Ed Bottomley
@edbottomley.bsky.social
I manage social media for Michigan Medicine. On here to share stories from Health Lab, Michigan Medicine's daily online publication featuring news and stories about the future of health care.
Good piece on the unholy mess that is Grokipedia… www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
In Grok we don’t trust: academics assess Elon Musk’s AI-powered encyclopedia
From publishing falsehoods to pushing far-right ideology, Grokipedia gives chatroom comments equal status to research
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Good piece on the unholy mess that is Grokipedia… www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Michigan Central Station
September 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Michigan Central Station
Anyone else remember these? "Global Hypercolor"
September 14, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Anyone else remember these? "Global Hypercolor"
My fave of all the Detroit graffiti I've seen...
September 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
My fave of all the Detroit graffiti I've seen...
When Muhammad Ali met Osama Bin Laden?! Wow...
September 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
When Muhammad Ali met Osama Bin Laden?! Wow...
I haven't always been a fashion icon.
September 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I haven't always been a fashion icon.
Proud of what my grandpa did in Normandy every day. Even more so today, the 81st anniversary of #DDay: www.theguardian.com/world/2017/f...
Phil Bottomley obituary
Other lives: Second world war veteran who landed with the King’s Regiment (Liverpool) on Juno beach on D-day
www.theguardian.com
June 6, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Proud of what my grandpa did in Normandy every day. Even more so today, the 81st anniversary of #DDay: www.theguardian.com/world/2017/f...
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Quick analysis of links to journal articles on Bluesky versus X, we find that (from May 2025 pubs) Bs is now clearly dominant, 77k to 65k. Threads as yet unknown #altmetrics #science
May 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Quick analysis of links to journal articles on Bluesky versus X, we find that (from May 2025 pubs) Bs is now clearly dominant, 77k to 65k. Threads as yet unknown #altmetrics #science
What an extraordinary story. I just hope the “RAF veteran” who sold this to Harvard wasn’t my grandpa! 😩 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Harvard’s unofficial copy of Magna Carta is actually an original, experts say
Document issued by Edward I in 1300 was bought by law school library for just $27 in 1946
www.theguardian.com
May 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
What an extraordinary story. I just hope the “RAF veteran” who sold this to Harvard wasn’t my grandpa! 😩 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
@profgalloway.com: “The funding of research at universities has been the greatest investment in history.” open.spotify.com/episode/5Uh4...
Elon’s Harem, Trump v. Harvard, and Zuckerberg on the Stand
Pivot · Episode
open.spotify.com
April 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
@profgalloway.com: “The funding of research at universities has been the greatest investment in history.” open.spotify.com/episode/5Uh4...
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NEW 🧵
The number of people travelling from Europe to the US in recent weeks has plummeted by as much as 35%, as travellers have cancelled plans in response to Trump’s policies and rhetoric, and horror stories from the border.
Story: www.ft.com/content/6dc1...
The number of people travelling from Europe to the US in recent weeks has plummeted by as much as 35%, as travellers have cancelled plans in response to Trump’s policies and rhetoric, and horror stories from the border.
Story: www.ft.com/content/6dc1...
April 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
NEW 🧵
The number of people travelling from Europe to the US in recent weeks has plummeted by as much as 35%, as travellers have cancelled plans in response to Trump’s policies and rhetoric, and horror stories from the border.
Story: www.ft.com/content/6dc1...
The number of people travelling from Europe to the US in recent weeks has plummeted by as much as 35%, as travellers have cancelled plans in response to Trump’s policies and rhetoric, and horror stories from the border.
Story: www.ft.com/content/6dc1...
“Trump briefly considered firing Waltz… more angered by the fact that Waltz had the number of Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor of the Atlantic – a magazine he despises – than the fact that the military operation discussion took place on an unclassified system” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Exclusive: how the Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg got added to the White House Signal group chat
Internal investigation cleared the national security adviser Mike Waltz, but the mistake was months in the making
www.theguardian.com
April 6, 2025 at 11:06 PM
“Trump briefly considered firing Waltz… more angered by the fact that Waltz had the number of Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor of the Atlantic – a magazine he despises – than the fact that the military operation discussion took place on an unclassified system” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Hello Bluesky, especially #healthpolicy, #healthservicesresearch, #medsky & #publichealth folks!
We're here to share the work of the 760+ @umich.edu faculty who belong to our institute, to help them reach broader audiences & have more impact.
We'll also share our events & services for researchers.
We're here to share the work of the 760+ @umich.edu faculty who belong to our institute, to help them reach broader audiences & have more impact.
We'll also share our events & services for researchers.
a yellow flag with a blue m on it is flying in front of a crowd
Alt: a yellow flag with a blue m on it is flying in front of a crowd
media.tenor.com
March 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Hello Bluesky, especially #healthpolicy, #healthservicesresearch, #medsky & #publichealth folks!
We're here to share the work of the 760+ @umich.edu faculty who belong to our institute, to help them reach broader audiences & have more impact.
We'll also share our events & services for researchers.
We're here to share the work of the 760+ @umich.edu faculty who belong to our institute, to help them reach broader audiences & have more impact.
We'll also share our events & services for researchers.
I find articles like this one deeply depressing: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
‘A computer’s joke, on us’: writers respond to the short story written by AI
Sam Altman, the OpenAI boss, has declared its new model ‘good at creative writing’. We asked writers including Tracy Chevalier, Kamila Shamsie and David Baddiel if they agree
www.theguardian.com
March 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I find articles like this one deeply depressing: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
There's a lot of talk about the need to reduce waste in healthcare.
Our teams are doing more than talking. Read about one effort to reduce unneeded pre-surgery testing, which succeeded so well it's now being rolled out to hospitals statewide: michmed.org/MyGjq
Our teams are doing more than talking. Read about one effort to reduce unneeded pre-surgery testing, which succeeded so well it's now being rolled out to hospitals statewide: michmed.org/MyGjq
How can we cut wasteful pre-surgery testing?
Pre-operative tests in low-risk surgical patients dropped sharply, and safely, after a quality improvement effort aimed at reducing inappropriate care.
michmed.org
February 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
There's a lot of talk about the need to reduce waste in healthcare.
Our teams are doing more than talking. Read about one effort to reduce unneeded pre-surgery testing, which succeeded so well it's now being rolled out to hospitals statewide: michmed.org/MyGjq
Our teams are doing more than talking. Read about one effort to reduce unneeded pre-surgery testing, which succeeded so well it's now being rolled out to hospitals statewide: michmed.org/MyGjq