Jukka Hintikka
@ensiok.bsky.social
M.Sc. Ph.D.
Public health, microbes, omics, chemistry, computational science, and existential crises
https://fi.linkedin.com/in/jukka-hintikka-9aa9171a0
Public health, microbes, omics, chemistry, computational science, and existential crises
https://fi.linkedin.com/in/jukka-hintikka-9aa9171a0
A shameful puff piece on our wet rag of a PM recently hit NYT. They let this huckster spread numerous misrepresentations and lies by omission. This article aims to set the record straight.
voima.fi/blogit/keski...
voima.fi/blogit/keski...
Americans, Do Not Mistake Finland for a Climate Utopia – Our Government Is Clearing Our Forests and Backing Down on Climate Action
In an interview with The New York Times, our Prime Minister Petteri Orpo praised Finland’s climate policy. Finnish journalist Kukka-Maria Ahokas corrects his claims in this column.
voima.fi
October 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
A shameful puff piece on our wet rag of a PM recently hit NYT. They let this huckster spread numerous misrepresentations and lies by omission. This article aims to set the record straight.
voima.fi/blogit/keski...
voima.fi/blogit/keski...
This isn't the first authoritarian regime to try to manipulate reality, very much counting Jr's attacks on independent science.
Far-right groups are consistently overrepresented in pol violence and more prone to it. But if you lean fascist, you'll probably try to deny that.
Far-right groups are consistently overrepresented in pol violence and more prone to it. But if you lean fascist, you'll probably try to deny that.
Pam Bondi deleted a government study showing that right-wingers commit more terrorism. The right cannot think coherently so instead of making their own studies, they censor legitimate ones.
But don't worry Pam, I saved it for you web.archive.org/web/20250911...
But don't worry Pam, I saved it for you web.archive.org/web/20250911...
web.archive.org
September 17, 2025 at 10:34 AM
This isn't the first authoritarian regime to try to manipulate reality, very much counting Jr's attacks on independent science.
Far-right groups are consistently overrepresented in pol violence and more prone to it. But if you lean fascist, you'll probably try to deny that.
Far-right groups are consistently overrepresented in pol violence and more prone to it. But if you lean fascist, you'll probably try to deny that.
[Possibly staged but reposting anyway]
A man on the streets of the UK is asked about the “problem of immigration” and dismantles talking points with ease.
September 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
[Possibly staged but reposting anyway]
Reposted by Jukka Hintikka
Timing is everything photo collection
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July 29, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Timing is everything photo collection
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Wonder why no one wants to review anymore? @springernature.com had to wait for a week before making such a move, when I've just finished with my report.
We do reviews out of reciprocal pressure and the kindness of our heart. There's absolutely no payment or even academic clout on the line for us.
We do reviews out of reciprocal pressure and the kindness of our heart. There's absolutely no payment or even academic clout on the line for us.
June 28, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Wonder why no one wants to review anymore? @springernature.com had to wait for a week before making such a move, when I've just finished with my report.
We do reviews out of reciprocal pressure and the kindness of our heart. There's absolutely no payment or even academic clout on the line for us.
We do reviews out of reciprocal pressure and the kindness of our heart. There's absolutely no payment or even academic clout on the line for us.
A recent surprise paper in JACC:Advances, funded by a tech bro with no relevant qualifications, has had keto-zealots and Fox News heads soyfacing, which always begets an impression of impropriety.
In short, the article is bad and possibly dangerous. 1/
In short, the article is bad and possibly dangerous. 1/
May 2, 2025 at 12:27 PM
A recent surprise paper in JACC:Advances, funded by a tech bro with no relevant qualifications, has had keto-zealots and Fox News heads soyfacing, which always begets an impression of impropriety.
