I wonder how long it will take bots and indoctrinated followers to start swamping Wikipedia with astroturf etc. to start enticing users to search for upcoming alternative "facts" on Muskrattipedia

“A signature feature of quantum mysticism is its misappropriation of physics terminology in a wider, every-day context,” argues physicist Philip Moriarty. | https://bit.ly/48xzckx

Quantum-inspired mystical claims have led to the rise of pseudoscience and misinformation.

#philsci ⚛️ 🧪

My read for this weekend. Been curious about the rich-guy / investors push behind psychedelics for a while now

Their account on Meta's old platform is down. Help keep relevant information online.

I not only wish ill upon J. K. Rowling, but upon all the transphobes trying to make the lives of trans people worse. I truly wish that they suffer horribly because they deserve it. Reinstate jessiegender's account!

Really quite shocked at that science professor's comments about the humanities. The pursuit of knowledge needs the humanities. Understanding how we came to be, why we are here, what we exist in, what we want for the future... this can't be separated from stuff like solving equations. It's humanities

Sharing this even though it's from 23, covering preliminary data of a preliminary study: I like the concise way two relevant ethical issues in psychedelic studies with a vulnerable population are highlighted, and I wish this was covered more often in similarly succinct ways in such talks

Currently watching the HBO series Get Millie Black. So far so good, but the warnings at the episode intros really show where US sensitivities lie: "some homosexual content". Dude! There are horrible crimes in this series, murders with bats and crowbars and guns, but that's not worth a warning? Srsly

Writeup linked. Worth reading into the background that, although long, provides insight into workings of both the concrete case of the university and the inherent aspect of suggestibility.
The latter usually *seems* to be taken care of by stressing "Set&Setting", but lacks required ethical work

People in Serbia are rising up.

Beautiful to see.

Seems like a good and multi-perspective overview over the issues faced related to the FDA approval. The "subtitle" stating "infuriating" is out of place clickbait.

Agnifilo states having received NO discovery from the DA's office.

Huge cheers continue to be heard in the courtroom from outside.

Expecting US related agencies/people/companies to start taking similar steps against foreign press soon

Media and digital literacy are key to disrupting disinformation.

--clapping back/arguing just helps to amplify bad faith accounts & false material

--don't share "funny" disinfo to dunk on it; some will still believe it

--BLOCK, REPORT, and tell others to do same *without* sharing disinfo content

Liste die jetzt seeeehr viel länger ist:

In *the* western democracy, is this really what voters want? And if so, is anyone surprised that no one sees that nation as a moral model to aspire to anymore?

Post a *perfect* album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice in Chains.

Here's a (still very limited) "semiconductor" starter pack for everyone interested in chips & silicon. Let me know who I'm missing or haven't found yet!

go.bsky.app/Lx28DqK

1) educating myself, planning to get into the field with a couples therapy, connection/relationship enrichment background

2) starting up a company in a different set of fields

3) The Way of Kings by Sanderson, for its complete fantasy world building and despite its misrepresentation of depression