Yvan Dutil
@yvandutil.bsky.social
Astrophysicien, énergie, développement durable, radioprotection, systèmes spatiaux, mode de scrutin. @YvanDutil@mstdn.science threads @yvan_dutil
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3843-7473
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3843-7473
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A new index shows that millions of Americans rely on drinking water utilities facing high climate risk, with many utilities underreporting these risks in financial disclosures. doi.org/hbmhs6
Tapping into risk in America's drinking water
When you turn on the tap, you can typically expect clean, safe water to flow out. But behind that simple action lies a complex system of pipes, pumps, governance, and financials that, for millions of Americans, is at risk in the face of climate change.
phys.org
January 26, 2026 at 3:34 PM
A new index shows that millions of Americans rely on drinking water utilities facing high climate risk, with many utilities underreporting these risks in financial disclosures. doi.org/hbmhs6
How the use of AI for apologies could cause the 'Canadian sorry' to lose its soul techxplore.com/news/2026-01...
How the use of AI for apologies could cause the 'Canadian sorry' to lose its soul
It is a stereotype that Canadians apologize for everything. We say sorry when you bump into us. We say sorry for the weather. But as we trudge through the gray days of winter, that national instinct f...
techxplore.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:51 PM
How the use of AI for apologies could cause the 'Canadian sorry' to lose its soul techxplore.com/news/2026-01...
When science makes headlines — for all the wrong reasons
Extra, extra! Read all about it… maybe?
thevarsity.ca/2026/01/25/w...
Extra, extra! Read all about it… maybe?
thevarsity.ca/2026/01/25/w...
When science makes headlines — for all the wrong reasons
Extra, extra! Read all about it… maybe?
thevarsity.ca
January 26, 2026 at 9:45 PM
When science makes headlines — for all the wrong reasons
Extra, extra! Read all about it… maybe?
thevarsity.ca/2026/01/25/w...
Extra, extra! Read all about it… maybe?
thevarsity.ca/2026/01/25/w...
Why “read more” may be the most underrated thinking advice we have bigthink.com/books/why-re...
Why “read more” may be the most underrated thinking advice we have
Reading isn’t just writing prep; together, reading and writing help writers think and generate original ideas through extended cognition.
bigthink.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Why “read more” may be the most underrated thinking advice we have bigthink.com/books/why-re...
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Mourir enseveli vivant sous de la terre ou du sable.
Quand la médecine légale enquête sur des personnes enterrées vivantes.
A lire sur 'Réalités Biomédicales'
www.lemonde.fr/realites-bio...
Quand la médecine légale enquête sur des personnes enterrées vivantes.
A lire sur 'Réalités Biomédicales'
www.lemonde.fr/realites-bio...
Mourir enseveli vivant sous de la terre ou du sable
Quand la médecine légale enquête sur des personnes enterrées vivantes.
www.lemonde.fr
January 26, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Mourir enseveli vivant sous de la terre ou du sable.
Quand la médecine légale enquête sur des personnes enterrées vivantes.
A lire sur 'Réalités Biomédicales'
www.lemonde.fr/realites-bio...
Quand la médecine légale enquête sur des personnes enterrées vivantes.
A lire sur 'Réalités Biomédicales'
www.lemonde.fr/realites-bio...
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NUKEMAP is apparently making guest appearances on the London metro, to the surprise of many (including me — but I explicitly make it clear people can use its imagery for whatever without asking me!)
Sympa la version londonienne des p'tits poèmes du métro
January 24, 2026 at 5:44 PM
NUKEMAP is apparently making guest appearances on the London metro, to the surprise of many (including me — but I explicitly make it clear people can use its imagery for whatever without asking me!)
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A nuclear "incident" (as opposed to an "accident") from spring 1960, in which a crew accidentally completely armed a 20 kiloton warhead...
![Excerpt from "Accidents and Incidents During Period 1 March 1960 through 31 May 1960," a report on nuclear weapons accidents. Incident #3:
"A 30.5 inch Rocket (Boar Type 3) [20 kilotons nuclear warhead] was received from an aircraft unloading crew with the Arm/Safe Switch armed and with the pull-out pin improperly seated. The weapon was in a completely armed condition. When the pull-out cable was removed from the weapon, the motor generators started and the X-Unit charged.
2. Cause of this incident was human error. The unloading crew failed to follow appropriate check lists which require safing of the weapon prior to downloading from the aircraft."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:d6lghffuwlinx22c2rtfbdwv/bafkreicuz27zjihg2g3n5jrmr4zybz4rja6m7qrciorgj4f3aoxlygidpi@jpeg)
January 24, 2026 at 2:52 PM
A nuclear "incident" (as opposed to an "accident") from spring 1960, in which a crew accidentally completely armed a 20 kiloton warhead...
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#ChemicalWeapons #Investigation #OPCW #Syria
OPCW report finds Assad regime implicated in Kafr Zita attack @enabbaladi.bsky.social
english.enabbaladi.net/archives/202...
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OPCW Director-General Ambassador Fernando Arias praised the cooperation the organisation received from Syria’s new ...
