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More than just the science of superheroes -- the skeptical angle on pop culture! Co-presented by @aiptcomics.com and New York City Skeptics.
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“By talking to the public about our work, we can help rebuild a society that acknowledges the significance of science in everyday life and ensures that everyone has access to the information we need for informed decision-making.”
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Barriers to public outreach — and why scientists need to overcome them
When the author began to research why some scientists were hesitant to do this work, four main themes emerged.
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December 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
“By talking to the public about our work, we can help rebuild a society that acknowledges the significance of science in everyday life and ensures that everyone has access to the information we need for informed decision-making.”
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In new research, scientists find fossilized bones and teeth can contain metabolites—tiny byproducts of internal chemical processes.
These metabolites can reveal unprecedented insights into an ancient animal’s age, diet, and environment.
#Paleometabolomics #Paleontology
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New for @science.org
These metabolites can reveal unprecedented insights into an ancient animal’s age, diet, and environment.
#Paleometabolomics #Paleontology
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New for @science.org
Chemicals in million-year-old fossils reveal animals’ lives in detail
Ancient meals and infections reconstructed from preserved metabolic markers
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December 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
In new research, scientists find fossilized bones and teeth can contain metabolites—tiny byproducts of internal chemical processes.
These metabolites can reveal unprecedented insights into an ancient animal’s age, diet, and environment.
#Paleometabolomics #Paleontology
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New for @science.org
These metabolites can reveal unprecedented insights into an ancient animal’s age, diet, and environment.
#Paleometabolomics #Paleontology
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New for @science.org
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What motivates conspiracy belief? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Dimensions, include:
- Truth-seeking
- Group cohesion (eg, weaponizing narratives to scapegoat minority groups)
- Cognitive needs (eg, illusory pattern perception)
- Content-anomie
Dimensions, include:
- Truth-seeking
- Group cohesion (eg, weaponizing narratives to scapegoat minority groups)
- Cognitive needs (eg, illusory pattern perception)
- Content-anomie
Dimensions of conspiracy theories: toward a unifying framework
Philosophical debate on conspiracy theories divides between particularism, which argues for an evaluation of conspiracy theories on a case by case, and generalism, which treats them — as a class — ...
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December 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
What motivates conspiracy belief? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Dimensions, include:
- Truth-seeking
- Group cohesion (eg, weaponizing narratives to scapegoat minority groups)
- Cognitive needs (eg, illusory pattern perception)
- Content-anomie
Dimensions, include:
- Truth-seeking
- Group cohesion (eg, weaponizing narratives to scapegoat minority groups)
- Cognitive needs (eg, illusory pattern perception)
- Content-anomie
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The days between December 25 and January 1 are the Lanthanides and Actinides of the Gregorian calendar
December 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The days between December 25 and January 1 are the Lanthanides and Actinides of the Gregorian calendar
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Ant colonies prioritize quantity over quality when it comes to their workers, new #ScienceAdvances research finds. https://scim.ag/3L5oJUc
The evolution of cheaper workers facilitated larger societies and accelerated diversification in ants
Ants rose by favoring the power of many over the might of few.
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December 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Ant colonies prioritize quantity over quality when it comes to their workers, new #ScienceAdvances research finds. https://scim.ag/3L5oJUc
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A new study shows AI writing is turning traditional measures of research quality upside down, writes Vitomir Kovanovic. theconversation.com/what-the-hyp...
What the hyperproduction of AI slop is doing to science
A new study shows AI writing is turning traditional measures of research quality upside down.
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December 22, 2025 at 12:01 AM
A new study shows AI writing is turning traditional measures of research quality upside down, writes Vitomir Kovanovic. theconversation.com/what-the-hyp...
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What could be more Christmas-y than a tube worm? Meet Spirobranchus giganteus, the Christmas Tree Worm.
It burrows into corals in tropical waters, adding to the protection offered by its calcareous tube.
The "Christmas trees" are mouth structures serving both feeding and respiration.
It burrows into corals in tropical waters, adding to the protection offered by its calcareous tube.
The "Christmas trees" are mouth structures serving both feeding and respiration.
December 23, 2023 at 10:30 PM
What could be more Christmas-y than a tube worm? Meet Spirobranchus giganteus, the Christmas Tree Worm.
It burrows into corals in tropical waters, adding to the protection offered by its calcareous tube.
The "Christmas trees" are mouth structures serving both feeding and respiration.
It burrows into corals in tropical waters, adding to the protection offered by its calcareous tube.
The "Christmas trees" are mouth structures serving both feeding and respiration.
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'If your whole position relies on turning skeptics into a cartoon villain who will “never accept anything as evidence,” you’re building a rhetorical shield around your own assumptions, and that’s a shame...'
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Watch Out, I Might Be an Armchair Skeptic!
