Kevin Mitchell
@wiringthebrain.bsky.social
Neurogeneticist interested in the relations between genes, brains, and minds. Author of INNATE (2018) and FREE AGENTS (2023)
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Great example of Schrödinger's Causal Inference!
Title states that multilingualism "protects" against accelerated aging. Discussion states that the study design "does not establish causality" and "proper causal inference would require experimental, quasi-experimental or intervention-based designs"
Title states that multilingualism "protects" against accelerated aging. Discussion states that the study design "does not establish causality" and "proper causal inference would require experimental, quasi-experimental or intervention-based designs"
November 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Great example of Schrödinger's Causal Inference!
Title states that multilingualism "protects" against accelerated aging. Discussion states that the study design "does not establish causality" and "proper causal inference would require experimental, quasi-experimental or intervention-based designs"
Title states that multilingualism "protects" against accelerated aging. Discussion states that the study design "does not establish causality" and "proper causal inference would require experimental, quasi-experimental or intervention-based designs"
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FRS
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
FRS
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Connectome datasets alone are generally not sufficient to predict neural activity. However, pairing connectivity information with neural recordings can produce accurate predictions of activity in unrecorded neurons
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Prediction of neural activity in connectome-constrained recurrent networks - Nature Neuroscience
The authors show that connectome datasets alone are generally not sufficient to predict neural activity. However, pairing connectivity information with neural recordings can produce accurate predictio...
www.nature.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Connectome datasets alone are generally not sufficient to predict neural activity. However, pairing connectivity information with neural recordings can produce accurate predictions of activity in unrecorded neurons
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Tom Froese on @wiringthebrain.bsky.social 's keynote talk at the International Conference on Embodied Cognitive Science 2025 (www.oist.jp/conference/e...)
November 11, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Tom Froese on @wiringthebrain.bsky.social 's keynote talk at the International Conference on Embodied Cognitive Science 2025 (www.oist.jp/conference/e...)
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proof that science mis- and disinformation are effective and have profound consequences for society. This is a shameful milestone.
UPDATE: Canada has announced that it has lost its measles elimination status.
This is a direct result of the increase in anti-vax disinformation, which has caused large, sustained outbreaks in the country over the last year.
This is a direct result of the increase in anti-vax disinformation, which has caused large, sustained outbreaks in the country over the last year.
November 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
proof that science mis- and disinformation are effective and have profound consequences for society. This is a shameful milestone.
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Good news: more than 50% of the world’s economies have seen carbon emissions from fossil fuel power generation peaking. And with the speed of change in the electricity sector many more will join this growing list in coming years.
November 11, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Good news: more than 50% of the world’s economies have seen carbon emissions from fossil fuel power generation peaking. And with the speed of change in the electricity sector many more will join this growing list in coming years.
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Just so. Attentive historians of recent science will say, "Today, we understand this to be the case." Tomorrow, we may well understand it differently. That's how science works, no?
I’m very allergic to the phrase “we know that” in science communication, especially when it extrapolates from limited evidence. Findings don’t equal facts.
November 11, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Just so. Attentive historians of recent science will say, "Today, we understand this to be the case." Tomorrow, we may well understand it differently. That's how science works, no?
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How does a scientist go from decoding life to chasing the nature of mind?
@matthewcobb.bsky.social joins me on @breakingmath.bsky.social to uncover the lesser-known side of Francis Crick: his poetry, collaborations, controversies, and search for consciousness.
Listen now: youtu.be/dU0SRnUk97s
@matthewcobb.bsky.social joins me on @breakingmath.bsky.social to uncover the lesser-known side of Francis Crick: his poetry, collaborations, controversies, and search for consciousness.
Listen now: youtu.be/dU0SRnUk97s
Who was Francis Crick?
YouTube video by Breaking Math
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 5:40 AM
How does a scientist go from decoding life to chasing the nature of mind?
@matthewcobb.bsky.social joins me on @breakingmath.bsky.social to uncover the lesser-known side of Francis Crick: his poetry, collaborations, controversies, and search for consciousness.
