Ben Chin-Yee
@bc-y.bsky.social
Philosophy of science & medicine.
Hematologist & Assistant Professor at Western University, Canada.
benchinyee.com
Hematologist & Assistant Professor at Western University, Canada.
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Labeling clonal cytopenia of undetermined significance (CCUS) as #cancer raised perceived seriousness and treatment benefit, while linguistic framing did not. ja.ma/3GZs2KG
July 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Labeling clonal cytopenia of undetermined significance (CCUS) as #cancer raised perceived seriousness and treatment benefit, while linguistic framing did not. ja.ma/3GZs2KG
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“I want to talk about the part of philosophy writing that comes after the argument… the very specific work involved in infusing your writing with energy and life” — C. Thi Nguyen (@add-hawk.bsky.social) at Daily Nous on the creative craft of writing philosophy.
Beyond Argument: The Creative Craft of Philosophy Writing (guest post) - Daily Nous
"I want to talk about the part about the part of philosophy writing that comes after the argument part: the bit where you work on expressing your idea clearly, delicately, even personally. I want to t...
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July 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
“I want to talk about the part of philosophy writing that comes after the argument… the very specific work involved in infusing your writing with energy and life” — C. Thi Nguyen (@add-hawk.bsky.social) at Daily Nous on the creative craft of writing philosophy.
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The amazing physician-philosopher Ben Chin-Yee and a recent Cambridge HPS graduate on cancer diagnosis as an Austinian speech act with illocutionary consequences that are not what they should be. A really striking essay! #philsci #philsky #MedHum #bioethics
The word ‘cancer’ leads to overtreatment and fear. Should we drop it? | Aeon Essays
Saying the word ‘cancer’ changes a person’s life and can lead to overtreatment and fear. Is the word too hot to use at all?
aeon.co
July 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The amazing physician-philosopher Ben Chin-Yee and a recent Cambridge HPS graduate on cancer diagnosis as an Austinian speech act with illocutionary consequences that are not what they should be. A really striking essay! #philsci #philsky #MedHum #bioethics
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‘We treat not because it helps – but because the alternative feels like giving up’
Is the word ‘cancer’ doing more harm than good? Physicians routinely withheld the diagnosis, fearing that merely uttering it would extinguish all hope and hasten death. What is the way to use this word?
Is the word ‘cancer’ doing more harm than good? Physicians routinely withheld the diagnosis, fearing that merely uttering it would extinguish all hope and hasten death. What is the way to use this word?
The word ‘cancer’ leads to overtreatment and fear. Should we drop it? | Aeon Essays
Saying the word ‘cancer’ changes a person’s life and can lead to overtreatment and fear. Is the word too hot to use at all?
buff.ly
July 15, 2025 at 10:17 AM
‘We treat not because it helps – but because the alternative feels like giving up’
Is the word ‘cancer’ doing more harm than good? Physicians routinely withheld the diagnosis, fearing that merely uttering it would extinguish all hope and hasten death. What is the way to use this word?
Is the word ‘cancer’ doing more harm than good? Physicians routinely withheld the diagnosis, fearing that merely uttering it would extinguish all hope and hasten death. What is the way to use this word?
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"ChatGPT and similar artificial intelligence tools can sometimes answer patient questions accurately, but Canadian medical researchers caution that the information needs to be carefully checked before acting on what you see."
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#CBC #news #medicine
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Why doctors want you to talk to them about ChatGPT medical queries | CBC News
ChatGPT and similar artificial intelligence tools can sometimes answer patient questions accurately, but Canadian medical researchers caution that the information needs to be carefully checked before ...
www.cbc.ca
July 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
"ChatGPT and similar artificial intelligence tools can sometimes answer patient questions accurately, but Canadian medical researchers caution that the information needs to be carefully checked before acting on what you see."
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
#CBC #news #medicine
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#LLM generated recaps of scientific publications tend to exaggerate the findings, according to a new study from Uwe Peters (🇳🇱 @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social ) and @bc-y.bsky.social (🇨🇦 @westernu.bsky.social / 🇬🇧 @cambridgeuni.bsky.social ). Prompting for more accuracy even makes things worse.
Generative AI routinely blows up science findings
When summarizing scientific studies, large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT and DeepSeek produce inaccurate conclusions in up to 73% of cases.
healthcare-in-europe.com
May 20, 2025 at 6:31 AM
#LLM generated recaps of scientific publications tend to exaggerate the findings, according to a new study from Uwe Peters (🇳🇱 @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social ) and @bc-y.bsky.social (🇨🇦 @westernu.bsky.social / 🇬🇧 @cambridgeuni.bsky.social ). Prompting for more accuracy even makes things worse.
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What are the adverse events associated with proximal and terminal complement inhibition in patients with PNH?🩸
Watch our interview from #IPIG2025 with Benjamin Chin-Yee (@bc-y.bsky.social) to find out:
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#RareDisease #PNH #Hematology #BloodSky #HemeSky #MedSky
Watch our interview from #IPIG2025 with Benjamin Chin-Yee (@bc-y.bsky.social) to find out:
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#RareDisease #PNH #Hematology #BloodSky #HemeSky #MedSky
May 28, 2025 at 12:42 PM
What are the adverse events associated with proximal and terminal complement inhibition in patients with PNH?🩸
Watch our interview from #IPIG2025 with Benjamin Chin-Yee (@bc-y.bsky.social) to find out:
👉 buff.ly/DCfWF6o 👈
#RareDisease #PNH #Hematology #BloodSky #HemeSky #MedSky
Watch our interview from #IPIG2025 with Benjamin Chin-Yee (@bc-y.bsky.social) to find out:
👉 buff.ly/DCfWF6o 👈
#RareDisease #PNH #Hematology #BloodSky #HemeSky #MedSky
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Medicine’s overgeneralization problem — and how AI might make things worse
Medicine’s overgeneralization problem — and how AI might make things worse
In medical research, precision matters. But both humans and machines tend to overgeneralize the results of health studies, saying more than what the data allows.
theconversation.com
April 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Medicine’s overgeneralization problem — and how AI might make things worse
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"Epistemic limitations of measurable residual disease in haematological malignancies". Free access until April 22: authors.elsevier.com/c/1kiL4_rV3G...
If you like it, all the credit should go to @bc-y.bsky.social and @sujobert.bsky.social
If you want more philo: link.springer.com/content/pdf/...
If you like it, all the credit should go to @bc-y.bsky.social and @sujobert.bsky.social
If you want more philo: link.springer.com/content/pdf/...
authors.elsevier.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"Epistemic limitations of measurable residual disease in haematological malignancies". Free access until April 22: authors.elsevier.com/c/1kiL4_rV3G...
If you like it, all the credit should go to @bc-y.bsky.social and @sujobert.bsky.social
If you want more philo: link.springer.com/content/pdf/...
If you like it, all the credit should go to @bc-y.bsky.social and @sujobert.bsky.social
If you want more philo: link.springer.com/content/pdf/...