Dr. Jens Foell
@jensfoell.de
I used to scan brains, now I talk about science for a living. Science editor, science podcaster, SPIEGEL-bestselling writer. Founder of @realscientists.de and trainer at @nawik.de. Looks even worse IRL. He/him.
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Dr. Jens Foell
@jensfoell.de
· Dec 7
Mein Gehirn, das Denken und ich - Jens Foell | Droemer Knaur
Das Gehirn: Das komplexeste Werkzeug des Universums – eine Gebrauchsanweisung von Hirnforscher und Bestseller-Autor Dr. Jens Foell Man nutzt es jeden Tag, jede...
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I guess my pinned post should probably be about my next book, so…
On May 4th (Star Wars Day, no less), how you think about your brain will CHANGE FOREVER!*
*actual change in thinking not guaranteed. offer of new perspectives void where prohibited.
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On May 4th (Star Wars Day, no less), how you think about your brain will CHANGE FOREVER!*
*actual change in thinking not guaranteed. offer of new perspectives void where prohibited.
www.droemer-knaur.de/buch/jens-fo...
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oh hey, me too.
This might strike some readers as harsh, but if you’re excited about AI, there ain’t no way we can be friends.
February 10, 2026 at 7:02 AM
oh hey, me too.
This might strike some readers as harsh, but if you’re excited about AI, there ain’t no way we can be friends.
February 10, 2026 at 6:32 AM
This might strike some readers as harsh, but if you’re excited about AI, there ain’t no way we can be friends.
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None of this is making the slightest dent.
She seems otherwise intelligent. She is widely published in mainstream publications. She has written books that sold well.
She absolutely refuses to entertain the possibility that a ChatGPT answer is not sufficient proof that a fact or statistic is true.
She seems otherwise intelligent. She is widely published in mainstream publications. She has written books that sold well.
She absolutely refuses to entertain the possibility that a ChatGPT answer is not sufficient proof that a fact or statistic is true.
February 10, 2026 at 6:22 AM
None of this is making the slightest dent.
She seems otherwise intelligent. She is widely published in mainstream publications. She has written books that sold well.
She absolutely refuses to entertain the possibility that a ChatGPT answer is not sufficient proof that a fact or statistic is true.
She seems otherwise intelligent. She is widely published in mainstream publications. She has written books that sold well.
She absolutely refuses to entertain the possibility that a ChatGPT answer is not sufficient proof that a fact or statistic is true.
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One of the most miserable things about living in this era is having to watch the stupidest & most arrogant people in the world have to relearn The Why of literally everything good that we collectively do the hard way.
The answer is always ‘Because a bunch of people died, fuckwit.’
The answer is always ‘Because a bunch of people died, fuckwit.’
Dr. Mehmet Oz is calling on Americans to get the measles vaccine as cases spread across the U.S.
Dr. Oz urges 'take the vaccine, please' amid measles outbreaks
Dr. Mehmet Oz is calling on Americans to get the measles vaccine as cases spread across the U.S.
bit.ly
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
One of the most miserable things about living in this era is having to watch the stupidest & most arrogant people in the world have to relearn The Why of literally everything good that we collectively do the hard way.
The answer is always ‘Because a bunch of people died, fuckwit.’
The answer is always ‘Because a bunch of people died, fuckwit.’
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Sorry to be Radical Left but I don't think we should put people who haven't committed a crime, and aren't even accused of committing a crime, into any sort of "Detention"
February 10, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Sorry to be Radical Left but I don't think we should put people who haven't committed a crime, and aren't even accused of committing a crime, into any sort of "Detention"
Me after finishing season 2 of The Night Manager:
February 9, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Me after finishing season 2 of The Night Manager:
TW: Self-harm
It’s generally difficult/impossible to assign blame after a suicide; because sometimes, even the ideal therapist or friend can’t prevent a single moment of desperation.
HOWEVER it should be incredibly easy to argue before the law that ChatGPT has ended lives by encouraging suicide.
It’s generally difficult/impossible to assign blame after a suicide; because sometimes, even the ideal therapist or friend can’t prevent a single moment of desperation.
HOWEVER it should be incredibly easy to argue before the law that ChatGPT has ended lives by encouraging suicide.
