Dmytro Filipchuk
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To mark Proof being an FT Book of the Year, I’m giving away 2 copies in run up to Xmas – prize will go to the quirkiest, funniest, or most interesting Christmas-related science.
Comment below – most likes by 8th Dec wins (Europe/US only).
To kick things off, here's Galton's 1906 Nature letter:
Comment below – most likes by 8th Dec wins (Europe/US only).
To kick things off, here's Galton's 1906 Nature letter:
November 27, 2025 at 9:29 AM
To mark Proof being an FT Book of the Year, I’m giving away 2 copies in run up to Xmas – prize will go to the quirkiest, funniest, or most interesting Christmas-related science.
Comment below – most likes by 8th Dec wins (Europe/US only).
To kick things off, here's Galton's 1906 Nature letter:
Comment below – most likes by 8th Dec wins (Europe/US only).
To kick things off, here's Galton's 1906 Nature letter:
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Strangely to us, John's wiffe was called Richard - one of many early modern names now gendered differently.
November 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Strangely to us, John's wiffe was called Richard - one of many early modern names now gendered differently.
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All about why we get Mendel wrong and why it matters. Watch the video where I explain the issues, or read excepts from several book reviews.
kampourakis.com/how-we-get-m...
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October 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
All about why we get Mendel wrong and why it matters. Watch the video where I explain the issues, or read excepts from several book reviews.
kampourakis.com/how-we-get-m...
kampourakis.com/how-we-get-m...
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We are bombarded with the message that nature is one giant pharmacy.
But extracting drugs from it is a lot harder than wellness influencers believe.
My latest for @mcgilloss.bsky.social
But extracting drugs from it is a lot harder than wellness influencers believe.
My latest for @mcgilloss.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
We are bombarded with the message that nature is one giant pharmacy.
But extracting drugs from it is a lot harder than wellness influencers believe.
My latest for @mcgilloss.bsky.social
But extracting drugs from it is a lot harder than wellness influencers believe.
My latest for @mcgilloss.bsky.social
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One of the most fascinating academic-driven concepts in oncology is de-escalation. As the rich countries lived delusionally as if their resources were unlimited we are starting to learn from countries like India. Swedish Society of Oncology changed for almost 2 yrs ago to weight-based immunotherapy
Bloomberg released an article highlighting efforts to reduce cancer drug doses while preserving outcomes & making treatments more affordable & accessible globally.
Read more: tinyurl.com/93n5xxvk
#CommonSenseOncology #CancerCare
Read more: tinyurl.com/93n5xxvk
#CommonSenseOncology #CancerCare
Pharma Is Pushing $200,000 Cancer Drugs When Cheaper Doses May Work
Doctors are experimenting with using lower doses of blockbuster cancer drugs. It could help hundreds of thousands of lives — if pharmaceutical companies would allow it.
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October 4, 2025 at 6:17 AM
One of the most fascinating academic-driven concepts in oncology is de-escalation. As the rich countries lived delusionally as if their resources were unlimited we are starting to learn from countries like India. Swedish Society of Oncology changed for almost 2 yrs ago to weight-based immunotherapy
14:30 - Microplastics - Headlines vs Reality by Oli Jones PhD
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The Truth in Beauty E-Summit
YouTube video by The Eco Well
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September 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
14:30 - Microplastics - Headlines vs Reality by Oli Jones PhD
www.youtube.com/live/FB6UXGb...
www.youtube.com/live/FB6UXGb...
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This ‘ghost shark’ has teeth on its forehead
This ‘ghost shark’ has teeth on its forehead
Spotted ratfish, or “ghost sharks,” have forehead teeth that help them grasp onto mates. It’s the first time teeth have been found outside of a mouth.
www.sciencenews.org
September 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This ‘ghost shark’ has teeth on its forehead
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[The study] doesn’t “rewrite human evolution”, “point to earlier origin of modern humans”, or “redraw the human family tree.”
#Yunxian 2
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#Yunxian 2
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The problem skulls from Yunxian
The relationships of fossils from deep time in China may help reveal ancestral connections for the Denisovans
www.johnhawks.net
September 27, 2025 at 7:09 AM
[The study] doesn’t “rewrite human evolution”, “point to earlier origin of modern humans”, or “redraw the human family tree.”
