom
🎟 edin.ac/40zUOao
April 9, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Truly looking forward to this talk. Please join us online!
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Here, from the parliamentary transcript, is the moment I felt: "it's like the start of a disaster movie, where no one seems prepared to understand the warning they're being given."
committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence...
committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence...
April 9, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Here, from the parliamentary transcript, is the moment I felt: "it's like the start of a disaster movie, where no one seems prepared to understand the warning they're being given."
committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence...
committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence...
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1. I've been banging on about the existential crisis facing our food system for years. But don't take it from me. Take it from the food professionals now risking their careers in an urgent and devastating warning to their own industry. Key quotes from their memo in 🧵 drive.google.com/file/d/1tATF...
Investor Memo - Inside Track.pdf
drive.google.com
April 9, 2025 at 10:08 AM
1. I've been banging on about the existential crisis facing our food system for years. But don't take it from me. Take it from the food professionals now risking their careers in an urgent and devastating warning to their own industry. Key quotes from their memo in 🧵 drive.google.com/file/d/1tATF...
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ICYMI: Here is a great summary of our
@commspsychol.bsky.social paper examining the link between curiosity, spatial exploration, and memory via virtual environments. with @cjhodgetts.bsky.social @danlucen.bsky.social
www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/29...
Paper link 👉🏻: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
@commspsychol.bsky.social paper examining the link between curiosity, spatial exploration, and memory via virtual environments. with @cjhodgetts.bsky.social @danlucen.bsky.social
www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/29...
Paper link 👉🏻: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.cardiff.ac.uk
April 9, 2025 at 11:23 AM
ICYMI: Here is a great summary of our
@commspsychol.bsky.social paper examining the link between curiosity, spatial exploration, and memory via virtual environments. with @cjhodgetts.bsky.social @danlucen.bsky.social
www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/29...
Paper link 👉🏻: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
@commspsychol.bsky.social paper examining the link between curiosity, spatial exploration, and memory via virtual environments. with @cjhodgetts.bsky.social @danlucen.bsky.social
www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/29...
Paper link 👉🏻: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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NEW: The government has said it wants to ‘shape the AI revolution’. But our new report finds that much of UK AI innovation is generic and not focussed on solving hard problems. Our detailed AI database shows only one in seven companies focus on solving a specific problem. (1/5)
April 9, 2025 at 10:55 AM
NEW: The government has said it wants to ‘shape the AI revolution’. But our new report finds that much of UK AI innovation is generic and not focussed on solving hard problems. Our detailed AI database shows only one in seven companies focus on solving a specific problem. (1/5)
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The Tolbooth Clock on Canongate, Edinburgh—one of the most unique clocks in the city! This beauty was added in 1884
#Edinburgh #Scotland #RoyalMile #History #Architecture #Clock🪬🧿
#Edinburgh #Scotland #RoyalMile #History #Architecture #Clock🪬🧿
February 27, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The Tolbooth Clock on Canongate, Edinburgh—one of the most unique clocks in the city! This beauty was added in 1884
#Edinburgh #Scotland #RoyalMile #History #Architecture #Clock🪬🧿
#Edinburgh #Scotland #RoyalMile #History #Architecture #Clock🪬🧿
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This is just so heartbreaking.
Just Now in DC: I’m in the crowd “clapping out” workers leaving USAID headquarters. 🇺🇸
February 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This is just so heartbreaking.
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DOGE has been at Social Security since last week. They’re firing employees and closing offices across the country.
I don't care what Trump said on the campaign trail. They are coming after Social Security. It’s a display of utter contempt for the families who depend on it.
I don't care what Trump said on the campaign trail. They are coming after Social Security. It’s a display of utter contempt for the families who depend on it.
Anxiety Mounts Among Social Security Recipients as DOGE Troops Settle In
Elon Musk’s team has descended on an already understaffed Social Security Administration, which now faces further workforce cuts and closures of vital local offices. The consequences could be signific...
www.propublica.org
February 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
DOGE has been at Social Security since last week. They’re firing employees and closing offices across the country.
I don't care what Trump said on the campaign trail. They are coming after Social Security. It’s a display of utter contempt for the families who depend on it.
I don't care what Trump said on the campaign trail. They are coming after Social Security. It’s a display of utter contempt for the families who depend on it.
