SergioEfe
@sergioefe.bsky.social
Periodista de ciencia. Ex(micro)biólogo.
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Valentín Fuster: “me lo acabo de inventar pero da lo mismo porque lo vais a poner en un titular”.
December 27, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Valentín Fuster: “me lo acabo de inventar pero da lo mismo porque lo vais a poner en un titular”.
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The only thing ChatGPT ever does.
August 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The only thing ChatGPT ever does.
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I specced out a new PC in May 2025, and jotted down all the prices. (Didn't buy it.)
At the time, 64GB of memory was £91. Now, the same memory is going for £505.
A 2TB SSD was £98. Now, the same SSD would cost me £169.
My hypothetical £900 May 2025 build would come to over £1,500 today.
Crazy!
At the time, 64GB of memory was £91. Now, the same memory is going for £505.
A 2TB SSD was £98. Now, the same SSD would cost me £169.
My hypothetical £900 May 2025 build would come to over £1,500 today.
Crazy!
December 27, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I specced out a new PC in May 2025, and jotted down all the prices. (Didn't buy it.)
At the time, 64GB of memory was £91. Now, the same memory is going for £505.
A 2TB SSD was £98. Now, the same SSD would cost me £169.
My hypothetical £900 May 2025 build would come to over £1,500 today.
Crazy!
At the time, 64GB of memory was £91. Now, the same memory is going for £505.
A 2TB SSD was £98. Now, the same SSD would cost me £169.
My hypothetical £900 May 2025 build would come to over £1,500 today.
Crazy!
«Certain papers or editors are driving an agenda to “divide climate change (an issue that the public greatly care about) from net zero (its solution, which is less understood)”.
This is part of a wider trend of “response scepticism” over the past decade in parts of the UK media.»
This is part of a wider trend of “response scepticism” over the past decade in parts of the UK media.»
We analysed 73,000 articles and found the UK media is divorcing ‘climate change’ from net zero
theconversation.com/we-analysed-...
theconversation.com/we-analysed-...
We analysed 73,000 articles and found the UK media is divorcing ‘climate change’ from net zero
Articles on net zero used to always explain the scientific background. But not anymore.
theconversation.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:44 AM
«Certain papers or editors are driving an agenda to “divide climate change (an issue that the public greatly care about) from net zero (its solution, which is less understood)”.
This is part of a wider trend of “response scepticism” over the past decade in parts of the UK media.»
This is part of a wider trend of “response scepticism” over the past decade in parts of the UK media.»
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La gripe "no cae", cae la actividad asistencial. Agotado de los "interpretadores" de curvas. Los sistemas de vigilancia epidemiológica dependen de la demanda y actividad asistencial. Solo existe una excepción; la mortalidad. Si la actividad baja, "la curva baja". No es que luego "repunte".
December 24, 2025 at 7:34 AM
La gripe "no cae", cae la actividad asistencial. Agotado de los "interpretadores" de curvas. Los sistemas de vigilancia epidemiológica dependen de la demanda y actividad asistencial. Solo existe una excepción; la mortalidad. Si la actividad baja, "la curva baja". No es que luego "repunte".
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This smells distinctly like collider bias and/or selection bias and/or regression to the mean... You simply can't select teen prodigies, and world class athletes rom databases, and go run regressions without serious consideration of the selection process!
"Most top achievers (Nobel laureates and world-class musicians, athletes, chess players) demonstrated lower performance than many peers during their early years. Across the highest adult performance, peak performance is negatively correlated with early performance" www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Recent discoveries on the acquisition of the highest levels of human performance
Scientists have long debated the origins of exceptional human achievements. This literature review summarizes recent evidence from multiple domains on the acquisition of world-class performance. We re...
www.science.org
December 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This smells distinctly like collider bias and/or selection bias and/or regression to the mean... You simply can't select teen prodigies, and world class athletes rom databases, and go run regressions without serious consideration of the selection process!