OPCW report finds Assad regime implicated in Kafr Zita attack @enabbaladi.bsky.social
english.enabbaladi.net/archives/202...
[...]
OPCW Director-General Ambassador Fernando Arias praised the cooperation the organisation received from Syria’s new ...
OPCW report finds Assad regime implicated in Kafr Zita attack - Enab Baladi
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has concluded that there are “reasonable grounds to believe” that the […]
english.enabbaladi.net
January 24, 2026 at 2:06 PM
#ChemicalWeapons #Investigation #OPCW #Syria
OPCW report finds Assad regime implicated in Kafr Zita attack @enabbaladi.bsky.social
english.enabbaladi.net/archives/202...
[...]
OPCW Director-General Ambassador Fernando Arias praised the cooperation the organisation received from Syria’s new ...
OPCW report finds Assad regime implicated in Kafr Zita attack @enabbaladi.bsky.social
english.enabbaladi.net/archives/202...
[...]
OPCW Director-General Ambassador Fernando Arias praised the cooperation the organisation received from Syria’s new ...
L’astrophysicienne Auriane Egal, Scientifique de l’année 2025 de Radio-Canada ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/222...
Auriane Egal, Scientifique de l’année 2025 de Radio-Canada
L’astrophysicienne travaille sur l’observation et la modélisation des pluies de météores. Elle a coordonné la première analyse complète d’un astéroïde.
ici.radio-canada.ca
January 23, 2026 at 9:52 PM
L’astrophysicienne Auriane Egal, Scientifique de l’année 2025 de Radio-Canada ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/222...
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Only a small % of people engage in toxic activity online, but they’re responsible for a disproportionate share of hostile or misleading content on nearly every platform
Because super-users are so active, they dominate our collective impression of the internet www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Because super-users are so active, they dominate our collective impression of the internet www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Are a few people ruining the internet for the rest of us?
Why does the online world seem so toxic compared with normal life? Our research shows that a small number of divisive accounts could be responsible – and offers a way out
www.theguardian.com
July 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Only a small % of people engage in toxic activity online, but they’re responsible for a disproportionate share of hostile or misleading content on nearly every platform
Because super-users are so active, they dominate our collective impression of the internet www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Because super-users are so active, they dominate our collective impression of the internet www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
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Microsoft demands you set your computer up this way and makes it EXTREMELY DIFFICULT not to. Here's the fix: Go to device encryption in settings. Turn off encryption. Go to your account screen in settings, and switch to a local account. Then turn encryption back on. KEEP A PAPER RECORD OF THE KEY.
"They're ICE agents?!"
*Everything in Trumpistan is an ICE agent. They're the feds.
*Just vastly worse at doing being feds, because they're Trumpistan Feds
*Everything in Trumpistan is an ICE agent. They're the feds.
*Just vastly worse at doing being feds, because they're Trumpistan Feds
January 23, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Microsoft demands you set your computer up this way and makes it EXTREMELY DIFFICULT not to. Here's the fix: Go to device encryption in settings. Turn off encryption. Go to your account screen in settings, and switch to a local account. Then turn encryption back on. KEEP A PAPER RECORD OF THE KEY.
La science triomphe encore!
Human penis size influences female attraction and male assessment of rivals, study suggests phys.org/news/2026-01...
Human penis size influences female attraction and male assessment of rivals, study suggests phys.org/news/2026-01...
Human penis size influences female attraction and male assessment of rivals, study suggests
Men assess potential rivals that have a larger penis as more of a threat, both physically and sexually, according to a study by Upama Aich at the University of Western Australia and colleagues, publis...
phys.org
January 23, 2026 at 5:48 PM
La science triomphe encore!
Human penis size influences female attraction and male assessment of rivals, study suggests phys.org/news/2026-01...
Human penis size influences female attraction and male assessment of rivals, study suggests phys.org/news/2026-01...
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Des hôtels de Las Vegas acceptent le dollar canadien à parité pour faire revenir les touristes
www.ledevoir.com/economie/950...
www.ledevoir.com/economie/950...
Des hôtels de Las Vegas acceptent le dollar canadien à parité pour faire revenir les touristes
Le dollar canadien est considéré comme l’équivalent du dollar américain pour certains services de jeux et d’hôtellerie.
www.ledevoir.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Des hôtels de Las Vegas acceptent le dollar canadien à parité pour faire revenir les touristes
www.ledevoir.com/economie/950...
www.ledevoir.com/economie/950...
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Why teens with ADHD are so vulnerable to the perils of social media www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"...focusing on the types of digital-media use patterns and content that may be most harmful — and intervening there — is likely where the future lies."
"...focusing on the types of digital-media use patterns and content that may be most harmful — and intervening there — is likely where the future lies."
Why teens with ADHD are so vulnerable to the perils of social media
For many young people with the condition, screen interactions are especially hard to resist — and intensify the mental-health challenges they face.
www.nature.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Why teens with ADHD are so vulnerable to the perils of social media www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"...focusing on the types of digital-media use patterns and content that may be most harmful — and intervening there — is likely where the future lies."
