Gareth Leng
@g-leng.bsky.social
Neuroendocrinologist, retired, living in France but still writing. Author of 'The Heart of the Brain' and (with Rhodri) 'The Matter of Facts' https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262043885/the-matter-of-facts/
Lovely piece of research debunking a wee bit of nonsense - but with an important message for anyone who might trust ChatGTP or any other AI to retrieve truth from trawling the web!
June 27, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Lovely piece of research debunking a wee bit of nonsense - but with an important message for anyone who might trust ChatGTP or any other AI to retrieve truth from trawling the web!
Fantastic job by Hedi Young for the Champalimaud Foundation - thanks!!
June 27, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Fantastic job by Hedi Young for the Champalimaud Foundation - thanks!!
Reposted by Gareth Leng
🍽️ Appetite. 😡 Aggression. 🧒 Puberty. 👶 Parenthood. Is there anything the #hypothalamus isn’t involved in?
Join our new #podcast #LeafingThroughScience 🎙️ as we shine a torch 🔦 into this deep, dark cave of the brain 🧠.
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🎥: youtu.be/et_T1gpXoHU
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Join our new #podcast #LeafingThroughScience 🎙️ as we shine a torch 🔦 into this deep, dark cave of the brain 🧠.
🎧: rss.com/podcasts/lea...
🎥: youtu.be/et_T1gpXoHU
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5. The Brain Below: Mating Marathons & the “Love Hormone” (Part 1) | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
Appetite. Aggression. Puberty. Parenthood. Even 48-hour prairie vole mating marathons. Is there anything the hypothalamus isn’t involved in? In Episode 5 (Part 1) of Leafing Through Science, Hedi is j...
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June 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
🍽️ Appetite. 😡 Aggression. 🧒 Puberty. 👶 Parenthood. Is there anything the #hypothalamus isn’t involved in?
Join our new #podcast #LeafingThroughScience 🎙️ as we shine a torch 🔦 into this deep, dark cave of the brain 🧠.
🎧: rss.com/podcasts/lea...
🎥: youtu.be/et_T1gpXoHU
@mitpress.bsky.social
Join our new #podcast #LeafingThroughScience 🎙️ as we shine a torch 🔦 into this deep, dark cave of the brain 🧠.
🎧: rss.com/podcasts/lea...
🎥: youtu.be/et_T1gpXoHU
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Just read it. Spot on.
May 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Just read it. Spot on.
I think this is right from my (historical)experience on Wikipedia. There is an assumption that secondary sources are sound; in fact they are very variable in quality (increasingly so in recent times), and few are systematic (and many that claim to be are not). Scholarly reviews are rare.
May 16, 2025 at 10:16 AM
I think this is right from my (historical)experience on Wikipedia. There is an assumption that secondary sources are sound; in fact they are very variable in quality (increasingly so in recent times), and few are systematic (and many that claim to be are not). Scholarly reviews are rare.
I think you have this analysis right. It's what happens when you listen to people who don't understand what Universities are for, who don't understand what builds a reputation and how important that is, and who haven't thought about what students and the country needs from its Universities.
May 13, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I think you have this analysis right. It's what happens when you listen to people who don't understand what Universities are for, who don't understand what builds a reputation and how important that is, and who haven't thought about what students and the country needs from its Universities.
Easy to forget how far we have come over the last 50 years. In 1972 the last pit pony that worked underground in the coal mines of South Wales was brought above ground and retired. Our world has become more enlightened in so many ways - but we have to defend those gains.
May 4, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Easy to forget how far we have come over the last 50 years. In 1972 the last pit pony that worked underground in the coal mines of South Wales was brought above ground and retired. Our world has become more enlightened in so many ways - but we have to defend those gains.
Maybe don't tell RFK this?
May 2, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Maybe don't tell RFK this?
I so miss Terry Pratchett. Would have loved to read his Discworld take on the Trump universe.
April 30, 2025 at 8:15 AM
I so miss Terry Pratchett. Would have loved to read his Discworld take on the Trump universe.
Fully agree. There are problems with peer review - but mainly because too often it's not rigorous enough.
April 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Fully agree. There are problems with peer review - but mainly because too often it's not rigorous enough.
pa idiot rhwysgfawr!
April 15, 2025 at 11:18 AM
pa idiot rhwysgfawr!
You might find this helpful, from the UK Research Integrity Office
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April 8, 2025 at 6:43 AM
You might find this helpful, from the UK Research Integrity Office
ukrio.org/wp-content/u...
ukrio.org/wp-content/u...
You've done a good job in my view. I added a comment in the Talk section suggesting that Fraud doesn't really belong there (not in my User name - I left WP many years ago tho my user page is probably still there and easy to find (Gleng). The feedback you got exemplifies whats wrong with WP.
March 31, 2025 at 1:19 PM
You've done a good job in my view. I added a comment in the Talk section suggesting that Fraud doesn't really belong there (not in my User name - I left WP many years ago tho my user page is probably still there and easy to find (Gleng). The feedback you got exemplifies whats wrong with WP.