Tamar Haspel
@tamarhaspel.bsky.social
James Beard winning WaPo columnist writing about food & science, author of TO BOLDLY GROW, gentleman oyster farmer.
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really fantastic job opportunity for folks with editorial experience (relatedly, if y’all are ever in the market for a labor reporter, PLEASE lmk @19thnews.org!) 19thnews.org/19th-news-ed...
We're hiring an Editor
The 19th is hiring an editor to work closely with the editorial director to assign, shape, edit and publish stories to fulfill The 19th’s mission of serving women and LGBTQ+ people with timely, high-q...
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January 6, 2026 at 12:50 AM
really fantastic job opportunity for folks with editorial experience (relatedly, if y’all are ever in the market for a labor reporter, PLEASE lmk @19thnews.org!) 19thnews.org/19th-news-ed...
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Please share - @pewresearch.org wants to hire a data archivist who will be an advocate for data users, helping to ensure that our datasets are easy to discover and reuse by researchers, journalists, and the public.
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January 6, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Please share - @pewresearch.org wants to hire a data archivist who will be an advocate for data users, helping to ensure that our datasets are easy to discover and reuse by researchers, journalists, and the public.
pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CenterExtern...
pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CenterExtern...
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Nice to see a big study conclude we're unsustainably eating the earth. But the solutions, man, 🙄: "We propose transitioning to a predominantly plant-based diet." Great! How? "Largely through education and large-scale public information campaigns..." Good luck with that!
January 6, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Nice to see a big study conclude we're unsustainably eating the earth. But the solutions, man, 🙄: "We propose transitioning to a predominantly plant-based diet." Great! How? "Largely through education and large-scale public information campaigns..." Good luck with that!
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There are astonishing things at the British Museum, but it's the 2000-year-old Roman muffin tin that speaks to me. Humans are humans, through time and across continents.
A long time ago, somebody, somewhere undoubtedly got really pissed because she burned the dinner rolls.
A long time ago, somebody, somewhere undoubtedly got really pissed because she burned the dinner rolls.
January 4, 2026 at 3:19 PM
There are astonishing things at the British Museum, but it's the 2000-year-old Roman muffin tin that speaks to me. Humans are humans, through time and across continents.
A long time ago, somebody, somewhere undoubtedly got really pissed because she burned the dinner rolls.
A long time ago, somebody, somewhere undoubtedly got really pissed because she burned the dinner rolls.
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How long should it take to retract a paper with incontrovertible signs of data fabrication? Sleuths think 2 months is too long, particularly when clinical risks are involved. deevybee.blogspot.com/2026/01/an-o...
#retraction #stemcells #cardiology
@erictopol.bsky.social
#retraction #stemcells #cardiology
@erictopol.bsky.social
An Open Letter to the BMJ Editorial Board
to: Editor in chief, Kamran Abbasi , kabbasi@bmj.com Executive editor, Theodora Bloom , tbloom@bmj.com Head of research, Elizab...
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January 5, 2026 at 9:38 AM
How long should it take to retract a paper with incontrovertible signs of data fabrication? Sleuths think 2 months is too long, particularly when clinical risks are involved. deevybee.blogspot.com/2026/01/an-o...
#retraction #stemcells #cardiology
@erictopol.bsky.social
#retraction #stemcells #cardiology
@erictopol.bsky.social
There are astonishing things at the British Museum, but it's the 2000-year-old Roman muffin tin that speaks to me. Humans are humans, through time and across continents.
A long time ago, somebody, somewhere undoubtedly got really pissed because she burned the dinner rolls.
A long time ago, somebody, somewhere undoubtedly got really pissed because she burned the dinner rolls.
January 4, 2026 at 3:19 PM
There are astonishing things at the British Museum, but it's the 2000-year-old Roman muffin tin that speaks to me. Humans are humans, through time and across continents.
A long time ago, somebody, somewhere undoubtedly got really pissed because she burned the dinner rolls.
A long time ago, somebody, somewhere undoubtedly got really pissed because she burned the dinner rolls.