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I'm proud to join @sanders.senate.gov, @warren.senate.gov and others in cosponsoring the Social Security Expansion Act, which would fully fund Social Security for the next 75 years.
If Republicans can give away $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the rich, we can sure as hell find the money for this.
If Republicans can give away $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the rich, we can sure as hell find the money for this.
February 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I'm proud to join @sanders.senate.gov, @warren.senate.gov and others in cosponsoring the Social Security Expansion Act, which would fully fund Social Security for the next 75 years.
If Republicans can give away $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the rich, we can sure as hell find the money for this.
If Republicans can give away $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the rich, we can sure as hell find the money for this.
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I am incredibly proud to share my first, first-author paper as a postdoc with @benhayden.bsky.social . How does the human hippocampus, known for encoding concepts, represent the meanings of words while listening to narrative speech?
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
February 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I am incredibly proud to share my first, first-author paper as a postdoc with @benhayden.bsky.social . How does the human hippocampus, known for encoding concepts, represent the meanings of words while listening to narrative speech?
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Chicago, looking portentous
February 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Chicago, looking portentous
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NEW: As world leaders gather for the Paris AI Summit, I hope we're reaching a turning point, towards a "new politics of AI". Politicians should not just accelerate AI, but they also need to actively steer it towards social good. (1/8)
February 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
NEW: As world leaders gather for the Paris AI Summit, I hope we're reaching a turning point, towards a "new politics of AI". Politicians should not just accelerate AI, but they also need to actively steer it towards social good. (1/8)
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This is exactly right.
The problem is not that scientists are not communicating well. It’s that they are under attack by interests who do not care about truth or the messy reality of the scientific enterprise. The truth is complicated and nuanced. The lies are bold and simple. This is not a fair fight.
February 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
This is exactly right.
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It's utter madness.
In today's column I discuss how Labour in the UK, just like Trump in the US, is dismantling the administrative state. And how this makes its other plans, including the good things it's trying to do, impossible to implement.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In today's column I discuss how Labour in the UK, just like Trump in the US, is dismantling the administrative state. And how this makes its other plans, including the good things it's trying to do, impossible to implement.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s straight from the Trump playbook: Labour is tearing up the machinery of government | George Monbiot
If Starmer and Reeves really want a greener, cleaner, wilder nation, then why attack vital state bodies that are already on their knees?, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2025 at 7:47 AM
It's utter madness.
In today's column I discuss how Labour in the UK, just like Trump in the US, is dismantling the administrative state. And how this makes its other plans, including the good things it's trying to do, impossible to implement.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In today's column I discuss how Labour in the UK, just like Trump in the US, is dismantling the administrative state. And how this makes its other plans, including the good things it's trying to do, impossible to implement.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Welcome comments from @naturescot.bsky.social chair Prof Colin Galbraith.⤵️
He wants Scottish access rights to "continue to thrive & that their use helps tackle the climate emergency by promoting a deeper connection to nature while encouraging everyone to care for Scotland's extraordinary outdoors.”
He wants Scottish access rights to "continue to thrive & that their use helps tackle the climate emergency by promoting a deeper connection to nature while encouraging everyone to care for Scotland's extraordinary outdoors.”
Scottish nature body celebrates two decades of 'world-class' legislation
THE 20th anniversary of a “pioneering” piece of Scottish legislation is being celebrated and will be marked throughout 2025 with the sharing…
www.thenational.scot
February 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Welcome comments from @naturescot.bsky.social chair Prof Colin Galbraith.⤵️
He wants Scottish access rights to "continue to thrive & that their use helps tackle the climate emergency by promoting a deeper connection to nature while encouraging everyone to care for Scotland's extraordinary outdoors.”
He wants Scottish access rights to "continue to thrive & that their use helps tackle the climate emergency by promoting a deeper connection to nature while encouraging everyone to care for Scotland's extraordinary outdoors.”
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they are mostly targeting black employees so this is quite literally just a repeat of woodrow wilson’s segregationist purge of the federal government
Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies, describing them as “targets.”
Federal health workers terrified after ‘DEI’ website publishes list of ‘targets’
The site calls out workers who have been involved with DEI initiatives. A majority are Black.
www.nbcnews.com
February 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
they are mostly targeting black employees so this is quite literally just a repeat of woodrow wilson’s segregationist purge of the federal government