Rich Haridy
@richharidy.bsky.social
Science and technology journalist. Psychedelic science and culture. Maybe trying to write a book.
Find me at www.richharidy.com
Find me at www.richharidy.com
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Rich Haridy
@richharidy.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Here is a starter pack I put together featuring all the psychedelic science researchers and journalists I could find on here. Let me know who I'm missing. It'd be great to get the conversation going on this platform go.bsky.app/NPvFX41
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Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
academic.oup.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
Lots of questions here.
Top of mind! Why the toilet seat?
I understand the context. When you gotta rack you gotta rack. But there must've been other suitable spots in the cubicle. Or even other methods.
I mean, really? The toilet seat?
Top of mind! Why the toilet seat?
I understand the context. When you gotta rack you gotta rack. But there must've been other suitable spots in the cubicle. Or even other methods.
I mean, really? The toilet seat?
February 14, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Lots of questions here.
Top of mind! Why the toilet seat?
I understand the context. When you gotta rack you gotta rack. But there must've been other suitable spots in the cubicle. Or even other methods.
I mean, really? The toilet seat?
Top of mind! Why the toilet seat?
I understand the context. When you gotta rack you gotta rack. But there must've been other suitable spots in the cubicle. Or even other methods.
I mean, really? The toilet seat?
Read 3 separate articles about psychedelic medicine over the last seven days in MAJOR publications, both Australian and international.
All used a first person case study about how someone's life was transformed.
All incorporated "expert" interviews with ppl commercially connected to these things.
All used a first person case study about how someone's life was transformed.
All incorporated "expert" interviews with ppl commercially connected to these things.
February 13, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Read 3 separate articles about psychedelic medicine over the last seven days in MAJOR publications, both Australian and international.
All used a first person case study about how someone's life was transformed.
All incorporated "expert" interviews with ppl commercially connected to these things.
All used a first person case study about how someone's life was transformed.
All incorporated "expert" interviews with ppl commercially connected to these things.
A stunning piece of science writing. Reads like horror fiction...
This Is How a Child Dies of Measles
When your family becomes a data point in an outbreak
www.theatlantic.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:46 PM
A stunning piece of science writing. Reads like horror fiction...
Wim Wenders is smart. We know this because of his films.
That's what makes this comment dangerous, disingenuous and offensive.
That's what makes this comment dangerous, disingenuous and offensive.
February 13, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Wim Wenders is smart. We know this because of his films.
That's what makes this comment dangerous, disingenuous and offensive.
That's what makes this comment dangerous, disingenuous and offensive.
Early frontrunner for headline of the year...
Good news: It’s kākāpō fuck season
The world is going to hell in a handbasket but at least the kākāpō are going hog wild.
thespinoff.co.nz
February 13, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Early frontrunner for headline of the year...
There has been a narrative pushed suggesting journalists were skewing negative in perceptions towards psychedelics but this study doesn't back up that idea.
When more than 80% of news coverage still skews excessively positive you know you're still in a hype cycle.
H/T @philosojules.bsky.social
When more than 80% of news coverage still skews excessively positive you know you're still in a hype cycle.
H/T @philosojules.bsky.social
February 13, 2026 at 6:23 AM
There has been a narrative pushed suggesting journalists were skewing negative in perceptions towards psychedelics but this study doesn't back up that idea.
When more than 80% of news coverage still skews excessively positive you know you're still in a hype cycle.
H/T @philosojules.bsky.social
When more than 80% of news coverage still skews excessively positive you know you're still in a hype cycle.
H/T @philosojules.bsky.social
Latest FOI update on authorized psychedelic prescribers in Australia.
88 APs (some double ups so total is likely bit less)
188 patients treated.
Zero adverse events reported (worth noting "adverse event" is defined as serious negative outcome, i,e self-harm etc).
88 APs (some double ups so total is likely bit less)
188 patients treated.
Zero adverse events reported (worth noting "adverse event" is defined as serious negative outcome, i,e self-harm etc).
February 13, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Latest FOI update on authorized psychedelic prescribers in Australia.
88 APs (some double ups so total is likely bit less)
188 patients treated.
Zero adverse events reported (worth noting "adverse event" is defined as serious negative outcome, i,e self-harm etc).
88 APs (some double ups so total is likely bit less)
188 patients treated.