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Absolute #mustread
“It’s about protectionism… The food industry knows that words are a powerful weapon. If Moses had promised the Israelites a land of mammary secretions and insect vomit…if plant-based foods have to be marketed under alien and alienating names, this will depress their market share”
“It’s about protectionism… The food industry knows that words are a powerful weapon. If Moses had promised the Israelites a land of mammary secretions and insect vomit…if plant-based foods have to be marketed under alien and alienating names, this will depress their market share”
When is a sausage not really a sausage? Ask the meat lobby | George Monbiot
When is a sausage not really a sausage? Ask the meat lobby | George Monbiot
European legislators may ban plant-based products from using the name to prevent ‘confusion’. Just don’t mention beef tomatoes or buffalo wings, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Absolute #mustread
“It’s about protectionism… The food industry knows that words are a powerful weapon. If Moses had promised the Israelites a land of mammary secretions and insect vomit…if plant-based foods have to be marketed under alien and alienating names, this will depress their market share”
“It’s about protectionism… The food industry knows that words are a powerful weapon. If Moses had promised the Israelites a land of mammary secretions and insect vomit…if plant-based foods have to be marketed under alien and alienating names, this will depress their market share”
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If you're not trans, I don't think I can fully explain how important this is.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
If you're not trans, I don't think I can fully explain how important this is.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
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Europe risks a self-fulfilling prophecy over the threat from Russia ft.trib.al/5nekh4L | opinion
Europe risks a self-fulfilling prophecy over the threat from Russia
Leaders on the continent should be wary of beating the drums of war too loudly
ft.trib.al
December 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Europe risks a self-fulfilling prophecy over the threat from Russia ft.trib.al/5nekh4L | opinion
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La Generalitat descarta, de momento, que el virus de peste porcina hallado en jabalíes saliera del laboratorio CReSA. El equipo de expertos europeos en bioseguridad y contención no ve nada que indique una "fuga", según sus primeras conclusiones
El Govern no ve indicios de que el brote de peste porcina saliera del IRTA-CReSA
El consejero catalán afirma que Japón acepta importar carne de cerdo española producida antes de la PPA
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December 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
La Generalitat descarta, de momento, que el virus de peste porcina hallado en jabalíes saliera del laboratorio CReSA. El equipo de expertos europeos en bioseguridad y contención no ve nada que indique una "fuga", según sus primeras conclusiones
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ÚLTIMA HORA | La jueza vuelve a archivar la causa contra Mónica Oltra y niega que haya indicios contra ella www.eldiario.es/comunitat-va...
December 19, 2025 at 11:12 AM
ÚLTIMA HORA | La jueza vuelve a archivar la causa contra Mónica Oltra y niega que haya indicios contra ella www.eldiario.es/comunitat-va...
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🔌☀️El crecimiento “imparable” de las renovables es el avance científico del año para la revista Science
🗨️Miguel de Simón Martín: "El despliegue masivo de energías renovables es una condición necesaria, pero no suficiente para afrontar el reto climático"
sciencemediacentre.es/el-crecimien...
🗨️Miguel de Simón Martín: "El despliegue masivo de energías renovables es una condición necesaria, pero no suficiente para afrontar el reto climático"
sciencemediacentre.es/el-crecimien...
December 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
🔌☀️El crecimiento “imparable” de las renovables es el avance científico del año para la revista Science
🗨️Miguel de Simón Martín: "El despliegue masivo de energías renovables es una condición necesaria, pero no suficiente para afrontar el reto climático"
sciencemediacentre.es/el-crecimien...
🗨️Miguel de Simón Martín: "El despliegue masivo de energías renovables es una condición necesaria, pero no suficiente para afrontar el reto climático"
sciencemediacentre.es/el-crecimien...
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La nueva de peligro amor para toda la vida es bonita también
December 18, 2025 at 10:29 AM
La nueva de peligro amor para toda la vida es bonita también
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These are projections for flu beds NHS England and Sir Jim Mackey briefed out as part of their absurd "superflu" campaign: 5000-8000. Every health reporter parroted and hyped them.
Obvious bullshit. Called out as such explicitly. Actuals 3,140.
Not an ounce of shame, they'll continue bullshitting.
Obvious bullshit. Called out as such explicitly. Actuals 3,140.
Not an ounce of shame, they'll continue bullshitting.
December 18, 2025 at 10:11 AM
These are projections for flu beds NHS England and Sir Jim Mackey briefed out as part of their absurd "superflu" campaign: 5000-8000. Every health reporter parroted and hyped them.
