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Don't you think today would be a great day to ban members of Congress and their families from trading stocks?
I do.
I do.
Members of Congress again outperformed the stock market, report shows
"When Congress members consistently outperform benchmarks like the S&P 500, it raises serious questions about fairness."
fortune.com
January 14, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Don't you think today would be a great day to ban members of Congress and their families from trading stocks?
I do.
I do.
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Excited for this upcoming book publication by the great @charlespiller.bsky.social, about fraud in Alzheimer's research.
I was fortunate to read the preprint, and it is SOOOO good!
There will be several events in Washington DC and San Francisco, where Charles will introduce his book.
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I was fortunate to read the preprint, and it is SOOOO good!
There will be several events in Washington DC and San Francisco, where Charles will introduce his book.
/
First review of my book, DOCTORED: FRAUD, ARROGANCE, AND TRAGEDY IN THE QUEST TO CURE ALZHEIMER’S, to be published Feb 4, out from Publisher’s Weekly: “hard-hitting exposé…troubling look at the corruption of Big Science.” Available for prerelease orders www.publishersweekly.com/9781668031247
Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s by Charles Piller
Alzheimer’s research is a cesspool of faked results and moneygrubbing, according to this hard-hitting exposé. Science magazine j...
www.publishersweekly.com
January 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Excited for this upcoming book publication by the great @charlespiller.bsky.social, about fraud in Alzheimer's research.
I was fortunate to read the preprint, and it is SOOOO good!
There will be several events in Washington DC and San Francisco, where Charles will introduce his book.
/
I was fortunate to read the preprint, and it is SOOOO good!
There will be several events in Washington DC and San Francisco, where Charles will introduce his book.
/
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low-key one of the most insidious dumb guy beliefs of the last few decades to gain widespread purchase has been this notion that demonstrating pro-social behavior in the hope that others would notice and mirror it, one of the fucking building blocks of any kind of society, is somehow ‘fake’.
Zuckerberg says people who leave his platforms are "virtue signaling"
January 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
low-key one of the most insidious dumb guy beliefs of the last few decades to gain widespread purchase has been this notion that demonstrating pro-social behavior in the hope that others would notice and mirror it, one of the fucking building blocks of any kind of society, is somehow ‘fake’.
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I can hardly think of a better example of the moral decay in modern health care than a Goldman analyst noting that biotech cures for diseases like hepatitis are cool and all, until their success diminishes the business opportunity for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/g...
www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/g...
Goldman Sachs asks in biotech research report: 'Is curing patients a sustainable business model?'
Goldman Sachs warns sales from the most successful disease treatments are difficult to maintain.
www.cnbc.com
December 19, 2024 at 11:57 PM
I can hardly think of a better example of the moral decay in modern health care than a Goldman analyst noting that biotech cures for diseases like hepatitis are cool and all, until their success diminishes the business opportunity for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/g...
www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/g...
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just blurted out in class "yes, you have to cite where you got your info. in a world in which lying loudly is the only thing that seems to get rewarded, citing your sources is an act of resistance" and folks, I really believe that.
December 19, 2024 at 3:35 PM
just blurted out in class "yes, you have to cite where you got your info. in a world in which lying loudly is the only thing that seems to get rewarded, citing your sources is an act of resistance" and folks, I really believe that.
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Fun fact: if you accidentally fall down an embankment next to a nest of baby alligators, they will make adorable noises to summon their mom. A second fun fact: the mom will be SO much faster than you anticipate, and you will have to sprint back up the embankment. Don't ask me how I know this.
November 24, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Fun fact: if you accidentally fall down an embankment next to a nest of baby alligators, they will make adorable noises to summon their mom. A second fun fact: the mom will be SO much faster than you anticipate, and you will have to sprint back up the embankment. Don't ask me how I know this.
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There is a metaphor here somewhere
November 25, 2024 at 8:01 PM
There is a metaphor here somewhere
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We will be hosting 3rd Full Circle Symposium for Native Biologists hosted at UCSF in April 2025! We aim to build community and provide meaningful opportunities for Native scientists. If you are a Native biologist who is interested plz fill this out to stay up to date: forms.gle/AN7nfkhdB3Fv...
November 18, 2024 at 8:06 PM
We will be hosting 3rd Full Circle Symposium for Native Biologists hosted at UCSF in April 2025! We aim to build community and provide meaningful opportunities for Native scientists. If you are a Native biologist who is interested plz fill this out to stay up to date: forms.gle/AN7nfkhdB3Fv...