#Yunxian 2
www.johnhawks.net/p/the-proble...
@johnhawks.net
#Yunxian 2
www.johnhawks.net/p/the-proble...
@johnhawks.net
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I can't believe this really happened.
YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder
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September 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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As noted by @carlmc.bsky.social, one odd pattern in these results is that ALL the estimates and confidence interval bounds are multiples of 0.008
What could explain that? 🤔
What could explain that? 🤔
September 5, 2025 at 9:47 PM
As noted by @carlmc.bsky.social, one odd pattern in these results is that ALL the estimates and confidence interval bounds are multiples of 0.008
What could explain that? 🤔
What could explain that? 🤔
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Maybe it should have been obvious to people that America was losing its technological edge when some bozo decided the best way to open a can was to design a top that bent the contaminated piece directly into the drink.
September 13, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Maybe it should have been obvious to people that America was losing its technological edge when some bozo decided the best way to open a can was to design a top that bent the contaminated piece directly into the drink.
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So what I glean about this Mars announcement is that chemicals were found on Mars that on Earth are due to life, and no one knows any other way to make them on Mars. However, this is very far from knowing they *were* made by life. Reminds me of phosphine on Venus; "we don't know" doesn't mean life.
September 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
So what I glean about this Mars announcement is that chemicals were found on Mars that on Earth are due to life, and no one knows any other way to make them on Mars. However, this is very far from knowing they *were* made by life. Reminds me of phosphine on Venus; "we don't know" doesn't mean life.
Graphical Abstracts are my passion 08 Aug 2025 ($3090.00 APC)
September 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Always fascinating to read about replication before the 20th century.
Here it's Pasteur doing a live demonstration of the efficacy of his animal anthrax vaccine (the third vaccine ever developed).
Here it's Pasteur doing a live demonstration of the efficacy of his animal anthrax vaccine (the third vaccine ever developed).
September 8, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Always fascinating to read about replication before the 20th century.
Here it's Pasteur doing a live demonstration of the efficacy of his animal anthrax vaccine (the third vaccine ever developed).
Here it's Pasteur doing a live demonstration of the efficacy of his animal anthrax vaccine (the third vaccine ever developed).
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"Sweeteners can harm cognitive health equivalent to 1.6 years of ageing, study finds"
Or does it? Let's take a look at this "study"...
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/se...
Or does it? Let's take a look at this "study"...
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/se...
Sweeteners can harm cognitive health equivalent to 1.6 years of ageing, study finds
Researchers say low- and no-calorie sweeteners appear to affect thinking and memory in middle age
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
"Sweeteners can harm cognitive health equivalent to 1.6 years of ageing, study finds"
Or does it? Let's take a look at this "study"...
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/se...
Or does it? Let's take a look at this "study"...
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/se...
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Even people who say they don't trust science *at all*, and flat Earthers (FFS), actually trust nearly all of science!
A fun new study with @janpfa.bsky.social and Lou Kerzreho
A fun new study with @janpfa.bsky.social and Lou Kerzreho
How much do people really reject science?
New paper out doi.org/10.1177/0963...
In four studies, we asked Americans—including flat Earthers, climate change deniers and vaccine skeptics—whether they accepted basic scientific facts.
The result? A surprisingly high level of agreement. 👇
New paper out doi.org/10.1177/0963...
In four studies, we asked Americans—including flat Earthers, climate change deniers and vaccine skeptics—whether they accepted basic scientific facts.
The result? A surprisingly high level of agreement. 👇
Quasi-universal acceptance of basic science in the United States - Jan Pfänder, Lou Kerzreho, Hugo Mercier, 2025
Substantial minorities of the population report a low degree of trust in science, or endorse conspiracy theories that violate basic scientific knowledge. This m...
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September 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Even people who say they don't trust science *at all*, and flat Earthers (FFS), actually trust nearly all of science!