Obvious bullshit. Called out as such explicitly. Actuals 3,140.
Not an ounce of shame, they'll continue bullshitting.
Obvious bullshit. Called out as such explicitly. Actuals 3,140.
Not an ounce of shame, they'll continue bullshitting.
"El consumo de queso se registró a partir de un diario alimenticio y una entrevista realizada en un momento concreto, 25 años antes del análisis del diagnóstico de demencia".
"Las personas que consumían más queso y nata con alto contenido en grasas tenían, en promedio, un mayor nivel educativo".
😐
"Las personas que consumían más queso y nata con alto contenido en grasas tenían, en promedio, un mayor nivel educativo".
😐
🧀Un estudio vincula el consumo de queso graso con un menor riesgo de demencia
🗨️Tara Spires-Jones: "No hay pruebas sólidas de que ningún alimento concreto proteja a las personas de la demencia" sciencemediacentre.es/un-estudio-v...
🗨️Tara Spires-Jones: "No hay pruebas sólidas de que ningún alimento concreto proteja a las personas de la demencia" sciencemediacentre.es/un-estudio-v...
December 18, 2025 at 9:34 AM
"El consumo de queso se registró a partir de un diario alimenticio y una entrevista realizada en un momento concreto, 25 años antes del análisis del diagnóstico de demencia".
"Las personas que consumían más queso y nata con alto contenido en grasas tenían, en promedio, un mayor nivel educativo".
😐
"Las personas que consumían más queso y nata con alto contenido en grasas tenían, en promedio, un mayor nivel educativo".
😐
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El hecho de que el país entero y sus habitantes sean parte de una simulación explicaría, para buena parte de la población, su historia y su actualidad.
Puedes leer el artículo completo en la web: www.elmundotoday.com/2025/12/espa...
Contenido patrocinado por @csicdivulga.bsky.social.
Puedes leer el artículo completo en la web: www.elmundotoday.com/2025/12/espa...
Contenido patrocinado por @csicdivulga.bsky.social.
December 18, 2025 at 9:28 AM
El hecho de que el país entero y sus habitantes sean parte de una simulación explicaría, para buena parte de la población, su historia y su actualidad.
Puedes leer el artículo completo en la web: www.elmundotoday.com/2025/12/espa...
Contenido patrocinado por @csicdivulga.bsky.social.
Puedes leer el artículo completo en la web: www.elmundotoday.com/2025/12/espa...
Contenido patrocinado por @csicdivulga.bsky.social.
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Post-publication peer review is at it best when it's thoughtful, scrupulous, steeped in detail – and challenges key claims of the paper. @janhove.bsky.social's discussion of a recent paper on multilingualism exemplifies this.
A recent study purports to have found that multilingualism protects against accelerated ageing. I've taken a closer look at it, and it doesn't look good.
New blog post: "Does multilingualism really protect against accelerated ageing? Some critical comments"
janhove.github.io/posts/2025-1...
New blog post: "Does multilingualism really protect against accelerated ageing? Some critical comments"
janhove.github.io/posts/2025-1...
December 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Post-publication peer review is at it best when it's thoughtful, scrupulous, steeped in detail – and challenges key claims of the paper. @janhove.bsky.social's discussion of a recent paper on multilingualism exemplifies this.
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Noticias que se entienden mejor juntas.
El centro de Roma ya solo conserva 23.000 habitantes. Ha perdido en diez años el 38% de su población.
Y el Trastevere ha perdido el 45% de población.
Y esto seguirá en el resto de ciudades valiosas, no lo dudemos.
www.trendencias.com/viajes/roma-...
El centro de Roma ya solo conserva 23.000 habitantes. Ha perdido en diez años el 38% de su población.
Y el Trastevere ha perdido el 45% de población.
Y esto seguirá en el resto de ciudades valiosas, no lo dudemos.
www.trendencias.com/viajes/roma-...
Roma ha perdido la batalla del turismo: su centro se vacía y tiene menos habitantes que Aranda de Duero
Roma se ganó el apodo de la Ciudad Eterna, pero eso es porque quien se lo puso no había oído hablar de AirBnb. La capital del mundo antiguo está muriéndose de...
www.trendencias.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Noticias que se entienden mejor juntas.