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We are looking for a writer with deep knowledge of American business. The successful candidate would be expected to produce original and ambitious journalism capable of holding the cover of The Economist. Interested? Apply by February 20th
Wanted: a new business writer
An opportunity to join the staff of The Economist
econ.st
December 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
We are looking for a writer with deep knowledge of American business. The successful candidate would be expected to produce original and ambitious journalism capable of holding the cover of The Economist. Interested? Apply by February 20th
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Major #shipwreck discovery in Denmark- largest medieval cog (merchant ship) ever found. Built c1410, with 300-ton cargo capacity. Biggest contemporary English vessel was Henry IV's royal ship 'Trinity', also of 300 tons #maritimehistory #maritimearchaeology
www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/about-us/...
www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/about-us/...
Archaeologists reveal a medieval super ship: "It's the World’s largest cog"
For 600 years, the waters off Copenhagen have hidden an exceptional secret. Now, maritime archaeologists from the Viking Ship Museum in Denmark reveal the discovery of the world’s largest cog – a medi...
www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk
December 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Major #shipwreck discovery in Denmark- largest medieval cog (merchant ship) ever found. Built c1410, with 300-ton cargo capacity. Biggest contemporary English vessel was Henry IV's royal ship 'Trinity', also of 300 tons #maritimehistory #maritimearchaeology
www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/about-us/...
www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/about-us/...
This is the right pyramid.
Good studies of any kind are more useful than bad studies of any kind.
Good studies of any kind are more useful than bad studies of any kind.
It has a name now 😜
Many thanks to Ken for agreeing to put his good name to my...artwork. The image is in the public domain (CC 0), but citations to the linked documents are warmly welcomed.
✅ zenodo.org/records/1808...
✅ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24452418/
Many thanks to Ken for agreeing to put his good name to my...artwork. The image is in the public domain (CC 0), but citations to the linked documents are warmly welcomed.
✅ zenodo.org/records/1808...
✅ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24452418/
December 29, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This is the right pyramid.
Good studies of any kind are more useful than bad studies of any kind.
Good studies of any kind are more useful than bad studies of any kind.
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This is absolutely wild, and super important.
There are zillions of studies claiming that fMRI signals indicate increased brain activity, and it looks like that's often just wrong.
If confirmed, this means we've misinterpreted a lot of research.
There are zillions of studies claiming that fMRI signals indicate increased brain activity, and it looks like that's often just wrong.
If confirmed, this means we've misinterpreted a lot of research.
"40 percent of MRI signals do not correspond to actual brain activity"; "Since tens of thousands of fMRI studies worldwide are based on this assumption, our results could lead to opposite interpretations in many of them.”
www.tum.de/en/news-and-...
www.tum.de/en/news-and-...
40 percent of MRI signals misinterpreted
Interpretation of numerous MRI data may be incorrect: blood flow is not a reliable indicator of brain activity.
www.tum.de
December 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This is absolutely wild, and super important.
There are zillions of studies claiming that fMRI signals indicate increased brain activity, and it looks like that's often just wrong.
If confirmed, this means we've misinterpreted a lot of research.
There are zillions of studies claiming that fMRI signals indicate increased brain activity, and it looks like that's often just wrong.
If confirmed, this means we've misinterpreted a lot of research.
This is absolutely wild, and super important.
There are zillions of studies claiming that fMRI signals indicate increased brain activity, and it looks like that's often just wrong.
If confirmed, this means we've misinterpreted a lot of research.
There are zillions of studies claiming that fMRI signals indicate increased brain activity, and it looks like that's often just wrong.
If confirmed, this means we've misinterpreted a lot of research.
"40 percent of MRI signals do not correspond to actual brain activity"; "Since tens of thousands of fMRI studies worldwide are based on this assumption, our results could lead to opposite interpretations in many of them.”
www.tum.de/en/news-and-...
www.tum.de/en/news-and-...
40 percent of MRI signals misinterpreted
Interpretation of numerous MRI data may be incorrect: blood flow is not a reliable indicator of brain activity.
www.tum.de
December 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This is absolutely wild, and super important.