On asking questions, fragile certainty, and why skepticism isn’t the enemy of wonder
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December 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
'If your whole position relies on turning skeptics into a cartoon villain who will “never accept anything as evidence,” you’re building a rhetorical shield around your own assumptions, and that’s a shame...'
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Updated this Spooky Geology post to include a recent incident of a hiker who became Trapped in Quicksand.
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Trapped in Quicksand
Quicksand is a real thing and its creation (and your ability to escape from it) is a lesson in soil dynamics.
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December 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Updated this Spooky Geology post to include a recent incident of a hiker who became Trapped in Quicksand.
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The goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) lives in ocean depths between 100-1000 m, where it uses its superbly sensitive snout to detect prey electrical fields with 'ampullae of Lorenzini'. It can grow to 6 m (20 ft), although most are 3-4 m.
Let's unpack the common name & talk about its unique jaw.
Let's unpack the common name & talk about its unique jaw.
October 9, 2024 at 10:54 AM
The goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) lives in ocean depths between 100-1000 m, where it uses its superbly sensitive snout to detect prey electrical fields with 'ampullae of Lorenzini'. It can grow to 6 m (20 ft), although most are 3-4 m.
Let's unpack the common name & talk about its unique jaw.
Let's unpack the common name & talk about its unique jaw.
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We are entering an era where seeing is no longer believing, writes Shaun Nolan, Malmö University. theconversation.com/visual-think...
Visual thinking: the strategy that could help you spot misinformation and manipulated images
We are entering an era where seeing is no longer believing.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
We are entering an era where seeing is no longer believing, writes Shaun Nolan, Malmö University. theconversation.com/visual-think...
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Here is a great chance to get my book for 50% off!
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Misguided | Columbia University Press
Why are people inclined to believe misinformation? This wide-ranging and comprehensive book shines a light on how false beliefs take root and spread, explori... | CUP
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December 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Well, finally the cat is out of the bag @science.org! (or at least part of a very complex story)🐈🧬. Great job from @mdemartino.bsky.social and my team @felix-erc.bsky.social. Huge thanks to all the colleagues and the institutes involved! @erc.europa.eu www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The dispersal of domestic cats from North Africa to Europe around 2000 years ago
The domestic cat (Felis catus) descends from the African wildcat Felis lybica lybica. Its global distribution alongside humans testifies to its successful adaptation to anthropogenic environments. Unc...
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November 28, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Well, finally the cat is out of the bag @science.org! (or at least part of a very complex story)🐈🧬. Great job from @mdemartino.bsky.social and my team @felix-erc.bsky.social. Huge thanks to all the colleagues and the institutes involved! @erc.europa.eu www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
'Department of Truth' #0 began a supplemental story about Elvis, by @ssnyder1835.bsky.social & @joshixson.bsky.social. @doubtisthewayout.bsky.social explains the real-life conspiracy theories about the King. @imagecomics.com @jamesthefourth.bsky.social @aiptcomics.com @quacksanonymous.bsky.social
Exit Lore and Elvis Presley in ‘Department of Truth’ #0
It's all about who's dead, who's alive, and who never existed in the first place.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
'Department of Truth' #0 began a supplemental story about Elvis, by @ssnyder1835.bsky.social & @joshixson.bsky.social. @doubtisthewayout.bsky.social explains the real-life conspiracy theories about the King. @imagecomics.com @jamesthefourth.bsky.social @aiptcomics.com @quacksanonymous.bsky.social
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Every year around Thanksgiving, I see tons of grad students post heartbreaking messages on social media about how their loved ones don’t understand or support their decision to study what seems like something pointless or silly.
Perhaps my American Scientist essay can help!
🧪🌎🦑 #SciComm
Perhaps my American Scientist essay can help!
🧪🌎🦑 #SciComm
“Why Are We Funding This?”
Long-standing myths about “silly science” have contributed to the reckless slashing of government-supported research.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Every year around Thanksgiving, I see tons of grad students post heartbreaking messages on social media about how their loved ones don’t understand or support their decision to study what seems like something pointless or silly.
Perhaps my American Scientist essay can help!
🧪🌎🦑 #SciComm
Perhaps my American Scientist essay can help!
🧪🌎🦑 #SciComm
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Ozempic works for arthritis. And probably other pain.
Am I dreaming? Too good to be true? Nope. This is the real deal, actual good news we can have some confidence in.
Free summary, lots of nerdy details for members only:
www.painscience.com/blog/ozempic...
Am I dreaming? Too good to be true? Nope. This is the real deal, actual good news we can have some confidence in.
Free summary, lots of nerdy details for members only:
www.painscience.com/blog/ozempic...
November 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Ozempic works for arthritis. And probably other pain.
Am I dreaming? Too good to be true? Nope. This is the real deal, actual good news we can have some confidence in.