"...focusing on the types of digital-media use patterns and content that may be most harmful — and intervening there — is likely where the future lies."
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Merde, la réalité existe..
The CEO of Microsoft Suddenly Sounds Extremely Nervous About AI
Not sounding too confident about AI not being a bubble.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
The CEO of Microsoft Suddenly Sounds Extremely Nervous About AI
Not sounding too confident about AI not being a bubble.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
The CEO of Microsoft Suddenly Sounds Extremely Nervous About AI
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warned about the risk of an AI bubble while hedging some of the industry's promises for the tech.
futurism.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Merde, la réalité existe..
The CEO of Microsoft Suddenly Sounds Extremely Nervous About AI
Not sounding too confident about AI not being a bubble.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
The CEO of Microsoft Suddenly Sounds Extremely Nervous About AI
Not sounding too confident about AI not being a bubble.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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The, er, thing below is called a Prototaxite. Turns out it may be a new branch of life. That is extremely cool and I have absolutely no idea why you are laughing... 🧪
Mystery tower fossils may be a whole new kind of life
Towering prototaxites ruled Earth before trees—and they may have been a form of life entirely new to science
www.scientificamerican.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:07 PM
The, er, thing below is called a Prototaxite. Turns out it may be a new branch of life. That is extremely cool and I have absolutely no idea why you are laughing... 🧪
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Influencers promoting 'overwhelmingly' misleading information about medical tests www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...
From study: "...social media posts on medical tests with potential for overdiagnosis or overuse may be overwhelmingly misleading & fail to mention potential harms..."
So many harms.
From study: "...social media posts on medical tests with potential for overdiagnosis or overuse may be overwhelmingly misleading & fail to mention potential harms..."
So many harms.
Influencers promoting ‘overwhelmingly’ misleading information about medical tests on social media
Influencers have been found to be promoting “overwhelmingly” misleading information about medical tests on Instagram and TikTok in a global University of Sydney-led study.
www.sydney.edu.au
January 21, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Influencers promoting 'overwhelmingly' misleading information about medical tests www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...
From study: "...social media posts on medical tests with potential for overdiagnosis or overuse may be overwhelmingly misleading & fail to mention potential harms..."
So many harms.
From study: "...social media posts on medical tests with potential for overdiagnosis or overuse may be overwhelmingly misleading & fail to mention potential harms..."
So many harms.
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Someone found this radium watch in their grandfather's belongings and brought it to us. What a treasure! The brown "burn marks" are caused by the radiation damage from the alpha particles stopping in the glass. Next step: activity determination. #nukesky
January 20, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Someone found this radium watch in their grandfather's belongings and brought it to us. What a treasure! The brown "burn marks" are caused by the radiation damage from the alpha particles stopping in the glass. Next step: activity determination. #nukesky
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I feel like a lot of things we're talking about regarding students apply to researchers too. I do think LLMs can be massively helpful in spotlighting the sort of errors experts might miss. But I also know once you start with the LLM it can be very hard to stop.
#AcademicSky
If you follow me, you know I'm a HUGE advocate of peer review. It's the very core of science.
But, hold everything.
If more than 50% scholars now use AI for peer review....
... make an argument why I should continue to do expert peer review??
(can't believe I'm asking this) 😢
If you follow me, you know I'm a HUGE advocate of peer review. It's the very core of science.
But, hold everything.
If more than 50% scholars now use AI for peer review....
... make an argument why I should continue to do expert peer review??
(can't believe I'm asking this) 😢
Hot responses:
(1) are you sure they didn’t use LLMs to write the reviews? www.nature.com/articles/d41...
(2) LLMs entrench the conditions of overwork & burnout that cause the problem you identify while claiming to solve the problem. This is called “technosolutionism”
(1) are you sure they didn’t use LLMs to write the reviews? www.nature.com/articles/d41...
(2) LLMs entrench the conditions of overwork & burnout that cause the problem you identify while claiming to solve the problem. This is called “technosolutionism”
January 21, 2026 at 6:08 PM
I feel like a lot of things we're talking about regarding students apply to researchers too. I do think LLMs can be massively helpful in spotlighting the sort of errors experts might miss. But I also know once you start with the LLM it can be very hard to stop.
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But academia still forging ahead. 😮💨
www.theregister.com/2026/01/20/p...
www.theregister.com/2026/01/20/p...
Majority of CEOs report zero payoff from AI splurge
: PwC survey finds more than half of 4,500+ biz leaders see no revenue growth nor cost savings
www.theregister.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:19 PM
But academia still forging ahead. 😮💨
www.theregister.com/2026/01/20/p...
www.theregister.com/2026/01/20/p...
Une des fois où cela a passé proche.
www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
'Somebody perhaps decided to test us': How a Norwegian weather rocket almost sparked a nuclear war
A Norwegian rocket launched on 25 January 1995 in order to study the Northern Lights, was mistaken by Russia for an incoming nuclear missile on a direct course to Moscow.
www.bbc.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Une des fois où cela a passé proche.
www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
www.bbc.com/culture/arti...