There are zillions of studies claiming that fMRI signals indicate increased brain activity, and it looks like that's often just wrong.
If confirmed, this means we've misinterpreted a lot of research.
There are zillions of studies claiming that fMRI signals indicate increased brain activity, and it looks like that's often just wrong.
If confirmed, this means we've misinterpreted a lot of research.
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Dec 26, 1941. Churchill addresses Congress:
"I have been in full harmony all my life with the tides which have flowed on both sides of the Atlantic against privilege and monopoly...In my country as in yours public men are proud to be the servants of the state and would be ashamed to be its masters."
"I have been in full harmony all my life with the tides which have flowed on both sides of the Atlantic against privilege and monopoly...In my country as in yours public men are proud to be the servants of the state and would be ashamed to be its masters."
December 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Dec 26, 1941. Churchill addresses Congress:
"I have been in full harmony all my life with the tides which have flowed on both sides of the Atlantic against privilege and monopoly...In my country as in yours public men are proud to be the servants of the state and would be ashamed to be its masters."
"I have been in full harmony all my life with the tides which have flowed on both sides of the Atlantic against privilege and monopoly...In my country as in yours public men are proud to be the servants of the state and would be ashamed to be its masters."
A drive-by Stonehenging
December 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
A drive-by Stonehenging
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Itsy-bitsy teenie-weenie ancient Roman langoustinie
We hope the BlueSky moderators don't flag today's offering for #MosaicMonday as being, ahem... prawnographic. 😳
December 22, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Itsy-bitsy teenie-weenie ancient Roman langoustinie
You guys! Ship cats!
Since everything is awful and it’s nearly Christmas, who’d like some pictures of ship’s cats? Don’t worry dog lovers, a canine thread’s coming soon! Let’s start with Tiddles, sitting in his favourite spot on the carrier HMS Victorious in 1943 (he liked playing with the bell rope)
📷 IWM A 10646
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📷 IWM A 10646
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December 20, 2025 at 10:30 AM
You guys! Ship cats!
Who among us ...
“We must stop eating!” cried Toad as he ate another.
December 19, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Who among us ...
Hey look another observational study, this time of high-fat cheese and dementia.
But here's the thing. The high-fat cheese eaters had a lower incidence of EVERY SINGLE DISEASE at baseline.
(High cheese is rightmost column, low cheese is second to rightmost)
www.neurology.org/doi/full/10....
But here's the thing. The high-fat cheese eaters had a lower incidence of EVERY SINGLE DISEASE at baseline.
(High cheese is rightmost column, low cheese is second to rightmost)
www.neurology.org/doi/full/10....
December 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Hey look another observational study, this time of high-fat cheese and dementia.
But here's the thing. The high-fat cheese eaters had a lower incidence of EVERY SINGLE DISEASE at baseline.
(High cheese is rightmost column, low cheese is second to rightmost)
www.neurology.org/doi/full/10....
But here's the thing. The high-fat cheese eaters had a lower incidence of EVERY SINGLE DISEASE at baseline.
(High cheese is rightmost column, low cheese is second to rightmost)
www.neurology.org/doi/full/10....
I think @jamesstein18.bsky.social makes an important point that doesn't get made nearly often enough.
If we have a large body of evidence, and there's no clear conclusion, it probably means it doesn't matter very much.
In this case, alcohol & health.
jamesstein18.substack.com/p/alcohol-an...
If we have a large body of evidence, and there's no clear conclusion, it probably means it doesn't matter very much.
In this case, alcohol & health.
jamesstein18.substack.com/p/alcohol-an...
Alcohol and Health Risks: Evidence Beats Headlines (Updated December 2025)
The J-Curve, Confounding, and Clinical Reality
jamesstein18.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I think @jamesstein18.bsky.social makes an important point that doesn't get made nearly often enough.
If we have a large body of evidence, and there's no clear conclusion, it probably means it doesn't matter very much.