A fun new study with @janpfa.bsky.social and Lou Kerzreho
A fun new study with @janpfa.bsky.social and Lou Kerzreho
"If you thought “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” had a cheesy script from popculture’s bargain table, prepare to find the real-life backstory even more outlandish".
- trowelandpen.com/2025/02/20/f...
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From Akakor to Akator: Tatunca Nara and the real story behind “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”
Photo: Lucasfilm Ltd. / Paramount Pictures Much has been said and written about the fourth Indiana Jones film – you know, the one infamously featuring, no – not aliens, but “inter…
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August 22, 2025 at 8:29 AM
"If you thought “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” had a cheesy script from popculture’s bargain table, prepare to find the real-life backstory even more outlandish".
- trowelandpen.com/2025/02/20/f...
- trowelandpen.com/2025/02/20/f...
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99 years ago
“Solitude, with its opportunity to think, is a thing of the past”
“We have a movie eye, a radio ear, a newspaper brain, and automobile nerves”
“Solitude, with its opportunity to think, is a thing of the past”
“We have a movie eye, a radio ear, a newspaper brain, and automobile nerves”
August 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
99 years ago
“Solitude, with its opportunity to think, is a thing of the past”
“We have a movie eye, a radio ear, a newspaper brain, and automobile nerves”
“Solitude, with its opportunity to think, is a thing of the past”
“We have a movie eye, a radio ear, a newspaper brain, and automobile nerves”
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This piece seems to be causing some raised eyebrows, so I'm sending it round again. It really is rather neat.
www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/quan...
www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/quan...
Quantum deception attempts turning water into wine
The effect lasts only a few picoseconds but demonstrates a way to manipulate the optical properties of materials
www.chemistryworld.com
August 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This piece seems to be causing some raised eyebrows, so I'm sending it round again. It really is rather neat.
www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/quan...
www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/quan...
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Excellent take-down by Jessica Riskin of the extremely misguided idea that science tells us we have no free will. Riskin's diagnosis is very similar in spirit and content to @adamfrank4.bsky.social @mgleiser.bsky.social and my ideas in The Blind Spot. www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
Turtles All the Way Up | Jessica Riskin
The idea that living beings have no free will might sound scientific today, but it remains as dogmatic as it has always been.
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January 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Excellent take-down by Jessica Riskin of the extremely misguided idea that science tells us we have no free will. Riskin's diagnosis is very similar in spirit and content to @adamfrank4.bsky.social @mgleiser.bsky.social and my ideas in The Blind Spot. www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
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As a neurologist, I see the term "dopamine" everywhere: dopamine fasting, dopamine hits, dopamine culture. It's become a cultural shorthand for pleasure.
But the real story is far more complex and fascinating. Here’s a thread on what we actually know 🧠
But the real story is far more complex and fascinating. Here’s a thread on what we actually know 🧠
July 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM
As a neurologist, I see the term "dopamine" everywhere: dopamine fasting, dopamine hits, dopamine culture. It's become a cultural shorthand for pleasure.
But the real story is far more complex and fascinating. Here’s a thread on what we actually know 🧠
But the real story is far more complex and fascinating. Here’s a thread on what we actually know 🧠
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Fibromyalgia does NOT affect mainly women. 🤯 And it’s the most glaring example the medical myth of feminine fragility. Read more (1m read): www.painscience.com/blog/fibromy...
July 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Fibromyalgia does NOT affect mainly women. 🤯 And it’s the most glaring example the medical myth of feminine fragility. Read more (1m read): www.painscience.com/blog/fibromy...
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For decades, psychologists believed reminding people of death would make them fry themselves in tanning booths, recommend harsher punishments for prostitutes, support martyrdom, and spend more on luxury goods. Rigorous testing revealed: nope. But dead theories have a way of refusing to stay buried.
Psychologists Have Been Wrong About Death For 40 Years
Smart people are sometimes the last to realize that the cognitive ship they are captaining is about to sink.
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July 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
For decades, psychologists believed reminding people of death would make them fry themselves in tanning booths, recommend harsher punishments for prostitutes, support martyrdom, and spend more on luxury goods. Rigorous testing revealed: nope. But dead theories have a way of refusing to stay buried.