Zero adverse events reported (worth noting "adverse event" is defined as serious negative outcome, i,e self-harm etc).
My algorithm is fucked... But also, Wim Hof ads are pretty weird.
February 11, 2026 at 1:24 AM
My algorithm is fucked... But also, Wim Hof ads are pretty weird.
Research for a film or looking for a trip himself?
February 11, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Research for a film or looking for a trip himself?
For a long time the FDA has led the world with medicine approvals. A signal from there ofter preceded other countries regulatory approvals.
That must change asap otherwise pharma progress will hit a wall.
That must change asap otherwise pharma progress will hit a wall.
FDA declines to review Moderna application for new flu vaccine
Moderna requests meeting to discuss refusal as decision could have implications for all new and updated vaccines
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:39 AM
For a long time the FDA has led the world with medicine approvals. A signal from there ofter preceded other countries regulatory approvals.
That must change asap otherwise pharma progress will hit a wall.
That must change asap otherwise pharma progress will hit a wall.
Hot tip! If you are creating an AI writer try not to label their fake profile pic as "gemini generated"...
GamesHub's newest author Tanaka Haruto has produced this __banger__ article, a straight rip from Xbox Wire that claims Suda51 sat down with the diminished Australian outlet for a chat on Romeo is a Dead Man...
February 11, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Hot tip! If you are creating an AI writer try not to label their fake profile pic as "gemini generated"...
Reposted by Rich Haridy
I can tell you for a fact that Elon also has no idea about brain computer interfaces, though I know very little about BCIs, I know plenty of people that know a bit about BCIs.
every single person writing credulously about "elon will put people on the moon" should have to pin this post to their monitor
February 10, 2026 at 5:40 AM
I can tell you for a fact that Elon also has no idea about brain computer interfaces, though I know very little about BCIs, I know plenty of people that know a bit about BCIs.
Floating around now in a 4K restoration, RETURN HOME is a real forgotten gem of Aussie cinema. From 1990, it's as slice of life as they get and I expect most non-australians to barely understand even half of this wonderful clip. Distributed by Madman Films, track it down.
February 9, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Floating around now in a 4K restoration, RETURN HOME is a real forgotten gem of Aussie cinema. From 1990, it's as slice of life as they get and I expect most non-australians to barely understand even half of this wonderful clip. Distributed by Madman Films, track it down.
Oh hang on, actually, please take this vaccine. Forget the other things we said. Until we again say something differently.
Rest assured, we know what we are doing.
Rest assured, we know what we are doing.
‘Take the vaccine, please,’ Dr Oz urges amid rising measles cases in US
Health official’s endorsement comes as South Carolina faces hundreds of cases and US risks losing elimination status
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Oh hang on, actually, please take this vaccine. Forget the other things we said. Until we again say something differently.
Rest assured, we know what we are doing.
Rest assured, we know what we are doing.
Reposted by Rich Haridy
Just finished #Pluribus & found it a thoughtful exploration of humanity, loneliness, love & individualism vs a collective hive mind.
At a time when so many programs feel like more of the same, this series asks us questions in ways I rarely experience.
I am interested to hear what others think.
At a time when so many programs feel like more of the same, this series asks us questions in ways I rarely experience.
I am interested to hear what others think.
February 8, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Just finished #Pluribus & found it a thoughtful exploration of humanity, loneliness, love & individualism vs a collective hive mind.
At a time when so many programs feel like more of the same, this series asks us questions in ways I rarely experience.
I am interested to hear what others think.
At a time when so many programs feel like more of the same, this series asks us questions in ways I rarely experience.
I am interested to hear what others think.
There's a fantastic Vietnamese restaurant near me called SuperBowl.
Some of the best pho in Melbourne.
This shall be my only reference to the zeitgeist.
#Superbowl
Some of the best pho in Melbourne.
This shall be my only reference to the zeitgeist.
#Superbowl
February 8, 2026 at 5:59 AM
There's a fantastic Vietnamese restaurant near me called SuperBowl.
Some of the best pho in Melbourne.
This shall be my only reference to the zeitgeist.
#Superbowl
Some of the best pho in Melbourne.
This shall be my only reference to the zeitgeist.
#Superbowl
Saw this sign up around a sports oval today and thought, isn't it nice they give the ladies a day of their own.