Free summary, lots of nerdy details for members only:
www.painscience.com/blog/ozempic...
Am I dreaming? Too good to be true? Nope. This is the real deal, actual good news we can have some confidence in.
Free summary, lots of nerdy details for members only:
www.painscience.com/blog/ozempic...
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NEW: A Discord community with nearly 200 members serves as a support group for people whose minds and lives have been upended by episodes of AI delusion and psychosis.
In some cases, members say, the group has helped people climb out of their destructive AI "spirals."
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In some cases, members say, the group has helped people climb out of their destructive AI "spirals."
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Meet the Group Breaking People Out of AI Delusions
In this Discord server, people impacted by AI delusions and psychosis share their experiences — and even help users out of delusional spells.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
NEW: A Discord community with nearly 200 members serves as a support group for people whose minds and lives have been upended by episodes of AI delusion and psychosis.
In some cases, members say, the group has helped people climb out of their destructive AI "spirals."
futurism.com/artificial-i...
In some cases, members say, the group has helped people climb out of their destructive AI "spirals."
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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🚨NEW: A massive new study found no link between exposure to recommended levels of fluoride and IQ decline in children. Over the past year, Health Secretary RFK Junior has claimed that fluoride causes IQ loss, neuro disorders and bone cancer, among other issues.
My story for @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
My story for @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
Massive Study Finds No Link Between Fluoride in Tap Water and Lower Child IQ
Researchers tracked thousands of Americans for decades, finding no links between ingesting recommended levels of fluoride and lower cognitive skills
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November 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
🚨NEW: A massive new study found no link between exposure to recommended levels of fluoride and IQ decline in children. Over the past year, Health Secretary RFK Junior has claimed that fluoride causes IQ loss, neuro disorders and bone cancer, among other issues.
My story for @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
My story for @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
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From Nathalie Korhonen Cuestas: Early galaxies create bubbles of ionised gas around them. Measuring their sizes could provide key insights into cosmology. ⚛️🔭☄🧪
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What can ionised bubbles tell us about the expansion of the universe?
Early galaxies create bubbles of ionised gas around them. Measuring their sizes could provide key insights into cosmology.
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November 15, 2025 at 10:26 PM
From Nathalie Korhonen Cuestas: Early galaxies create bubbles of ionised gas around them. Measuring their sizes could provide key insights into cosmology. ⚛️🔭☄🧪
astrobites.org/2025/11/15/b...
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Yawns are weird. You're tired? Why don't you open your mouth really big about it? What's that? You're not tired, but you saw someone else open their mouth big? Well, guess what.
November 14, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Yawns are weird. You're tired? Why don't you open your mouth really big about it? What's that? You're not tired, but you saw someone else open their mouth big? Well, guess what.
Pareidolia is our brain's weird ability to recognize patterns, like faces. Caricaturist @celestiaward.bsky.social looks at how an alien uses it against us in Fantastic Four #4, by @ryannorth.ca & @ramosland.bsky.social. @tombrevoort.bsky.social @aiptcomics.com @delgaduck.bsky.social
Aliens take advantage of our pareidolia in ‘Fantastic Four’ #4
It helps us see faces and, in this case ... puppy dogs?
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November 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Pareidolia is our brain's weird ability to recognize patterns, like faces. Caricaturist @celestiaward.bsky.social looks at how an alien uses it against us in Fantastic Four #4, by @ryannorth.ca & @ramosland.bsky.social. @tombrevoort.bsky.social @aiptcomics.com @delgaduck.bsky.social
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Tapping the XKCD sign again to explain that no, I won't be seeing an aurora tonight. Or at least I really hope not. That would be bad. :)
November 12, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Tapping the XKCD sign again to explain that no, I won't be seeing an aurora tonight. Or at least I really hope not. That would be bad. :)
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Livestream on Thursday evening!
Do Aliens Speak Physics? | Daniel Whiteson | Skeptical Inquirer Presents
Science has advanced enormously in the past 500 years, guided by experimental tests of theory and practice. In that same time, science teaching and education—guided primarily by tradition and dogma—h...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Livestream on Thursday evening!
What's weirder than UFOs? The history of people seeing and studying UFOs. There's a new trend of studying the sociology of the phenomenon, and we're here to review one of the furthest-reaching entries.
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’ asks why we think UFOs are aliens
A historian writes on the social impact of the phenomenon.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
What's weirder than UFOs? The history of people seeing and studying UFOs. There's a new trend of studying the sociology of the phenomenon, and we're here to review one of the furthest-reaching entries.
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Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age youtu.be/f7kvwp9aIyM
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age — Season 3 Official Trailer | Apple TV
YouTube video by Apple TV
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November 6, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age youtu.be/f7kvwp9aIyM