Listen now: youtu.be/dU0SRnUk97s
@matthewcobb.bsky.social joins me on @breakingmath.bsky.social to uncover the lesser-known side of Francis Crick: his poetry, collaborations, controversies, and search for consciousness.
Listen now: youtu.be/dU0SRnUk97s
On the issue of real randomness Einstein famously insisted “God does not play dice”. Less well known is Bohr’s reply: “Stop telling God what to do!” 🙂🎲🎲
November 11, 2025 at 7:04 AM
On the issue of real randomness Einstein famously insisted “God does not play dice”. Less well known is Bohr’s reply: “Stop telling God what to do!” 🙂🎲🎲
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My test is 99% accurate and predicts that your child will grow to between 5 and 6.5 feet have an IQ between 80 and 130 and live 60-90 years. AND I don’t need any DNA to do my test…
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
My test is 99% accurate and predicts that your child will grow to between 5 and 6.5 feet have an IQ between 80 and 130 and live 60-90 years. AND I don’t need any DNA to do my test…
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I had to transcribe a translated version of this meme.
April 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I had to transcribe a translated version of this meme.
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Got the same view of Dublin three times today
November 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Got the same view of Dublin three times today
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“But but but he said to NBC News that he wasn’t an anti-vaxxer!”
Yeah, and if you cross your fingers behind your back, it doesn’t count as a lie.
Stop being stenographers.
Yeah, and if you cross your fingers behind your back, it doesn’t count as a lie.
Stop being stenographers.
November 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
“But but but he said to NBC News that he wasn’t an anti-vaxxer!”
Yeah, and if you cross your fingers behind your back, it doesn’t count as a lie.
Stop being stenographers.
Yeah, and if you cross your fingers behind your back, it doesn’t count as a lie.
Stop being stenographers.
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Good news.
Faculty expressing their concerns seems to be having effects.
If you are in academia, make sure your administration knows your views on the compact.
Faculty expressing their concerns seems to be having effects.
If you are in academia, make sure your administration knows your views on the compact.
UNC-Chapel Hill's chancellor says the university will not sign on to a higher education compact from the Trump administration.
www.wunc.org/education/20...
www.wunc.org/education/20...
After faculty raise concerns, UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor says university will not sign Trump's higher ed compact
Lee Roberts called the "preferential treatment" proposal a clear infringement on academic freedom.
www.wunc.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Good news.
Faculty expressing their concerns seems to be having effects.
If you are in academia, make sure your administration knows your views on the compact.
Faculty expressing their concerns seems to be having effects.
If you are in academia, make sure your administration knows your views on the compact.
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Hank is right, of course. "Says it can predict". Yeah, those companies will predict, if you pay them, sure they will. (And if I know the height of the parents and their socioeconomic status, I could probably make pretty good height and "IQ" predictions too.) Enough of this voodoo science.
"I can call spirits from the vasty deed."
"Why and so can I, or so can any man, but will they come when you do call for them?"
Prediction is easy; being right is hard!
; )
"Why and so can I, or so can any man, but will they come when you do call for them?"
Prediction is easy; being right is hard!
; )
New embryo testing company says it can predict lifespan, height and IQ of potential children www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvVM... - grifters gonna grift... 🤑💰💵
November 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Hank is right, of course. "Says it can predict". Yeah, those companies will predict, if you pay them, sure they will. (And if I know the height of the parents and their socioeconomic status, I could probably make pretty good height and "IQ" predictions too.) Enough of this voodoo science.
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Canada loses its official ‘measles-free’ status – and the US will follow soon, as vaccination rates fall
theconversation.com/canada-loses...
theconversation.com/canada-loses...
Canada loses its official ‘measles-free’ status – and the US will follow soon, as vaccination rates fall
Decreased vaccination rates have led to measles outbreaks in Canada and other countries.
theconversation.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Canada loses its official ‘measles-free’ status – and the US will follow soon, as vaccination rates fall
theconversation.com/canada-loses...
theconversation.com/canada-loses...