February 8, 2026 at 5:40 AM
Saw this sign up around a sports oval today and thought, isn't it nice they give the ladies a day of their own.
You moved to Bluesky from Twitter cause of ethical issues.
You can do the same with Substack.
Platforms like Ghost actively make the transition simple.
You can do the same with Substack.
Platforms like Ghost actively make the transition simple.
February 7, 2026 at 10:29 PM
You moved to Bluesky from Twitter cause of ethical issues.
You can do the same with Substack.
Platforms like Ghost actively make the transition simple.
You can do the same with Substack.
Platforms like Ghost actively make the transition simple.
Whichever side of the fence you fall I think we can all agree the visit WILL NOT bring unity. How could it feel anything other than an provocation?
I'm all for unity and trying to lower the temperature here but you're either deluded or lying if you think the outcome of this will be greater unity
I'm all for unity and trying to lower the temperature here but you're either deluded or lying if you think the outcome of this will be greater unity
Albanese says Isaac Herzog’s visit will bring unity – but to many Palestinian Australians it’s a ‘slap in the face’
The Israeli president’s visit, announced after the antisemitic attack in Bondi, has appalled those grieving loved ones killed in Gaza
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Whichever side of the fence you fall I think we can all agree the visit WILL NOT bring unity. How could it feel anything other than an provocation?
I'm all for unity and trying to lower the temperature here but you're either deluded or lying if you think the outcome of this will be greater unity
I'm all for unity and trying to lower the temperature here but you're either deluded or lying if you think the outcome of this will be greater unity
I didn't even know the Winter Olympics were on before reading this story. Brain filter blocked out all references to Olympics but "penis injection" definitely caught my attention.
‘Penis injection’ claims in Winter Olympics ski jumping investigated by Wada
Wada is to investigate claims ski jumpers are injecting acid into their penises to game the suit-measuring system
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:54 AM
I didn't even know the Winter Olympics were on before reading this story. Brain filter blocked out all references to Olympics but "penis injection" definitely caught my attention.
You know how for years everyone joked about the way North Korean or Russian state media manipulated stories to present things in propogandic ways to its people?
That's you now America...
That's you now America...
NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast
The US vice-president, JD Vance, was greeted by a chorus of boos during when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:43 AM
You know how for years everyone joked about the way North Korean or Russian state media manipulated stories to present things in propogandic ways to its people?
That's you now America...
That's you now America...
YES! Finally some reporting calling this out.
hmmm did trump’s order on weed turn out to be a meaningless stunt? seems like it
www.salon.com/2026/02/06/t...
www.salon.com/2026/02/06/t...
Trump’s cannabis rescheduling order was just smoke - Salon.com
Even with an order to expedite the process, federal cannabis reform faces long delays and legal hurdles
www.salon.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:03 AM
YES! Finally some reporting calling this out.
In the entirety of this, not short, article about psilocybin & TBI there are 2 paras that gesture to some scientific foundation.
The other 95% is 1st person 'I felt this' anecdata.
It's 2026. Can we please try to start communicating the science instead of leaning on "mantras" and "singing bowls"
The other 95% is 1st person 'I felt this' anecdata.
It's 2026. Can we please try to start communicating the science instead of leaning on "mantras" and "singing bowls"
N.F.L. Careers Scarred Their Brains. Could Mushrooms Provide Relief?
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:01 AM
In the entirety of this, not short, article about psilocybin & TBI there are 2 paras that gesture to some scientific foundation.
The other 95% is 1st person 'I felt this' anecdata.
It's 2026. Can we please try to start communicating the science instead of leaning on "mantras" and "singing bowls"
The other 95% is 1st person 'I felt this' anecdata.
It's 2026. Can we please try to start communicating the science instead of leaning on "mantras" and "singing bowls"
Reposted by Rich Haridy
feels nice to be editing and working with a team that i feel is doing some solid reporting
www.salon.com/2026/02/05/d...
www.salon.com/2026/02/05/d...
Democrats’ ICE demands play into Trump’s hands - Salon.com
DHS and Democrats are both demanding a closer relationship between local officials and ICE
www.salon.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:09 AM
feels nice to be editing and working with a team that i feel is doing some solid reporting
www.salon.com/2026/02/05/d...
www.salon.com/2026/02/05/d...