Immediately after I posted this I was like …in addition to all the people this kind of AI has ALREADY KILLED and you know what, maybe technology that provably gets people killed should not be legal
jfc people are going to goddamn die because of this thing if they aren’t already
February 9, 2026 at 7:38 PM
TW: Self-harm
It’s generally difficult/impossible to assign blame after a suicide; because sometimes, even the ideal therapist or friend can’t prevent a single moment of desperation.
HOWEVER it should be incredibly easy to argue before the law that ChatGPT has ended lives by encouraging suicide.
It’s generally difficult/impossible to assign blame after a suicide; because sometimes, even the ideal therapist or friend can’t prevent a single moment of desperation.
HOWEVER it should be incredibly easy to argue before the law that ChatGPT has ended lives by encouraging suicide.
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Sorry you lost your healthcare; we need to build more concentration camps.
In the last month ICE has bought warehouses in:
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
February 9, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Sorry you lost your healthcare; we need to build more concentration camps.
If you only read one post today, make it this one:
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
VC, founder, dumbass
February 9, 2026 at 9:55 AM
If you only read one post today, make it this one:
Never thought about this before, but it’s 100% what makes the Muppet Show special
the magic of the Muppets is that there are two fourth walls. they constantly break the one that reminds the audience they are performers. they NEVER break the one that reminds the audience they are puppets. this dynamic is the key to their entire comedy style
MY KIDS: so why are there muppets in the AUDIENCE
ME: THE CONCEIT!! IS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON A VARIETY SHOW!!! IN A WORLD WHERE MUPPET AND HUMAN COEXIST!!! YOU ARE WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY!! FILMED!! IN REAL TIME!!!
ME: THE CONCEIT!! IS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON A VARIETY SHOW!!! IN A WORLD WHERE MUPPET AND HUMAN COEXIST!!! YOU ARE WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY!! FILMED!! IN REAL TIME!!!
February 9, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Never thought about this before, but it’s 100% what makes the Muppet Show special
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Great, NOW who’s going to smash all these pumpkins?
Great, NOW who's going to Kill all of these Bikinis?
Great, NOW who’s going to take back all of these Sundays?
February 8, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Great, NOW who’s going to smash all these pumpkins?
What a fascinating musical piece without any current-day political connotations at all. Just plain good historical jazz music by Lizzy & The Triggermen (they’re not on Bsky but go find them on Insta)
February 8, 2026 at 3:14 PM
What a fascinating musical piece without any current-day political connotations at all. Just plain good historical jazz music by Lizzy & The Triggermen (they’re not on Bsky but go find them on Insta)
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Bruce McCandless and Robert Stewart, mission specialists on the Space Shuttle Challenger during STS-41-B, used nitrogen-propelled maneuvering units to perform the first untethered spacewalks #OTD in 1984. 🧪 🔭 🚀
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Images: NASA
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Images: NASA
February 7, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Bruce McCandless and Robert Stewart, mission specialists on the Space Shuttle Challenger during STS-41-B, used nitrogen-propelled maneuvering units to perform the first untethered spacewalks #OTD in 1984. 🧪 🔭 🚀
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Images: NASA
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Images: NASA
“When I was out at sea, I saw a young lady sitting on a rock, and she told me in a singing voice that the function of prayer was not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.”
“Ah, seems like you’ve encountered the mystical Siren Kierkegaard.”
“Ah, seems like you’ve encountered the mystical Siren Kierkegaard.”
February 7, 2026 at 11:21 PM
“When I was out at sea, I saw a young lady sitting on a rock, and she told me in a singing voice that the function of prayer was not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.”
“Ah, seems like you’ve encountered the mystical Siren Kierkegaard.”
“Ah, seems like you’ve encountered the mystical Siren Kierkegaard.”
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1859 was a momentous year:
The Comstock Lode discovered in Nevada.
Edwin Drake drilled 1st US oil well in Titusville, PA.
The Suez Canal begins construction.
Darwin's "Origin of Species" was published.
And the Sun exploded.
Let's talk about the Carrington Event of 1–2 September 1859.
The Comstock Lode discovered in Nevada.
Edwin Drake drilled 1st US oil well in Titusville, PA.
The Suez Canal begins construction.
Darwin's "Origin of Species" was published.
And the Sun exploded.
Let's talk about the Carrington Event of 1–2 September 1859.
Auroras likely as most active sunspot in years turns toward Earth
The sunspot region 4366 fired off dozens of powerful solar flares in 24 hours, including the single strongest flare since 2024. Auroras are possible later this week.
www.livescience.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:44 PM
1859 was a momentous year:
The Comstock Lode discovered in Nevada.