El centro de Roma ya solo conserva 23.000 habitantes. Ha perdido en diez años el 38% de su población.
Y el Trastevere ha perdido el 45% de población.
Y esto seguirá en el resto de ciudades valiosas, no lo dudemos.
www.trendencias.com/viajes/roma-...
El centro de Roma ya solo conserva 23.000 habitantes. Ha perdido en diez años el 38% de su población.
Y el Trastevere ha perdido el 45% de población.
Y esto seguirá en el resto de ciudades valiosas, no lo dudemos.
www.trendencias.com/viajes/roma-...
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"La mayoría de los artículos más citados —lo que hace que se consideren más influyentes— se publican en revistas que no son valoradas como las más prestigiosas".
"En global, las medidas tradicionales basadas en las revistas podrían reconocer tan solo entre el 10% y el 20% del trabajo influyente".
"En global, las medidas tradicionales basadas en las revistas podrían reconocer tan solo entre el 10% y el 20% del trabajo influyente".
📚La mayoría de los investigadores recibirían más reconocimiento si se valoraran sus trabajos de forma independiente a la revista en la que se publican
🗨️ José Luis Ortega: "No se puede asociar el impacto de la revista con el de los artículos publicados"
sciencemediacentre.es/la-mayoria-d...
🗨️ José Luis Ortega: "No se puede asociar el impacto de la revista con el de los artículos publicados"
sciencemediacentre.es/la-mayoria-d...
December 17, 2025 at 8:08 AM
"La mayoría de los artículos más citados —lo que hace que se consideren más influyentes— se publican en revistas que no son valoradas como las más prestigiosas".
"En global, las medidas tradicionales basadas en las revistas podrían reconocer tan solo entre el 10% y el 20% del trabajo influyente".
"En global, las medidas tradicionales basadas en las revistas podrían reconocer tan solo entre el 10% y el 20% del trabajo influyente".
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"Schrödinger's causal inference" (n):
The practice of making causal claims or interpretations within a scientific article - typically in the title, abstract, implications, or conclusion - while simultaneously warning that the study design is unsuitable for causal inference.
The practice of making causal claims or interpretations within a scientific article - typically in the title, abstract, implications, or conclusion - while simultaneously warning that the study design is unsuitable for causal inference.
November 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
"Schrödinger's causal inference" (n):
The practice of making causal claims or interpretations within a scientific article - typically in the title, abstract, implications, or conclusion - while simultaneously warning that the study design is unsuitable for causal inference.
The practice of making causal claims or interpretations within a scientific article - typically in the title, abstract, implications, or conclusion - while simultaneously warning that the study design is unsuitable for causal inference.
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This slide unfortunately generalizes well 🥲
November 11, 2025 at 9:25 AM
This slide unfortunately generalizes well 🥲
Un clásico. Total, si los medios lo van a cubrir como si hubiera causalidad (y, por lo tanto, como si fuera un estudio relevante).
Doing non-causal inference (and being explicit about it), yet using a causal word as second word in the title.
If you pay Nature € 10.690, they will publish this in Nature Ageing.
I can tell you what I think of that for free.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
If you pay Nature € 10.690, they will publish this in Nature Ageing.
I can tell you what I think of that for free.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
December 17, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Un clásico. Total, si los medios lo van a cubrir como si hubiera causalidad (y, por lo tanto, como si fuera un estudio relevante).
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You remember that Nature Aging paper about how multilingualism protects against accelerated aging? Well…
December 17, 2025 at 7:15 AM
You remember that Nature Aging paper about how multilingualism protects against accelerated aging? Well…
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Haidt has been a walking red flag for years and years and years. He's a great example of how if you simply insist you are "rational", "reasonable", "data driven" and "objective" enough times, then a certain class of faux intellectuals will credulously lap up your meritless, airport-book claims.
Instead of a Q&A Jonathan Haidt got up to share notes from some kind of workshop earlier in the day and talk about how great Bari Weiss was
October 18, 2024 at 5:10 AM
Haidt has been a walking red flag for years and years and years. He's a great example of how if you simply insist you are "rational", "reasonable", "data driven" and "objective" enough times, then a certain class of faux intellectuals will credulously lap up your meritless, airport-book claims.