In this case, alcohol & health.
jamesstein18.substack.com/p/alcohol-an...
If we have a large body of evidence, and there's no clear conclusion, it probably means it doesn't matter very much.
In this case, alcohol & health.
jamesstein18.substack.com/p/alcohol-an...
How much venality, nastiness, nihilism, grift, tribalism, racism, pettiness, bigotry, authoritarianism, gaslighting, vindictiveness, stupidity, egotism, ignorance, hatred, hypocrisy, vulgarity, and complete disregard for the rule of law can one nation take?
December 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
How much venality, nastiness, nihilism, grift, tribalism, racism, pettiness, bigotry, authoritarianism, gaslighting, vindictiveness, stupidity, egotism, ignorance, hatred, hypocrisy, vulgarity, and complete disregard for the rule of law can one nation take?
People who write stuff that's untethered from our scientific reality love super-sciency terms they're betting you don't understand.
When you're trying to be seen as a legit clinical professional, peppering evidence-based throughout your document doesn't obviate the buzzword salad that shows you're in no way evidence-based (systems biology, methylation, micorbiota, etc etc).
December 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
People who write stuff that's untethered from our scientific reality love super-sciency terms they're betting you don't understand.
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Great role advertised at Oxford: Research Metrics and Open Infrastructure Lead
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December 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Great role advertised at Oxford: Research Metrics and Open Infrastructure Lead
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This is a serious clunker from the usually reliable @economist.com.
I haven't seen a shred of evidence that eating sugar slowly changes anything.
For starters, the evidence for insulin spikes driving hunger is equivocal. Lots of studies measure insulin & track intake; results are all over the map
I haven't seen a shred of evidence that eating sugar slowly changes anything.
For starters, the evidence for insulin spikes driving hunger is equivocal. Lots of studies measure insulin & track intake; results are all over the map
Ingredients in “natural” sugars are unlikely to make them any healthier. What matters most when consuming the stuff, in whatever form, is to eat it slowly
Are some types of sugar healthier than others?
We weigh up the options
econ.st
December 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This is a serious clunker from the usually reliable @economist.com.
I haven't seen a shred of evidence that eating sugar slowly changes anything.
For starters, the evidence for insulin spikes driving hunger is equivocal. Lots of studies measure insulin & track intake; results are all over the map
I haven't seen a shred of evidence that eating sugar slowly changes anything.
For starters, the evidence for insulin spikes driving hunger is equivocal. Lots of studies measure insulin & track intake; results are all over the map
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This is sort of "balcony solar" and a battery generator packaged in one box. Makes a lot of sense.
Raya’s solar-plus-storage system aims to be as easy to install as any other household appliance — and fits into a package that looks a lot like a storm cellar out of the Wizard of Oz.
Raya Power makes a solar-battery system you can put in your backyard
The startup built a compact solar-battery combo that connects directly to key household appliances, is easy to plug in, and requires no special permits.
www.canarymedia.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is sort of "balcony solar" and a battery generator packaged in one box. Makes a lot of sense.
This turned in to a very interesting conversation. Smart people weighed in.
NHANES is a regular survey of Americans (different samples, but designed to be comparable across waves).
The latest response rate was a dismal 25%, which is hard to correct for. There are serious implications.
NHANES is a regular survey of Americans (different samples, but designed to be comparable across waves).
The latest response rate was a dismal 25%, which is hard to correct for. There are serious implications.
Hey stats friends - if NHANES response rates drop from 68.5% to 25.7% (2013-2023), is it possible to correct for that to legitimize longitudinal data?
After all, people who drop out are probably different from people who don't.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
After all, people who drop out are probably different from people who don't.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
December 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This turned in to a very interesting conversation. Smart people weighed in.
NHANES is a regular survey of Americans (different samples, but designed to be comparable across waves).
The latest response rate was a dismal 25%, which is hard to correct for. There are serious implications.
NHANES is a regular survey of Americans (different samples, but designed to be comparable across waves).
The latest response rate was a dismal 25%, which is hard to correct for. There are serious implications.