In short, the article is bad and possibly dangerous. 1/
In short, the article is bad and possibly dangerous. 1/
Reposted by Jukka Hintikka
Doctor Safiya “Exhausted From the Torture” as Israel Pressures Him to Confess to Acts He Didn’t Commit, Lawyer Says
April 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Doctor Safiya “Exhausted From the Torture” as Israel Pressures Him to Confess to Acts He Didn’t Commit, Lawyer Says
She's digging her brush
April 12, 2025 at 10:10 AM
She's digging her brush
Thinking about the time my astronomy professor showed this picture of a sunspot with earth for scale and gave me 3 subsequent weeks of existential terror.
April 3, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Thinking about the time my astronomy professor showed this picture of a sunspot with earth for scale and gave me 3 subsequent weeks of existential terror.
Ylpeänä ilmoitan että olen ehdolla kunta- ja aluevaaleissa 2025.
April 1, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Ylpeänä ilmoitan että olen ehdolla kunta- ja aluevaaleissa 2025.
The new meta AI is dope
March 31, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The new meta AI is dope
Fellow PhDs, do you ever feel like you're useless? Have you considered having imposter syndrome? Do not let big psych gaslight you! You are more aware of your skills than you know.
Your dissertation does, in fact, suck.
Your dissertation does, in fact, suck.
March 21, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Fellow PhDs, do you ever feel like you're useless? Have you considered having imposter syndrome? Do not let big psych gaslight you! You are more aware of your skills than you know.
Your dissertation does, in fact, suck.
Your dissertation does, in fact, suck.
Reposted by Jukka Hintikka
No, Senator Schumer. Precisely zero “little babies” had their “heads chopped off.” And there is no forensic (DNA, autopsy, etc.) or photographic/video evidence, nor any victims or legal complainants over 16 months after October 7 to prove a single woman was raped by Palestinian fighters that day.
March 19, 2025 at 4:24 AM
No, Senator Schumer. Precisely zero “little babies” had their “heads chopped off.” And there is no forensic (DNA, autopsy, etc.) or photographic/video evidence, nor any victims or legal complainants over 16 months after October 7 to prove a single woman was raped by Palestinian fighters that day.
"Is it safe to use ChatGPT for your task" by Aleksander Tulkanov. Simple is beautiful:
March 12, 2025 at 9:37 AM
"Is it safe to use ChatGPT for your task" by Aleksander Tulkanov. Simple is beautiful:
How does heavy lifting and dieting affect microbes? Our results suggest a shift towards dysbiosis but also swift bounce back when allowed to recover:
doi.org/10.1080/1550...
doi.org/10.1080/1550...
Unveiling the impact of competition weight loss on gut microbiota: alterations in diversity, composition, and predicted metabolic functions
Competitive sports and sports nutrition, popular among amateur athletes aiming for a lean physique, have limited research on gut microbiota.We conducted a 46-week study to analyze the consequences ...
doi.org
March 5, 2025 at 9:40 AM
How does heavy lifting and dieting affect microbes? Our results suggest a shift towards dysbiosis but also swift bounce back when allowed to recover:
doi.org/10.1080/1550...
doi.org/10.1080/1550...
Dr Love brings up a worrying trend: Preprints being weaponized by anti-science actors to get undeserving headlines for playdough science.
Publishing is a real slog atm, preprints are a way to quickly share your results and expose them to scrutiny. Journalists are not fit to provide that scrutiny
Publishing is a real slog atm, preprints are a way to quickly share your results and expose them to scrutiny. Journalists are not fit to provide that scrutiny
No, COVID-19 vaccines aren’t causing immunosuppression.
A preprint has been wildly misinterpreted.
•No correction for prior COVID-19.
•No assessment of T cell exhaustion.
•No differences in CD4 T cells.
•EBV reactivation wasn’t detected.
Read my analysis:
news.immunologic.org/p/no-covid-1...
A preprint has been wildly misinterpreted.
•No correction for prior COVID-19.
•No assessment of T cell exhaustion.
•No differences in CD4 T cells.
•EBV reactivation wasn’t detected.