Edwin Drake drilled 1st US oil well in Titusville, PA.
The Suez Canal begins construction.
Darwin's "Origin of Species" was published.
And the Sun exploded.
Let's talk about the Carrington Event of 1–2 September 1859.
The Comstock Lode discovered in Nevada.
Edwin Drake drilled 1st US oil well in Titusville, PA.
The Suez Canal begins construction.
Darwin's "Origin of Species" was published.
And the Sun exploded.
Let's talk about the Carrington Event of 1–2 September 1859.
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France’s Foreign Ministry owns Elon Musk in this response:
February 4, 2026 at 10:33 AM
France’s Foreign Ministry owns Elon Musk in this response:
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Is there a urologist around? I want to ask a question about something I am writing.
February 4, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Is there a urologist around? I want to ask a question about something I am writing.
There’s absolutely zero reason to assume this, but in my mind, Sturgill Simpson‘s “Sing Along” and Ashnikko’s “Skin Cleared” are about the same couple breaking up.
February 4, 2026 at 7:20 AM
There’s absolutely zero reason to assume this, but in my mind, Sturgill Simpson‘s “Sing Along” and Ashnikko’s “Skin Cleared” are about the same couple breaking up.
I’m not kidding when I say that this is the most apt description of my current work life that I’ve seen so far.
New fuck/marry/kill list just dropped
February 4, 2026 at 6:48 AM
I’m not kidding when I say that this is the most apt description of my current work life that I’ve seen so far.
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Sorry to plug German-language stuff, I swear I’ll stop, but I need y’all to know that our Nerds at Work Podcast is now also available on my colleague @christianscharun.de‘s YouTube channel (audio only). And it’s good timing too, because our current episode is pretty unique:
youtu.be/NMYOGvH9I3o?...
youtu.be/NMYOGvH9I3o?...
Die Gläserne Decke. Mit Raumfahrerin Michi Benthaus
YouTube video by Dr. Christian Scharun
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February 1, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Sorry to plug German-language stuff, I swear I’ll stop, but I need y’all to know that our Nerds at Work Podcast is now also available on my colleague @christianscharun.de‘s YouTube channel (audio only). And it’s good timing too, because our current episode is pretty unique:
youtu.be/NMYOGvH9I3o?...
youtu.be/NMYOGvH9I3o?...
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Ich erneuere mein Angebot:
hiermit biete ich meine Plattform ( @sachgrundpod.bsky.social ) für eine*n US-Wissenschaftler*in, der*die mit mir über die Lage im Land sprechen möchte. Deutschkenntnisse (müssen nicht perfekt sein) wären Voraussetzung, einzelne O-Töne auf Englisch sind ggf. möglich.
hiermit biete ich meine Plattform ( @sachgrundpod.bsky.social ) für eine*n US-Wissenschaftler*in, der*die mit mir über die Lage im Land sprechen möchte. Deutschkenntnisse (müssen nicht perfekt sein) wären Voraussetzung, einzelne O-Töne auf Englisch sind ggf. möglich.
February 1, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Ich erneuere mein Angebot:
hiermit biete ich meine Plattform ( @sachgrundpod.bsky.social ) für eine*n US-Wissenschaftler*in, der*die mit mir über die Lage im Land sprechen möchte. Deutschkenntnisse (müssen nicht perfekt sein) wären Voraussetzung, einzelne O-Töne auf Englisch sind ggf. möglich.
hiermit biete ich meine Plattform ( @sachgrundpod.bsky.social ) für eine*n US-Wissenschaftler*in, der*die mit mir über die Lage im Land sprechen möchte. Deutschkenntnisse (müssen nicht perfekt sein) wären Voraussetzung, einzelne O-Töne auf Englisch sind ggf. möglich.
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Oh thank God, this poor kid and this poor family www.ksat.com/news/local/2...
Liam Conejo Ramos, 5, and father released from Dilley immigration detention center
Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who was detained by immigration officers in Minnesota last week, and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, were released from a detention center in Dilley.
www.ksat.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Oh thank God, this poor kid and this poor family www.ksat.com/news/local/2...
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It was never “don’t tread on us”, it was always “don’t tread on me”
February 1, 2026 at 3:38 PM
It was never “don’t tread on us”, it was always “don’t tread on me”