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As predicted, they’re going after the entire childhood vaccination schedule (second slide, from WaPo).
November 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
As predicted, they’re going after the entire childhood vaccination schedule (second slide, from WaPo).
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Science Keeps Dismantling Trump’s Tylenol-Autism Scare gizmodo.com/science-keep...
Science Keeps Dismantling Trump’s Tylenol-Autism Scare
A new review shows a
gizmodo.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Science Keeps Dismantling Trump’s Tylenol-Autism Scare gizmodo.com/science-keep...
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"I can call spirits from the vasty deed."
"Why and so can I, or so can any man, but will they come when you do call for them?"
Prediction is easy; being right is hard!
; )
"Why and so can I, or so can any man, but will they come when you do call for them?"
Prediction is easy; being right is hard!
; )
New embryo testing company says it can predict lifespan, height and IQ of potential children www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvVM... - grifters gonna grift... 🤑💰💵
New embryo testing company says it can predict lifespan, height and IQ of potential children
YouTube video by CBS Mornings
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
"I can call spirits from the vasty deed."
"Why and so can I, or so can any man, but will they come when you do call for them?"
Prediction is easy; being right is hard!
; )
"Why and so can I, or so can any man, but will they come when you do call for them?"
Prediction is easy; being right is hard!
; )
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Ah why not? Here's another Barn Owl picture I have taken. This beauty was flying right towards me.
#birds #birdphotography #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife
#birds #birdphotography #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Ah why not? Here's another Barn Owl picture I have taken. This beauty was flying right towards me.
#birds #birdphotography #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife
#birds #birdphotography #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife
New embryo testing company says it can predict lifespan, height and IQ of potential children www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvVM... - grifters gonna grift... 🤑💰💵
New embryo testing company says it can predict lifespan, height and IQ of potential children
YouTube video by CBS Mornings
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
New embryo testing company says it can predict lifespan, height and IQ of potential children www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvVM... - grifters gonna grift... 🤑💰💵
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Adopting an engineering mindset will help the field focus its research priorities, writes @timothyoleary.bsky.social.
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/systems-neur...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/systems-neur...
Neuroscience needs engineers—for more reasons than you think
Adopting an engineering mindset will help the field focus its research priorities.
www.thetransmitter.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Adopting an engineering mindset will help the field focus its research priorities, writes @timothyoleary.bsky.social.
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/systems-neur...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/systems-neur...
Fun game - without looking, guess who this is referring to!
This fucking guy regularly inflicts misery on so many people while being such a pathetic and miserable sack of shit himself. Like his existence contributes a net positive amount of suffering to humanity.
November 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Fun game - without looking, guess who this is referring to!
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Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha these people are idiots.
AI chatbots could help stop prisoner release errors, says justice minister
AI chatbots could help stop prisoner release errors, says justice minister
HMP Wandsworth gets ‘green light’ to use AI after team sent in to find ‘quick fixes’ after spate of mistakes
Artificial intelligence chatbots could be used to stop prisoners from being mistakenly released from jail, a justice minister told the House of Lords on Monday.
Lord Timpson said HMP Wandsworth had been given the “green light” to use artificial intelligence (AI) after a specialised team was sent in to find “some quick fixes”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha these people are idiots.
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Although not the central point of this essay on Watson, this is worth bearing in mind:
"We are scarcely closer to understanding the genetics of human intelligence than we were in the 1950s, and are perhaps even further away from a consensus definition of what sort of thing 'intelligence' even is."
"We are scarcely closer to understanding the genetics of human intelligence than we were in the 1950s, and are perhaps even further away from a consensus definition of what sort of thing 'intelligence' even is."
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Although not the central point of this essay on Watson, this is worth bearing in mind:
"We are scarcely closer to understanding the genetics of human intelligence than we were in the 1950s, and are perhaps even further away from a consensus definition of what sort of thing 'intelligence' even is."
"We are scarcely closer to understanding the genetics of human intelligence than we were in the 1950s, and are perhaps even further away from a consensus definition of what sort of thing 'intelligence' even is."