Read my analysis:
news.immunologic.org/p/no-covid-1...
No, COVID-19 vaccines don’t suppress your immune system—here's the science
A recent preprint filled with fundamental scientific flaws is fueling anti-vaccine disinformation.
news.immunologic.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Dr Love brings up a worrying trend: Preprints being weaponized by anti-science actors to get undeserving headlines for playdough science.
Publishing is a real slog atm, preprints are a way to quickly share your results and expose them to scrutiny. Journalists are not fit to provide that scrutiny
Publishing is a real slog atm, preprints are a way to quickly share your results and expose them to scrutiny. Journalists are not fit to provide that scrutiny
A garbage study funded AND published by RFK Jr's goons is currently making the rounds in anti-intellectual circles. They particularly love the deceptive barplot. I've tried to pre-emptively summarize this shitshow.
January 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
A garbage study funded AND published by RFK Jr's goons is currently making the rounds in anti-intellectual circles. They particularly love the deceptive barplot. I've tried to pre-emptively summarize this shitshow.
Skeptical Christmas, door 22:
The threats to human wisdom today echo those of the dark ages: Pursuit of power trumps pursuit of wisdom. Belief and emotion trump curiosity and evidence. Some environmental factors are different: Floods of useless data, disinformation, and rising inequality.
The threats to human wisdom today echo those of the dark ages: Pursuit of power trumps pursuit of wisdom. Belief and emotion trump curiosity and evidence. Some environmental factors are different: Floods of useless data, disinformation, and rising inequality.
December 23, 2024 at 11:10 AM
Skeptical Christmas, door 22:
The threats to human wisdom today echo those of the dark ages: Pursuit of power trumps pursuit of wisdom. Belief and emotion trump curiosity and evidence. Some environmental factors are different: Floods of useless data, disinformation, and rising inequality.
The threats to human wisdom today echo those of the dark ages: Pursuit of power trumps pursuit of wisdom. Belief and emotion trump curiosity and evidence. Some environmental factors are different: Floods of useless data, disinformation, and rising inequality.
A skeptical christmas. Door 19:
Scientist are not suddenly getting "political". There is not field of science that exists outside politics. If you create overaching results in health/social/environmental science you damn better be ready to get political.
Scientist are not suddenly getting "political". There is not field of science that exists outside politics. If you create overaching results in health/social/environmental science you damn better be ready to get political.
December 19, 2024 at 2:39 PM
A skeptical christmas. Door 19:
Scientist are not suddenly getting "political". There is not field of science that exists outside politics. If you create overaching results in health/social/environmental science you damn better be ready to get political.
Scientist are not suddenly getting "political". There is not field of science that exists outside politics. If you create overaching results in health/social/environmental science you damn better be ready to get political.
Skeptical christmas, door 18:
Be vigilant of misinformation and misconceptions online! Lots of it intentional bullshit spread by bad actors. To learn what disinformation campaigns you might be encountering, follow @disinfo.eu
Be vigilant of misinformation and misconceptions online! Lots of it intentional bullshit spread by bad actors. To learn what disinformation campaigns you might be encountering, follow @disinfo.eu
December 18, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Skeptical christmas, door 18:
Be vigilant of misinformation and misconceptions online! Lots of it intentional bullshit spread by bad actors. To learn what disinformation campaigns you might be encountering, follow @disinfo.eu
Be vigilant of misinformation and misconceptions online! Lots of it intentional bullshit spread by bad actors. To learn what disinformation campaigns you might be encountering, follow @disinfo.eu
Skeptical christmas day 16: False balancies are everywhere, not least because of the shortcomings of media. Familiarize yourself with your blind spots and seek information from scientific institutions.
December 16, 2024 at 12:13 PM
Skeptical christmas day 16: False balancies are everywhere, not least because of the shortcomings of media. Familiarize yourself with your blind spots and seek information from scientific institutions.
